Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
Presto Personal Favourites from 2017 15th December 2017Sibelius, Schubert, Beethoven, Christopher Tye and Elliott Carter feature among the editorial team's individual picks of 2017.
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New Release Round-up,
Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2017 15th December 2017Ten recent releases which struck us as something special, from artists including Wilhelm Kempff, Christian Tetzlaff and Steven Osborne.
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Interview,
Graham Fitkin on the string quartet 13th December 2017The 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 Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2017 11th December 2017One 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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Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 10 8th December 2017The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months...
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Recording of the Week,
Vasily Petrenko conducts music by Scriabin 8th December 2017James 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,
New Release Round-up - 8th December 2017 8th December 2017Matthew 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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Favourites,
Christmas Releases 2017 6th December 2017Ten of our favourite new festive recordings, from early music collections to traditional carols.
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Coming Soon,
Má Vlast from Jiří Bělohlávek and other January highlights 5th December 2017Including recordings from Maurizio Pollini, Stephen Hough, Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and the late Jiří Bělohlávek.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2017 Choices 4th December 2017Chris 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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Recording of the Week,
Christmas music from Le Concert Spirituel, the Sistine Chapel, and Merton College Oxford 1st December 2017Katherine 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,
New Release Round-up - 1st December 2017 1st December 2017Including new albums from Masaaki Suzuki, Daniel Müller-Schott, the Sacconi Quartet, and Kent Nagano.
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - November 2017 29th November 2017Katherine'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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Awards,
Grammy Nominations 2018 29th November 2017The 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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Interview,
Dmitry Masleev 28th November 2017Ahead 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.
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Awards,
Diapason d'Or 2017 27th November 2017Chris introduces the winners of this year's Awards, revealed last week at a ceremony in Paris which was broadcast live on France Musique.
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Recording of the Week,
John Nelson conducts Les Troyens 24th November 2017Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres triumph as the doomed lovers in Berlioz's Classical epic, recorded live in Strasbourg earlier this year.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 24th November 2017 24th November 2017This week's highlights include new productions of Le nozze di Figaro and Der fliegende Holländer, plus two early celebrations of next year's Bernstein centenary.
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Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2017 - Our Top 100 23rd November 2017The 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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Obituary,
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962-2017) 22nd November 2017We are saddened to hear that the great Russian baritone died of a brain tumour earlier this morning; he was 55.