Classical Recommendations
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Presto Team Choices - January 2025
30th Jan 2025
Characterful Kurt Weill from the LSO and Simon Rattle, oboe trios from Haydn's godson Joseph Weigl, spellbinding Scriabin from Chinese pianist Yunjie Chen, and a terrific second outing for José de Nebra's pastoral melodrama Venus Y Adonis from the young Spanish ensemble Los Elementos.
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Presto Team Choices - November 2024
30th Nov 2024
A recital of clarinet music by twelve female composers, songs and chamber works by Adèle Hugo (daughter of Victor), a pair of unusual concertos by Christopher Tyler Nickel, and a double-bill of Hungarian violin concertos from the LSO and its leader Roman Simovic.
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Presto Team Choices - October 2024
2nd Nov 2024
The editorial team selects some personal favourites from October's crop of new releases, including Bruckner's piano music from Mari Kodama, a white-hot new Norma from Marina Rebeka, Maurizio Pollini's final recording of Schubert, and a spellbinding album of music by Freya Waley-Cohen.
