New and Future Releases
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New. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel
RecommendedNathaniel Hackmann (Billy Bigelow), Mikaela Bennett (Julie Jordan), Sierra Boggess (Carrie Pipperidge), Julian Ovenden (Enoch Snow), Francesca Chiejina (Nettie Fowler), David Seadon-Young (Jigger Craigin)
Sinfonia of London, ‘Carousel’ Ensemble, John Wilson
this is an entirely excellent cast, both vocally and dramatically...But it’s also Wilson’s keen sense of style, and equally that of his orchestra the Sinfonia of London, that bring home the... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 13th September 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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Here’s an archetypal recital programme which every emerging violin virtuoso would dream of recording, though few recent contenders have done so with such unerring assurance and mastery as Johan... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2024, Chamber Choice
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Kantorow’s playing can be torrential but it’s never reckless; his sound can be full but his playing is often laced with delicacy; and because of his uncanny ability to balance inner lines, he... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2024, Editor's Choice
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Ehnes, the internationally revered Canadian violinist, is a flawless technician and a serious, ever perceptive musician. The performance here is muscular but sensitive, with vigorous, well-shaped... — More…
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New. Futrell: Stabat Mater
Eirin Rognerud, Astrid Nordstad, Ingvild Nesdal Sandnes, Ulrikke Henninen, TERJUNGENSEMBLE, Lars-Erik ter Jung
The music’s beauty is arresting, all the more so for the scuttling, juddering, convulsive sonic violence from which it often emerges: a radiant Raphael Madonna who has strayed into an El Greco... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, Editor's Choice
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New. Mendelssohn: Elijah
RecommendedMasabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone), London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano
Pappano makes the most of his extensive experience in the opera house to bring a compelling sense of purpose and dramatic thrust to this new recording, which positively fizzes and crackles with... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2024
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If you’ve been brought up to think that Bruckner can’t be fleet-footed and jolly, listen to the Waltzes, Polka and Quadrilles on this album! Toe-tapping stuff that wouldn’t have been out of... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, October 2024
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