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Recording of the Week,
Schnittke from Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin 16th February 2015James listens to Alfred Schnittke's bold, polystylistic Third Symphony, performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Vladimir Jurowski.
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Recording of the Week,
Zemlinsky String Quartets from the Brodsky Quartet 9th February 2015Katherine enjoys string quartets by the Romantic composer Alexander Zemlinsky, performed by the Brodsky Quartet.
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Recording of the Week,
Brahms Serenades from Riccardo Chailly 2nd February 2015James listens to Riccardo Chailly's latest disc of Brahms with the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester.
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Recording of the Week,
Andrew Davis conducts Elgar's King Olaf 26th January 2015James listens to Edward Elgar's relatively little-known cantata, based on Longfellow's poem about Olaf, the first Christian king of Norway.
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Recording of the Week,
Grigory Sokolov performs Mozart and Chopin 19th January 2015James listens to Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov's first release on DG, featuring Mozart Sonatas and Chopin Preludes.
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Recording of the Week,
Anna Netrebko sings Tchaikovsky's Iolanta 12th January 2015Katherine listens to Anna Netrebko's new recording of a little-known late Tchaikovsky opera, the one-act Iolanta.
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Recording of the Week,
Andris Nelsons conducts Sibelius and Wagner 5th January 2015James listens to Andris Nelsons’s début recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
2014 in review and looking ahead to 2015 29th December 2014Katherine looks back over the year, and takes a peek into the crystal ball at what 2015 holds...
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Recording of the Week,
Presto Personal Favourites from 2014 22nd December 2014The Presto editorial team pick some "ones that got away" - the discs we just didn't have space to write about when they were released!
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Recording of the Week,
Iván Fischer conducts Brahms 15th December 2014David listens to Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra's new recording of Brahms's Second Symphony.
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Recording of the Week,
Emmanuelle Haïm conducts Handel's Messiah 8th December 2014David listens to a new recording of Handel's Messiah, with Emmanuelle Haïm and the Concert d’Astrée orchestra and choir.
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Recording of the Week,
Music for Christmas 1st December 2014Katherine listens to some of this year's Christmas discs, featuring Renee Fleming, the choir of Clare College Cambridge and Arte dei Suonatori.
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Recording of the Week,
Anna Netrebko sings Strauss's Four Last Songs 24th November 2014Katherine listens to Anna Netrebko's new recording of Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs, with Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin.
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Recording of the Week,
Maurizio Pollini completes his cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas 17th November 2014James reviews Maurizio Pollini’s recently-completed cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas.
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Recording of the Week,
Jos van Immerseel conducts Carmina Burana 10th November 2014James listens to Jos van Immerseel's new recording of the chamber version of Carl Orff's famous Carmina Burana.
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Recording of the Week,
World premiere recording of Hasse's opera, Siroe Re di Persia 3rd November 2014Katherine listens to the first ever recording of J A Hasse’s exotic opera, featuring vocal fireworks from Max Emanuel Cencic, Franco Fagioli and Julia Lezhneva.
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Recording of the Week,
Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim perform piano duos 27th October 2014James listens to the new duet disc from two of today's greatest pianists – Daniel Barenboim and Martha Argerich.
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Recording of the Week,
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Mendelssohn and Schumann 20th October 2014James listens to John Eliot Gardiner and the LSO's new disc of Mendelssohn and Schumann, with pianist Maria João Pires.
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Recording of the Week,
Cecilia Bartoli sings music from 18th-century Russia 13th October 2014Chris listens to superstar mezzo Cecilia's latest disc, exploring music written for the court of St Petersburg in the Eighteenth Century.
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Recording of the Week,
Cole Porter in Hollywood 6th October 2014Katherine listens to the John Wilson Orchestra's sparkling new collection of Cole Porter songs for the big screen.