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Jesper Thorn - Stille
6th Feb 2026
The double bassist presents his second album with April Records, a collection of originals that serve as a tranquil reprieve from the daily noise of the outside world.
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Goldberg Variations from Yunchan Lim
6th Feb 2026
Yunchan Lim brings an expressively muscular yet idiomatic approach in this live recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations, making this new album a treasurable addition to a catalogue which includes many celebrated recordings.
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New Release Round-Up - 6th February 2026
6th Feb 2026
Tchaikovsky from Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO, a musical autobiography from Alexandra Dariescu, Poulenc from Pascal Rogé, and Clara Schumann, Dora Pejačević and Cécile Chaminade from the Neave Trio.
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New Release Round-Up - 6th February 2026
6th Feb 2026
Legendary bassist Ron Carter joins Ricky Dillard in a new Blue Note release this week, and a new reissue puts avant-garde ambient composer William Basinski in the spotlight.
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Composer Spotlight: Arvo Pärt
6th Feb 2026
Arvo Pärt is an Estonian composer and the inventor of the compositional technique tintinnabuli. Until the end of March, all Universal Edition publications are 25% off, including over 180 Arvo Pärt works.
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Martyn Brabbins on The Dream of Gerontius (and Havergal Brian)
5th Feb 2026
The conductor discusses his new recording of Elgar's masterpiece with Huddersfield Choral Society, and reflects on how he became such an enthusiastic ambassador for the music of Havergal Brian (whose 150th birthday fell last week).
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Richie Beirach (1947-2026)
4th Feb 2026
The innovative American jazz pianist and composer has died at the age of 78.
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BBC Music Magazine - February 2026 Choices
4th Feb 2026
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a recording from Víkingur Ólafsson which 'continues his progress as one of the great individual pianists of our time'.
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The Presto Chart - January 2026
3rd Feb 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, with Mendelssohn and Enescu from the combined forces of the Quatuor Ébène and Belcea Quartet occupying the top spot.
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Sheet Music Special Offers - February
3rd Feb 2026
25% off Universal Edition; up to 25% off Ricordi; 25% off Dover Publications
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New Sheet Music Titles - 4th February
3rd Feb 2026
Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances for piano solo, a collection of graded piano music from Forsyth, music from Wicked; for Good, new Breitkopf & Härtel and Bärenreiter vocal and choral works, and additions to the Vamoosh series.
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Grammy Winners 2026
2nd Feb 2026
The classical winners from this year's ceremony included new works by Jake Heggie, Donnacha Dennehy and Gabriela Ortiz, and albums from Yo-Yo Ma, Amanda Forsythe and Sandbox Percussion.
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Jazz at the Grammys 2026
2nd Feb 2026
After an exhilarating awards ceremony yesterday, the results are in for the 2026 Grammy jazz winners!
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Samara Joy (vocalist), Jason Charos (trumpet, flugelhorn, recordingarranger), David Mason (altosaxophone, flute, recordingarranger), Kendric McCallister (tenorsaxophone, recordingarranger), Donavan Austin (trombone, recordingarranger), Conor Rohrer (piano), Felix Moseholm (bass), Evan Sherman (drumkit, recordingarranger)
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Sheet Music by Grammy Winners 2026
2nd Feb 2026
Celebrate this year's Grammy Awards with our selection of sheet music by winning artists and nominees.
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Jazzwise Editor Choices - February 2026
1st Feb 2026
New month, new Jazzwise round-up! The editors at the jazz magazine recommend their best picks for February.
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Gareth Lockrane, Mark Nightingale, Ross Stanley, Mike Outram, Nadim Teimoori, Graeme Blevins, Steve Fishwick, Tom Walsh, Pat Levett, Henry Collins, Ian Thomas, Trevor Mires, Sam Mayne, Mike Chillingworth, Tom Smith (saxophone), Olli Martin
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Julia Hülsmann Octet – While I Was Away
30th Jan 2026
ECM strikes again this January, this time hailing the return of the German pianist with her new octet.
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Overtures from the British Isles Vol. 3
30th Jan 2026
Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic lead a whistle-stop tour through the highways and byways of British music around the time of World War Two, taking in works by composers including Havergal Brian, Daniel Jones, Richard Arnell and Robin Orr.
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New Release Round-Up - 30th January 2026
30th Jan 2026
A gallery of piano heroines from Claire Huangci, Elgar's Dream of Gerontius from Martyn Brabbins in Huddersfield, Schumann and Moscheles from Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih, and Lully's Atys with Mathias Vidal and Véronique Gens.
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New Release Round-Up - 30th January 2026
30th Jan 2026
As we come to the end of January, this week’s round up includes some of the first releases of the year from Blue Note, Edition Records and Whirlwind Recordings, as well as an unreleased Lester Young album.
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Martin Helmchen on Schubert
29th Jan 2026
To mark the composer's 229th birthday on Saturday, the German pianist reflects on the joys of discovering his early and unfinished sonatas (several of which feature on the first instalment of his new cycle on Alpha Classics).
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Martin Helmchen (piano)
