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Boxed Set Selections - December 2017
26th Dec 2017
Our Boxing Day boxes include portraits of Mariss Jansons, Maria Callas and Eileen Joyce, plus comprehensive anthologies of recorder and trumpet concertos.
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Vivaldi's Dorilla in Tempe from Diego Fasolis and I Barocchisti
22nd Dec 2017
Katherine welcomes back Naïve's Vivaldi Edition, which returns today with an effervescent account of the "Red Priest"'s pastoral pasticcio from the 1730s.
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New Release Round-Up - 22nd December 2017
22nd Dec 2017
The continuation of the Elias Quartet’s Beethoven, an album of choral works composed by one of Britain’s best-loved baritones, and a celebration of Venice’s eclectic musical history from Jordi Savall are among this fortnight’s new releases.
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Barenboim plays Debussy and other forthcoming highlights
20th Dec 2017
The beginning of 2018 brings major new recordings from artists including Daniel Barenboim, Lisa Batiashvili, Murray Perahia and Sonya Yoncheva, as well as the traditional release of the New Year's Day Concert from Vienna (conducted this year by Riccardo Muti).
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Susan Orlando on Naïve's Vivaldi Edition
19th Dec 2017
Katherine talks to one of the driving forces behind the project, which resumes this month with Dorilla in Tempe.
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2017
15th Dec 2017
Sibelius, Schubert, Beethoven, Christopher Tye and Elliott Carter feature among the editorial team's individual picks of 2017.
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Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2017
15th Dec 2017
Ten recent releases which struck us as something special, from artists including Wilhelm Kempff, Christian Tetzlaff and Steven Osborne.
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Graham Fitkin on the string quartet
13th Dec 2017
The British composer talks to Katherine about his complete works in this genre, which have recently been recorded by the Sacconi Quartet on Signum.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2017
11th Dec 2017
One of the great operatic triumphs of 2017 takes centre-stage as Recording of the Month, with honourable mentions for new albums from Marianne Crebassa, Rachel Podger and The King’s Singers.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 10
8th Dec 2017
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months...
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Vasily Petrenko conducts music by Scriabin
8th Dec 2017
James listens to a stirring performance of music by Scriabin from Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic, released in October and chosen as one of our Top Ten Discs of the Year.
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New Release Round-up - 8th December 2017
8th Dec 2017
Matthew Bourne's sensational ballet The Car Man (drawing on music from Bizet's opera) on DVD and Blu-ray, plus new recordings from artists including Joseph Moog, Philippe Herreweghe, and the Sacconi Quartet.
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Christmas Releases 2017
6th Dec 2017
Ten of our favourite new festive recordings, from early music collections to traditional carols.
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Má Vlast from Jiří Bělohlávek and other January highlights
5th Dec 2017
Including recordings from Maurizio Pollini, Stephen Hough, Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and the late Jiří Bělohlávek.
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BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2017 Choices
4th Dec 2017
Chris introduces the Choices from the new festive issue, including a gorgeous seasonal album for Paul Hillier and The Theatre of Voices.
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Christmas music from Le Concert Spirituel, the Sistine Chapel, and Merton College Oxford
1st Dec 2017
Katherine enjoys a contemplative programme of Advent and Christmas motets from the Vatican choir (plus a very special guest!) and an incisive Messiah with a difference from Hervé Niquet.
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New Release Round-up - 1st December 2017
1st Dec 2017
Including new albums from Masaaki Suzuki, Daniel Müller-Schott, the Sacconi Quartet, and Kent Nagano.
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Presto Editor's Choices - November 2017
29th Nov 2017
Katherine's picks of the month include a rare outing for a surreal 'tango-opera' by Piazzólla, a Mahler Five that's red in tooth and claw, and an outstanding recital from French soprano Sabine Devieilhe.
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Grammy Nominations 2018
29th Nov 2017
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed yesterday - read on for full details of the recordings which will be battling it out in the eight classical categories.
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Dmitry Masleev
28th Nov 2017
Ahead of his St John's Smith Square recital on Thursday, the Russian pianist talks to Katherine about his debut solo recording of Scarlatti, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
