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Introducing our Recollections project
21st Aug 2023
Presto Music is a company run by music-lovers, for music-lovers, so this is a call-out for your own personal stories - if you have an interesting tale behind a much-loved recording, we would love you to share it with us...
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BBC Music Magazine - September 2023 Choices
17th Aug 2023
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by 'stunningly recorded' account of Hans Sørensen’s suite of excerpts from Bernard Herrmann's only opera Wuthering Heights (starring Keri Fuge as Cathy and Roderick Williams as Heathcliff).
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2023
8th Aug 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a recording of the Ysaÿe Sonatas that 'will be difficult to equal, let alone surpass' from Hilary Hahn on Deutsche Grammophon...
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The Presto Chart - July 2023
1st Aug 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, with Hilary Hahn's set of the Ysaÿe sonatas for solo violin on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2023 Choices
1st Aug 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Chineke!'s 'high-octane' recording of Florence Price's Symphony No. 1 and Piano Concerto (with Jeneba Kanneh-Mason as soloist).
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Boxed Set Selections - July 2023
26th Jul 2023
This month's heavyweights include Ferenc Fricsay's complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, a Karel Ančerl Edition on Eloquence, a 75th birthday retrospective on Kathleen Battle, and a celebration of Mexican composer and conductor Carlos Chávez.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2023 Choices
18th Jul 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'truly exceptional' account of Mahler's Symphony No. 9 from Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra on BIS.
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Opus Klassik Awards 2023
6th Jul 2023
Revealed in advance of October's ceremony at the Konzerthaus Berlin, the winners of this year's 'Deutscher Musikpreis' awards include Asmik Grigorian, Víkingur Ólafsson, Sean Shibe and Abel Selaocoe.
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The Presto Chart - June 2023
3rd Jul 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, with British conductor Alpesh Chauhan's debut recording of Tchaikovsky's symphonic fantasias on Chandos in first place...
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Boxed Set Selections - June 2023
27th Jun 2023
This month's heavyweights include two boxes celebrating Antal Doráti's legacy on Mercury, Otto Klemperer's symphonic recordings on EMI Columbia, HMV, Electrola and Parlophone, and Matthias Goerne's survey of Schubert Lieder on Harmonia Mundi.
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2023 Choices
21st Jun 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an 'immensely assured' first album on Chandos from trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, featuring virtuosic paraphrases on themes from operas by composers including Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2023
12th Jun 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'meticulously plotted' German Baroque requiem from Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier...
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The Presto Chart - May 2023
1st Jun 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Spanish violinist María Dueñas's Beethoven and Beyond on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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Boxed Set Selections - May 2023
30th May 2023
May heavyweights include Herbert Blomstedt's collected recordings on Decca, a comprehensive Smetana anthology on Brilliant, and Lorin Maazel's complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon.
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2023 Choices
23rd May 2023
Chris introduces this month's choices, headed by a Turandot of 'passion and intelligence' from Sir Antonio Pappano on Warner Classics, starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Jonas Kaufmann and Ermonela Jaho.
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Is Beethoven worth eight times Mahler?
8th May 2023
Both composers have left an indelible mark on the world of music. However, when it comes to music streaming, are they equally valuable?
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The Presto Chart - April 2023
2nd May 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for April, with Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 from John Wilson & Sinfonia of London in first place...
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Boxed Set Selections - April 2023
29th Apr 2023
Two anthologies celebrating the ninetieth birthday of 'Dutch Nightingale' Elly Ameling, a fiftieth-anniversary collection of The English Concert's recordings with founder Trevor Pinnock, and Rachel Podger's complete Vivaldi recordings on Channel Classics.
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BBC Music Magazine - April 2023 Choices
24th Apr 2023
Chris introduces this month's choices, headed by a 'sumptuous and revelatory' conclusion to Phantasm's Well-Tempered Consort series on Linn...
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2023: The Winners!
19th Apr 2023
A live update from tonight's ceremony at Kings Place, including details of the Recording of the Year and Personality of the Year Awards...
