Testament (label) | Presto Music

The Hollywood String Quartet play Schoenberg and Schubert

Alvin Dinkin, Kurt Reher The Hollywood String Quartet

Building a Library, February 2002, First Choice
Building a Library, October 2007, Historic Choice
Gramophone Awards, 1994, Winner - Historic non-vocal
Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Jacqueline du Pré

Jacqueline du Pré (cello) BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Gramophone Magazine, February 2006, Disc of the Month
Building A Library, January 2026, Top Choice (Elgar Cello Concerto)

CD: $16.50

Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts Strauss & Wagner

Kirsten Flagstad Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Presto Recording of the Week, 19th March 2007
Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Historic Archive
Gramophone Magazine, June 2007, Editor's Choice

CD: $16.50

Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges

Nadine Sautereau, Denise Scharley, Solange Michel, Odette Turba-Rabier, Claudine Verneuil, André Vessières, Yvon le Marc'Hadour, Joseph Peyron, Martha Angelici, Marguérite Legouhy, Maurice Prigent Maîtrise de la Radioffusion Française / French Radio National Chorus / French Radio National Orchestra, Ernest Bour

Gramophone Awards, 1995, Winner - Historic vocal
Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Beethoven & Mozart: Quintets for Piano and Wind

Walter Gieseking, Dennis Brain Philharmonia Wind Quartet, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Building a Library, April 2007, Historic Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Berg: Violin Concerto & Lyric Suite

Louis Krasner, Galimir String Quartet BBC Symphony Orchestra, Anton Webern

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Collection
Building a Library, October 2004, Historic Choice
Gramophone Awards, 1991, Winner - Historic non-vocal

CD: $16.50

Elgar: Cello Concerto & The Dream of Gerontius

Paul Tortelier (cello), Heddle Nash, Gladys Ripley, Dennis Noble, Norman Walker Huddersfield Choral Society, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Building a Library, October 2006, Historic Choice
Building a Library, December 2017, Also Recommended

2 CDs: $33.25

Franck & Shostakovich: Piano Quintets

Victor Aller (piano) Hollywood String Quartet

Building a Library, May 2006, Historic Choice
Building a Library, March 2019, Also Recommended

CD: $16.50

Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2, Hindemith: String Quartet No. 4 & Walton: String Quartet

Hollywood String Quartet

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Claudio Arrau & Otto Klemperer

Claudio Arrau (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Penguin Guide, Rosette

2 CDs: $33.25

Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore

Margherita Carosio, Nicola Monti, Tito Gobbi, Melchiorre Luise, Loretta di Lelio Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Symphony Orchestra, Gabriele Santini, Carlo Zampighi, Nino Sanzogno

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Best-kept Secrets
Building a Library, April 2002, Historic Choice

2 CDs: $33.25

Beethoven - Symphony No. 4

Leon Spierer (solo violin) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Rostropovich & Britten | Recorded live at the 1961 Aldeburgh Music Festival - Previously unpublished

Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) & Benjamin Britten (piano), Peter Pears (tenor)

Presto Recording of the Week, 14th April 2017
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017

2 CDs: $25.00

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande

Camille Maurane (Pélleas), Suzanne Danco (Mélisande), Henri-Bertrand Etcheverry (Golaud), Oda Slobodskaya (Geneviève), André Vessières (Arkel), Marjorie Westbury (Yniold), Ernest Frank (Le Berger, Le Medicin) Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Chorus, Désiré-Émile Ingelbrecht

Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Re-issue of the Month
Opera, March 2013, Recording of the Month

3 CDs: $29.00

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

[b]Das Rheingold[/b] Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Georgine von Milinkovič (Fricka), Rudolf Lustig (Loge), Paul Kuen (Mime), Ludwig Weber (Fasolt), Josef Greindl (Fafner), Josef Traxel (Froh), Hertha Wilfert (Freia), Jutta Vulpius (Woglinde), Elisabeth Schärtel (Wellgunde), Maria Graf (Flosshilde) [b]Die Walküre[/b] Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Hans Hotter (Wotan), Gré Brouwenstijn (Sieglinde), Ramón Vinay (Siegmund), Josef Greindl (Hunding), Georgine von Milinkovič (Fricka/Grimgerde), Hilde Scheppan (Helmwige), Gerda Lammers (Ortlinde), Hertha Wilfert (Gerhilde), Elisabeth Scheppan (Waltraute), Jean Watson (Siegrune), Maria von Ilosvay (Schwertleite) [b]Siegfried[/b] Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Hans Hotter (Der Wanderer), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Maria von Ilosvay (Erda), Ilse Hollweg (Waldvogel) [b]Götterdämmerung[/b] Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Josef Greindl (Hagen), Hermann Uhde (Gunther), Gré Brouwenstijn (Gutrune), Maria von Ilosvay (Waltraute/First Norn), Georgine von Milinkovič (Second Norn), Mina Bolotine (First Norn) Chor und Orchester der Bayreuth Festspiele, Joseph Keilberth

