Classical Recommendations
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Boxed Set Selections - January 2024
30th Jan 2024
This month's heavyweights include the Wiener Oktett's collected Decca recordings, a complete Allan Pettersson edition on BIS, Yvonne Loriod's recordings for Véga, and a celebration of the Couperin dynasty on Brilliant Classics.
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Allan Pettersson: Complete Edition
Jörgen Pettersson (saxophone), Ellen Nisbeth, Anders Larsson, Ulf Wallin (violin, soloist), Sueye Park, Daniel Vlashi Lukaçi, German Tcakulov, Alexander Wollheim, Thomas Hoppe, Martin Gelland, Cecilia Gelland, Thomas Bodin, Álvaro Pastor Jiménez, Linus Björnstam, Marianne Mellnäs, Margot Rodin, Sven-Erik Alexandersson, Erland Hagegard, Peter Mattei (baritone), Bengt-Åke Lundin, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Duo Gelland, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Chorus, Christian Lindberg, Leif Segerstam, Stig Westerberg
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New Release Round-Up - 26th January 2024
26th Jan 2024
Bartók, Janáček & Szymanowski from Piotr Anderszewski, an invitation to the dance from Martin James Bartlett, Puccini songs from Angela Gheorghiu, and the world premiere recording of Louise Bertin's opera Fausto.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024: Shortlist
24th Jan 2024
The nominations are just in and voting is open...
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Michael Spyres In The Shadows and other forthcoming releases
23rd Jan 2024
The American tenor teams up with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques for a programme which explores the composers who influenced Wagner, with other spring highlights including Saint-Saëns from Lang Lang, Britten from Isabelle Faust & friends, and world premiere recordings of four orchestral works by Dorothy Howell.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th January 2024
19th Jan 2024
Mendelssohn and more from Sol Gabetta & Bertrand Chamayou, Schubert from Adam Laloum, Tosti songs from Javier Camarena & Ángel Rodríguez, and Paavo Berglund's complete recordings on EMI Classics & Finlandia.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2024
15th Jan 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a Franco-Belgian programme from French cellist Bruno Philippe (with Tanguy de Williencourt, Christoph Eschenbach & the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) on Harmonia Mundi.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th January 2024
12th Jan 2024
A second volume of variations from Cédric Tiberghien, Charpentier's Médée from Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet, French song from Sandrine Piau, and Schumann and Grieg piano concertos from Elisabeth Leonskaja.
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Katya Kabanova from Simon Rattle and other forthcoming highlights
11th Jan 2024
Amanda Majeski and Katarina Dalayman go head-to-head in Janáček's opera from the Barbican, Elīna Garanča makes her Wagner debut on a live Parsifal from Vienna, and Domingo Hindoyan and the Liverpool Philharmonic mark this year's Bruckner bicentenary.
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Janáček: Katya Kabanova
Amanda Majeski (Katya), Katarina Dalayman (Kabanicha), Simon O'Neill (Boris), Andrew Staples (Tichon), Magdalena Kozená (Varvara), Ladislav Elgr (Kudrjas), Pavlo Hunka (Dikój) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2024 Choices
9th Jan 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a programme of Penderecki from the Latvian Radio Choir which demonstrates 'a palpable grasp of the music’s emotional heart'.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2024
5th Jan 2024
Stravinsky from James Ehnes & Sir Andrew Davis, Bruckner from Markus Poschner and the late Bernard Haitink, and a starry revival of Laurent Pelly's classic production of Rameau's Platée (with Lawrence Brownlee in the title-role).
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The Presto Chart - 2023
4th Jan 2024
Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Víkingur Ólafsson's recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations on Deutsche Grammophon leading the pack...
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The Presto Chart - December 2023
2nd Jan 2024
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with John Nelson's live recording of Handel's Messiah from Coventry Cathedral (released on Erato at the end of November) in first place...
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2023
26th Dec 2023
José Carreras's complete recitals on Philips, Bruckner cycles from Marek Janowski and Rémy Ballot, and collections celebrating the long histories of the Wiener Sängerknaben and Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden.
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New Releases from Winter 2023
22nd Dec 2023
Mahler from Santtu-Matias Rouvali & the Philharmonia, Mendelssohn from Jordi Savall, the conclusion of Sarah Willis's Mozart y Mambo project with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, and a third helping of Sturm und Drang from Ian Page & The Mozartists.
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A Lifetime with Bernstein
21st Dec 2023
As Bradley Cooper's Maestro lands on Netflix, our Finance Assistant Sue Nicholls takes time away from the books to reflect on some of the many occasions when Bernstein's music has inspired and moved her.
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Puccini from Angela Gheorghiu and other forthcoming highlights
19th Dec 2023
The Romanian soprano marks the centenary of Puccini's death with a recital of his songs on Signum, with other stand-outs for the beginning of the year including Tosti from Javier Camarena, Lalo from Neeme Järvi, and Samson et Dalila from Covent Garden on DVD & Blu-ray.
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New Release Round-Up - 15th December 2023
15th Dec 2023
Bruckner from François-Xavier Roth in Cologne, Alkan 'Grotesqueries' from Mark Viner, a Korngold/Coll/Brahms triptych from Trio Isimsiz, and José Carreras's complete recital recordings on Philips.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2023
13th Dec 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by the 'magnificent' final instalment of Debussy's solo piano works from Steven Osborne on Hyperion.
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Christmas New Releases 2023
8th Dec 2023
Highlights from this year's crop of festive releases include recordings from horn-player Felix Klieser, Armonico Consort, the Choir of St John's College Cambridge, and Ensemble Correspondances.
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Recordings of the Year 2023 - Our Top 10
7th Dec 2023
The winners revealed - ten fantastic recordings which really stood out from the crowd for us over the past twelve months, plus the results of our six special category awards...
