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New Sheet Music Titles - 23rd June
23rd Jun 2026
A mindful piano anthology from Faber Music, music from Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Paul Harris's Play with Rhythm!, and choral works by Will Todd, Arthur Bliss, Kristina Arakelyan, Lucy Walker, and Bob Chilcott.
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Christopher Churcher on Moonrise
22nd Jun 2026
The composer talks about his new album of works performed by Somerville College Choir, recently released on Resonus Classics, and in particular his three Pride Motets.
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Fred Hersch & Mick Goodrick - Feebles, Fables & Ferns
19th Jun 2026
A previously unreleased recording from the ECM archives chronicles a one-time session between the prolific pianist Fred Hersch and jazz guitarist Mick Goodrick.
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Feebles, Fables & Ferns
Mick Goodrick (guitar), Fred Hersch (piano)
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Variation[s] 3 from Cédric Tiberghien
19th Jun 2026
Cédric Tiberghien's new album brings his Variation[s] series to a close with creative programming and playing of sensitive probity, including striking Ligeti and a cohesive and stimulating account of the Diabelli Variations.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th June 2026
19th Jun 2026
Highlights this week include Sun Ra’s archival East Two + 5, and Straight08 by Sam Barsh, Keyon Harrold, and Mark Guiliana, fusing straight-ahead jazz with modern rhythmic grooves.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th June 2026
19th Jun 2026
Haydn from Denis Kozhukhin, Arthur Sullivan from David Webb and the Academy of Ancient Music, Debussy from Louis Lortie and Hélène Mercier, and Sibelius from Jukka-Pekka Saraste in Helsinki.
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New Digital Sheet Music Publications - June
19th Jun 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new digital sheet music titles. Here you will find the latest titles for piano, solo vocal, choral, instrumental, and ensemble playing. Browse some of our favourite selections here.
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New Pop & Rock Digital Sheet Music
19th Jun 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new pop and rock sheet music titles. Browse some of our favourite songs here.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - July 2026
18th Jun 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'consistently luminous and assured' set of Bohuslav Martinů's symphonies from the Bamberger Symphoniker and Jakub Hrůša on Deutsche Grammophon.
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The Isidore Quartet on 'Adorations'
17th Jun 2026
The quartet's members discuss the works that comprise their debut album, and the influence of earlier generations of quartets on their own musicmaking.
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Adorations
Isidore String Quartet
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Maja Bogdanović on Anna Clyne and Osvaldo Golijov
16th Jun 2026
The cellist talks about 'Perfectly Free', her new album of concertante works by Clyne and Golijov.
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There Is Sweet Music Here
16th Jun 2026
Published to mark Wigmore Hall's 125th birthday, Julia Boyd's insightful biography of the beloved venue is compelling reading for anyone with even a passing interest in London’s cultural life throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
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There is Sweet Music Here: The World of Wigmore Hall
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Composer Spotlight: Greg Gilpin
16th Jun 2026
Greg Gilpin is a celebrated ASCAP award-winning choral composer and arranger and a highly respected choral conductor. A graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, Greg is well-known for his extensive catalogue of choral titles. Find out more.
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New Music Book Publications - June 2026
15th Jun 2026
Biographies of Brahms and Chopin, a history of Wigmore Hall, an anthology of reflections on the importance of Elgar, a biography of clarinettist Gervase de Peyer, an examination of environmental imagery in the operas of Wagner, a handbook for teachers and parents on neurodiversity in music, an exploration of tradition in classical music, and an updated guide to music written for film and visual media.
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Mike Batt on Symphony No.1, 'Ukraine'
15th Jun 2026
From conducting the furniture in Schubert's ninth symphony as a boy, to releasing his own first symphony on 1st June, there's far more to Mike Batt than you may realise. He spoke to us about the journey that brought him to write this engaging work, and his endless fascination with the orchestra.
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Raffy Bushman on New Life
15th Jun 2026
The pianist joins us to discuss his latest album, reflecting on a period of personal change that has included a new relationship and the arrival of his first child.
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New Life
Raffy Bushman
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John Beasley on Invisible Piano
12th Jun 2026
With a career that has taken him from performing alongside Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard to collaborating on the cinematic projects of Thomas Newman, the pianist gives the details on his brand new album, inspired by art at the Staatsgalerie Museum.
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Grigory Sokolov: The Salzburg Recital 2008
Grigory Sokolov (piano)
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Mel Bonis from Rumon Gamba and the BBCSSO
12th Jun 2026
The Scottish orchestra delivers characterful performances of works including the Trois Femmes de Légende and Suite Orientale, with soprano Elizabeth Watts on luminous form in the Noël de la Vierge Marie.
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Slo-Mo Neon Luminate Hoverings - Mary Halvorson & Ambrose Akinmusire
12th Jun 2026
Two of the most pioneering improvisers of avant-garde jazz unite for the first time, releasing an album that builds on their shared approach to experimental improvisation.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th June 2026
12th Jun 2026
Bach from Mahan Esfahani and the Britten Sinfonia, Rachmaninoff from Karina Canellakis and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, a 70th birthday celebration with Sally Beamish, and a return to CPE Bach from Arte Dei Suonatori and Marcin Świątkiewicz.
