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New Release Round-Up - 6th November 2026
6th Nov 2026
Stravinsky from Simon Rattle in Munich, Bach from Víkingur Ólafsson and friends, Adès, Kurtág and Tippett from the Hallé, and Shostakovich from the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov.
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The Presto Chart - October 2026
2nd Nov 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with 'assured and poised' Mozart from the Takács Quartet and Timothy Ridout on Hyperion in the top spot.
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Presto Team Choices - October 2026
31st Oct 2026
French Britten from Cyrille Dubois, Mahler from Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide, Beethoven for Four from Emanuel Ax & friends, and Chopin from Pavel Kolesnikov.
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New Release Round-Up - 30th October 2026
30th Oct 2026
Mahler's Symphony No. 2 from Paavo Järvi in Zürich, the final version of Puccini's La rondine from Opera Rara, Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie from Vasily Petrenko and the RPO, and contemporary harpsichord concertos from Mahan Esfahani.
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New Release Round-Up - 23rd October 2026
23rd Oct 2026
A complete Mahler cycle from Andris Nelsons in Vienna, Chopin from Pavel Kolesnikov, William Grant Still from Gianandrea Noseda in Washington, and a resistance-themed recital from Igor Levit.
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Presto Music at 25 - our bestselling titles for each year
21st Oct 2026
To mark Presto's silver anniversary, we revisit the most popular albums of each year we've been trading - from Stephen Hough's Saint-Saëns with the CBSO to a live recording of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer starring Gerald Finley and Lise Davidsen.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2026 Choices
20th Oct 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'compelling musical pairing' of works by Kodály and Olli Mustonen on Alpha, with Ian Bostridge, Nicolas Altstaedt and Mustonen himself.
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New Release Round-Up - 16th October 2026
16th Oct 2026
Vaughan Williams and Maconchy from Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, Baroque duets from Rachel Podger and Lucie Horsch, Florent Schmitt from Peter Donohoe and Yan Pascal Tortelier, and Beethoven from the Chiaroscuro Quartet.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2026
13th Oct 2026
Chris introduces this issue's selection, headed by a 'truly special' account of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 from Simon Rattle and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, captured live in Munich earlier this year.
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New Release Round-Up - 9th October 2026
9th Oct 2026
An 'Angels and Demons'-themed Baroque programme from La Serenissima, an eclectic programme spanning nine centuries of music from Jess Gillam, Fatma Said's 2025 recital from the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a celebration of women and the piano from Susan Tomes.
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Gramophone Awards 2026 - The Winners!
7th Oct 2026
Chris reports back from tonight's ceremony in London, with full details of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards.
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The Presto Chart - September 2026
5th Oct 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with John Wilson and Sinfonia of London's 'incredibly stylish and joyous' complete recording of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls on Chandos in the top spot.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd October 2026
2nd Oct 2026
A water-themed debut recital from Beth Taylor and Hamish Brown, Granville Bantock from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Rumon Gamba, Handel's Messiah from the Monteverdi Choir and Christophe Rousset, and Mahler's Symphony No. 2 from Simon Rattle in Munich.
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Presto Team Choices - September 2026
30th Sep 2026
Handel from countertenor Carlo Vistoli, three solo flute works from Emmanuel Pahud and the Dresdner Philharmonie, a selection of pieces by Joel Thompson from Joyce DiDonato, Yo-Yo Ma and others, and Janáček from Simon Rattle.
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Diapason d'Or - September 2026
29th Sep 2026
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a reminder of the 'sensitive, poetic artistry' of the late Seiji Ozawa in Beethoven and Strauss courtesy of BR Klassik.
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International Opera Awards 2026 - The Shortlisted Recordings
28th Sep 2026
Katie Bray, Jakub Józef Orliński and Véronique Gens are among the artists in the running for the solo recital category, whilst world premieres of Giordano's Marina, De Hartmann's Esther and Traetta's Ifigenia in Tauride go head-to-head in the complete recording stakes...
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New Release Round-Up - 25th September 2026
25th Sep 2026
Falla from Domingo Hindoyan and the Liverpool Philharmonic, Mozart from Kristian Bezuidenhout in Freiburg, Smetana's Libuše from Jakub Hrůša and Kateřina Kněžíková, and orchestral works (both new and upcycled) by Hildur Guðnadóttir.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - October 2026
21st Sep 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by an 'outstanding' account of Handel's Giulio Cesare from The English Concert and Harry Bicket on Linn (with Christophe Dumaux in the title-role and Louise Alder as Cleopatra).
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New Release Round-Up - 18th September 2026
18th Sep 2026
Late Brahms from András Schiff on ECM, Ferdinand Hérold's dark opéra comique Zampa on Bru Zane, Handel's Giulio Cesare from Harry Bicket and The English Concert, and a fairy-tale recital from Sandrine Piau and David Kadouch.
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BBC Music Magazine - October 2026 Choices
14th Sep 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a Liszt recital from Yulianna Avdeeva which 'combines tumultuous panache with phenomenal technical accuracy'.
