Latest News: Classical
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 6th December 2019 6th December 2019Cecilia Bartoli’s tribute to Farinelli, Franck and Chopin with Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang, Kenneth Leighton choral works from St Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh, and a newly remastered Das Lied von der Erde which Kathleen Ferrier recorded live with Bruno Walter and the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall.
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Presto CD,
More new Decca titles added to our Presto CD catalogue 3rd December 2019Including Vladimir Ashkenazy as conductor and pianist, Webern from Christoph von Dohnányi and Haydn and Handel from Georg Solti.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - November 2019 2nd December 2019Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with La Serenissima's The Godfather in first place...
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Interview,
Tom Herring on The Waiting Sky 2nd December 2019Sansara's Artistic Director Tom Herring talks to David about the choir's new recording of music for the Advent and Christmas seasons, featuring newly-commissioned works alongside Renaissance and Medieval motets.
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - November 2019 1st December 2019Arresting debut albums from tenor Benjamin Bernheim, violinist Diana Tishchenko and mezzo Adèle Charvet, plus fleet-footed Schubert from Maxim Emelyanychev in his first recording with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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Obituary,
Mariss Jansons (1943 - 2019) 1st December 2019The Latvian conductor, who held posts with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, has died aged 76 following a long struggle with a heart condition.
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Recording of the Week,
2019 Christmas Selections 29th November 2019David picks out three of this year's Christmas releases, featuring Septura (with guest appearance from Derek Jacobi), Stile Antico, and the late Stephen Cleobury in his valedictory service at the helm of Carols from King's.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 29th November 2019 29th November 2019Beethoven from René Jacobs, Bach from Angela Hewitt, Ravel from Javier Perianes and Josep Pons, and Bruckner from the Berliner Philharmoniker archives.
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Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2019 - Special Category Nominees 28th November 2019In advance of the final verdicts next Friday, we reveal the shortlists for our six special awards - including Conductor of the Year, Debut Solo Album, and two separate categories of world premiere recordings.
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Awards,
Palmarès des Diapason d'or 2019 27th November 2019Chris introduces the winners of this year's Awards, revealed at a ceremony last night in Paris.
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - Christmas 2019 Choices 26th November 2019Chris introduces this month's selection, including Dvořák and Martinů concertos from Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek, Dohnányi from Marc-André Hamelin and the Takács Quartet, and late Schubert from Francesco Piemontesi.
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Interview,
Jonathan Sells on Christmas in Leipzig 25th November 2019Jonathan Sells, artistic director of the British early music ensemble Solomon's Knot, talks to David about their début recording, featuring three consecutive musical directors at the Leipzig Thomaskirche - Johann Schelle, Johann Kuhnau and, of course, Johann Sebastian Bach.
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Favourites,
Gifts for... Chamber and Instrumental Music enthusiasts 24th November 2019Our top picks for fans of chamber music - including selected recordings, box sets, books and sheet music.
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Announcement,
News from the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 24th November 2019NYO announced their 2020 orchestra earlier this week; find out more about their winter tour and the excellent work they do supporting the next generation of classical musicians.
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Obituary,
Sir Stephen Cleobury (1948-2019) 23rd November 2019The English organist and conductor, who was Director of Music at King’s College Cambridge for almost four decades, has died aged 70.
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Recording of the Week,
La damnation de Faust from John Nelson 22nd November 2019Starring Michael Spyres and Joyce DiDonato, this live recording of Berlioz's légende dramatique from Strasbourg is a worthy successor to the American conductor's hugely acclaimed Les Troyens from 2017.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 22nd November 2019 22nd November 2019Russian showpieces from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Luigi Rossi from Christina Pluhar and L'Arpeggiata, and Christmas in Leipzig from early music collective Solomon’s Knot in their debut recording.
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Awards,
Recordings of the Year 2019 - Our Top 100 21st November 2019The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
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Awards,
Grammy Nominations 2020 20th November 2019The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed earlier today - read on for full details of the recordings which will be battling it out in the nine classical categories.
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Interview,
Mishka Rushdie Momen on Variations 20th November 2019Pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen talks to David about her debut recording, which draws together a variety of musical responses to a theme by Schumann and includes world premieres by Vijay Iyer and Nico Muhly.