Latest News: Classical, Favourites
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Shelf Discovery: Dame Janet Baker 12th August 2020In the third instalment of our new series, Paul revisits the great English mezzo's legacy on disc.
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Shelf Discovery: Karajan in Vienna 16th June 2020In the second instalment of our new series, Paul revisits the Austrian conductor's discography with the Wiener Philharmoniker, with a particular focus on Bruckner and various Strausses.
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Shelf Discovery: Martha Argerich 5th May 2020In the first instalment of a new occasional series comparing early and late-career recordings by the same artist, Paul revisits two landmark albums from the Argentine pianist.
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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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Gifts for... Baroque and Early Music fans 20th November 2019Books and recordings for lovers of medieval, Renaissance and baroque music.
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Gifts for... Children (and grandchildren) 19th November 2019A selection of recordings and books to introduce children of all ages to the delights of classical music.
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Gifts for... Pianists and piano fans 16th November 2019From 2019's best new recordings and box sets, to informative books, insightful interviews and beautiful sheet music, we select our top gifts for piano players and piano lovers alike.
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Gifts for... Exploring classical music's great composers 13th November 2019In our next gift guide we recommend new box sets, books and sheet music exploring popular composers as well as those further off the beaten track.
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Gifts for... Opera Lovers 8th November 2019In the first of our festive gift guides, we've selected some perfect presents for the opera-lover in your life: from the latest recordings to the best books about opera.
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Tasmin Little - a personal retrospective 11th April 2019As the British violinist prepares for retirement from the concert platform, she talks us through some personal highlights from her extensive discography...
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Christmas Releases 2018 5th December 2018Festive albums from artists including Masaaki Suzuki, Rolando Villazón, Daniel Behle, The Sixteen, Apollo’s Fire, and the Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge.
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Leonard Bernstein 25th August 2018On the composer's 100th birthday, Chris recommends some favourite recordings of his key works across all genres, from the ever-popular West Side Story to comparative rarities like Trouble in Tahiti and the song-cycles.
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Christa Ludwig at 90 16th March 2018Katherine celebrates the great German mezzo's ninetieth birthday by picking out ten favourite recordings from her long and varied career.
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Christmas Releases 2017 6th December 2017Ten of our favourite new festive recordings, from early music collections to traditional carols.
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The 1980s: 25 Great Recordings 5th January 2017The third of a series where we look at the greatest recordings of each decade. See what made our top 25 for the 1980s.
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Sibelius Presto's founder Maurice Millward chooses his favourite recordings.
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The 1970s: 25 Great Recordings 19th November 2015The second of a new series where we look at the greatest recordings of each decade. See what made up our top 25 for the 1970s.
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The 1960s: 25 Great Recordings 13th June 2015The first of a new series where we look at the greatest recordings of each decade. See what made up our top 25 for the 1960s.
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Edvard Grieg David picks some of the best recordings of the works of the Norwegian Romantic nationalist, Edvard Grieg.
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Camille Saint-Saëns James explores the music of French composer Camille Saint-Saëns and chooses some of his favourite recordings.