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Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists
17th Jan 2025
A boxed set of all nine volumes in the renowned Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists series. Find out more.
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Sergei Babayan on Rachmaninoff for Two
16th Jan 2025
The Armenian-American pianist talks about the art of transcription, late nights with Martha Argerich, recording with his former pupil Daniil Trifonov - and why he believes that teachers can learn as much from their students as vice versa...
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Alessio Bax on Forgotten Dances
15th Jan 2025
The Italian pianist discusses his latest album of dance-inspired music from Bach to Bartók on Signum Classics, splitting Bach fugues with his brother as a child, and his conviction that 'the magic is broken' if a performance simply recreates what happened in the practice-room...
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New Sheet Music Titles - January 15th
15th Jan 2025
Beethoven's Bagatelles for piano, relaxing J-Pop piano music, a nine-volume box set of Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists, music from the new motion picture Wicked, Karl Jenkin's Adiemus for SATB choir, and ABRSM Music Theory papers.
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Martin Hummel (1955-2025)
15th Jan 2025
The warmly influential business executive, who founded Ubuntu Music in 2015, has died aged 69.
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Abel Selaocoe's Hymns of Bantu and other forthcoming highlights
14th Jan 2025
The South African cellist mixes music from his homeland with Bach and Marais on his second solo recording, with other early spring highlights including soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha's debut album, Walton from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson, and the world premiere recording of Tippett's New Year.
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ECM's New Series at 40
13th Jan 2025
To mark the pioneering series's recent fortieth birthday, Ben Hogwood selects some landmarks from the catalogue - including recordings of music by Arvo Pärt, Alfred Schnittke, Steve Reich and György Kurtág.
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Gidon Kremer (violin), Tatjana Grindenko (violin), Alfred Schnitte (prepared piano), Keith Jarrett (piano), 12 cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Saulus Sondeskis, Dennis Russell Davis
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Presto Presents... Jean-Guihen Queyras
13th Jan 2025
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras performs a selection of pieces from his most recent album, 'J.S. Bach: Complete Cello Suites (The 2023 Sessions)' released on Harmonia Mundi.
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Xhosa Cole - On a Modern Genius Vol.1
10th Jan 2025
Previous BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year winner and saxophonist, Xhosa Cole brings a fresh new take on the classic compositions of Thelonious Monk, including "Straight No Chaser", "'Round About Midnight", and "Misterioso". Featuring both tap dancer Liberty Styles and singer Heidi Vogel, Cole transforms well known classics into something new.
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New Palestrina from Graham Ross and the choir of Clare College
10th Jan 2025
Graham Ross and his singers perform five previously unrecorded works for the 500th anniversary of Palestrina's birth, interspersed with settings by some of his English contemporaries.
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New Release Round-Up - 10th January 2025
10th Jan 2025
The new year brings with it new releases; such as Carl Allen's Tippin', Brown Spirits' psychedelic Cosmic Seeds, Flygmaskin's creative Ianchelevici, Xhosa Cole's tribute to Thelonoious Monk with On a Modern Genius Vol. 1, and finally Malia's vocal One Grass Skirt to London.
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New Release Round-Up - 10th January 2025
10th Jan 2025
Francesco Scarlatti from Armonico Consort, French harpsichord music from Sophie Yates, Beethoven's Missa solemnis from Le Cercle de l’Harmonie and Jérémie Rhorer, and Debussy from The Nash Ensemble.
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Saxophone Mouthpieces - A Short Guide
10th Jan 2025
When it comes to mouthpieces, it is easy to get bogged down, not only by the huge number of products in the marketplace, but also by the rather bewildering array of terminology from manufacturers surrounding mouthpiece construction and how this may affect tone quality. Here, we look at the fundamentals to consider when considering the purchase of a new mouthpiece for your saxophone.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - January 2025
8th Jan 2025
Chris introduces this month's choices, headed by 'passionate and engaging' Vivaldi from countertenor Carlo Vistoli and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin on Harmonia Mundi.
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Arve Henriksen - Places of Worship
8th Jan 2025
Guest writer Spencer Grady waxes lyrical about Arve Henriksen's haunting Places of Worship. Prepare yourself for a near-mystical experience...
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Arve Henriksen
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Tips for Testing a New Saxophone
8th Jan 2025
The purchase of a new instrument should be an enjoyable and exciting process, but with so much choice on the market, it can also be a daunting one. Here, we have put together some tips on how you might go about testing saxophones to help you find the perfect instrument for you.
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Pieter Wispelwey on his recording career for Channel Classics
7th Jan 2025
The cellist looks back on a fruitful two-decade collaboration with Amsterdam-based label Channel Classics.
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The Presto Chart - December 2024
6th Jan 2025
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, headed by the debut recording from Lucy Illingworth (winner of the Channel 4 series The Piano) on Blue Cloud Music...
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Ruth Gipps from Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic
3rd Jan 2025
This third volume of the British composer's orchestral works on Chandos features the world premiere recordings of Symphony No. 1, the Coronation Procession from 1953 and the elegy Ambarvalia, plus the Horn Concerto and Cringlemire Garden.
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd January 2025
3rd Jan 2025
Four nineteenth-century bassoon concertos from the Tapiola Sinfonietta, Bach transcriptions from David Ponsford and David Hill, Karl Weigl's Symphony No. 3 from Jürgen Bruns, and a second volume of Schreker's orchestral works from Steven Sloane in Bochum.
