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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd February 2022
3rd Feb 2022
The latest jazz releases include clarinetist Kinan Azmeh with the NDR Bigband, old-school piano and vocal jazz from Savant, and Japanese free jazz reissues from No Business.
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Presto Editor's Choices - January 2022
2nd Feb 2022
A powerful pasticcio requiem from La Tempête and Simon-Pierre Bestion, enchanting Handel from Sandrine Piau and Les Paladins, and a superb survey of George Walker's piano sonatas from Steven Beck.
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The Presto Chart - January 2022
1st Feb 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, with Marc-André Hamelin's enchanting survey of keyboard works by CPE Bach on Hyperion in first place...
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The Jazz Chart - January 2022
1st Feb 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, including new entries from Andrea Motis, Ayumi Tanaka, and Albert Ayler.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - February 2022
31st Jan 2022
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by Savall's 'very special' accounts of Beethoven's last four symphonies with Le Concert des Nations on Alia Vox.
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John Wilson conducts orchestral works by Ravel
28th Jan 2022
The latest album from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson presents a dazzling collection of orchestral works by Ravel, including La valse and Pavane pour une infante défunte alongside premiere recordings of the original versions of Ma Mère l'Oye and Boléro.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th January 2022
28th Jan 2022
Haydn and Mozart from Basel, gangster tragedy in the South Polish Highlands, chamber music and songs by Martin Suckling, and arrangements of Vaughan Williams and Maconchy for piano duet.
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Mark Lockheart, 'Dreamers'
28th Jan 2022
Mark Lockheart and friends take us on a surreal trip with Dreamers, an early standout jazz album for 2022.
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Mark Lockheart
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Julian Azkoul on Renewal
27th Jan 2022
The artistic director of United Strings of Europe talks to Katherine about the ensemble's genesis and future plans, and their new recording of works by Caroline Shaw, Joanna Marsh, Osvaldo Golijov and Felix Mendelssohn (out now on BIS).
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th January 2022
27th Jan 2022
This week's picks for new jazz records include Immanuel Wilkins' follow-up to 2020's Omega, experimental new recordings from Discus, and the latest releases from Criss Cross Jazz.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2022 Choices
26th Jan 2022
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by French pianist Alexandre Kantorow's 'absorbing interpretation' of Brahms's Piano Sonata No. 3 on BIS...
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Boxed Set Selections - January 2022
25th Jan 2022
January heavyweights include anthologies celebrating the legacies of Clemens Krauss, Pierre Boulez and Fou Ts'ong, plus Haydn collections from Sir Neville Marriner and Giovanni Antonini.
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Ludovico Einaudi: Underwater
25th Jan 2022
Einaudi’s first full solo piano album for twenty years is a manifesto for life and a statement for the time when the world around him was quiet and silent. This beautiful matching folio features the album's twelve intimate piano tracks. Find out more here.
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New Music Book Publications - 24th January 2022
24th Jan 2022
Essays on Scriabin; a re-assessment of female characters in Mozart's operas; an exploration of Inuit music-making in Alaska; an introduction to music and liturgy in medieval Britain; a guide to the analysis of musical theatre; a consideration of the influence of the Martha Graham Dance Company on contemporary artists; a study of the importance of the 1970s Soviet Underground scene to the music of Arvo Pärt; and a pedagogical volume devoted to jazz singing.
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Fedor Rudin on Edison Denisov
24th Jan 2022
The violinist talks about his recent album of works by Russian composers - Shostakovich, Prokofiev and the more rarely-encountered Edison Denisov.
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Fedor Rudin (violin), Boris Kusnezow (piano)
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Paul Lewis plays Brahms
21st Jan 2022
The British pianist's interpretations of the final four sets of solo piano works are a revelation, capturing all of the poetry and drama of the music and often emphasising its kinship with Debussy and Rachmaninov.
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Brahms: Late Piano Works
Paul Lewis (piano)
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New Release Round-Up - 21st January 2022
21st Jan 2022
French song from Roderick Williams and Roger Vignoles, the 2022 New Year's Day Concert from Vienna on CD, Schubert from Iestyn Davies and Joseph Middleton, and Bob Chilcott's Circlesong.
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Koichi Matsukaze Trio, 'At the Room 427'
21st Jan 2022
The latest in Barely Breaking Even's 'J Jazz Masterclass' series is an intimate trio set recorded in a university classroom, featuring some of the Japanese jazz scene's early free jazz experiments.
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2022: Shortlist
20th Jan 2022
The nominations are just in and voting is open...
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New and Upcoming Vinyl - January 2022
20th Jan 2022
The latest additions to our growing jazz vinyl catalogue include greatest-hits compilations from Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, reissues of Don Cherry and Johnny Hodges, and early recordings by Charles Mingus.
