Classical Recommendations
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Boxed Set Selections - February 2018
25th Feb 2018
February heavyweights include anniversary tributes to Leonard Bernstein, Claude Debussy, The King's Singers, and Christa Ludwig.
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New Release Round-up - 23rd February 2018
23rd Feb 2018
Mahler from Daniel Harding, Gershwin from Kirill Gerstein, Rachmaninov from Nikolai Lugansky, and a stunning concerto debut from French pianist Adam Laloum.
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Prokofiev from Martha Argerich & Sergei Babayan and other forthcoming highlights
22nd Feb 2018
Other imminent headliners include Schubert from Marc-André Hamelin, Bartók from Renaud Capuçon, and Vivaldi from both Rachel Podger with Brecon Baroque and Diego Fasolis with Julia Lezhneva and Franco Fagioli.
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BBC Music Magazine - March 2018 Choices
20th Feb 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by beautifully played and imaginatively curated recital of Russian cello works from BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden.
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New Release Round-up - 16th February 2018
16th Feb 2018
Today's headline releases include Debussy from Maurizio Pollini, Bruckner from Andris Nelsons, Mendelssohn from Andrew Manze, and a Rossini rarity from Bad Wildbad.
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New Release Round-Up - 9th February 2018
9th Feb 2018
Bliss from Andrew Davis, Haydn from Simon Rattle, Mozart from Daniel Hope, and a collection of Elgar's neglected choral works.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2018
5th Feb 2018
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by two titans of the keyboard joining forces in Stravinsky.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd February 2018
2nd Feb 2018
Stravinsky from Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-André Hamelin, Prokofiev from Lisa Batiashvili and Brahms from Thomas Dausgaard.
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Presto Editor's Choices - January 2018
31st Jan 2018
Katherine's personal highlights of the month include music by Gounod, Martinů and Copland, plus a star turn from Joyce DiDonato gamely sending herself up in Jake Heggie's new opera about an American diva resurrecting a bel canto rarity.
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Grammy Winners 2018
29th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the winning classical albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Manhattan.
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Robin Ticciati's Brahms and other forthcoming highlights
27th Jan 2018
Ten enticing upcoming releases from artists including Christian Thielemann, Andris Nelsons, Yvgeny Sudbin and Anita Rachvelishvili.
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New Release Round-Up - 26th January 2018
26th Jan 2018
Mozart from Piotr Anderszewski, Lully from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, Bartók from Pablo Heras-Casado, and a warmly engaging debut from teenage cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2018 Choices
25th Jan 2018
Chris introduces the February front-runners, with an incendiary account of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony leading the way as Recording of the Month.
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Recordings of the Year 2017 - Photo Gallery
25th Jan 2018
A selection of our 2017 winners with their awards!
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New Release Round-Up - 19th January 2018
19th Jan 2018
Mahler from Mariss Jansons, a superb Winterreise from Mark Padmore and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and Dvořák from the Jerusalem Quartet and guests are among the pick of today's new recordings.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th January 2018
12th Jan 2018
Today's highlights include breathtaking Handel from Franco Fagioli, peerless Bach from Isabelle Faust and Kristian Bezuidenhout, and a new Jake Heggie opera starring Joyce DiDonato in the title-role.
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Boxed Set Selections - January 2018
10th Jan 2018
This month's collections include Karl Böhm's complete vocal recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, a comprehensive Debussy anniversary box, and an 80th- birthday tribute to Swiss soprano Edith Mathis.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2018
5th Jan 2018
One of Jiří Bělohlávek's final recordings, the third instalment of John Wilson's exceptional Copland series, and a rarity by Elizabeth Maconchy.
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Bartók from Pablo Heras-Casado and other forthcoming releases
3rd Jan 2018
Including new recordings from Garrick Ohlsson, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Anna Bonitatibus, and the Elias Quartet.
