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Jazzwise Editor Choices - April 2026
1st Apr 2026
Presenting all the latest picks from the Jazzwise editors for the month of April, including the one and only reissue of Miles Davis: The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965…
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Sheet Music Special Offers - April
1st Apr 2026
25% off Eulenburg; Up to 25% off Edition Peters; Up to 25% off Alphonse Leduc, Heugel, & Hamelle; Up to 25% off Kevin Mayhew
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Jakob Winter Cases: Where Tradition meets Innovation
1st Apr 2026
Jakob Winter is a renowned German manufacturer of musical instrument cases with a history dating back to 1886. Originally focusing on the production of traditional handmade wooden cases, the company has expanded its range over the years to produce instrument cases which include modern and environmentally friendly materials.
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Presto Team Choices - March 2026
31st Mar 2026
Haydn's Seven Last Words from the RIAS Kammerchor and Justin Doyle, songs by Madeleine Dring from Kitty Whately and Julius Drake, a portrait of Unsuk Chin from Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Szymanowski's Symphony No. 4 from Marin Alsop.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter on East Meets West
30th Mar 2026
To celebrate the launch of her new series on Alpha Classics, ASM Forte Forward, the violinist talks about her long history of commissioning and performing new works by composers including John Williams, Witold Lutosławski, Unsuk Chin, and Aftab Darvishi.
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World Piano Day Round-Up
29th Mar 2026
There's much to celebrate this World Piano Day, with a plethora of exciting new releases to look forward to. After hours of listening, Matthew Ash has picked out some highlights for you to explore, including an album not to be judged by its cover, Mozart without a wasted note, Brahms with humanity, effortlessly atmospheric Ireland, propulsive Prokofiev and a box of romantic treasures.
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Jasper Høiby - Conversations of Hope
27th Mar 2026
The bassist releases his third album alongside his 3Elements trio members Naíma Acuña on drums and Xavi Torres on piano.
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Antonio Pappano and the LSO perform Holst's The Planets
27th Mar 2026
The London Symphony Orchestra and their Chief Conductor perform a powerful yet mystical account of Gustav Holst's survey of the solar system, alongside a majestic reading of Arnold Bax's Cornish tone poem, Tintagel.
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New Release Round-Up - 27th March 2026
27th Mar 2026
Highlights this week include the striking duet interplay of Miroslav Vitouš and Michel Portal on Mountain Call, alongside the expansive, high-impact ensemble writing of Simon Hanes’ GARGANTUA.
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Miroslav Vitouš (doublebass), Michel Portal (clarinet, bassclarinet), Jack DeJohnette (drum), Bob Mintzer (clarinet, bassclarinet), Esperanza Spalding (vocalist), Gary Campbell (sopranosaxophone, tenorsaxophone), Gérald Cleaver (drum), Czech National Symphony Orchestra
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New Release Round-Up - 27th March 2026
27th Mar 2026
Mendelssohn from Andris Nelsons in Leipzig, Handel's Messiah from Peter Whelan in Dublin, Baroque songs and arias from Jakub Józef Orliński and Michał Biel, and the first instalment of Anne-Sophie Mutter's ASM Forte Forward project.
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Sarah L King on The Light Ahead
26th Mar 2026
The vocalist and composer discusses the optimistic feel of her latest album, as well as her nuanced approach to genre...
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Sarah L King
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Rosa Feola on Donizetti
25th Mar 2026
The Italian soprano discusses collaborating with Carlo Rizzi on the seventh instalment of Opera Rara's mammoth Donizetti Song Project, masterminded by musicologist Roger Parker and launched in late 2024.
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Rosa Feola (soprano), Carlo Rizzi (piano)
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Claire Booth on Life Stories
24th Mar 2026
The soprano discusses her recent cabaret-themed album on Orchid Classics, featuring the world premiere recording of Zoë Martlew's theatrical song-cycle Hôtel Babylon plus music by Gershwin, Eisler, Poulenc and Adès.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - April 2026
23rd Mar 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a St John Passion of 'unyielding quality' from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon on Harmonia Mundi.
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JS Bach: Johannes-Passion
Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Huw Montague Rendall (Jesus), Ying Fang (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christian Immler (bass-baritone), Etienne Bazola (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
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Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Vol. 1
20th Mar 2026
The young saxophonist releases the first volume of three to come this year, with recordings taken from his live performances at New York’s Village Vanguard.
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Bach's St John Passion from Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion
20th Mar 2026
Raphaël Pichon follows up his benchmark recording of the St Matthew Passion with a much-anticipated account of the St John - with the raw immediacy of the narrative tempered by moments of tenderness.
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Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Huw Montague Rendall (Jesus), Ying Fang (soprano), Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Christian Immler (bass-baritone), Etienne Bazola (baritone), Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
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New Release Round-Up - 20th March 2026
20th Mar 2026
Beethoven from the Chiaroscuro Quartet, Schubert and Schumann from Can Çakmur, Madeleine Dring from Kitty Whately and Julius Drake, and Holst and Bax from the London Symphony Orchestra and Antonio Pappano.
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New Release Round-Up - 20th March 2026
20th Mar 2026
This week presents the latest from ECM pianist Marilyn Crispell and bassist Anders Jormin, the collaborative originals from bassist Jon Henriksson, and the dynamic sounds from drummer Steve White.
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Kazuki Yamada on Walton
19th Mar 2026
The Japanese conductor discusses his recent recording of the symphonies with the CBSO, settling into life in Birmingham, his first brush with English music as a high-school student, and inspirational visits to Ischia, Malvern and Aldeburgh.
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Nimrod Borenstein on his concertos and Shakespeare Songs
18th Mar 2026
The composer talks about his new album on SOMM, featuring concertos for mandolin and for oboe plus his Shakespeare Sonnets for soprano and orchestra.
