New and Future Releases
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New. Boccherini: Music of the Angels
RecommendedCello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets
Steven Isserlis (cello), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
in the String Quintet in D minor G280 – the album’s centrepiece – Isserlis and friends entwine Boccherini’s lyrical strands into a felicitous musical conversation: balanced, measured and fully... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st November 2024
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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New. Hasse: Serpentes ignei in deserto
RecommendedPhilippe Jaroussky (Moses), Julia Lezhneva (The Angel), Bruno de Sá (Josue), Carlo Vistoli (Eleazar), Jakub Józef Orliński (Nathanael), David Hansen (Eliab)
Les Accents, Thibault Noally
It is in fact Julia Lezhneva, ‘the Angel’, who dazzles most brightly. In her second aria, she bends prestissimo passages to swoop and jump, executing more notes per second at more extreme intervals... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd November 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2025, Opera & Stage Choice
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First, you can take his peerless technical ability for granted. Next, he is blessed with a remarkable personal sound: it has the quality of a dark, warm roar from deep within the instrument,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2025, Recording of the Month
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New. Rutter: Brass at Christmas
RecommendedSheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Black Dyke Band, Darius Battiwalla, Nicholas Childs
Not surprisingly the blend is immaculate, as is the characteristic brass-band vibrato...For me, the standout tracks are the Star Carol (with some great moments for the euphoniums, in a sense... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th December 2024
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The Coronation Procession is a little gem, relatively light on pomp and circumstance until the final stretch but brimming with colour, energy and excitement as Gipps evokes cavalry, fanfares... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd January 2025
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New. Palestrina Revealed - Byrd, White, Mundy
RecommendedChoir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham Ross
The opening Magnificat introduces the choir’s relatively light sound, with a clarity that suits polyphony particularly well. There’s little or no vibrato here, but plenty of energy...For such... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th January 2025
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New. The Christmas Album
RecommendedBenjamin Appl (baritone), Regensburger Domspatzen, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Florian Helgath
It turns out that Appl’s contribution to the season of goodwill is as thoughtfully assembled as one of his Lieder programmes, and performed with the same level of care. The Regensburg boys are... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2024
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The magic of this new set is that Cho brings to life the pure clarity and more metrical classicism of Ravel in a wholly engaging and sensitively expressed way. The Valses nobles et sentimentales... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th January 2025
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New. Tippett: Piano Concerto & Symphony No. 2
RecommendedSteven Osborne (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner
Listening to these luminous and often electrifying performances, it’s hard to believe that this was music which accrued a reputation for ‘difficulty’: the technical challenges are worn ever... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th December 2024
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