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John York introduces Rebecca Clarke's Rhapsody for Piano & Cello
12th Jul 2024
Presto Music are excited to announce that, in collaboration with Nimbus Music Publishing, we now offer a wide selection of sheet music by Rebecca Clarke. Find out more.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th July 2024
12th Jul 2024
A long-awaited reissue from Louis Moholo-Moholo, Chick and Béla's last outing, a live recording of an avant-garde double bass and piano duo, calming Nordic tones and a smorgasbord of Dutch delicacies, concocted by a master percussionist...
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Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy on Piano Duos by Schubert and Desyatnikov
11th Jul 2024
The piano duo explore the 'hall of mirrors' created by Schubert's Divertissement à la hongroise and Fantasie, and Desyatnikov's Trompe-l'œil inspired by both works.
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Louis Armstrong - Louis in London
11th Jul 2024
This newly released archive of BBC recordings from 1968 is a remarkable showcase of Satchmo's enduring talent and charisma, offering a vibrant and nostalgic glimpse into the jazz legend's live performance prowess during his final years.
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Care & Maintenance: Humidity & Temperatures
11th Jul 2024
With any high-quality solid wood instrument, humidity and temperature will be very important factors affecting the health and longevity of your guitar.
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Guy James on Queen of Hearts
10th Jul 2024
Countertenor and musicologist Guy James of the Gesualdo Six talks about the vocal group's new album of early-Renaissance works dedicated to the Virgin Mary as 'Queen of Heaven', as well as to earthly queens compared to her during their lifetimes and beyond.
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Queen of Hearts
The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2024 Choices
9th Jul 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by 'passionate, committed' accounts of Brahms's String Quintets from the Gringolts Quartet and violist Lilli Maijala on BIS.
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New Sheet Music Titles - July 9th
9th Jul 2024
Piano titles from Henle Verlag; Keith Snell's Piano Course for the Adult Beginner; Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists; vocal music by Pauline Viardot-Garcia and Fanny Hensel, and new books in the Grade by Grade series.
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Hiromi, The Jazz Virtuosa with a Noodle of Genius
9th Jul 2024
Get to know the Japanese pianist whose brilliant performances are as captivating as the wonderous bloom of a cherry blossom. We explore her early life and subsequent rise to fame, as well as how her innovative keyboard techniques have made waves in the global jazz scene.
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Kirill Gerstein on Music in Time of War
8th Jul 2024
The Russian-American pianist discusses his new album of music which Debussy and Komitas composed in the wake of the outbreak of World War One and the Armenian genocide respectively - exploring why music written in dark times so often contains 'an incredible amount of exuberance, kaleidoscopic colour and life-affirmation'.
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Introducing Mathilde de Rothschild with Charlotte de Rothschild
8th Jul 2024
Presto Music are excited to announce that, in collaboration with Nimbus Music Publishing, we now offer a wide selection of sheet music by Mathilde de Rothschild. Find out more.
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Mishka Rushdie Momen - Reformation
5th Jul 2024
Mishka Rushdie Momen makes a highly enjoyable Hyperion debut, playing Renaissance keyboard music on a modern Steinway grand piano, with subtlety of tone and phrasing that brings new perspective to the music of Byrd, Sweelinck, Gibbons and Bull.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th July 2024
5th Jul 2024
An Irish album from Daniel Hope & friends, Janáček's The Excursions of Mr. Brouček from Prague, Stanford's Te Deum & Elegiac Ode from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and folk-inspired works by Suk, Smetana, Coleridge-Taylor & Frank Martin from the Neave Trio.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 5th July 2024
5th Jul 2024
A "Sassy" centenary with Zara McFarlane, Ian Shaw & Tony Kofi's recent stint celebrates Strayhorn in Soho, a duo of West African kora and Danish drums, strong French vibes arrive via the States and a guitar hero joins one of the North's finest jazz outfits...
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Jakub Józef Orliński on Gluck's Orfeo
4th Jul 2024
The Polish countertenor discusses recording 'one of the signature-roles' for his voice-type, how going to hell and back in two contrasting productions of the opera informed his interpretation in the studio, and why acting as co-artistic director on the recording taught him to 'read the room'...
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Introducing Sheet Music by Augusta Read Thomas
4th Jul 2024
Presto Music are excited to announce that in collaboration with Nimbus Music Publishing, we now offer a wide selection of sheet music by Augusta Read Thomas. Find out more.
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Norma Winstone & Kit Downes - Outpost of Dreams
4th Jul 2024
The senior voice in British jazz joins forces with one of the country's most tasteful pianists for a profound dialogue of equals, delicately articulated and brimming with atmospheric nuance.
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Outpost of Dreams
Norma Winstone & Kit Downes
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Guitar Pickups: An Introduction
4th Jul 2024
The guitar pickup is the defining element of the electric guitar, and the very first electrical element of the guitar's electrical signal chain.
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Johannes Pramsohler and Philippe Grisvard on Berlin Harpsichord Concertos
3rd Jul 2024
The director and harpsichordist of pioneering early music group Ensemble Diderot talk about their new album of works from the time of Frederick the Great.
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New Orleans Jazz - Part One
3rd Jul 2024
Our latest guide explores the long history of traditional music originating from the city hailed as 'the birthplace of jazz', featuring legends such as Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet, in addition to present-day custodians including Trombone Shorty and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
