Gramophone Awards, Contemporary (era)

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Sean Shibe (electric guitar)

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Lea Desandre (mezzo), Jupiter, Thomas Dunford

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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Female Singer of the Year
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Christian Tetzlaff (violin), BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds

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Quatuor Ebène (string quartet), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello)

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Mendelssohn

Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

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Paganini: 24 Caprices | plus Caprices by Berlioz, Cervelló, Kreisler, Ortiz, Saint-Saëns, Sarasate, Wieniawski

María Dueñas (violin), Itamar Golan (piano), Boris Kuschnir (violin), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mihhail Gerts

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Battle Cry: She Speaks

Helen Charlston, Toby Carr

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Hallé Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder

BBC Music Magazine, May 2026, Orchestral Choice

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Igor Levit: The Life Album

Igor Levit (piano)

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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th October 2018
Opus Klassik Awards, 2019, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year (piano)
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Abrahamsen: Let me tell you

Barbara Hannigan (soprano) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Andris Nelsons

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softLOUD: Music for Acoustic & Electric Guitars

Sean Shibe (guitar)

BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, Instrumental Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Bolcom: The Complete Rags

Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

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Shadows of My Ancestors

Behzod Abduraimov (piano)

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EDEN

Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev

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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th February 2022
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Time & Eternity

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Camerata Bern

BBC Music Magazine, November 2019, Concerto Choice
Presto Editor's Choice, September 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Assorted Program
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Special offer. A Shropshire Lad | English Songs Orchestrated by Roderick Williams

Roderick Williams (baritone), Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder

Presto Editor's Choice, November 2022
Gramophone Magazine, January 2023
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The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Harry Christophers

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Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 4, Concerto for Violin & Piano & Chamber Symphony

Frank Dupree (piano/conductor), Rosanne Philippens (violin), Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Winner - Assorted Programs
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Plaisirs illuminés | Veress - Ginastera - Coll

Camerata Bern (chamber ensemble), Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Thomas Kaufmann, Marko Milenkovic, Sonja Starke, Suyeon Kang, Sol Gabetta (cello), Käthi Steuri

Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Editor's Choice
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Alfred Schnittke & Arvo Pärt: Choral Works

Raul Mikson (tenor), Maria Melaha (soprano), Karolina Kriis (soprano), Marianne Pärna (alto), Ave Hännikäinen (alto), Toomas Tohert (tenor), Kaia Urb (soprano) Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš

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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018

Igor Levit plays Bach, Beethoven, Rzewski

Igor Levit (piano)

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BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Disc of the Month
Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2015
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Hans Abrahamsen: The Snow Queen

Barbara Hannigan (Gerda), Rachael Wilson (Kay, Katarina Dalayman (Grandmother / Old Lady / Finn Woman), Peter Rose (Snow Queen / Reindeer / Clock) Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper, Cornelius Meister, Andreas Kriegenburg

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Marc-André Hamelin: Études

Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2008

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Adès Conducts Adès

Mark Stone (baritone), Kirill Gerstein (piano), Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès

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Vienna Philharmonic, Sakari Oramo

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Orchestre Philharmonique Du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno

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Kari Kriikku (clarinet) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

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End of My Days

Ruby Hughes (soprano), Manchester Collective

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Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero

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John Adams: Doctor Atomic

Gerald Finley (Robert Oppenheimer), Julia Bullock (Kitty Oppenheimer), Brindley Sherratt (Edward Teller), Samuel Sakker (James Nolan), Andrew Staples (Robert Wilson), Jennifer Johnston (Pasqualita) BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, John Adams

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Special offer. Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee

Lapland Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Modern Peter Eötvös

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Images

Anna Lapwood (organ of Ely Cathedral)

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Arditti Quartet, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

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Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu

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Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

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Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Anu Komsi (soprano) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

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Héloïse Werner (soprano), Amy Harman (bassoon), Lawrence Power (violin, viola), Calum Huggan (percussion), Colin Alexander (cello), Laura Snowden (guitar), Daniel Shao (flute)

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Truls Mørk (cello), Colin Currie (percussion) Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds

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but I like to sing...

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Song

John Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs

Emma Tring (soloist), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins

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John Pickard: Mass in Troubled Times

Chloë Abbott (trumpet), David Goode (organ), BBC Singers, Martyn Brabbins

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BBC Music Magazine, May 2011, Opera Choice

George Benjamin: Picture a Day Like This

A Gathering of Friends

Yo-Yo Ma (cello), New York Philharmonic Orchestra, John Williams

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EDEN

Joyce Didonato (mezzo-soprano), Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev

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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th February 2022
Opus Klassik, 2022, Winner - Solo Vocal Recording
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Brett Dean: Hamlet

Allan Clayton (Hamlet), Sarah Connolly (Gertrude), Barbara Hannigan (Ophelia), Rod Gilfry (Claudius), Kim Begley (Polonius), John Tomlinson (Ghost/Grave-Digger), Jacques Imbrailo (Horatio), David Butt Philip (Laertes) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski

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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
International Opera Awards, 2019, Nominated - Complete Opera Recording
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Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano), Beate Mordal (soprano), Cameron Shahbazi (countertenor), John Brancy (baritone), Anna Prohaska (soprano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin

BBC Music Magazine, November 2024, Opera Choice
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Special offer. Julian Anderson: Alhambra Fantasy

BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen

Presto Recording of the Week, 27th October 2008
BBC Music Magazine, August 2006, Orchestral Choice
Gramophone Magazine, September 2006, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Contemporary

A Rose Magnificat

Gabrieli Consort, Paul McCreesh

BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, Choral & Song Choice
Presto Editor's Choice, May 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Choral
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Adès: The Tempest

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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - Contemporary
Grammy Awards, 56th Awards (2013), Best Opera Recording

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Guy Johnston (cello) BBC Philharmonic, Rumon Gamba

Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Contemporary

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Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Jake Heggie (piano), Matt Haimovitz (cello)

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BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, Choral & Song Choice
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Birtwistle: Night’s Black Bird

Owen Slade (tuba) The Hallé Orchestra, Ryan Wigglesworth

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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Premiere Recording of the Year