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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2019
22nd Jan 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Sir John Eliot Gardiner’s live recording of Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (starring Furio Zanasi as the returning hero and Lucile Richardot as his long-suffering wife) in the lead as Recording of the Month.
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Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Furio Zanasi (Ulisse), Lucile Richardot (Penelope), Krystian Adam (Telemaco), Hana Blažíková (Minerva / Fortuna), Gianluca Buratto (Tempo / Nettuno / Antinoo) Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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Berlioz from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles
18th Jan 2019
Tabea Zimmermann and Stéphane Degout are the soloists in period-instrument performances of Harold en Italie & Les nuits d'été.
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New Release Round-Up - 18th January 2019
18th Jan 2019
New recordings from Gautier Capuçon, Christophe Rousset, Concentus Musicus Wien, and Paavo Järvi and the Orchestre de Paris.
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Boris Giltburg on Liszt
16th Jan 2019
David talks to the Russian-born Israeli pianist about his recording of the Études d'exécution transcendante, released last Friday on Naxos.
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Liszt: Études d'exécution transcendante
Boris Giltburg (piano)
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An unfinished opera by Liszt and other forthcoming highlights
15th Jan 2019
The single completed act of Sardanapalo (premiered just last year in Weimar), plus albums from Paul Lewis, Joyce DiDonato, Steven Isserlis, and Martin Helmchen.
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Ian Bostridge on Requiem: The Pity of War
14th Jan 2019
The tenor talks to Katherine about his recent recording of songs by Mahler, George Butterworth, Rudi Stephan and Kurt Weill with Antonio Pappano, released at the end of October on Warner Classics.
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Theo Adam (1926-2019)
12th Jan 2019
The great German bass, particularly famed for his Wagner roles, has died aged 92.
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Strauss: Die schweigsame Frau
Theo Adam (Sir Morosus), Annelies Burmeister (His Housekeeper), Wolfgang Schöne (The Barber), Eberhard Büchner (Henry Morosus), Jeanette Scovotti (Aminta), Carola Nossek (Isotta), Trudeliese Schmidt (Carlotta), Klaus Hirte (Morbio), Werner Haseleu (Vanuzzi), Helmut Berger-Tuna (Farfallo) & Johannes Kemter (The Parrot) Chor der Staatsoper Dresden & Staatskapelle Dresden, Marek Janowski
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Wolf's Italienisches Liederbuch from Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau and Helmut Deutsch
11th Jan 2019
The German tenor, soprano and pianist have a ball with Wolf's 46 miniatures on love, loss and fickleness, recorded live in concert in Essen last year.
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New Release Round-Up - 11th January 2019
11th Jan 2019
Includes recordings from Boris Giltburg, Stile Antico, Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, and William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.
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Jennifer Pike on The Polish Violin
10th Jan 2019
The violinist talks to Katherine about her new album of music by Wieniawski, Szymanowski, Karłowicz and Moszkowski, released last Friday on Chandos Records.
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Boxed Set Selections - January 2019
9th Jan 2019
A comprehensive collection of César Franck, anthologies celebrating two great French female pianists, and DVD boxes exploring the careers of Claudio Abbado and Sergiu Celibidache.
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John Joubert (1927-2019)
8th Jan 2019
The South African-born British composer, particularly known for his choral works, has died aged 91.
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2019 Choices
7th Jan 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Elicia Silverstein, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the Elias String Quartet, and Ludus Modalis.
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Orchestral Works by George Antheil
4th Jan 2019
The BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds present the second volume in Chandos's survey of the orchestral works of American composer, George Antheil.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th January 2019
4th Jan 2019
Includes recordings from Jordi Savall, Jennifer Pike, Federico Colli, Vladimir Feltsman, and the Wihan Quartet.
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Introducing Presto Jazz
3rd Jan 2019
Chris introduces the latest addition to the Presto website - a new department dedicated to Jazz recordings.
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The Presto Chart - 2018
2nd Jan 2019
Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Rachel Podger's pared-down but vibrant Four Seasons with Brecon Baroque leading the pack...
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The Presto Chart - December 2018
1st Jan 2019
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with The Choir of King's College Cambridge's celebration of the centenary of their Nine Lessons and Carols service storming ahead in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices - December 2018
31st Dec 2018
Donizetti from Stephen Costello, Mozart from Ensemble Appassionato and Mathieu Herzog, and upscaled Corelli from Gottfried von der Goltz and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
