Classical Recommendations
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New Release Round-up - 16th June 2017
16th Jun 2017
Orchestral highlights this week feature Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and Bruckner. A new work from Jonathan Dove, weird and wonderful concertos by Telemann from Berlin, and a celebration of André Cluytens orchestral recordings are also amongst this week's highlights.
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BBC Music Magazine - July 2017 Choices
15th Jun 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with Schmidt's Second Symphony from Semyon Bychkov and the Wiener Philharmoniker first among equals…
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Presto Editor's Choices - June 2017
13th Jun 2017
A Russian operatic recital, a virtual visit to Glyndebourne, and a raucous night at the pub (seventeenth-century style) are among Katherine's June highlights…
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New Release Round-up - 9th June 2017
9th Jun 2017
Two new Handel recordings, songs from Robert Franz and an album of Russian songs and arias from Olga Peretyatko feature this week, alongside a finished 'unfinished' symphony and Brahms from Vadim Gluzman.
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New Release Round-up - 2nd June 2017
2nd Jun 2017
Hallé and Mark Elder continue their Wagner series with Parsifal, plus box sets devoted to Karl Böhm and The Choir of St John's College Cambridge, and Rimsky-Korsakov and Rossini operas feature this week.
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Barenboim's Gerontius and other forthcoming highlights
31st May 2017
The continuation of his distinguished Elgar cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin will arrive just in time for their Proms visit with the two symphonies…
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New Release Round-up - 26th May 2017
26th May 2017
Brahms Piano Concertos from Sunwook Kim and Hallé, music for piano four hands from Jos van Immerseel and Claire Chevallier, and vocal music from Schubert and Fauré feature in this week's round-up of new releases.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2017
24th May 2017
Chris introduces this month's choices, with Arcadi Volodos's stupendous Brahms recital on Sony taking pride of place as Disc of the Month.
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Boxed Set Selections - May 2017
22nd May 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's collections, including anthologies of recordings by Riccardo Muti, Arthur Grumiaux, Narciso Yepes and Christopher Hogwood.
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New Release Round-up - 19th May 2017
19th May 2017
Mahler from Ivan Fischer, Prokofiev from Tugan Sokhiev, and Falla are amongst the orchestral highlights this week, alongside operas from Saint-Saëns and Schoenberg.
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2017 Choices
18th May 2017
Chris introduces this month's Choices, with Paul McCreesh's larger-than-life account of Haydn's The Seasons leading the way…
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New Release Round-up - 12th May 2017
12th May 2017
Mozart and Haydn releases from the LSO Wind Ensemble, pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and soprano Sophie Bevan feature this week, alongside a Schumann recital from Luca Buratto and Telemann from Concerto Melante.
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Presto Editor's Choices - May 2017
10th May 2017
A Brahmsian match made in heaven and a commanding recital with orchestra from a prolific young British soprano are among this month's stand-outs.
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International Opera Awards - The Winners!
8th May 2017
The results of last night's ceremony at the London Coliseum.
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Ravel Concertos from Steven Osborne and other forthcoming delights
5th May 2017
Franck from Faust, Prokofiev from Petrenko, and Handel from Hallenberg are also looming on the horizon for May and June!
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New Release Round-up - 5th May 2017
5th May 2017
The Emerson quartet celebrate forty years with new recordings of Britten and Purcell, while vocal releases from sopranos Diana Damrau and Carolyn Sampson also feature in this week's round-up.
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New Release Round-up - 28th April 2017
28th Apr 2017
This week's highlights include the latest release in Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series, Johann Strauss II in St. Petersburg, Debussy and Ravel recorded live in Paris and a box set celebrating Louis Frémaux's time as Principal Conductor of the CBSO.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - May 2017
27th Apr 2017
Chris introduces this month's choices, with James MacMillan's highly moving setting of the Stabat Mater leading the selection.
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Boxed Set Selections - April 2017
26th Apr 2017
Chris introduces the best of this month's boxed sets, including a tribute to the late Louis Frémaux's relationship with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2017 Choices
22nd Apr 2017
Flora introduces this month's picks, with Richard Strauss from Paavo Järvi and the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo leading the pack as Recording of the Month.
