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Marvellously done by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London, played with such frequently thrilling breadth of operatic emotion as to make you immediately want to reach for one of Puccini’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th March 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2026, Editor's Choice
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New. JS Bach: Johannes-Passion
RecommendedJulian Prégardien (Evangelist), Huw Montague Rendall (Jesus), Ying Fang (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christian Immler (bass-baritone), Etienne Bazola (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
You feel it in the gut like few other accounts, alongside unalloyed human observation and unyielding quality. Pygmalion have now served us with a trilogy of Bach masterpieces throwing down the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th March 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2026, Recording of the Month
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New. Walton: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Orb and Sceptre
RecommendedCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Kazuki Yamada
Orb and Sceptre makes a cracking curtain-raiser...the Second Symphony represents another unbridled success, the CBSO sounding excitingly up for the task in a reading of tangible conviction and... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th March 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2026, Editor's Choice
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This is a set that takes its seat confidently at the top table; and in places is touched with genius. Underpinning Lim's approach is a playfulness that animates even the most arcane examples... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th February 2026
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2026, Instrumental Choice
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The Orchestre National de France and Cristian Măcelaru aren’t the first to champion the French composer’s forgotten music, but in these punchy performances they make a powerful case for her... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th February 2026
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Orchestral Choice
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New. Shostakovich: Violin Concertos
RecommendedAlina Ibragimova (violin), State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov', Vladimir Jurowski
Ibragimova is the latest to make you think you’ve never heard [the First Concerto] played better, and her intense relationship with Vladimir Jurowski and the current incarnation of Yevgeny Svetlanov’s... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th May 2020
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Record Review, 6th June 2020, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2020, Editor's Choice
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Diapason d’Or, July/August 2020
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Concerto
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Winner - Concerto
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New. Richard Strauss: Elektra
RecommendedIréne Theorin (Elektra), Jennifer Holloway (Chrysothemis), Tanja Ariane Baumgartner (Klytemnestra), Nikolai Schukoff (Aegisth), Iain Paterson (Orest), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs, Edward Gardner
Gardner’s conducting gives maximum scope to the phenomenal range of light and shade conjured by Strauss’s orchestration, all delivered superbly by the Bergen Philharmonic. While there’s no shortage... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th February 2026
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2026, Opera Choice
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New. Holst: The Planets – Bax: Tintagel
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, Tenebrae, Antonio Pappano
It takes about two seconds to notice that this is a performance full of vivid detail. It's fascinating how Pappano paces 'Mars' in terms of its dramatic build-up – he doesn't just ask the orchestra... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th March 2026
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New. Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas
Sebastian Myrus, Richard Resch (tenor), William Shelton, Flore Van Meerssche, Carine Tinney (soprano), Michael Mogl, Tabea Mitterbauer, Anna-Lena Elbert, Micha Matthäus, Tobias Knaus, Capella Sollertia, Johanna Soller
This seminal project is a revelation in the sheer weight of first-rate 'Bach', previously under the radar, and now in premiere recordings delivered with exceptional attentiveness and care. —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2026, Recording of the Month
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A completely new and inspiring benchmark for this unique tour de force. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Instrumental Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2007, Recording of the Month
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Record Review, December 2007, Critics' Disc of the Year
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Record Review, December 2007, Listeners' Disc of the Year
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2007, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Winner - Instrumental
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