Presto Music Classical Podcast, Episode 1: Confessions of a Bartók Salesman with Rob Cowan

We are pleased to present the first Presto Music Podcast, an initiative we hope you will find interesting enough for it to become a regular feature. Presto's own Paul Thomas talks with Rob Cowan about some of the latest new releases and reissues, including Warner Classics's mammoth Sir John Barbirolli box set marking the fiftieth anniversary of the great conductor's death. Rob tells Paul his 'confessions of a Bartók salesman', and digs out one of his interviews from the attic, a conversation with Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam.

You can listen to the podcast right here on this page, or click on the links in the player (via the symbol of the box with the arrow coming out of the top) to find it in Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and other popular podcast apps, where you will be able to subscribe and receive notifications when new episodes become available in the future.

We hope you enjoy this new initiative, and we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future topics and guests you would like us to talk to.

Below are the recordings discussed in this episode: