Latest News: Classical
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 8th January 2021 8th January 2021Machaut from the Orlando Consort, Reicha from Ivan Ilić, Weinberg from the Arcadia Quartet, and an engaging debut album from baritone James Newby.
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Interview,
Hélène Grimaud on The Messenger 7th January 2021The French pianist talks to Katherine about her recording of works by Mozart and Valentin Silvestrov with Camerata Salzburg, released at the end of last year on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - 2020 6th January 2021Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Víkingur Ólafsson's spellbinding recital of Rameau and Debussy on Deutsche Grammophon leading the pack...
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - January 2021 Choices 5th January 2021Katherine introduces this month's Choices, with Daniil Trifonov's Silver Age striking gold as Recording of the Month...
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - December 2020 4th January 2021Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with Mark Simpson's Geysir and Mozart's Gran Partita on Orchid Classics in first place...
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Recording of the Week,
Verklärte Nacht from Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra 1st January 2021Schoenberg's masterpiece is framed by works for voice and orchestra (also on the theme of 'transfigured night') by Franz Lehár, Oskar Fried, and Erich Korngold.
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Interview,
Neal Davies on Vaughan Williams 31st December 2020The Welsh bass-baritone talks to Katherine about recording the Songs of Travel with Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé, in orchestrations by the composer and his assistant Roy Douglas.
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Obituary,
2020 Goodbyes 30th December 2020A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who died during 2020.
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - December 2020 29th December 2020Richard Bonynge's complete ballet recordings on Decca, Mozart operas from Sir Charles Mackerras, and a comprehensive anthology of harp concertos on Brilliant Classics.
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Obituary,
Ivry Gitlis (1922-2020) 28th December 2020The Israeli violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, who founded a pioneering festival in the South of France and collaborated with musicians ranging from Jascha Heifetz to The Rolling Stones, has died aged 98.
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Recording of the Week,
Presto Personal Favourites from 2020 24th December 2020Recordings from the Emerson Quartet, Paavo Järvi and Paul Wee feature among the editorial team's individual picks of the year.
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Coming Soon,
Donizetti's Il Paria and other forthcoming highlights 23rd December 2020Donizetti's 1829 opera about religious intolerance gets a rare outing under the baton of Sir Mark Elder, plus French piano duets from Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne, Beethoven from René Jacobs, and Josquin from Stile Antico.
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Interview,
Paavo Järvi on Franz Schmidt and Tchaikovsky 22nd December 2020The Estonian conductor talks to Katherine about falling in love with the music of Franz Schmidt, and how Leonard Bernstein reignited his passion for the Tchaikovsky symphonies.
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Favourites,
Shelf Discovery: Tasmin Little 21st December 2020In the fifth instalment of our new series, Paul revisits some favourite recordings by the English violinist as she prepares to hang up her bow for good...
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Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi's Argippo from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante 18th December 2020Emőke Baráth and Delphine Galou head a small-but-perfectly-formed cast in Vivaldi’s pasticcio from the early 1730s, which also features arias by Galeazzi, Pescetti, Hasse, Porpora, Fiorè and Vinci.
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New Release Round-up,
Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2020 18th December 2020A selection of our best-selling titles from autumn and winter, from artists including the late Mariss Jansons, Herbert Blomstedt, Christian Thielemann, and the Choir of King's College Cambridge.
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Interview,
Errollyn Wallen's Peace on Earth 17th December 2020The composer talks to David about her recently-released EP of three choral works, recorded with the Choir of King's College Cambridge under the late Stephen Cleobury.
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Interview,
Daniel Lozakovich on Beethoven 16th December 2020The violinist talks about his new recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, and discusses some of the influences on himself as a musician.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 10: Across the Pond with David Hurwitz 15th December 2020In the final Podcast of 2020 Paul and American writer, YouTuber and hilarious classical commentator David Hurwitz exchange music from each other's nations that has made an impact on them.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2020 Choices 14th December 2020Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a tribute to the late Sir John Tavener from Steven Isserlis and friends on Hyperion.