Latest News: Classical
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BBC Music Magazine Choices,
BBC Music Magazine - February 2024 Choices 5th February 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an album of 'spellbinding virtuosity and compelling insight' from Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Polina Leschenko and Reto Bieri on Alpha.
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Recording of the Week,
Marc-André Hamelin performs his own compositions plus Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie 2nd February 2024
The virtuoso pianist presents a dazzling album of his own works, alongside taking the solo role in Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Gimeno.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 2nd February 2024 2nd February 2024
Handel's Alcina from Marc Minkowski, sea shanties from Bryn Terfel & friends, and Grieg's Symphonic Dances & Berlioz's La damnation de Faust from Edward Gardner.
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Presto Chart,
The Presto Chart - January 2024 1st February 2024
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, with Neeme Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra's recording of Lalo's Symphony in G minor and suites from the ballet Namouna in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices,
Presto Editor's Choices - January 2024 31st January 2024
A white-hot world premiere recording of Louise Bertin's 1831 opera Fausto from Christophe Rousset & Les Talens Lyriques, a dizzying spin around the dance-floor with Martin James Bartlett, and an open-hearted celebration of Tosti from Javier Camarena.
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Presto Presents…,
Presto Presents... Dana Zemtsov & Anthony Hewitt 31st January 2024In this latest episode of Presto Presents, Dana Zemtsov and Anthony Hewitt perform and discuss pieces from a selection of her albums (including 'Fathers and Daughters', 'Silhouettes' and 'Romantic Metamorphoses') released on Channel Classics.
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Box Set Selections,
Boxed Set Selections - January 2024 30th January 2024This month's heavyweights include the Wiener Oktett's collected Decca recordings, a complete Allan Pettersson edition on BIS, Yvonne Loriod's recordings for Véga, and a celebration of the Couperin dynasty on Brilliant Classics.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 47: An Invitation to the Dance – Storming the ‘barricades mystérieuses’ with Martin James Bartlett 27th January 2024
The pianist talks about his trio of recordings for Warner Classics, explains why his latest album mercifully didn’t require him to get his own feet moving - well, not much, anyway - and ponders the role of dance-inspired music within the broader classical repertoire.
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Recording of the Week,
A Lionel Tertis Celebration from Timothy Ridout 26th January 2024
This beautifully-performed and curated recital paints a vivid picture of the great violist in his capacities as commissioner, composer and arranger - featuring works by composers including York Bowen, Rebecca Clarke, Eric Coates, Frank Bridge and William Henry Reed.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 26th January 2024 26th January 2024
Bartók, Janáček & Szymanowski from Piotr Anderszewski, an invitation to the dance from Martin James Bartlett, Puccini songs from Angela Gheorghiu, and the world premiere recording of Louise Bertin's opera Fausto.
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Awards,
BBC Music Magazine Awards 2024: Shortlist 24th January 2024The nominations are just in and voting is open...
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Coming Soon,
Michael Spyres In The Shadows and other forthcoming releases 23rd January 2024
The American tenor teams up with Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques for a programme which explores the composers who influenced Wagner, with other spring highlights including Saint-Saëns from Lang Lang, Britten from Isabelle Faust & friends, and world premiere recordings of four orchestral works by Dorothy Howell.
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Obituary,
PDQ Bach (2024-1742?) 22nd January 2024
The composer acclaimed as possessing 'the originality of Johann Christian, the arrogance of Carl Philipp Emanuel, and the obscurity of Johann Christoph Friedrich' has died.
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Obituary,
Ewa Podleś (1952-2024) 21st January 2024
The Polish coloratura contralto, whose powerful yet supremely agile voice was a force of nature, has died in Warsaw aged 71.
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Recording of the Week,
Lalo orchestral works from Neeme Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra 19th January 2024
The veteran conductor and his musicians present a selection of sweeping and vivid orchestral works by the late-nineteenth-century French Romantic composer Édouard Lalo.
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New Release Round-up,
New Release Round-Up - 19th January 2024 19th January 2024
Mendelssohn and more from Sol Gabetta & Bertrand Chamayou, Schubert from Adam Laloum, Tosti songs from Javier Camarena & Ángel Rodríguez, and Paavo Berglund's complete recordings on EMI Classics & Finlandia.
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Interview,
Can Çakmur on Schubert 18th January 2024
Ahead of his gala concert launching the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition at Kings Place tomorrow, the Turkish pianist discusses his Schubert + project on BIS, his friendship with Fazıl Say, and why he's 'super-unpicky' about the instruments he plays in concert...
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Favourites,
Verbier Festival Gold on Deutsche Grammophon 17th January 2024In anticipation of the Swiss festival's thirtieth birthday later this year, we shine a spotlight on some of the outstanding live recordings which have recently been made available through their partnership with Deutsche Grammophon.
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Interview,
Christophe Rousset on Lully's Atys 16th January 2024
As his masterly survey of Lully's complete operas with Les Talens Lyriques nears the finishing-line, the French harpsichordist and conductor reflects on the legacy of the 'incredible arriviste' who rose from humble beginnings in Florence to captivate Louis XIV and his court...
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Gramophone Choices,
Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2024 15th January 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a Franco-Belgian programme from French cellist Bruno Philippe (with Tanguy de Williencourt, Christoph Eschenbach & the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) on Harmonia Mundi.
