Latest stories
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th November 2021
4th Nov 2021
Recent releases and additions to the Presto Music jazz catalogue include an unreleased live set from Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, a selection of ACT Music’s best bits from the past year, and solo guitar pieces from Matthew Stevens.
-
Piano Sheet Music Essentials: Ferencz Liszt
4th Nov 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 Ferencz Liszt, Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, and organist of the Romantic era.
-
The Presto Chart - October 2021
3rd Nov 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with Canadian-Italian mezzo Emily D'Angelo's debut recording on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
-
The Jazz Chart - October 2021
3rd Nov 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, including Craig Taborn and Chick Corea, with Marcin Wasilewski's En attendant remaining our top-seller.
-
Michael Spyres on Baritenor
2nd Nov 2021
The American singer talks to Katherine about moving between tenor and baritone repertoire on his new album, and why he believes that the fach system often 'does our voices and artistry an injustice'.
-
Presto Editor's Choices - October 2021
1st Nov 2021
French mezzos Marianne Crebassa and Lea Desandre excel on two very different recital-discs, Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn offer an unusual perspective on Mussorgsky, and The Hermes Experiment continue to surprise and delight with their second album.
-
Nelson Freire (1944-2021)
1st Nov 2021
The great Brazilian pianist, who was especially acclaimed for his interpretations of Chopin and Brahms as well as for his duo performances with his close friend Martha Argerich, has died aged 77.
-
Graham Collier, 'British Conversations'
1st Nov 2021
Commemorating 10 years since the British jazz composer, bassist and bandleader's passing, My Only Desire Records release his previously unheard 'British Conversations' suite, originally recorded in 1975.
-
New Music Book Publications - 1st November 2021
1st Nov 2021
Suggestions of pieces to help soothe the soul; a paperback edition of a biography of Mozart; a documentation of violins that survived the concentration camps of the Second World War; a guide to the career of Clara Schumann; games and ideas for musical play with pre-school children; and two books on Bruce Springsteen, one of them written in collaboration with former US President, Barack Obama.
-
Episode 24: On Song with The Hermes Experiment
31st Oct 2021
Paul meets the members of The Hermes Experiment, one of the UK's most innovative contemporary music groups, in the week that their second album is released on Delphian Records.
-
Nicole Glover on learning to be a leader and 'Strange Lands'
30th Oct 2021
Josh caught up with the Oregon-hailing, New York-based saxophonist to chat about her latest album Strange Lands, writing for chordless sax trio and the challenges of bandleading.
Featured product
Strange Lands
Nicole Glover
-
Baroque fireworks from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort
29th Oct 2021
The violinist and his ensemble present four virtuosic concertos, showcasing the legacy of Vivaldi's incredible panache as a performer as well as the earliest origins of what would eventually become the solo violin caprice.
-
New Release Round-Up - 29th October 2021
29th Oct 2021
Bartók from Susanna Mälkki and the Helsinki Phillharmonic, Chopin from Stephen Hough, Beethoven from the Chiaroscuro Quartet, and Handel arias with instrumental obbligatos from La Nuova Musica.
-
Eivind Aarset 4tet, 'Phantasmagoria, or A Different Kind of Journey'
29th Oct 2021
On his ninth full-length record, Norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset combines influences from ambient music, Nordic jazz and hard rock to spellbinding effect.
-
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th October 2021
28th Oct 2021
The latest batch of new jazz releases include a previously unreleased suite from British bassist/composer Graham Collier, electronica-meets-jazz flute from Tenderlonious, and the bandleading debut of pianist Ayumi Tanaka on ECM.
-
Piano Sheet Music Essentials: Claude Debussy
28th Oct 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 Claude Debussy, one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
Della Jones on Opera Rara
27th Oct 2021
The veteran Welsh mezzo talks to Katherine about her career and her relationship with the label, which began in the late 1970s with a recording of Donizetti's Ugo, conte di Parigi.
-
Boxed Set Selections - October 2021
26th Oct 2021
October heavyweights include anthologies celebrating Robert Tear, Karl Böhm, Georges Cziffra and Géza Anda. plus the Dresden Kammerchor's complete recordings of Heinrich Schütz.
-
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía - Friday Night in San Francisco
26th Oct 2021
Matt wishes he could be transported back to The Warfield Theatre, 5 December, 1980, as he looks back on one of his favourite records, Friday Night in San Francisco, featuring three of the great guitar maestros on top of their game, making for a breath-taking live record.
-
Marina Rebeka and Franco Vassallo on Il Pirata
25th Oct 2021
The Latvian soprano and Italian baritone discuss their roles as Imogene and Ernesto in Bellini's early opera, recorded last summer in the composer's native Catania and released on Rebeka's own label Prima Classic last month.
