Classical Recommendations
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Presto CD - Mercury Living Presence
20th Aug 2015
Two dozen newly-released titles from the great 1950s and 60s series, with conductors including Howard Hanson, Paul Paray and Frederick Fennell.
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Gramophone Awards 2015: Finalists
17th Aug 2015
Revealed - the top three contenders in each category…
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Presto CD - nearly 100 more DG titles
13th Aug 2015
Artists include Leonard Bernstein, Ferenc Fricsay, Emil Gilels and Gidon Kremer.
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The John Wilson Orchestra's Sinatra Prom
12th Aug 2015
Friday night's Proms homage to Ol’ Blue Eyes, with Seth Macfarlane and Jamie Parker, will be released on DVD by Warner Classics.
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Presto CD - more ASV titles
6th Aug 2015
Over 80 new titles added today - and we're celebrating by offering 20% off the entire label!
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Igor Levit records Beethoven, Bach and Rzewski
5th Aug 2015
The phenomenal Russian-German pianist tackles three very different sets of variations in his third solo disc on Sony.
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More Prokofiev from Gergiev and the Mariinsky
30th Jul 2015
Valery Gergiev is set to record Prokofiev symphonies and more, with the Mariinsky Orchestra.
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Presto CD - 16 new Philips and Mercury Living Presence titles
25th Jul 2015
Featured artists include Mitsuko Uchida, Alfred Brendel, Sir Neville Marriner and Antal Dorati.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2015
24th Jul 2015
Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, headed up by the first instalment of Andris Nelsons's Shostakovich project from Boston on Deutsche Grammophon…
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Hong Kong Ring Cycle on Naxos
21st Jul 2015
Jaap van Zweden assembles a magnificent cast, including Matthias Goerne in his role-debut as Wotan.
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Presto CD - 25 more new DG Archiv titles
18th Jul 2015
Chris introduces more delights from the vaults at DG Archiv, featuring Trevor Pinnock, Karl Richter, Musica Antiqua Köln, Ton Koopman and others.
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Presto CD - 52 new ASV titles
11th Jul 2015
A large batch of ASV titles, including the light music range White Line - and a cornucopia of sound-effects discs!
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Franco Fagioli goes to hell and back
9th Jul 2015
Argentine countertenor begins partnership with Deutsche Grammophon by recording the title-role in Gluck's Orfeo.
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Presto CD - 50 new Deutsche Grammophon titles
4th Jul 2015
Conductors include Karl Böhm, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Leonard Bernstein and James Levine.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin records Le nozze di Figaro
2nd Jul 2015
Cast to include Christiane Karg and Luca Pisaroni as the bride and bridegroom…
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Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K384
Diana Damrau (Konstanze), Anna Prohaska (Blonde), Rolando Villazón (Belmonte), Paul Schweinester (Pedrillo), Franz-Josef Selig (Osmin) &Thomas Quasthoff (Selim) Vocalensemble Rastatt & Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Véronique Gens - La chanson bien douce
27th Jun 2015
The French soprano records mélodies by, Duparc, Hahn and Chausson.
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Presto CD - 35 new Gaudeamus and Oiseau-Lyre titles
26th Jun 2015
Featured artists include The Cardinall’s Musick, The Academy of Ancient Music and The New London Consort.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2015
24th Jun 2015
Chris introduces this month's Editor's Choices, headed up by Alina Ibragimova's Ysaÿe Sonatas on Hyperion…
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Russian Emigrés and Henry Purcell
17th Jun 2015
Two new discs on the way from Vivat - Purcell's chamber music with the King's Consort and contemporary Russian works from Alissa Firsova.
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Two major song projects coming up from Delphian Records
10th Jun 2015
The enterprising young Scottish label follow their acclaimed Rachmaninov with Medtner and Schubert.
