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Parsifal from Pablo Heras-Casado and other forthcoming highlights
10th Jun 2024
Andreas Schager, Elīna Garanča and Georg Zeppenfeld head the cast on this live recording from the 2023 Bayreuth Festival, with other highlights for the summer including music by the Mendelssohn siblings from Isata Kanneh-Mason, a second volume of African Pianism from Rebeca Omordia, and a Weill triptych from Joana Mallwitz.
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Wagner: Parsifal
Andreas Schager (Parsifal), Elīna Garanča (Kundry), Georg Zeppenfeld (Gurnemanz), Derek Welton (Amfortas), Jordan Shanahan (Klingsor), Tobias Kehrer (Titurel) Bayreuther Festspielorchester, Bayreuther Festspielchor, Pablo Heras-Casado
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New Music Book Publications - 10th June 2024
10th Jun 2024
The memoir of conductor Antonio Pappano, biographies of composers Olivier Messiaen and Joaquín Rodrigo, companions to composition and women composers, a discussion of music documentaries and films about music, an examination of transitions in mid-Baroque music, an exploration of the rise of the shellac disc in early sound reproduction, and an analysis of the presence and role of songs in Marcel Proust’s novel, À la recherche du temps perdu.
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Nduduzo Makhathini on uNomkhubulwane
10th Jun 2024
The South African pianist, philosopher and healer dials in from New York to tell us more about his visionary new album, the traditional Zulu mythology underlying its meaning and the cultural legacy he seeks to uphold.
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New Sheet Music Titles - June 11th
10th Jun 2024
James Heather: Selected Piano Works pre-order, material for ABRSM's new Piano Syllabus, Piano Safari: Melodic Explorations, Fauré Centenary Songbooks, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department, and Improve your Scales for violin.
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Sibelius and Prokofiev Violin Concertos from Janine Jansen & Klaus Mäkelä
7th Jun 2024
Engaging from the very first notes, these powerful new recordings of much-loved repertoire make for a great introduction if you don’t know these works - and an inspiring new perspective if you do.
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New Release Round-Up - 7th June 2024
7th Jun 2024
The final instalment of Osmo Vänskä's Mahler cycle from Minnesota, Czech songs from Magdalena Kožená, Simon Rattle & the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prokofiev from Aziz Shokhakimov in Strasbourg, and Mahler's reorchestrations of Beethoven.
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Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
7th Jun 2024
The bewitching new album from the Pakistani-American vocalist merges boundaries between traditional folk, jazz and other global sounds, resulting in an embalming and all-encompassing musical canvas.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th June 2024
7th Jun 2024
An exclusive new live release from GoGo Penguin, some previously unheard late Stan Getz, the hottest upcoming Norwegian group, a seasoned American professional breaks new ground, plus further insight into a unique chapter in Elton Dean's career...
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Guy Braunstein on his Abbey Road Concerto
6th Jun 2024
The violinist talks about the world premiere recording of his 35-minute fantasy based on The Beatles' 1969 album, composed in lockdown after his young son developed Beatlemania...
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Piano Exam Pieces 2025 & 2026
6th Jun 2024
Now available, ABRSM's Piano Syllabuses for 2025 & 2026 feature refreshed repertoire lists with wide-ranging repertoire from Baroque and Classical to pop, stage and screen. Find out more.
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Emmanuel Pahud on Mozart Stories
5th Jun 2024
To mark the release of his new album of Mozart sonatas on Warner Classics, the French flautist talks about falling in love with the composer in childhood, the art of transcription and the evolution of the instrument since Mozart's time.
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Mozart Stories
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Eric Le Sage (piano)
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Rob Luft, From Bromley to the Balkans
5th Jun 2024
The British wunderkind joins us to discuss his transition from a shy, retiring student into a world-class performer whose current musical partners include John Surman, Iain Ballamy and Elina Duni.
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BBC Music Magazine - June 2024 Choices
4th Jun 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a collection of works by Augusta Read Thomas which 'verily zing with life and colour, while readily charting profound emotional depths'.
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Augusta Read Thomas: Terpsichore's Box of Dreams
John Corkill, Ian Ding, Kyle Flens, Cynthia Yeh, Grossman Ensemble, Phil Pierick, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Alexander Hersh, Tom Hicks, Adam Rosenblatt, Garrett Arney, Nonoka Mizukami, The SUNY Fredonia Wind Ensemble, Tim Weiss, Stefan Asbury, Paula Holcomb
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The Presto Chart - May 2024
3rd Jun 2024
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Rachel Podger & Brecon Baroque's The Muses Restor'd on Channel Classics in first place...
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - June 2024
3rd Jun 2024
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the June 2024 issue include new music from Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer, Jasmine Myra, Ron Miles, Julie Sasoon, Lother Ohlmeier & Mia Ohlmeier, Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Jack Walrath and Vasilis Xenopolous & Paul Edis Quartet, as well as archive and reissue releases from Ron Carter, Harold Land, Shelly Manne, Pepe de Lucía & Paco de Lucía, Cal Tjader and Cootie Williams.
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Beethoven's Triple Concerto from Benjamin Grosvenor, Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason
31st May 2024
A charming, music-first performance by three young musical stars with a legendary orchestra, and a glimpse of Beethoven's wider influences and capacity for elegance.
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New Release Round-Up - 31st May 2024
31st May 2024
Mozart from the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen & Tarmo Peltokoski, Henselt and Bronsart piano concertos from Paul Wee and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, British cello works from Laura van der Heijden and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and an all-Cage album from Bertrand Chamayou.
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Ron Miles - Old Main Chapel
31st May 2024
This live recording made over a decade ago sees the cornet player, who sadly passed away during the pandemic, join forces with long-term collaborators Bill Frisell and Brian Blade for a nuanced performance of subtle delicacy and emotional gravitas.
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Old Main Chapel
Ron Miles
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 31st May 2024
31st May 2024
A radical American double bassist, atmospheric trombone textures from Denmark, the UK's most versatile saxophonist and his trio, a peak at the contemporary Stockholm scene and some gypsy jazz inspired by a soundtrack of Italian classics...
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Episode 49: Berliner Philharmoniker's Olaf Maninger talks to Rob Cowan about this year's double anniversary
30th May 2024
Olaf Maninger talks to Rob Cowan about the 10th anniversary of the Berliner Philharmoniker label, and the 15th of Digital Concert Hall.
