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The Presto Chart - December 2023
2nd Jan 2024
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with John Nelson's live recording of Handel's Messiah from Coventry Cathedral (released on Erato at the end of November) in first place...
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2023
26th Dec 2023
José Carreras's complete recitals on Philips, Bruckner cycles from Marek Janowski and Rémy Ballot, and collections celebrating the long histories of the Wiener Sängerknaben and Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden.
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Desktop Streaming App now available
20th Dec 2023
Find out about our new Desktop Streaming App, allowing you to enjoy your music in the highest possible audio quality.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2023
13th Dec 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by the 'magnificent' final instalment of Debussy's solo piano works from Steven Osborne on Hyperion.
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Recordings of the Year 2023 - Our Top 10
7th Dec 2023
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months, plus the results of our six special category awards...
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The Presto Chart - November 2023
5th Dec 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé from Sinfonia of London & John Wilson (released on Chandos at the beginning of the month) in first place...
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Presto Music Hi-Res Streamer
4th Dec 2023
We are proud to announce the release of the Presto Music Hi-Res Music Streamer, a dedicated piece of hardware designed to work seamlessly with the Presto Music apps.
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Recordings of the Year 2023 - Special Category Nominees
30th Nov 2023
In advance of the final verdicts next Thursday evening, we reveal the shortlists for our six special awards - including Technical Achievement, Debut Solo Album, and two separate categories of world premiere recordings.
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Boxed Set Selections - November 2023
29th Nov 2023
American countertenor Russell Oberlin's complete recordings on American Decca, the complete Monteverdi madrigals from Concerto Italiano & Rinaldo Alessandrini, and the late Lars Vogt's collected recordings on Warner Classics.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2023 Choices
27th Nov 2023
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by 'a timely showcase of an exceptionally talented composer' - namely a quartet of orchestral works by Dobrinka Tabakova, released on The Hallé's own label in October.
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Classical Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2023
23rd Nov 2023
The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
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Grammy Nominations 2024
21st Nov 2023
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed last week - read on for full details of the contenders in the nine classical categories.
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New Streaming Service Features!
20th Nov 2023
Read on to find out about our new streaming service features, including curated playlists, pre-release content and a recently played albums section!
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2023
13th Nov 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'polished and beautifully-presented' recording of Offenbach's La princesse de Trébizonde on Opera Rara, conducted by Paul Daniel and starring Anne-Catherine Gillet, Virginie Verrez and Josh Lovell.
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The Presto Chart - October 2023
1st Nov 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with Víkingur Ólafsson's 'serious, sincere and authentic' account of Bach's Goldberg Variations leading by a country mile (and racing to the top of the overall 2023 chart to date...).
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2023
31st Oct 2023
This month's heavyweights include Jessye Norman's complete studio recitals on Philips, Deutsche Grammophon & Decca, Victoria de los Ángeles's collected Warner recordings, and Bruckner cycles from Christian Thielemann in Vienna & Andris Nelsons in Leipzig.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2023 Choices
25th Oct 2023
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'dynamic and vivid' postscript to Fabio Luisi's Gramophone Award-winning cycle of the Nielsen symphonies with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon...
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International Opera Awards 2023 - The Shortlisted Recordings
17th Oct 2023
Javier Camarena, Cyrille Dubois and Lisette Oropesa are among the artists in the running for the solo recital category, whilst rarities by Mercadante, Dessau and Franck go head-to-head in the complete recording stakes...
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2023
10th Oct 2023
Chris introduces this issue's selection, headed by a 'lived-in and confident' account of the Monteverdi Vespers from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon on Harmonia Mundi.
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Gramophone Awards 2023 - The Winners!
4th Oct 2023
Chris reports back from tonight's ceremony in London, with full details of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards.