Presto Recording of the Week, 1st February 2010
Building a Library, January 2008, First Choice
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

14 CDs: $150.25

Wagner: Siegfried

Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Astrid Varnay (Brünnhilde), Hans Hotter (Der Wanderer), Gustav Neidlinger (Alberich), Paul Kuen (Mime), Maria von Ilosvay (Erda) Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth

Building a Library, January 2008, First Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Gramophone Awards, 2006, Winner - Historical Recording

4 CDs: $66.75

Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Jutta Vulpius, Elisabeth Schärtel, Maria Graf, Gustav Neidlinger, Astrid Varnay, Maria von Ilosvay, Wolfgang Windgassen, Georgine von Milinkovic, Mina Bolotine, Hermann Uhde, Josef Greindl, Gré Brouwenstijn Bayreuth Festival Chorus & Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth

BBC Music Magazine, March 2007, Opera Choice
Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Disc of the Month
Penguin Guide, Rosette
Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Historic Archive

4 CDs: $66.75

Ida Haendel plays Sibelius - Vinyl Edition

Ida Haendel (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Building A Library, June 2021, Recommended Recording - Violin Concerto

Vinyl Record: $29.50

Chopin: Etudes Opp. 10 & 25

Maurizio Pollini (piano)

Presto Recording of the Week, 12th December 2011
Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Historic

Vinyl Record: $29.50

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor

Berliner Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini

Building a Library, October 2011, First Choice

2 CDs: $25.00

Klaus Tennstedt conducts Bach & Bruckner

Thomas Brandis (violin) Berliner Philharmoniker, Klaus Tennstedt

Building a Library, February 2011, Featured

2 CDs: $25.00

Schubert: Lieder Recital | Previously Unpublished

Peter Pears (tenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)

Presto Editor's Choice, May 2018

CD: $16.50

Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov - Piano Concertos | Final of the 1958 Tchaikovsky Competition (Previously unpublished)

Van Cliburn (piano) Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyrill Kondrashin

Gramophone Magazine, February 2009, Editor's Choice

CD: $16.50

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Philharmonia Orchestra, Igor Markevitch

Building a Library, June 2004, Historic Choice

CD: $16.50

Fauré: Nocturnes Nos. 1-13

Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (piano)

Building a Library, November 2011, First Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2002, Winner - Historic Reissue

CD: $16.50

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 26, 27 and 29

Solomon (piano)

Building a Library, October 2006, Historic Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

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

CD: $16.50

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

CD: $16.50

Music for the Royal Fireworks

Pro Arte Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mackerras

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Mahler: Symphony No. 10

Deryck Cooke (speaker & piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Berthold Goldschmidt

Gramophone Magazine, May 2011, Editor's Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2011, Winner - Historic

3 CDs: $33.25

Wagner: Die Walküre

Georgine von Milinkovic, Hans Hotter, Ramón Vinay, Gré Brouwenstijn, Josef Greindl, Astrid Varnay, Gerda Lammers, Elisabeth Schärtel, Maria von Ilosvay, Hilde Scheppan, Jean Watson, Maria Graf & Hertha Wilfert Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth

Gramophone Magazine, September 2006, Editor's Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette

4 CDs: $66.75

Bruckner: Symphony No 8 - Vinyl Edition

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Schuricht

2 Vinyl Records: $59.25

Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, Op.21 - Vinyl Edition

Leonid Kogan, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kyril Kondrashin

Vinyl Record: $29.50

André Cluytens conducts Wagner - Overtures, Preludes & Arias

Rita Gorr (mezzo-soprano) Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris, André Cluytens

