My Wish List
Ralph Couzens Interview
Presto interviews Managing Director Ralph Couzens
Disc of the Week
Smyth's Mass in D on BBC 3's Record Review
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Gramophone Nominee
Doric String Quartet's Britten/Purcell shortlisted!
SoL's Triumphant Return!
John Wilson re-establishes SoL with Korngold release
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LPO's New Conductor
Edward Gardner to be next LPO Principal Conductor
A Life in Music
Marking 100 years since pioneer Tommy Reilly's birth
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Landmarks
40-disc Anniversary Box Set is now yours to explore
We are 40!
Thanks for all your support and congratulations
Here's to the next 40!
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Sue Revill
(1955-2019) An irreplaceable friend and colleague
Tasmin Little Honoured
Tasmin Little awarded Personality of Year at BBC
Apple Music Curator
Hear new playlists, remember classics, discover new music
“… Captivating and colourful.” ****
“… Captivating and colourful.” ****
“The admirable agility of soloist Claude Delangle makes the Rhapsodie our orchestra et saxophone the highlight here. There’s polished playing throughout …” ****
“The admirable agility of soloist Claude Delangle makes the Rhapsodie our orchestra et saxophone the highlight here. There’s polished playing throughout …” ****
“… Thoroughly enjoyable.” ****
“… Thoroughly enjoyable.” ****
“A captivating disc of works by Danish composer in stellar recorded sound. Layer upon layer of hypnotic sounds wash over you, with a powerful ghostlike quality in the standout title work.” ****
“A captivating disc of works by Danish composer in stellar recorded sound. Layer upon layer of hypnotic sounds wash over you, with a powerful ghostlike quality in the standout title work.” ****
“The title alone should give an idea of these tone poems’ distinctively Middle-Eastern modal soundworld. Rahbari’s music is dramatic and eerily haunting …” ***
“The title alone should give an idea of these tone poems’ distinctively Middle-Eastern modal soundworld. Rahbari’s music is dramatic and eerily haunting …” ***
“… In a superb live recording, Don Quixote is full of drama. Powerful stuff.” ****
“… In a superb live recording, Don Quixote is full of drama. Powerful stuff.” ****
“There’s much to enjoy here, not least the nifty arrangement for harp and violin of Haydn’s Symphony No. 71 by Charles-Charles Ragué …” ****
“There’s much to enjoy here, not least the nifty arrangement for harp and violin of Haydn’s Symphony No. 71 by Charles-Charles Ragué …” ****
“In a spotless recording, The Queen’s Six deliver handpicked folksongs from the British Isles, with fascinating accompanying notes … enjoyable.” ****
“In a spotless recording, The Queen’s Six deliver handpicked folksongs from the British Isles, with fascinating accompanying notes … enjoyable.” ****
“There’s some beautiful playing here of French and English suites …” ***
“There’s some beautiful playing here of French and English suites …” ***
Performance ***** Recording *****
“ …Cooper’s pianism has a rare refinement, and is hyper-sensitive to the composers’ demands … The whole thing is studded with lovely moments; the muted sweetness of ‘Rumores de la Caleta’, the sparkling arpeggiations of ‘Alborada del gracioso’, the seductive languor of ‘Soirée dans Grenade’, the rapt simplicity of Mompou’s sixth ‘Danza’, the graceful liberation of L’isle joyeuse. Brava!”
Performance ***** Recording *****
“ …Cooper’s pianism has a rare refinement, and is hyper-sensitive to the composers’ demands … The whole thing is studded with lovely moments; the muted sweetness of ‘Rumores de la Caleta’, the sparkling arpeggiations of ‘Alborada del gracioso’, the seductive languor of ‘Soirée dans Grenade’, the rapt simplicity of Mompou’s sixth ‘Danza’, the graceful liberation of L’isle joyeuse. Brava!”
Performance *** Recording ***
“… an easy-going programme that combines songlike melody with continent-crossing flamenco, waltz and tango.. flautist Lisa Friend is joined by guitarist Craig Ogden in a partnership that, though assured and engaged, tends toward smooth romance and gentle pathos rather than boldly coloured passions… they [Aquarelle Guitar Quartet] bring added layers of harmony and texture to short works and excerpts by Brahms, Rachmaninov, Donizetti, Shostakovich and, most piquantly, the Brazilian guitarist Paulo Bellinati (b1950), whose Balao de Guda proves playfully arresting.”
Performance *** Recording ***
“… an easy-going programme that combines songlike melody with continent-crossing flamenco, waltz and tango.. flautist Lisa Friend is joined by guitarist Craig Ogden in a partnership that, though assured and engaged, tends toward smooth romance and gentle pathos rather than boldly coloured passions… they [Aquarelle Guitar Quartet] bring added layers of harmony and texture to short works and excerpts by Brahms, Rachmaninov, Donizetti, Shostakovich and, most piquantly, the Brazilian guitarist Paulo Bellinati (b1950), whose Balao de Guda proves playfully arresting.”
Performance ***** Recording ****
“…Annelien Van Wauwe is already a consummate artist and this well-planned disc gives us an excellent view of her technical skill, her musicianship and her lovely tone …”
Performance ***** Recording ****
“…Annelien Van Wauwe is already a consummate artist and this well-planned disc gives us an excellent view of her technical skill, her musicianship and her lovely tone …”
