Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
Matthias Goerne - The Wagner Project 17th November 2017German baritone Matthias Goerne offers a selection of monologues from Wagner's operas, accompanied by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 17th November 2017 17th November 2017Today's headline releases include new recordings from Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, award-winning vocal ensemble Vox Luminis, and Chopin Competition victor Seong-Jin Cho.
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Hi-Res Highlights,
Hi-Res Highlights - November 2017 15th November 2017Includes new releases from Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Vladimir Jurowski, Andreas Scholl, and The Choir of King's College Cambridge.
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Interview,
Manfred Honeck on The Epic of Gilgamesh 14th November 2017The conductor talks to Katherine about making the first English-language recording of Martinů's Babylonian epic.
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Recording of the Week,
Dolce Duello - Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta 10th November 2017The Italian mezzo and Argentine cellist go head-to-head in a collection of baroque 'sweet duels' celebrating the affinity of the cello and the human voice.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 10th November 2017 10th November 2017Today’s stand-out releases include new recordings from Fretwork, Sabine Devieilhe, Accademia Bizantina, and Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - November 2017 9th November 2017This month's Choices include recordings by Leif Ove Andsnes, James Ehnes, the Pavel Haas Quartet, and Les Talens Lyriques.
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Announcement,
New features added to the Presto website 8th November 2017Chris gives us an update on some of the great features and functionality added to the new site over the last few weeks.
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Coming Soon,
Renée Fleming's final Marschallin and other forthcoming vocal and operatic releases 8th November 2017New productions of Der Rosenkavalier, Der fliegende Holländer and Carmen, plus the world premiere recording of Jake Heggie's Great Scott, starring Joyce DiDonato.
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Interview,
Kirill Gerstein on Scriabin 7th November 2017David talks to the pianist about his recent recording of Scriabin's Piano Concerto with Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
Mozart's Requiem from René Jacobs 3rd November 2017The Belgian conductor presents Mozart's late mass in a new version by Pierre-Henri Dutron, which builds on and refines material from the familiar Süssmayr completion.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 3rd November 2017 3rd November 2017Today's outstanding new releases include a starry account of Schubert's Trout Quintet, an ethereal new opera by Kaija Saariaho, and a trilogy of spring-inspired works from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Interview,
The King's Singers at 50 2nd November 2017As the group prepare to celebrate their half-century, Katherine talks to countertenor Timothy Wayne-Wright about their commemorative recording GOLD, out tomorrow on Signum.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - December 2017 Choices 1st November 2017Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a remarkable twentieth-century triptych from the multi-tasking Barbara Hannigan.
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - October 2017 31st October 2017Katherine's picks of the month include a treasure-trove of English part-song, an unconventional tribute to Fritz Wunderlich, and an urgent, persuasive new production of one of the greatest of all bel canto operas.
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Awards,
ECHO Klassik Awards 2017 29th October 2017Chris rounds up this year's 'Deutscher Musikpreis' winners, which are being presented this evening at the Elbphilharmonie concert-hall in Hamburg.
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Recording of the Week,
Teodor Currentzis conducts Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony 27th October 2017James listens to a turbulent and impassioned account of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 from Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-up - 27th October 2017 27th October 2017Including new albums from Steven Isserlis, Nathalie Stutzmann, Pretty Yende and Quatuor Mosaïques.
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Awards,
Schallplattenkritik Awards 2017 26th October 2017Details of the German Record Critics’ Annual Awards were announced yesterday - read on for the jury's observations on the classical winners.
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Announcement,
Welcome to the new Presto Classical website We are excited to welcome you to the new-look Presto Classical website! Chris gives us a quick tour of the updated layout, and highlights some of our great new features.