Classical Recommendations
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Music for Holy Week
6th Apr 2023
A selection of recent recordings of music inspired by Holy Week - from early to contemporary, religious to humanist, and with a mix of choral, solo vocal, and instrumental works.
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The Presto Chart - March 2023
4th Apr 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for March, with Puccini's Turandot from Antonio Pappano (starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Jonas Kaufmann & Ermonela Jaho) in first place...
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Puccini: Turandot
Sondra Radvanovsky (Turandot), Jonas Kaufmann (Calaf), Ermonela Jaho (Liù), Michele Pertusi (Timur), Michael Spyres (Altoum), Mattia Olivieri (Ping), Gregory Bonfatti (Pang), Siyabonga Maqungo (Pong), Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
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Presto Editor's Choices - March 2023
3rd Apr 2023
Sleek but savage Stravinsky from the Orchestre de Paris & Klaus Mäkelä, Haydn red in tooth and claw from René Jacobs, and world premiere recordings of works for piano and orchestra by Maconchy, Lutyens & Wallen.
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New Release Round-Up - 31st March 2023
31st Mar 2023
Rachmaninoff from John Wilson & Sinfonia of London, Solti's Siegfried in newly-remastered glory, Berlioz from John Nelson & Joyce DiDonato, and a Pushkin-inspired recital from Gemma Summerfield, Gareth Brynmor-John, Abi Hyde-Smith and Jocelyn Freeman.
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Boxed Set Selections - March 2023
29th Mar 2023
Bernard Haitink's complete studio recordings with the Concertgebouworkest, an anthology shedding 'New Light on French Romantic Women Composers' from the Palazzetto Bru Zane, and the Belcea Quartet's collected recordings on Warner Classics.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th March 2023
24th Mar 2023
Previously unreleased recordings by Jessye Norman, Stravinsky from Klaus Mäkelä in Paris, variations by Beethoven and others from Cédric Tiberghien, and Beethoven & Ravel from Martha Argerich in Israel.
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2023 Choices
20th Mar 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'compellingly realised' world premiere recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces in its 1919 version from Ensemble Aedes and Mathieu Romano.
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St Patrick's Day - Music from Ireland
17th Mar 2023
A selection of music from Ireland - Baroque odes, piano concertos, chamber music, art songs, opera and more.
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New Release Round-Up - 17th March 2023
17th Mar 2023
Mozart from Quatuor Ebène and Antoine Tamestit, Haydn's Stabat Mater from René Jacobs, a golden anniversary compilation from the Brodsky Quartet, and the world premiere recording of Porpora's Carlo il Calvo (starring Franco Fagioli and Max Cencic).
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2023
13th Mar 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Antonio Pappano's 'magnificently recorded' account of Puccini's Turandot (using Alfano's original, uncut completion and starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Jonas Kaufmann and Ermonela Jaho) on Warner Classics.
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Puccini: Turandot
Sondra Radvanovsky (Turandot), Jonas Kaufmann (Calaf), Ermonela Jaho (Liù), Michele Pertusi (Timur), Michael Spyres (Altoum), Mattia Olivieri (Ping), Gregory Bonfatti (Pang), Siyabonga Maqungo (Pong), Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
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New Release Round-Up - 10th March 2023
10th Mar 2023
Yuja Wang's 'American Project', plus Strauss from Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Andris Nelsons, French Romantic rarities from Cyrille Dubois, and symphonic reflections on mortality from Jakub Hrůša in Bamberg.
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Michael Spyres's Contra-Tenor and other forthcoming highlights
9th Mar 2023
The sequel to Baritenor sees the American singer exploring the Baroque tradition of the 'tenore assoluto', with other late spring highlights including Shostakovich from the Berliner Philharmoniker & Kirill Petrenko, CPE Bach sonatas from Rachel Podger and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and music by Roberto Sierra from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Domingo Hindoyan.
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New Sony Classical titles added to our Presto CD range
7th Mar 2023
Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and cellist Yo-Yo Ma feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD from Sony Classical.
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd March 2023
3rd Mar 2023
Tchaikovsky transcriptions by Yevgeny Sudbin, Silvestrov from Hélène Grimaud & Konstantin Krimmel, Mozart keyboard concertos from Robert Levin, the Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr, and Haydn, Locke and Leith from the Ruisi Quartet.
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Presto Editor's Choices - February 2023
2nd Mar 2023
Superb song-recitals from Kitty Whately and Mary Bevan, meditative Mompou from Stephen Hough, and two arresting large-scale choral works by Margaret Bonds from The Dessoff Choirs and Malcolm J. Merriweather.
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The Presto Chart - February 2023
1st Mar 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for February, with John Wilson & Sinfonia of London's second volume of English music for strings on Chandos in first place...
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New Release Round-Up - 24th February 2023
24th Feb 2023
Bartók from the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Măcelaru, Stravinsky from Les Siècles and Ensemble Aedes, Brahms from Ning Feng and Zee Zee, and Rachmaninoff from the Choir of King's College London.
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Boxed Set Selections - February 2023
21st Feb 2023
A mammoth anthology marking what would have been Claudio Abbado's ninetieth birthday, plus the Fitzwilliam Quartet's complete recordings on Decca, a collection celebrating the varied career of pianist, conductor and Hollywood star José Iturbi, and lesser-spotted Offenbach from Opera Rara.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2023 Choices
20th Feb 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an 'exquisite' recital on the themes of love and loss from Ruby Hughes & Huw Watkins on BIS, which takes its title from Watkins's new song-cycle Echo.
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New Release Round-Up - 17th February 2023
17th Feb 2023
Verdi from Riccardo Chailly and the musicians of the Teatro alla Scala, a soul-searching song recital from Kitty Whately and Joseph Middleton, Schumann from Fabrizio Chiovetta, and courtly chamber music of the French Baroque from Philippe Jaroussky, Christina Pluhar and L'Arpeggiata.
