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Recording of the Week, Violins of Hope

12th February 2021

Instruments previously owned by Holocaust survivors and restored by the Weinstein family sing with a special power in Schubert, Mendelssohn, and a new work by Jake Heggie which tells their stories.

New Release Round-up, New Release Round-Up - 12th February 2021

12th February 2021

Italian baroque music from La Serenissima, new works by Raymond Yiu, Bright Sheng and Martin Suckling, and a rare outing for Luigi Rossi's extravagant 1647 opera L'Orfeo.

Presto Music Podcast, Episode 12: A Song in Our Hearts with Natasha Loges

11th February 2021

In this Valentine's Day Special, Paul talks with author Natasha Loges about the art of Romantic song, as it moved from Vienna to Leipzig in the nineteenth Century.

Interview, Christian Immler on Hans Gál

10th February 2021

The German bass-baritone talks to Katherine about Hidden Treasures (out now on BIS), featuring world premiere recordings of twenty-six songs which the Austrian-born composer 'laid aside'.

Coming Soon, Lise Davidsen's second album and other forthcoming highlights

9th February 2021

Beethoven, Verdi, Wagner and more from the Norwegian lyric-dramatic soprano, plus Elgar from Renaud Capuçon, Bach from Rinaldo Alessandrini, and the DVD premiere of Jake Heggie's Great Scott with Joyce DiDonato.

Classical Recording of the Week

Violins of Hope Live at Kohl Mansion

Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Daniel Hope (violin), Sean Mori (violin), Kay Stern (violin), Dawn Harms (violin), Patricia Heller (viola), Emil Miland (cello)

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Instruments previously owned by Holocaust survivors and restored by the Weinstein family sing with a special power in Schubert, Mendelssohn, and a new work by Jake Heggie which tells their stories.

Read Katherine's full review to find out more