Latest News: Classical
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Interview,
Guy Braunstein on his Abbey Road Concerto 6th June 2024The violinist talks about the world premiere recording of his 35-minute fantasy based on The Beatles' 1969 album, composed in lockdown after his young son developed Beatlemania...
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Interview,
Emmanuel Pahud on Mozart Stories 5th June 2024To mark the release of his new album of Mozart sonatas on Warner Classics, the French flautist talks about falling in love with the composer in childhood, the art of transcription and the evolution of the instrument since Mozart's time.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - June 2024 Choices 4th June 2024Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a collection of works by Augusta Read Thomas which 'verily zing with life and colour, while readily charting profound emotional depths'.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - May 2024 3rd June 2024Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque's The Muses Restor'd on Channel Classics in first place...
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Recording of the Week,
Beethoven's Triple Concerto from Benjamin Grosvenor, Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason 31st May 2024A charming, music-first performance by three young musical stars with a legendary orchestra, and a glimpse of Beethoven's wider influences and capacity for elegance.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 31st May 2024 31st May 2024Mozart from the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Tarmo Peltokoski, Henselt and Bronsart piano concertos from Paul Wee and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, British cello works from Laura van der Heijden and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and an all-Cage album from Bertrand Chamayou.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 49: Berliner Philharmoniker's Olaf Maninger talks to Rob Cowan about this year's double anniversary 30th May 2024Olaf Maninger talks to Rob Cowan about the 10th anniversary of the Berliner Philharmoniker label, and the 15th of Digital Concert Hall.
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2024 30th May 2024Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by the final instalment of Antje Weithaas & Dénes Várjon's survey of Beethoven's complete violin sonatas on Avi Music.
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Presto Presents…,
Presto Presents... 20 Questions with Tiffany Poon 30th May 2024Join us in conversation with pianist Tiffany Poon as she visits Presto Music's Leamington Spa store. Through answering our 20 questions, Tiffany talks about her latest album for Pentatone, her career so far and plans for future projects...
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - May 2024 29th May 2024May heavyweights include Antonio Pappano's complete symphonic, concertante & sacred music recordings with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, an anthology celebrating the legacy of producer John Culshaw, and Josef Krips's complete mono recordings for Decca.
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Interview,
Christina Pluhar on Wonder Women 27th May 2024The Austrian early instrumentalist and conductor talks about her new album of works by Renaissance women composers, and focusing on female perspectives.
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Recording of the Week,
Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque: The Muses Restor’d 24th May 2024An exciting exploration of a moment of transition in British music - the glory days of the consort tradition, the emerging Baroque, and beautiful folksong adaptations.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 24th May 2024 24th May 2024Messiaen from Barbara Hannigan & Bertrand Chamayou, Schubert from Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Massenet's Werther with Tassis Christoyannis & Véronique Gens, and Brahms & Le Beau from the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
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Interview,
Julius Asal on Scarlatti and Scriabin 23rd May 2024The young German pianist discusses his debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, the connections which he feels between these two composers who seemingly inhabit 'different universes', his love of improvisation, and how music became his 'first attempt at communication' as a toddler.
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Composer Guides,
Ethel Smyth 22nd May 2024A selection of some of the best recordings of music by the late Romantic composer, known for her groundbreaking operas, her solo songs, and her fearless involvement in the suffragette movement.
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Interview,
Gerald Peregrine on Folk Tales 21st May 2024The cellist talks about his second album of miniatures for cello and piano from Britain and Ireland.
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Interview,
Adrian Bradbury on The Pre-Raphaelite Cello 20th May 2024The cellist talks about his new album of British Romantic works for cello and piano with pianist Andrew West, out now on Somm.
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Recording of the Week,
Florent Schmitt's ballet, La tragédie de Salomé 17th May 2024Normally only performed as a cut-down symphonic suite, Alain Altinoglu and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra present the rarely-recorded full-length version of a work much admired by Stravinsky.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 17th May 2024 17th May 2024Winterreise from Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide, Fauré's La Bonne Chanson & L'Horizon chimérique from Stéphane Degout and Alain Planès, Mozart & Poulenc from the Nagano/Kodama family, and Granados & Albéniz from Peter Donohoe.
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Coming Soon,
Aigul Akhmetshina's debut album on Decca and other forthcoming highlights 16th May 2024The Bashkir mezzo's programme centres on her signature-role of Carmen, with other summer stand-outs including a live recording of Meyerbeer's Le Prophète from the London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Mark Elder, piano duets by Schubert and Desyatnikov from Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy, and an Irish album from Daniel Hope.