Classical Recommendations
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2018 Choices
24th Apr 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Murray Perahia, Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien, and Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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New Release Round-up - 20th April 2018
20th Apr 2018
Shostakovich from Piotr Anderszewski and the Belcea Quartet, song recitals from Sandrine Piau and Nicholas Phan, Ravel and Gershwin from Denis Kozhukhin, and the complete symphonies of Arvo Pärt.
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Boxed Set Selections - April 2018
16th Apr 2018
Collections from artists including Leonard Bernstein, Monique Haas, Charles Munch and Pierre Monteux, plus a comprehensive new WF Bach anthology on Brilliant Classics.
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New Release Round-up - 13th April 2018
13th Apr 2018
Bacewicz from the Silesian Quartet, Schubert from Roderick Williams, Bartók from Christian Tetzlaff and Hannu Lintu, and vintage Beethoven from the Budapest Quartet.
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International Opera Awards 2018 - The Winners!
10th Apr 2018
The results of last night's ceremony at the London Coliseum.
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New Release Round-up - 6th April 2018
6th Apr 2018
Walton from Edward Gardner and James Ehnes, Brahms from Benjamin Appl and Graham Johnson, Crusell from Michael Collins, and two newly-curated collections of Teresa Berganza in Mozart, Rossini and more.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2018 - The Winners!
5th Apr 2018
A live update from the ceremony in Kings Place - all is revealed…
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Jonas Kaufmann's Otello and other forthcoming highlights
3rd Apr 2018
The German tenor's first portrayal of Verdi's 'Lion of Venice', plus new releases from Ádám Fischer, Osmo Vänskä, Stephen Hough and Tenebrae.
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New Release Round-up - 30th March 2018
30th Mar 2018
Messiaen from Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Haydn from Paul Lewis, the final instalment of a distinguished Mozart series, and a Grieg recording premiere are among today's releases.
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Presto Editor's Choices - March 2018
28th Mar 2018
A spellbinding journey to hell and back in the company of Stéphane Degout and Raphaël Pichon, an absorbing snapshot of Brian Ferneyhough’s career, and a slimmed-down Werther from Zurich…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2018
27th Mar 2018
A superb Rachmaninov double-bill from Mariss Jansons and his Bavarian orchestra comes out on top this month, with honourable mentions for pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Martin Helmchen and the young Persian-Austrian cellist Kian Soltani.
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New Release Round-Up - 23rd March
23rd Mar 2018
Prokofiev from Martha Argerich and Sergei Babayan, Brahms from Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and Vaughan Williams from Andrew Manze and the Liverpool Philharmonic.
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BBC Music Magazine - April 2018 Choices
22nd Mar 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, including albums from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Polina Leschenko, Michael Barenboim, and the late Jiří Bělohlávek with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
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New Release Round-up - 16th March
16th Mar 2018
Bernstein from Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Liza Ferschtman, Juan Diego Flórez as Werther, and a rare recording of Meyerbeer's Le Prophète starring John Osborn and Marianne Cornetti.
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Boxed Set Selections - March 2018
13th Mar 2018
A birthday celebration of Christa Ludwig in song, two fascinating collections of Russian rarities, and a complete Beethoven symphonies cycle with a difference…
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Paul Lewis's Haydn and other forthcoming highlights
12th Mar 2018
April also brings Shostakovich from the Belcea Quartet, Walton from James Ehnes and Edward Gardner, Messiaen from Pierre-Laurent Aimard, and Cole Porter from Magdalena Kožená...
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New Release Round-up - 9th March
9th Mar 2018
Bach from William Christie, previously unreleased Brahms and Schumann from Alfred Brendel, and a fascinating journey through the French operatic underworld with baritone Stéphane Degout.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2018
7th Mar 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, with a lucid interpretation of Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata that's been four decades in the making leading the way as Recording of the Month.
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New Release Round-up - 2nd March 2018
2nd Mar 2018
Rachmaninov from Sudbin and Oramo, Mahler from Thielemann, Ludford from Westminster Abbey, and a powerhouse debut album from Georgian mezzo Anita Rachvelishvili.
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Presto Editor's Choices - February 2018
28th Feb 2018
Katherine's February favourites include lithe Brahms from Adam Laloum, a compelling collection of Medtner's songs from Iain Burnside and friends, and an arresting recording debut from the young cellist Kian Soltani.
