French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
Until 4th November, we are offering up to 40% off selected French music titles on CD, SACD, vinyl, Blu-Ray & DVD. Please note, downloads are not included in this promotion.
France has been a fertile ground for creativity across the centuries, from the ballades of medieval trouvères, through the romanticism of Faure and Berlioz, bel canto opera, the cultural melting pot of the 1889 Paris Exposition, the 1920s influence of jazz idioms to the Musique Concrète of Boulez and Varèse. There's a vast array of music to explore, and this is a great opportunity to fill those gaps in your experience at special prices.
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Special offer. French Bel Canto Arias
Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Sachsischer Staatsopernchor, Dresdner Philharmonie, Corrado Rovaris
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Female Singer of the Year & Solo Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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International Opera Awards, 2023, Winner - Solo Recording
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Special offer. Camino | Federico Mompou, Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc
Sean Shibe (guitar)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th August 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Special offer. Debussy - Chopin - Mussorgsky
Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd January 2021
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Record Review, 23rd January 2021, Record of the Week
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Piano
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Solo Instrument
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Special offer. Si J’ai Aimé
Sandrine Piau (soprano) Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Winner - Recital
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Special offer. Les frères Francœur
Justin Taylor (harpsichord), Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin)
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Chamber Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Baroque Instrumental
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Special offer. Poulenc: La Voix Humaine
Véronique Gens (soprano), Orchestre National de Lille, Alexandre Bloch
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th January 2023
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2023
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Opera
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Special offer. Belle époque !
Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano), Florian Caroubi
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Song
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Special offer. Fauré: Requiem
Grace Davidson (soprano) & William Gaunt (baritone), Gordan Nikolitch (violin) London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, July 2016, First Choice
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Featured Composers: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
- Couperin, Louis
- Schmitt, Florent
- Liszt, Ferencz
- Lully, Jean-Baptiste
- Debussy, Claude Achille
- Schubert, Franz Peter
- Machaut, Guillaume de
- Despres, Josquin
- Vierne, Louis
- Marais, Marin
- Dufay, Guillaume
- Widor, Charles-Marie Jean Albert
- Massenet, Jules Emile Frederic
- Duparc, Henri
- Mont, Henry du
- Messiaen, Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles
- Dupré, Marcel
- Destouches, André Cardinal
- Milhaud, Darius
- Duruflé, Maurice
- Alkan, Charles-Valentin
- Offenbach, Jacques
- Dutilleux, Henri
- Auber, Daniel François Esprit
- Pleyel, Ignaz Josef
- Fauré, Gabriel Urbain
- Bach, Johann Sebastian
- Poulenc, Francis
- Françaix, Jean
- Berlioz, Hector
- Rameau, Jean Philippe
- Franck, César Auguste
- Bizet, Georges
- Ravel, Maurice
- Gounod, Charles François
- Boismortier, Joseph Bodin de
- Chabrier, Alexis Emmanuel
- Roger-Ducasse, Jean Jules Aimable
- Hahn, Reynaldo
- Charpentier, Marc-Antoine
- Roussel, Albert
- Koechlin, Charles
- Chausson, Ernest
- Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille
- Lassus, Orlando di
- Couperin, François
- Satie, Erik Alfred Leslie
- Leclair, Jean-Marie
Best Sellers: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
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Special offer. Fauré: Requiem
Grace Davidson (soprano) & William Gaunt (baritone), Gordan Nikolitch (violin) London Symphony Orchestra Chamber Ensemble, Tenebrae, Nigel Short
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, July 2016, First Choice
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Special offer. Ravel & Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Isang Enders (cello), Wu Qian (piano), Sitkovetsky Trio
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Chamber
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Special offer. Francis Poulenc: Music For Two Pianos
Antony Gray, Rob Hao, Helen Miles, Alise Silina
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2026, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Gilles Binchois: Loyal Souvenir
Grace Newcombe, Le Miroir de Musique, Baptiste Romain
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Shortlist, Early
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Special offer. Camino | Federico Mompou, Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc
Sean Shibe (guitar)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th August 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Special offer. Debussy and Ravel: La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Rapsodie espagnole
London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
SACD: Original price $13.75 Reduced $11.68Download from $7.25 -
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New. Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 5 - Fugues; Mélodies; Valses
Maria Stratigou (piano)
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Special offer. Belle époque !
Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano), Florian Caroubi
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Song
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Featured Artists: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
- Orlando Consort
- Jean-Pierre Armengaud
- BBC Philharmonic
- Le Concert Spirituel
- Paul Crossley
- Véronique Gens
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestre National de Lyon
- Christophe Rousset
- Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Kathryn Stott
- Sarah Walker
- Ben van Oosten
- Martin Jones
- Malcolm Martineau
- Joris Verdin
Featured Labels: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
Ravel: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
Ravel-
Special offer. Camino | Federico Mompou, Maurice Ravel, Manuel de Falla, Erik Satie, Francis Poulenc
Sean Shibe (guitar)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th August 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2021, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Recording of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Instrumental
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Special offer. Debussy and Ravel: La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Rapsodie espagnole
London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth
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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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Special offer. Ravel & Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin), Isang Enders (cello), Wu Qian (piano), Sitkovetsky Trio
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Chamber
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Special offer. Ravel: Concertos pour piano & Mélodies
Cédric Tiberghien (piano), Stéphane Degout (baritone), Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
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Record Review, 21st May 2022, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th May 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, Concerto Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Concerto
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Composer highlight: Messiaen: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
Messiaen-
Special offer. Visions
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Tamara Stefanovich (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Special offer. L'extase | Debussy & Messiaen
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo), Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2025, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Special offer. Messiaen
Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Barbara Hannigan (soprano), Vilde Frang (violin), Charles Sy (tenor)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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Special offer. Messiaen: L'Ascension, Le Tombeau resplendissant, Les Offrandes oubliées, Un Sourire
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Diapason d’Or, December 2019, Nouveauté
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Composer highlight: Berlioz: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
Berlioz-
Special offer. Si J’ai Aimé
Sandrine Piau (soprano) Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Winner - Recital
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Special offer. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
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Building a Library, October 2011, First Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2001, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Berlioz: La damnation de Faust
Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Bryan Hymel (tenor), Christopher Purves (baritone), Gábor Bretz (bass) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Guildhall School Singers, Tiffin Children's Chorus, Tiffin Girls' Choir, Tiffin Boys' Choir, Sir Simon Rattle
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Record Review, 23rd March 2019, Record of the Week
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Opera
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Special offer. Berlioz: Grande Messe des Morts, Op. 5 (Requiem)
Robert Murray (tenor) Gabrieli Consort and Players, Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra, Chetham's School of Music Brass Ensemble, Paul McCreesh
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd October 2011
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2011, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Award for Technical Excellence
2 CDs: Original price $25.50 Reduced $20.40Download from $9.00 -
Composer Highlight: Chabrier: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
Chabrier-
Special offer. Le Bal Des Animaux
Sophie Karthäuser (soprano), Eugene Asti (piano)
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Special offer. Ravel Orchestrations
Minnesota Orchestra Eiji Oue
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Special offer. Rêves d'Espagne
Guillaume Coppola (piano), Hervé Billaut (piano)
CD: Original price $18.50 Reduced $15.72Download from $9.25 -
Special offer. Sir Thomas Beecham, Vol. 2 from the Richard Itter Archive
Sir Thomas Beecham
3 CDs: Original price $38.75 Reduced $29.06Download from $15.25
Composer Highlight: Massenet: French Music - up to 40% off selected titles
Massenet-
Special offer. Si J’ai Aimé
Sandrine Piau (soprano) Le Concert de la Loge, Julien Chauvin
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, June 2019
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th December 2019
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2020, Finalist - Vocal
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Winner - Recital
CD: Original price $20.25 Reduced $14.17Download from $6.50 -
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Special offer. Belle époque !
Adèle Charvet (mezzo-soprano), Florian Caroubi
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Gramophone Awards, 2026 Finalist, Song
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Special offer. Paysage
Véronique Gens (soprano), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Hervé Niquet
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Voice & Ensemble
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Special offer. Visions
Véronique Gens (soprano) Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Hervé Niquet
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th June 2017
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2017, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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The Times Records of the Year, 2017
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International Opera Awards, 2018, Winner - Solo Recital
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Finalist - Recital
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International Classical Music Awards, 2018, Winner - Vocal Recital
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