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Christmas Gift Ideas - Books on Music History & Genres
6th Dec 2021
A selection of Christmas gift suggestions, focusing on genres such as jazz, popular music, & musicals, piano manufacturers Fazioli and Erard, and books on the history of music.
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Pamela Helen Stephen (1965-2021)
5th Dec 2021
The British mezzo Pamela Helen Stephen, who recorded extensively for Chandos, has died aged 57.
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Britten: Owen Wingrave
Peter Coleman-Wright (Owen Wingrave), Robin Leggate ( Sir Philip Wingrave/Narrator), Elizabeth Connell (Miss Wingrave), Janice Watson (Mrs. Coyle), Sarah Fox (Mrs. Julien), Alan Opie (Spencer Coyle), Pamela Helen Stephen (Kate) & James Gilchrist (Lechmere) City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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Christmas Recordings from Fretwork and Christiane Karg
3rd Dec 2021
The viol consort is joined by mezzo Helen Charlston for an Elizabethan Christmas, whilst Karg and her regular recital partner Gerold Huber offer a beautifully-plotted programme of Lieder and mélodies with a seasonal theme.
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd December 2021
3rd Dec 2021
Music inspired by the Kalevala from the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Dima Slobodeniouk, Bach from James Ehnes, Rameau's Platée from William Christie, and Winterreise from James Rutherford and Eugene Asti.
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Makaya McCraven, 'Deciphering the Message'
3rd Dec 2021
Drummer and bandleader Makaya McCraven creatively samples recordings from Blue Note's vast catalogue, combining recordings by Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter and more with contributions from contemporary artists.
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Piano Sheet Music Essentials: Franz Schubert
2nd Dec 2021
In our Piano Sheet Music Essentials series, we aim to offer recommendations of popular and well-known piano pieces by a selection of celebrated composers. This article focuses on the work of Franz Schubert, Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras.
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Daniel Hyde on Carols from King's
2nd Dec 2021
The Director of Music at King's College Cambridge talks about the college choir's new album of Christmas carols – reflecting the unique circumstances of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Jazzy Christmas Favourites From Presto Music
2nd Dec 2021
Some of our favourite Christmas jazz recordings, old and new. Including new releases and reissues by Norah Jones, Michael Bublé and Till Brönner, as well as classics from Vince Guaraldi, Frank Sinatra, and the Count Basie Orchestra.
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The Presto Chart - November 2021
1st Dec 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, with the Takács Quartet's superb accounts of works by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn on Hyperion in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices - November 2021
1st Dec 2021
A terrific debut album of baroque operatic heroines from Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique, a mesmerising 'Venetian Mirror' from Le Consort, and a madcap musical journey down Lewis Carroll's rabbit-hole courtesy of Irish composer Gerald Barry.
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The Jazz Chart - November 2021
1st Dec 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, including new entries from the Bill Charlap Trio, Graham Collier, and Mark Kavuma.
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Boxed Set Selections - November 2021
30th Nov 2021
Two anthologies celebrating the legacy of American violinist Ruggiero Ricci, Stephen Hough's collected recordings for Erato, and Quatuor Ébène's complete Beethoven quartets on DVD.
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Ruggiero Ricci: Complete Decca Recordings
Ruggiero Ricci (violin), Carlo Bussotti (piano), Friedrich Gulda (piano), Julius Katchen (piano), Louis Persinger (piano), Ernest Lush (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Anthony Collins, Ernest Ansermet, Øivin Fjeldstad, Anatole Fistoulari, Piero Gamba, Jean Fournet
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Great Gifts for Jazz Readers
30th Nov 2021
We've collected some of the best jazz-related reads on our website, from a photobook of dusty Blue Note portraits, to the life and times of one of jazz music's most well-known guitar players, to deep dives into classic albums.
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Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
29th Nov 2021
The American lyricist and composer, widely credited with inspiring a renaissance in musical theatre and responsible for shows such as Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Into the Woods, has died aged 91.
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Christmas Gift Ideas - Books on Classical Composers
29th Nov 2021
A selection of Christmas gift suggestions, focusing on biographies and other books published this year about composers and specific pieces of music.
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New Presto CDs from Warner & Erato
29th Nov 2021
Piotr Anderszewski, Maxim Vengerov & Sir Simon Rattle feature in the first batch of Presto CDs from the Warner & Erato catalogue.
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Pelléas et Mélisande from Jonathan Nott and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
26th Nov 2021
The world premiere recording of the British conductor's own tone-poem on Debussy's opera is coupled with Schoenberg's suite from 1905, to illuminating effect.
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Pelléas et Mélisande
Orchestre de La Suisse Romande, Jonathan Nott
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New Release Round-Up - 26th November 2021
26th Nov 2021
Die Zauberflöte from Covent Garden with Roderick Williams and Sabine Devieilhe, Bach's Goldberg Variations from David Fray, Florence Price's Symphony No. 3 from Vienna, and Max Reger's piano concerto from Joseph Moog.
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Mark Kavuma & The Banger Factory, 'Arashi No Ato (After the Storm)'
26th Nov 2021
The London-based trumpeter's Banger Factory imprint bridges the gap between the generations in the city's jazz scene, flagging both the band and Kavuma himself as ones to watch. Essential listening for lovers of classic bebop-styled jazz.
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Arashi No Ato (After the Storm)
Mark Kavuma & The Banger Factory
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Gifts for... Baroque and Early Music fans
25th Nov 2021
Books and recordings for lovers of Renaissance and baroque music.
