Latest News: Classical
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Recording of the Week,
Shostakovich Cantatas from Paavo Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra 11th May 2015James listens to three rarely-heard cantatas by Shostakovich, conducted by Paavo Järvi.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 130 new Philips titles 9th May 2015The latest batch of additions to our in-house reissue label, including vintage recordings from Seiji Ozawa, Dmitri Hvorostovsky and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields…
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Interview,
Paul McCreesh on Handel’s 'L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato' 8th May 2015David talks to the conductor about Handel's tripartite work, which weighs up the appeals of the hedonistic and the intellectual lifestyles in a kind of musical argument.
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Interview,
Liszt, Reubke and Mendelssohn from Stephen Cleobury 5th May 2015Stephen Cleobury, the long-serving Director of Music at King's College Cambridge, talks to David about his latest album - featuring three large-scale organ works.
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Recording of the Week,
Mark Elder conducts Donizetti's Les Martyrs 4th May 2015Katherine listens to the first ever complete recording of Donizetti's opera.
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Interview,
Philippe Jaroussky on Verlaine 1st May 2015Katherine talks to the countertenor about his latest disc exploring settings of the great French symbolist poet.
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Announcement,
BBC Proms 2015 - Our Top Ten! 30th April 2015The 2015 BBC Proms season has just been announced, and here in the Presto office we've spent the afternoon choosing our top 10 'must-see' concerts.
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Presto CD,
Presto CDs reach 1,000! 30th April 2015The Presto CD project reaches a milestone - the release of our 1,000th title!
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Interview,
Harping on with Xavier de Maistre 29th April 2015David talks to the harpist about his new disc, Moldau, featuring Slavic-flavoured arrangements and compositions for the harp.
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Recording of the Week,
James Ehnes performs works for violin and viola by Franck, Strauss, and Berlioz 27th April 2015James listens to two new discs featuring James Ehnes on the violin and viola.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - 170 Philips titles just added 26th April 2015Artists include Jessye Norman, Sir Neville Marriner and Mitsuko Uchida.
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Hi-Res Highlights,
Hi-Res Downloads - DG 25th April 2015We're delighted to announce 13 classic DG titles remastered and now available in 24-bit Hi resolution sound.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - May 2015 24th April 2015Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, with another triumph for the Pavel Haas Quartet.
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Interview,
Dagmar Pecková's Sinful Women 22nd April 2015The Czech dramatic mezzo talks about the gallery of vamps and viragos on her new disc, out now on Supraphon…
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Recording of the Week,
An Operatic Trip to Paris with Sonya Yoncheva 20th April 2015Katherine listens to Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva's début solo release - a delightful disc of Parisian operatic gems.
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Interview,
Record Store Day - Chris on Radio 3! 18th April 2015Chris joined Richard Morrison and Andrew McGregor to quite literally talk shop - and vinyl, and streaming, and downloads…
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Coming Soon,
Two new recordings from Joyce DiDonato 16th April 2015A recital-disc with Antonio Pappano coming up soon, and a major new studio opera-recording in the offing for 2017…
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Coming Soon,
Brahms Inspired - Orli Shaham 15th April 2015Brahms's Op. 119 provides creative impetus for three newly commissioned works in this new project from the American pianist.
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Recording of the Week,
Smetana from the Pavel Haas Quartet 13th April 2015James listens to the Pavel Haas Quartet's new disc of Smetana's String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2.
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Presto CD,
Presto CD - Chamber and instrumental gems from Decca 10th April 2015The latest pack of additions to the Presto label, including vintage recordings from Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman, Alicia de Larrocha and András Schiff…