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Martinů: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša

Record Review, 5th December 2020, Record of the Week
Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Recording of the Month
BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, Concerto Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto

SACD: $18.00

Schnittke: Choir Concerto

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putnins

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral
Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Choral Performance
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Musique chorale
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Choral

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Alexandre Kantorow (piano), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow

BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Concerto Choice
Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Orchestral Music & Concertos
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Concerto

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

New. Brahms & Reger: Clarinet Quintets

Michael Collins (clarinet), Escher String Quartet

Gramophone Magazine, October 2026, Editor's Choice
Presto Team Choices, August 2026

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Ludwig van Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas I

Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (fortepiano)

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
Diapason, October 2026, Nouveauté

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Special offer. Pettersson: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg

Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Orchestral

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $15.30

Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Orchestral Winner

SACD: $18.00

György Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Béla Bartók: String Quartet No. 4

Marmen Quartet

Gramophone Magazine, February 2025, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine, February 2025, Chamber Choice
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Winner - Chamber

SACD: $18.00

Bach - Motets

Yukari Nonoshita & Aki Matsui (soprano), Damien Guillon (counter-tenor), Satoshi Mizukoshi (tenor) & Dominik Wörner (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Choral Award Winner
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2010, Winner - Musique Chorale
Building A Library, May 2021, Recommended Recording

SACD: $18.00

New. Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 59 No. 3, Op. 95 & Op. 133

Chiaroscuro Quartet

SACD: $18.00

Schubert: String Quartets; Nos 9 & 14

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Gramophone Magazine, November 2018
Record Review, 17th November 2018, Disc of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Chamber Music

SACD: $18.00

Brahms, Bartók, Liszt

Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 16th October 2020
Gramophone Magazine, November 2020, Editor's Choice

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 3, 6 & 7

Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

Presto Recording of the Week, 29th July 2016
BBC Music Magazine, August 2016, Orchestral Choice
Gramophone Magazine, September 2016, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2017, Finalist - Orchestral
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2016
Building a Library, May 2023, Recommended Recording

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Special offer. Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

Martin Fröst (clarinet), with Janine Jansen (violin), Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Torleif Thedéen (cello), with Roland Pöntinen (piano), with Torleif Thedéen (cello) & Roland Pöntinen (piano) Br

Gramophone Magazine, July 2014, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
Gramophone Awards, 2015, Finalist - Chamber

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 2

Alexander Sitkovetsky, Isang Enders, Wu Qian

BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, Chamber Choice
Gramophone Magazine, November 2023, Editor's Choice
Building A Library, May 2025, Recommended Recording
Building A Library, September 2025, Recommended Recording (Archduke)

SACD: $18.00

Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 1-3

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
Building A Library, May 2022, Also Recommended

SACD: $18.00

Henselt & Bronsart: Piano Concertos

Paul Wee (piano), Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Michael Collins

Gramophone Magazine, June 2024, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Concertos
Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Concerto

SACD: $18.00

Haydn: String Quartets Op. 33 Nos 1-3

Chiaroscuro Quartet

International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
Record Review, 17th June 2023, Record of the Week

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Alkan: Concerto and Symphony for Solo Piano

Paul Wee (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, November 2019, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Instrumental

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3, Opp. 7 & 30

Gringolts Quartet

BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, Chamber Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Chamber

SACD: $18.00

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

Mika Kares (Bluebeard), Szilvia Vörös (Judith), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki

Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Opera
Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Opera Recording

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Beethoven: String Trios, Op. 9 Nos. 1-3

Trio Zimmermann: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Christian Poltéra (cello)

BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, Disc of the month
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2013, Chamber Award Winner

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Special offer. Victorious Love - Songs by Henry Purcell

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord & spinet), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute / theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin I), Andrea Morris (violin II) & Jane Rogers (viola)

Building a Library, February 2014, Top Recital Recommendation
Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Editor's Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Special offer. JS Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 1

Masaaki Suzuki (Schnitger/Hinz organ in the Martinikerk, Groningen)

BBC Music Magazine, January 2016, Instrumental Choice
Gramophone Magazine, October 2015, Disc of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2016, Finalist - Baroque Instrumental

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

End of My Days

Ruby Hughes (soprano), Manchester Collective

BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, Choral & Song Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble
Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024

SACD: $18.00

Alexandre Kantorow plays Brahms and Schubert

Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
BBC Music Magazine, January 2025, Recording of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2025 Winners, Piano
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Instrumental
Presto Team Choices, November 2024

SACD (ECOPAK): $18.00

Echoes of Exile

Sueye Park

BBC Music Magazine, October 2025, Instrumental Choice
Gramophone Magazine, October 2025, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2026 Shortlist, Instrumental

SACD: $18.00

Mozart: Mass in C minor, K427 'Great'

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Olivia Vermeulen (alto), Makoto Sakurada (tenor), Christian Immler (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, Disc of the month
Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2017, Winner - Choral
Building a Library, September 2020, Recommended Recording

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Ravel & Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios

Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Isang Enders (cello), Wu Qian (piano), Sitkovetsky Trio

International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Chamber

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

C.P.E. Bach: Berlin Symphonies

Arte Dei Suonatori, Marcin Świątkiewicz

Gramophone Magazine, August 2026, Editor's Choice

SACD: $18.00

Weber: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano), Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Concerto

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Hélène de Montgeroult: Études

Clare Hammond (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Solo Instrument
Gramophone Magazine, December 2022, Editor's Choice

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Nielsen & Sibelius: Violin Concertos

Johan Dalene (violin), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds

Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
Presto Recording of the Week, 1st April 2022
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Concerto
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2022
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto

SACD: $18.00

Michael Tippett: Piano Concerto; Benjamin Britten: Diversions; William Walton: Sinfonia Concertante

Clare Hammond (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, George Vass

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
Gramophone Awards, 2026 Shortlist, Concerto

SACD: $18.00

Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1 - 3

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Record Review, 16th May 2020, Record of the Week

SACD: $18.00

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2

Haochen Zhang (piano) Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk

Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Concerto

SACD: $18.00

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Alan Gilbert

Gramophone Magazine, November 2009, Editor's Choice

SACD: $18.00

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Masaaki Suzuki (harpsichord), Masato Suzuki (harpsichord)

Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Instrumental
Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024

SACD: $32.50

Special offer. Prokofiev - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

Freddy Kempf (piano) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Concerto
Gramophone Magazine, May 2010, Editor's Choice

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Rakastava; Lemminkäinen

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki

Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Orchestral Performance
International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Symphonic Music

SACD: $18.00

Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (1869 Version)

Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Boris), Maxim Paster (Shuisky), Mika Kares (Pimen), Sergei Skorokhodov (Grigory), Okka von der Damerau (The Innkeeper), Alexey Tikhomirov (Varlaam), Hanna Husáhr (Xenia), Johanna Rudström (Feodor) Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano

Record Review, 28th September 2019, Disc of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera

2 SACDs: $32.50

Great Works for Flute and Orchestra

Sharon Bezaly (flute) Residentie Orkest Den Haag, Neeme Järvi

Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Concerto

SACD: $18.00

New. Brahms: Symphonies Nos 1 & 2

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Kent Nagano

2 SACDs: $22.75

Special offer. Maurice Ravel: Cantates Pour Le Prix de Rome

Véronique Gens (soprano), Vannina Santoni (sopranos), Sophie Koch, Janina Baechle (mezzos), Julien Behr, Michael Spyres (tenors), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) Choeur et Orchestre National des Pays de La Loire, Pascal Rophé

Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
Presto Editor's Choice, June 2022
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Choral

2 SACDs: Original price $32.50 Reduced $26.00

New. Liszt: Dante Symphony

Chœur Symphonique de Namur, Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Gergely Madaras

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3

Thierry Escaich (organ), Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Jean-Jacques Kantorow

Diapason d'Or, September 2021, Nouveauté

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 3, 4 & 5 'L'Égyptien'

Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow

Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Nouveauté
International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Concerto
Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 10 | performing version by Deryck Cooke

Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

Presto Recording of the Week, 5th March 2021
BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, Orchestral Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2021

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

Special offer. Heitor Villa-Lobos: the Complete Solo Works

Franz Halász (guitar)

Gramophone Magazine, July 2025, Editor's Choce
Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Instrumental

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $15.30

Tchaikovsky & Barber: Violin Concertos

Johan Dalene (violin), Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Blendulf

Record Review, 25th January 2020
Gramophone Magazine, February 2020, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine, March 2020, Concerto Choice
Diapason d’Or, April 2020, Découverte
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020

SACD: $18.00

German Opera Scenes and Arias

Malin Byström (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård

International Opera Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Solo Recital Recording

SACD: $18.00

Amidst the Shades

Ruby Hughes, Jonas Nordberg, Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann

Gramophone Magazine, March 2026, Editor's Choice

SACD: $18.00

Barber: Cello Concerto & Sonata

Christian Poltéra (cello), Christian Poltéra (cello) & Kathryn Stott (piano) Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton

Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, Editor's Choice

SACD: $18.00

Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten, Overture; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sinfonietta; Ernst Krenek: Potpourri

Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Sascha Goetzel

BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Winner - Orchestral

SACD: $18.00

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Allan Clayton (tenor), Neal Davies (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019

SACD: $18.00

John Pickard: Symphonies 2 & 6; Verlaine Songs

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

Gramophone Awards, 2025 Finalists, Contemporary

SACD: $18.00

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Instrumental theatre of affects - Hamburg Symphonies & Fantasias

Arte dei Suonatori, Marcin Świątkiewicz

International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental

SACD: $18.00

Special offer. Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 1

Noriko Ogawa (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 1st July 2016
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016

SACD: Original price $18.00 Reduced $14.40

à la russe

Alexandre Kantorow (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 9th June 2017
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017

SACD: $18.00

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

Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Choral
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018

SACD: $18.00

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