CD: $16.50

Beethoven: Violin Concerto - Vinyl Edition

Leonid Kogan (violin), Orchestra de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Constantin Silvestri

Vinyl Record: $29.50

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major

Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler

CD: $16.50

Wagner: Das Rheingold

Hans Hotter, Georgine von Milinkovic, Rudolf Lustig, Gustav Neidlinger, Paul Kuen, Toni Blankenheim, Josef Traxel, Hertha Wilfert, Maria von Ilosvay, Ludwig Weber, Josef Greindl, Jutta Vulpius, Elisabeth Schärtel, Maria Graf Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth

Building a Library, January 2008, First Choice
BBC Music Magazine, February 2007, Opera Choice

2 CDs: $33.25

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

Aase Nordmo-Løvberg, Christa Ludwig, Waldemar Kmentt, Hans Hotter Philharmonia Chorus & Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Presto Recording of the Week, 1st February 2010
Building a Library, December 2009, First Choice

CD: $16.50

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23, 28, 30 and 31

Solomon (piano)

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Brahms: String Quartet & Schubert: String Quintet in C major

Smetana Quartet

Building a Library, October 2007, Special Mention
Building a Library, November 2017, Also Recommended

CD: $16.50

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 3 and 32

Solomon (piano)

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 7, 8, 13 and 14

Solomon (piano)

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 15, 23 and 24

Solomon (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Ackermann, Herbert Menges

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 17, 18, 21 and 22

Solomon (piano)

Penguin Guide, Rosette

CD: $16.50

Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72

Sena Jurinac (Leonore), Jon Vickers (Florestan), Gottlob Frick (Rocco), Hans Hotter (Pizarro), Elsie Morison (Marzelline), John Dobson (Jaquino), Forbes Robinson (Fernando), Joseph Ward (First Prisoner), Victor Godfrey (Second Prisoner) Covent Garden Opera Orchestra & Chorus, Otto Klemperer

Penguin Guide, Rosette

2 CDs: $33.25

Victoria de los Angeles

Victoria de los Angeles, soprano (Manon) - Henri Legay, ténor (Chevalier des Grieux) - Michel Dens, baryton (Lescaut) - Jean Borthayre, basse (Comte des Grieux) Choeurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique, Radcliffe Choral Society, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, Carol Smith, Charles Munch

Building a Library, December 2000, Historic Choice
Building a Library, March 2018, Also recommended

3 CDs: $50.25

Wagner - Orchestral Music from the Operas

Wiener Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe

CD: $16.50

Carlo Maria Giulini conducts Dvorak & Tchaikovsky

Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Berliner Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini

2 CDs: $25.00

Wagner: Götterdämmerung: Act 3

Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Gottlob Frick (Hagen), Marie Collier (Gutrune), Thomas Stewart (Gunther), Barbara Holt (Woglinde), Gwyneth Jones (Wellgunde) & Maureen Guy (Floßhilde) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House & Royal Opera Chorus, Georg Solti

CD: $16.50

Michael Rabin - The Magic Bow - Vinyl Edition

Michael Rabin (violin)

Vinyl Record: $29.50

Mozart & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos - Vinyl Edition

Leonid Kogan (violin), Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Constantin Silvestri

Vinyl Record: $29.50

Karl Böhm conducts Mozart & Brahms

Emil Gilels (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

2 CDs: $25.00

Sir John Barbirolli

Lucretia West (alto) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

2 CDs: $33.25

Clifford Curzon plays Mozart & Schubert | Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall & Usher Hall, September 1961

Clifford Curzon (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

CD: $16.50

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto & Brahms: Clarinet Quintet

Bernard Walton, Hugh Bean, Frances Mason, Christopher Wellington & Eileen Croxford Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

CD: $16.50

Brahms - Symphony No. 1

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

CD: $16.50

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic'

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

CD: $16.50

Strauss: Don Quixote & Till Eulenspiegel

Paul Tortelier (cello), Giusto Cappone (alto) Berliner Philharmoniker, Rudolf Kempe

CD: $16.50

Günter Wand

Teresa Stich Randall (soprano), Lore Fischer (contralto), Ferdinand Koch (tenor), Rudolf Watzke (baritone) Orchestra and Choir of the Gürzenich of Cologne, Günter Wand

CD: $16.50

Lovro von Matacic

Philharmonia Orchestra, Lovro von Matacic

CD: $16.50

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