Vocal , Chansons &amp; Mélodies, Ravel (composer)

12 Stradivari

Janine Jansen (violin), Antonio Pappano (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 10th September 2021
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2021, Editor's Choice
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music

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Ravel: Concertos pour piano & Mélodies

Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Stéphane Degout (baritone), Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth

Record Review, 21st May 2022, Record of the Week
Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2022
BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, Concerto Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Concerto

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El Nour

Fatma Said (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Burcu Karadag (flute), Rafael Aguirre (guitar), vision string quartet (string quartet)

BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, Choral & Song Choice
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winner - Vocal
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Winner - Newcomer Award
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Winner - Song
Opus Klassik, 2021, Newcomer of the Year

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Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Audrey Hyland (piano)

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Editor's Choice
The New York Times, Best Classical Music Albums of 2025

Stephen Hough's French Album

Stephen Hough (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd September 2012
Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012, Editor's Choice

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Parfum

Christiane Karg (soprano) Bamberger Symphoniker, David Afkham

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
Record Review, 3rd June 2017, Recording of the Week

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Marianne Crebassa (mezzo), Orchestre et Choeur du National du Capitole de Toulouse, Ben Glassberg; Thibaut Garcia (guitar), Alphonse Cemin (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, October 2021
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
Gramophone Magazine, December 2021, Editor's Choice

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Ravel - Songs

Gerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, August 2009, Editor's Choice

Rostropovich Encores

Alban Gerhardt (cello) & Markus Becker (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, January 2017, Editor's Choice

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Marianne Crebassa (mezzo), Fazil Say (piano)

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
Record Review, 28th October 2017, Recording of the Week
Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Solo Vocal

Stephen Hough’s Spanish Album

Phidyle

Kateřina Knězikova (soprano), Janaček Philharmonic Ostrava, Robert Jindra

Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Vocal
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Voice & Ensemble

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Stephen Hough (piano)

BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Disc of the month

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Magdalena Kožená (mezzo) Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati

Presto Editor's Choice, September 2018, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Magazine, November 2018, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018

Régine Crespin: Shéhérazade

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

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Folk Songs

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Czech Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023

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Régine Crespin (soprano) L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet

Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice
Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
Penguin Guide, Rosette

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Edgar Moreau (cello), Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling

Record Review, 22nd January 2022, Record of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs

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Élégance: French Music For Flute and Harp

Juliette Hurel (flute), Isabelle Moretti (harp)

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The Complete Songs of Ravel

Lorna Anderson, Sarah Dufresne (sopranos), Julie Boulianne, Paula Murrihy (mezzos), Dafydd Jones, Nicky Spence (tenors), John Chest, Simon Keenlyside (baritones), William Thomas (bass), Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, May 2025, Editor's Choice
BBC Music Magazine, June 2025, Vocal Choice

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Amuse-Bouche | French Choral Delicacies

Anna Markland (piano) I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth

Gramophone Magazine, April 2016, Editor's Choice
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Choral

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Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano, harpsichord), Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Maîtrise de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier

Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year

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Ravel: The Complete Works With Piano

François-Xavier Poizat (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Simone Menezes

Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Recording of the Month

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Dance!

Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester (chamber orchestra), Benjamin Günst (violin), Jenö Lisztes (cimbalom), Omar Massa (bandoneon), Stephane Logerot (bass), Joscho Stephan (guitar), Jacques Ammon (piano), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp)

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Douce France

Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano), Antoine Tamestit (viola)

Grammy Awards, 57th Awards (2014), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Pierre Boulez conducts Ravel

Philippe Entremont (piano), Jill Gomez (soprano), Jose van Dam (baritone), Heather Harper (soprano), Jessye Norman (soprano) Philadelphia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Camerata Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra (members), Cleveand Chorus, Members of the Ensemble intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez, Eugene Ormandy

Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Engineered Album, Classical
Grammy Awards, 18th Awards (1975), Best Orchestral Performance
Grammy Awards, 27th Awards (1984), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

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Mon ami, mon amour

Matt Haimovitz (cello), Mari Kodama (piano)

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Régine Crespin - French Songs

Elîna Garanča: Habanera

Elîna Garanča (mezzo), Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Coro Filarmonico del Regio di Torino, Karel Mark Chichon

Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd August 2010
Gramophone Magazine, October 2010, Editor's Choice

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Régine Crespin (soprano), John Wustman (piano) Suisse Romande Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
Building a Library, September 2007, First Choice

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Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, February 2021
BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Choral & Song Choice

Special offer. Chère Nuit: French Songs

Louise Alder (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Song

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Paradise Lost

Anna Prohaska (soprano), Julius Drake (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Song

Visions Illuminées

Mary Bevan (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano), 12 Ensemble, Ruisi Quartet

Presto Editor's Choice, February 2023
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023

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Kate Royal - Recital

Kate Royal (soprano) Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Edward Gardner

BBC Music Magazine, September 2007, Choral & Song Choice
Gramophone Magazine, October 2007, Disc of the Month

James Ehnes - Homage | CD/DVD tribute to 12 of the world’s finest instruments

James Ehnes (violin and viola) & Eduard Laurel (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd February 2009
Gramophone Magazine, March 2009, DVD of the Month

Poèmes | Sensual French Masterpieces

Renée Fleming (soprano) Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Alan Gilbert, Seiji Ozawa

Presto Recording of the Week, 20th February 2012
Grammy Awards, 55th Awards (2012), Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Alison Balsom: Paris

Alison Balsom (trumpet), with Miloš Karadaglić (guitar) The Guy Barker Orchestra, Guy Barker

Presto Recording of the Week, 8th September 2014
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014

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Stéphane Degout (baritone), Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Matteo Cesari (flute), Alexis Descharmes (cello)

The Art of the Flute

Vincent Lucas (flute), Laurent Wagschal (piano)

International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music

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Unpublished: Albert Spalding and Ernst von Dohnányi

Albert Spaldin (violin), Ernst von Dohnányi (piano), Anthony Kooiker (piano)

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Special offer. Mirages: The Art of French Song

Roderick Williams (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022

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Reflet

Sandrine Piau (soprano), Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-François Verdier

International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music

Licht der Welt (A Christmas Promenade)

Christiane Karg (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2021

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Fin de siècle | Music for viola and piano

Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)

Gramophone Magazine, October 2016, Editor's Choice

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Gérard Souzay

Gérard Souzay (baritone), Jacqueline Bonneau (piano) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Edouard Lindenberg

Building a Library, October 2006, Historic Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2004, Winner - Historic Reissue

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Hee-Young Lim (cello), Chuhui Lang (piano)

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Elitsa Desseva, Mikhail Timoshenko (soloist), Elenora Pertz, Kaëlig Boché (soloist), Adriano Spampanato, Axelle Fanyo (soloist), Edward Liddall, Grace Durham (soloist)

Impressions

Sophie Dervaux (bassoon), Selim Mazari (piano)

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Une Priere

Pierre Génisson, Karine Deshayes (soloist), Johan Farjot, Sarah Nemtanu, Deborah Nemtanu, Ensemble Contraste

Mischa Elman: the Complete Victor Recordings (1926-32)

Mischa Elman (violin), Unnamed Orchestra, The Victor Symphony Orchestra, Rosario Bourdon, Nathaniel Shilkret

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Kunal Lahiry, Coline Dutilleul

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Sandrine Piau (soprano), David Kadouch (piano), Ophelie Gaillard (cello)

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Clara Rockmore (theremin), Nadia Reisenberg (piano)

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Johanna Martzy (violin), Joseph Joachim (cadenzor), Jean Antonietti (piano), Yaltah Menuhin (piano), Michael Mann (viola), Dika Newlin (piano), Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Kammerorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Ferenc Fricsay, Eugen Jochum

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Nathan Milstein: Miniatures, Vignettes & More

Nathan Milstein (violin), Leon Pommers (piano)

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French Woodwind Music, Volume 2 | Ravel & Poulenc

William Bennett (flute), James Campbell (clarinet), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Rachel Gough (bassoon)

Pascal & Ami Rogé play Debussy & Ravel

Pascal Rogé & Ami Rogé (pianos)

Gramophone Magazine, September 2013, Editor's Choice

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Franck & Debussy: Violin Sonatas

Augustin Dumay & Maria João Pires

Building a Library, October 2018, Recommended Recording

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Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Romantic music for flute and harp, arranged by Donald Sosin

Nora Shulman (flute), Judy Loman (harp)

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