Classical Recommendations
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Presto CD - 50 classic vocal, choral and Christmas discs from Decca
19th Mar 2015
Includes recitals by Pavarotti, Sutherland, Ferrier and Flagstad, and seasonal favourites from Te Kanawa and Leontyne Price.
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Presto CD - 50 new vintage Decca orchestral titles
14th Mar 2015
Highlights include Solti's Beethoven symphonies from Chicago and Chailly's Bruckner from Berlin.
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The Borodin Quartet sign to Decca
12th Mar 2015
The legendary quartet celebrate their 70th anniversary with a new partnership, starting with a complete Shostakovich cycle.
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Bach to Moog
7th Mar 2015
Bach reimagined for electronic orchestra, courtesy of Moog Music, violinist Jennifer Pike and Sony Records.
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Presto CD - Deutsche Grammophon
6th Mar 2015
50 new DG titles from Deutsche Grammophon this week, including operas, legendary Schubert recordings, as well as 5 discs of Hans Werner Henze.
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Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492 (highlights)
Hermann Prey (Figaro), Edith Mathis (Susanna), Gundula Janowitz (Countess), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Count), Tatiana Troyanos (Cherubino), Peter Lagger (Bartolo), Barbara Vogel (Barbarina) Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - March 2015
3rd Mar 2015
Chris introduces the pick of the crop from this month's issue, headed up by Steffani's Niobe Regina di Tebe on Erato which takes pride of place as Recording of the Month.
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Steffani: Niobe Regina di Tebe
Karina Gauvin (Niobe), Philippe Jaroussky (Anfione), Amanda Forsythe (Manto), Aaron Sheehan (Clearte), Terry Wey (Creonte), Jesse Blumberg (Poliferno), Colin Balzer (Tiberino) & José Lemos (Nerea) Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs
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Presto CD - More Mercury Living Presence
28th Feb 2015
35 new titles, from artists including Byron Janis, Henryk Szeryng Antal Doráti, and The Romeros.
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Pappano records Aida in Rome
25th Feb 2015
Anja Harteros and Jonas Kaufmann head a stellar cast on this forthcoming recording with the Santa Cecilia orchestra.
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Presto CD - Philips
21st Feb 2015
21 new titles, from artists including Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Bernard Haitink, Sir Neville Marriner, and the Guarneri Quartet.
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An early Christmas with Stile Antico
19th Feb 2015
Flemish and German festive music from the outstanding young vocal ensemble.
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Presto CD - Westminster
17th Feb 2015
18 titles, focusing primarily on great orchestral recordings from the 1950s and 60s.
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The 2015 Grammy Awards.
9th Feb 2015
Announcing the winners and finalists of the eight classical categories at this year's awards…
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Presto CD - DG Archiv
7th Feb 2015
Introducing 36 newly-released titles from Deutsche Grammophon Archiv…
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2015
3rd Feb 2015
Chris introduces the crème de la crème from this month's issue, including Piotr Anderszewski's Bach English Suites, which scoops Recording of the Month…
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Presto CD - DG Originals
31st Jan 2015
Introducing 19 newly-released titles from Deutsche Grammophon Originals.
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Fascinating Aida
29th Jan 2015
Decca announce exclusive contract with soprano Aida Garifullina, winner of the 2013 Operalia competition.
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Solo Bach from Gil Shaham
22nd Jan 2015
The maverick violinist turns to the solo sonatas and partitas for his next project on Canary Classics.
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The International Opera Awards
17th Jan 2015
Katherine introduces the shortlisted discs for this year's 'Opera Oscars'…
