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Presto Presents... Julian Bliss and James Baillieu
8th Apr 2025
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, clarinettist Julian Bliss and pianist James Baillieu perform a selection of pieces from their most recent album, a recital of music by Clara & Robert Schumann (released on Signum last month).
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New Sheet Music Titles - 8th April
8th Apr 2025
The Willis Student Recital Collection, piano arrangements of albums by Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan, choral works by Mendelssohn, Kuhnau, Haydn, and Kodály, and a collection of French cello music from Carl Fischer.
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More Chandos titles now made available on Presto CD
7th Apr 2025
We’re excited to announce the addition of more Chandos titles to our Presto CD offering, including albums representing the diversity of music characteristic of this label, and many of them having been unavailable on CD for several years.
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Brahms quartets from Krystian Zimerman and friends
4th Apr 2025
The pianist joins violinist Maria Nowak, violist Katarzyna Budnik and cellist Yuya Okamoto in earnest yet refined accounts of Brahms's Piano Quartets Nos. 2 and 3.
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Hiromi's Sonicwonder - Out There
4th Apr 2025
Hiromi's Sonicwonder return in their thrilling new album Out There. With fusion sounds that meet classical, funk, ska and more, Hiromi demonstrates her flair and virtuosic piano playing alongside a stellar ensemble.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th April 2025
4th Apr 2025
This week’s releases include the new album from pianist Yaron Herman, Hiromi’s Sonicwonder delivers a dazzling follow up album to their 2023 debut, and Burt Bacharach is given a jazz twist by the Swedish ensemble Alfie! Saxophonist Uli Kempendorff releases his explorative free jazz album with Unit Records and the folk-jazz ensemble Goleine make their debut.
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John Nelson (1941-2025)
4th Apr 2025
The genial American conductor, who was particularly acclaimed for his interpretations of Berlioz, has died aged 83.
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New Release Round-Up - 4th April 2025
4th Apr 2025
Bach's Mass in B minor from Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon, Ravel from Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle from the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Karina Canellakis, and Schubert from Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton.
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User-Generated Playlists now live!
2nd Apr 2025
One of the most requested features from our streaming community is finally here - you can now create your own playlists on Presto Music Streaming.
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The Presto Chart - March 2025
1st Apr 2025
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for March, headed by a box-set of Shostakovich's complete symphonies, concertos and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District from the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Yaron Herman on Radio Paradise
1st Apr 2025
Pianist and composer Yaron Herman talks about his new album with Naive Records, Radio Paradise, as well as sharing his thoughts on the notion of creativity.
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Presto Team Choices - March 2025
1st Apr 2025
Staff favourites from March include a Boulez centenary tribute from Quatuor Diotima, a rich and varied collection of orchestral works by Master of the King's Music Errollyn Wallen, the world premiere recording of Steve Reich's Jacob's Ladder, and captivating Vivaldi from {oh!} Orkiestra and Belgian soprano Sophie Junker.
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Piano Music Round-up - World Piano Day 2025
29th Mar 2025
It's day 88 of the year, which makes it World Piano Day 2025. As the world celebrates all things piano related, Matthew Ash launches his quarterly round-up of new piano releases, uncovering a diverse array of pianists, repertoire and pianos.
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The Legacy of Ernie Ball Guitar Strings
29th Mar 2025
From humble beginnings in a petite California music shop to becoming a global leader in string manufacturing, Ernie Ball’s story is one of entrepreneurial grit, musical passions and a relentless pursuit of tone. Today, the company offers an expansive range of products tailored to guitarists and bassists of all styles and musical genres.
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Piano Day: The Collection
29th Mar 2025
Founded in 2015 by Nils Frahm, Piano Day is an annual worldwide event which takes place on the 88th day of the year. To mark the 10th anniversary, Faber Music have published 'Piano Day: The Collection'. Find out more.
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Shostakovich Concertos and Symphonies from Andris Nelsons
28th Mar 2025
For the fiftieth anniversary of Shostakovich's death, Deutsche Grammophon have gathered together all fifteen of the composer's symphonies performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and their music director, alongside new recordings of all six concertos and the opera, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District.
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Anouar Brahem - After The Last Sky
28th Mar 2025
Anouar Brahem returns to ECM in After the Last Sky, titled after a Palestinian line of verse. Poignant and melancholic, Brahem’s new project is deeply reflective and draws on a variety of musical influences for compositions that are crafted for oud, cello, piano and bass
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New Release Round-Up - 28th March 2025
28th Mar 2025
This week sees a fusion release from Michael Bladt and the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra, a new duo in the form of rising saxophonist Emma Rawicz and pianist Gwilym Simcock, and Billy Marrows debuts his live concert recording. Sultan Stevenson continues his exploration of faith and identity in his second release with Edition Records, and Keith Jarrett’s 1974 album gets a revamp with the Branford Marsalis Quartet.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th March 2025
28th Mar 2025
Havergal Brian's Agamemnon from Martyn Brabbins and the Orchestra of English National Opera, Dvořák and Price from Marc-André Hamelin and the Takács Quartet, orchestral works by Errollyn Wallen, and Tosca from Daniel Harding in Rome.
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Eugene Ormandy in Stereo
27th Mar 2025
Our guest-contributor Rob Cowan delves into a mammoth collection of Columbia Masterworks recordings which the Hungarian-born American conductor made in Philadelphia between the early 1960s and early 1980s.
