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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - January 2021 Choices
5th January 2021
Katherine introduces this month's Choices, with Daniil Trifonov's Silver Age striking gold as Recording of the Month...
Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - December 2020
4th January 2021
Our 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...
Recording of the Week,
Verklärte Nacht from Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
1st January 2021
Schoenberg'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.
Interview,
Neal Davies on Vaughan Williams
31st December 2020
The 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.
Obituary,
2020 Goodbyes
30th December 2020
A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who died during 2020.
Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - December 2020
29th December 2020
Richard Bonynge's complete ballet recordings on Decca, Mozart operas from Sir Charles Mackerras, and a comprehensive anthology of harp concertos on Brilliant Classics.
Obituary,
Ivry Gitlis (1922-2020)
28th December 2020
The 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.
Recording of the Week,
Presto Personal Favourites from 2020
24th December 2020
Recordings from the Emerson Quartet, Paavo Järvi and Paul Wee feature among the editorial team's individual picks of the year.
Coming Soon,
Donizetti's Il Paria and other forthcoming highlights
23rd December 2020
Donizetti'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.
Interview,
Paavo Järvi on Franz Schmidt and Tchaikovsky
22nd December 2020
The 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.
Favourites,
Shelf Discovery: Tasmin Little
21st December 2020
In 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...
Recording of the Week,
Vivaldi's Argippo from Fabio Biondi and Europa Galante
18th December 2020
Emőke 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.
New Release Round-up,
Ones that got away - Autumn/Winter 2020
18th December 2020
A 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.
Interview,
Errollyn Wallen's Peace on Earth
17th December 2020
The 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.
Interview,
Daniel Lozakovich on Beethoven
16th December 2020
The violinist talks about his new recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto, and discusses some of the influences on himself as a musician.
Presto Music Podcast,
Episode 10: Across the Pond with David Hurwitz
15th December 2020
In 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.
BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2020 Choices
14th December 2020
Chris introduces this month's Choices, headed by a tribute to the late Sir John Tavener from Steven Isserlis and friends on Hyperion.
Recording of the Week,
Saint-Saëns from Renaud Capuçon, Edgar Moreau and Bertrand Chamayou
11th December 2020
The French triumvirate pays early tribute to the centenary of the composer's death with lucid, affectionate accounts of the Violin Sonata No. 1, Cello Sonata No. 1, and Piano Trio No. 2.
New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 11th December 2020
11th December 2020
Beethoven from Emmanuel Pahud, Daniel Barenboim and friends, Gombert masses from Beauty Farm, ‘Songs of Comfort and Joy’ from Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott, and two Mosolov world premiere recordings.
Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2020 - Our Top 10
10th December 2020
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months...
