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Classical Guides
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BBC Proms 2026 - Our Top Related Recordings
21st Apr 2026
The Presto team picks out some highlights from this year's season (announced this morning) and recommends related recordings - including exquisite music for voice and lute, recent recordings of new works by Thomas Adès and Juliet Stephenson, outstanding recordings of choral masterworks, and albums from Last Night soloists Nicky Spence and Yuja Wang.
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Celebrating György Kurtág
19th Feb 2026
On the Hungarian composer's hundredth birthday, artists including Benjamin Appl, Quatuor Arod and Jean-Guihen Queyras share memories of the man and his music.
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Hamlet in Music
10th Feb 2026
As Chloé Zhao's new film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's award-winning 2020 novel Hamnet garners eight Oscar nominations, we revisit some of the works (and latterly albums) which Shakespeare's 'sweet prince' has inspired over the centuries.
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The Choral - Reflections on Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
12th Nov 2025
As Alan Bennett and Nicholas Hytner's film about a Yorkshire choral society performing Elgar's masterpiece during World War One hits UK cinemas, artists including Edward Gardner, Roderick Williams and opera director Stephen Langridge unpack what makes the piece so special for them...
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BBC Proms 2025 - Our Top Related Recordings
24th Apr 2025
The Presto team picks out some highlights from this year's season (announced this morning) and recommends related recordings - from recent collections of orchestral works by Errollyn Wallen and Tom Coult to albums from Last Night soloists Alison Balsom and Louise Alder.
