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New Sheet Music Titles - July 23rd
23rd Jul 2024
The third edition of Piano Time, piano music by Robert Schumann and Fanny Hensel, music from Final Fantasy games and Studio Ghibli films, Britten's A Ceremony of Carols in French, new Rockschool publications, and string orchestra works from Henle.
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April Cantelo (1928-2024)
22nd Jul 2024
The English soprano, who created the role of Helena in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, has died aged 96.
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Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Alfred Deller (Oberon), Jennifer Vyvyan (Tytania), Leonide Massine II (Puck), Kevin Platts (Cobweb), Robert McCutcheon (Mustardseed), Barry Ferguson (Moth), Michael Bauer (Peaseblossom), George Maran (Lysander), Thomas Hemsley (Demetrius), Marjorie Thomas (Hermia), April Cantelo (Helena), Forbes Robinson (Theseus), Johanna Peters (Hippolyta), Owen Brannigan (Bottom), Norman Lumsden (Quince), Peter Pears (Flute), David Kelly (Snug), Edward Byles (Snout), Joseph Ward (Starveling) London Symphony Orchestra, Choirs of Downside & Emanuel Schools, Benjamin Britten
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New Presto CD titles from Sony
22nd Jul 2024
We are pleased to add 55 titles to our Presto CD catalogue of Sony recordings, many of which have been unavailable on CD (and in some cases any format) for some time.
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Toumani Diabaté (1965-2024)
22nd Jul 2024
The Malian kora player, known for his expertly led cross-cultural collaborations, has died aged 58.
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The Past & I: 100 Years of Thomas Hardy
19th Jul 2024
Two substantial elegies for Hardy and his first wife Emma by up-and-coming composer Arthur Keegan bookend this mesmerising recital from mezzo Lotte Betts-Dean, guitarist James Girling and the Ligeti Quartet, which also includes Keegan's arrangements of Hardy settings by Imogen Holst, Benjamin Britten and others.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th July 2024
19th Jul 2024
Bruckner and Bates from Manfred Honeck in Pittsburgh, a fourth volume of Weinberg from the Arcadia Quartet, a second helping of African Pianism from Rebeca Omordia, and a recital of Schumann, Ravel & Prokofiev from Tchaikovsky Competition silver medallist George Li.
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Tomasz Stańko Quartet - September Night
19th Jul 2024
This unreleased live recording from the late Polish trumpet master is a contemplative piece that captures the serene and reflective atmosphere of an autumn evening.
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Mark Anderson introduces Julius Röntgen
19th Jul 2024
Presto Music are excited to announce that, in collaboration with Nimbus Music Publishing, we now offer a selection of sheet music by Julius Röntgen. Find out more.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 19th July 2024
19th Jul 2024
An experimental American master's heart-softening trio, West London's freshest electro-acoustic sound, Norway's leading jazz singer finds herself in an intimate setting, the uplifting new ensemble from a UK jazz veteran and a Russian-American saxman's impressive band of close-knit comrades...
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Torrefaction: What is it & why you may want it
19th Jul 2024
Torrefaction, done properly using selected wood used coupled with a well-engineered design, can produce great-sounding and durable guitars.
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BBC Proms 2024 - Our Top Related Recordings
18th Jul 2024
In advance of tomorrow's First Night concert, the Presto team makes some suggestions for further listening around the season - including a recital from Last Night star Angel Blue, recent albums from soloists Yunchan Lim, Laura van der Heijden & Isata Kanneh-Mason, and anthologies of orchestral works by Anna Clyne, Carlos Simon & Dani Howard.
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Jazz @ The BBC Proms 2024!
18th Jul 2024
Jazz fans are in for a treat this season, with a niche selection of international talent making its way to the Royal Albert Hall just in time for the summer.
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Poor Boy: Songs Of Nick Drake
Aiko Shimada, Bill Horist, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, Chris Gestrin, Simon Fisk, Jason Michas, Robin Holcomb, Veda Hille, François Houle, Danielle Hébert, François Houle 5, Mike Dumovich, Friendly Science Orchestra, Sam Mickens, Mount Analog, Jesse Sykes, Ian Moore, Eyvind Kang
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2024
17th Jul 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an 'enchanting, engrossing and impeccably recorded' recital of Lieder by Schubert and Loewe from Konstantin Krimmel & Ammiel Bushakevitz.
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Mark Guiliana, The Sound of One Man Drumming
17th Jul 2024
As his first full-length solo recording is released, we retrace the steps that led the Grammy-nominated drummer and percussionist to his current chameleonic glory.
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Aziz Shokhakimov on Prokofiev (and Strasbourg)
16th Jul 2024
Now firmly settled in his role as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, the young Uzbek conductor reflects on the challenges and rewards involved in building a relationship with a new orchestra - and their recent recording of Prokofiev (released last month on Warner Classics last month).
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New Music Book Publications - 15th July 2024
15th Jul 2024
Analyses of the song outputs of Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann, a look at the art and craft that went into the establishment of the "Great American Songbook", an examination of the importance of the year 1924 to the world of musical theatre, a survey of the symphonies of Robert Simpson, and a study of the connections between music and the modern in eighteenth-century Spain.
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Steven Nichols on His Jazz Revelations
15th Jul 2024
Inspired by a newly awakened faith, the young British trumpeter takes us through his debut album of sacred syncopations, divine melodies and celestial swing.
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Carlo Bergonzi - A Tenor Centenary
13th Jul 2024
As Carlo Bergonzi would have celebrated his 100th birthday today, Matthew remembers the great tenor and highlights a selection of his recordings.
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Eric Coates from John Wilson and the BBC Philharmonic
12th Jul 2024
Replete with memorable melodies and piquant orchestral detail, this delightful series of Coates's orchestral works continues today with a fourth instalment including a zany symphonic fantasy on Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the dance-inspired Four Centuries Suite.
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New Release Round-Up - 12th July 2024
12th Jul 2024
Schumann and Loewe from Konstantin Krimmel & Ammiel Bushakevitz, Schoenberg and Fauré from the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & Paavo Järvi, Brahms's complete symphonies from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and the Wiener Philharmoniker's recent Sommernachtskonzert from Schönbrunn Palace.
