Classical Recommendations
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Five new projects from Opera Rara
23rd Feb 2016
A Rossini masterpiece revisited, and rarities by Bellini, Gounod, Offenbach and Donizetti.
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Winter Dreams from Vasily Petrenko on Onyx
16th Feb 2016
Following their acclaimed Shostakovich cycle, the RLPO and their Russian conductor turn their attention to Tchaikovsky.
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St John Passion from the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
11th Feb 2016
René Jacobs conducts Bach's masterpiece for the first time on disc - coming soon on Harmonia Mundi.
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Presto CD - 75 new DG titles
10th Feb 2016
Artists include Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan and James Levine.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2016
3rd Feb 2016
Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices and Recording of the Month.
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Presto CD - new Oiseau Lyre and DG Archiv titles
30th Jan 2016
Featured artists include Christopher Hogwood, Trevor Pinnock and John Eliot Gardiner.
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Emma Kirkby (soprano), Judith Nelson (soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (alto), Paul Elliot (tenor), David Thimas (bass), James Bowman (countertenor) Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, Simon Preston, Christopher Hogwood
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James Ehnes at 40
21st Jan 2016
The Canadian violinist celebrates a significant birthday with three major recording projects.
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Presto CD - 55 more Deutsche Grammophon titles
14th Jan 2016
Artists include Emil Gilels, Seiji Ozawa, Göran Söllscher and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
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Pelléas et Mélisande from the LSO
11th Jan 2016
Rattle conducts Debussy's elusive masterpiece, with Christian Gerhaher and Magdalena Kožená in the title-roles.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2016: Shortlist
8th Jan 2016
Introducing this year's 21 contenders, which were revealed this morning…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2016
6th Jan 2016
Chris introduces this month's picks, headed by Xavier Philips & François-Frédéric Guy's recording of Beethoven's works for cello and piano on Evidence Classics.
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Presto CD - 50 new Philips titles
24th Dec 2015
Artists include Sir Neville Marriner, Elly Ameling, Alfred Brendel and Frans Brüggen.
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Presto CD - 60 new Decca titles
17th Dec 2015
Featured artists include Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Georg Solti, Jorge Bolet and Riccardo Chailly.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - December 2015
10th Dec 2015
Chris introduces this month's picks, headed by Handel's Partenope from Riccardo Minasi and Il Pomo d'Oro.
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Schubert from Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside
9th Dec 2015
Collection of Schubert Lieder to be released next year…
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Discs of the Year 2015 - our top 10
4th Dec 2015
After some heated arguments, we've finally settled on our shortlist!
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Presto CD – Philips
28th Nov 2015
Featured artists include Alfred Brendel, Mitsuko Uchida, and The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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The Ghosts of Versailles
25th Nov 2015
John Corigliano's rococo pastiche to receive its first outing on CD in March.
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Discs of the Year 2015 - our top 100
24th Nov 2015
Introducing the Presto team's favourite discs of 2015…
