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BBC Music Magazine - May 2022 Choices
10th May 2022
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by young Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä's 'electrifying and revelatory' Sibelius cycle with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra on Decca.
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6 Essential Joe Lovano Recordings
10th May 2022
We take a look back at some of our favourite albums by American saxophonist Joe Lovano, from his mid-90s recordings with Blue Note to recent work with ECM.
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A New Edition of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius
10th May 2022
A milestone of late romantic choral music, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius is available for the first time as a modern, newly engraved score with a full critical report. Find out more here.
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Harry Bicket on Handel's La Resurrezione
9th May 2022
The conductor talks about his new recording of Handel's unusual oratorio dramatising the post-Easter story.
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Farewells from Jakub Józef Orliński & Michał Biel
6th May 2022
The Polish countertenor and pianist fly the flag for their native country in a beguiling recital of songs by Karel Szymanowski, Henryk Czyż, Stanisław Moniuszko, Mieczysław Karłowicz, and Tadeusz Baird.
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Farewells
Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano)
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New Release Round-Up - 6th May 2022
6th May 2022
Strauss from Andris Nelsons, Vivaldi & Bach from Concerto Italiano and Rinaldo Alessandrini, Rachmaninov from Steven Osborne, and Schoenberg from the Gringolts Quartet.
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Emile Parisien, 'Louise'
6th May 2022
Dedicated to the great sculptor Louise Bourgeois, Emile Parisien's latest project is a multi-faceted joy, performed by a truly international group of musicians.
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Dylan Perez on Samuel Barber
5th May 2022
The American pianist discusses recording his compatriot's complete songs on Resonus, with a line-up of singers including Mary Bevan, Fleur Barron, Jess Dandy, and his husband Nicky Spence.
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Samuel Barber: The Complete Songs
Dylan Perez (piano), Samantha Clarke, Soraya Mafi, Louise Kemény, Mary Bevan (sopranos), Fleur Barron (mezzo), Jess Dandy (contralto), Nicky Spence (tenor), Dominic Sedgwick, Julien Van Mellaerts (baritones), William Thomas (bass) Navarra String Quartet
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Presto Editor's Choices - April 2022
3rd May 2022
South African soprano Golda Schultz emerges as a compelling story-teller on her debut recording of songs by five female composers, whilst Véronique Gens and Sandrine Piau pay vivid tribute to two French baroque divas of an earlier generation.
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Paul Hillier on Jóhann Jóhannsson's Drone Mass
3rd May 2022
The conductor of Theatre of Voices talks about his new recording of a striking, atmospheric work by Jóhann Jóhannsson.
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Essentials - John Abercrombie
3rd May 2022
For our second instalment of 'Essentials', we give some recommendations on where to start with the vast catalogue of American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie.
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The Presto Chart - April 2022
2nd May 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for April, with Raphaël Pichon's recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion with Pygmalion on Harmonia Mundi in first place...
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JS Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Stéphane Degout (Christus), Sabine Devieilhe & Hana Blažiková (sopranos), Lucile Richardot (mezzo), Tim Mead (countertenor), Reinoud Van Mechelen & Emiliano Gonzalez Toro (tenors), Christian Immler (bass-baritone) Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon
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New Music Book Publications - 2nd May 2022
2nd May 2022
The official guide to the 2022 BBC Proms; an exploration of the heroic in music; a paperback edition of one person's obsession with the sound of the foghorn; a biography of Johann Scheibe, organ builder during the time of Bach; the impact of the French Revolution on music-making; a chronicle of choreographer Frederick Ashton; the story of the birth of pop music; a memoir by jazz author Alyn Shipton; and a dive into the music scene in the Chinese city of Guangzhou.
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Anna von Hausswolff, 'Live at Montreux Jazz Festival'
1st May 2022
Anna von Hausswolff's spellbinding set at the 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival enjoys a vinyl release on Southern Lord and Pomperipossa Records, making for an excellent introduction to the Swedish pipe organist/singer-songwriter's dark musical world.
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Boxed Set Selections - April 2022
30th Apr 2022
This month's heavyweights include extensive anthologies celebrating Dimitri Mitropoulos and Kurt Masur, 150th birthday-editions of Vaughan Williams and Scriabin, and a set of recordings from Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Festival.
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Weber's Der Freischütz from René Jacobs
29th Apr 2022
The Belgian conductor's restoration of the original libretto's prologue lends a wonderful symmetry and coherence to Weber's supernatural Singspiel, whilst German actor Max Urlacher is properly spine-chilling in the expanded role of the demon Samiel.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th April 2022
29th Apr 2022
Dora Pejačević from Peter Donohoe and Sakari Oramo, eighteenth-century operatic heroines from Patricia Petibon, Heinz Holliger's 'dream-opera' Lunea, and a Dante-inspired recital from Mirco Palazzi and Marco Scolastra.
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Ornette Coleman, 'Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Recordings'
29th Apr 2022
An archival re-issue by Craft Recordings offers the perfect excuse to revisit a major visionary of jazz music's earliest recordings.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022: The Winners!
28th Apr 2022
A live update from tonight's ceremony at Kings Place, including details of the Recording of the Year and Personality of the Year Awards...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th April 2022
28th Apr 2022
The latest jazz recordings include an album of standards from Tigran Hamasyan, new sounds from April Records, and music from Norwegian pianist Jon Balke inspired by 11th Century Spain.
