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New and Future Releases
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New. Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady
RecommendedScarlett Strallen (Eliza Doolittle), Jamie Parker (Henry Higgins), Alun Armstrong (Alfred P. Doolittle), Malcolm Sinclair (Colonel Pickering), Laurence Kilsby (Freddy Eynsford-Hill), Julia McKenzie (Mrs Pearce), Penelope Wilton (Mrs Higgins)
Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
[The appendix] may be for completists only, but the standard text is delivered to such a high standard as to make this an essential set for anyone seriously interested in the score. Apart from... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 26th September 2025
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Limelight Magazine, November 2025, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Editor's Choice
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New. Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
RecommendedJoyce DiDonato (Dido), Michael Spyres (Aeneas), Fatma Said (Belinda), Beth Taylor (Sorceress), Hugh Cutting (Spirit), Laurence Kilsby (Sailor), Alena Dantcheva and Anna Piroli (Witches)
Il Pomo d'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev
DiDonato is magnificent as Dido, fully understanding how badly her story will end in her first aria as Purcell slides from minor to minor, then sumptuously sorrowful in 'When I am laid in Earth',... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th August 2025
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2025, Opera Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2025, Recording of the Month
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International Opera Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Complete Recording
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Starting with motoric rhythmic energy, before turning to a more lyrical second theme, [No. 5] shows two faces of Martinů's composing personality. Both are beautifully and intensely conveyed... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th September 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Editor's Choice
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New. Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty; Children's Album; Piano Sonata, Op. 80; Theme and Variations, Op. 19/6
RecommendedDaniil Trifonov (piano)
With all due respect to Mikhail Pletnev's excellent recording of the Album for the Young, Op 39, Trifonov now claims reference-version status. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd October 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Editor's Choice
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New. Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad; Holst: Egdon Heath, St. Paul's Suite
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze
The playing and recording are superlative and this moving collection can be recommended without reservation. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2025, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st October 2025
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New. J. S. Bach: Sonatas For Violin and Continuo
Isabelle Faust (violin), Kristin von der Goltz (cello), Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord)
Faust is a splendid guide, not just thoughtful, but also on occasion provocative...Kristin von der Goltz on cello and Kristian Bezuidenhout, playing a resonant modern copy of a harpsichord contemporary... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2025, Recording of the Month
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New. William Walton: Cello Concerto; Symphony No.1; Scapino
RecommendedJonathan Aasgaard (cello), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
The symphony's initial pages offer an ideal example of the painstaking attention to detail at the forefront of all of Sinfonia of London's recordings: every hairpin, accent, and articulation... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 7th November 2025
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New. Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, Helios & Symphony No. 5
Alessandro Carbonare (clarinet), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Carbonare's virtuosity searches out every corner of the exacting solo part, while Gardner's accompaniments are vivid and alert...Then comes the Fifth Symphony, in an interpretation brilliantly... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2025, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2025, Orchestral Choice
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New. Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
RecommendedSabine Devieilhe (soprano), Stéphane Degout (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
Pichon's rapport with his singers results in a moment-to-moment intensity of concentration that grips throughout. Discipline and precision are paramount but without the superhuman (and, as a... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th October 2025
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'Iberia' has quickly grabbed hold of me for its sheer [consults dictionary] alegría de vivir...I assume there’s some kind of law against recording an album with this kind of theme and not including... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st October 2025
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