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New Release Round-Up - 12th January 2024
12th Jan 2024
A second volume of variations from Cédric Tiberghien, Charpentier's Médée from Le Concert Spirituel & Hervé Niquet, French song from Sandrine Piau, and Schumann and Grieg piano concertos from Elisabeth Leonskaja.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th January 2024
12th Jan 2024
Our latest New Release Round-Up contains atmospheric new recordings from Sylvie Courvoisier, Henrique Gomide's solo piano debut, the engaging Myele Manzanza trio, a live recording by some of ECM's finest plus the final album from Tony Oxley.
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Carl Friedrich Abel
11th Jan 2024
A selection of some of the best recordings of music by perhaps the last of the great viola da gamba players, in a slightly belated celebration of the 300th anniversary of his birth.
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Katya Kabanova from Simon Rattle and other forthcoming highlights
11th Jan 2024
Amanda Majeski and Katarina Dalayman go head-to-head in Janáček's opera from the Barbican, Elīna Garanča makes her Wagner debut on a live Parsifal from Vienna, and Domingo Hindoyan and the Liverpool Philharmonic mark this year's Bruckner bicentenary.
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Janáček: Katya Kabanova
Amanda Majeski (Katya), Katarina Dalayman (Kabanicha), Simon O'Neill (Boris), Andrew Staples (Tichon), Magdalena Kozená (Varvara), Ladislav Elgr (Kudrjas), Pavlo Hunka (Dikój) London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle
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Don't Git Weary... Max Roach at 100
10th Jan 2024
Marking the centerary of this drummer par excellence, we explore the life of one of the figureheads of bebop and his tireless fight as a civil rights activist.
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2024 Choices
9th Jan 2024
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a programme of Penderecki from the Latvian Radio Choir which demonstrates 'a palpable grasp of the music’s emotional heart'.
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New Sheet Music Titles - January 9th
9th Jan 2024
Henle editions of piano works by Schönberg, Liszt, Beethoven, and Ravel; Gradebusters Grade 5; a collection of lieder by Schubert; music from the motion picture Wish; and Breitkopf & Härtel editions of Rachmaninoff and Mendelssohn orchestral works.
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Arabic Jazz
9th Jan 2024
Our latest genre guide covers the many artists to have been influenced by Middle Eastern sounds as well as the international musicians who proudly wear their heritage on their sleeves.
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Raphaël Pichon on Monteverdi's Vespers
8th Jan 2024
The conductor talks about his new recording of Monteverdi's unique sacred masterpiece, plus recent and upcoming Delibes and Mozart projects.
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New Music Book Publications - 8th January 2024
8th Jan 2024
Handbooks on music by Berlioz and Schumann, a guide to the songs of Sibelius, a volume of essays on Messiaen, a history of the horn, a new look at the practices and theory of tonality, a method for teaching the saxophone, an exploration of musical models of democracy, and an evaluation of the relationship between jazz and wider aspects of American culture.
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Puccini Songs from Charles Castronovo
5th Jan 2024
Johannes X. Schachtner's idiomatic new orchestrations of the composer's sixteen published songs inspire some ardent, full-throated singing from the American tenor - with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester on incendiary form under Ivan Repušić.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2024
5th Jan 2024
Stravinsky from James Ehnes & Sir Andrew Davis, Bruckner from Markus Poschner and the late Bernard Haitink, and a starry revival of Laurent Pelly's classic production of Rameau's Platée (with Lawrence Brownlee in the title-role).
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Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel - A Lovesome Thing
5th Jan 2024
A live recording of the sole performance from this stellar pairing is both tender and poignant, and is almost certainly destined to become a future classic.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2024
5th Jan 2024
Our first Round-Up of the year contains solo piano music by Nitai Hershkovits and Fergus McCreadie, Jasper Høiby's locked-in new trio, bluegrass from the charming Invoke quartet as well as one of the legendary Hank Jones' final appearances alongside Steve Davis.
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The Presto Chart - 2023
4th Jan 2024
Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Víkingur Ólafsson's recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations on Deutsche Grammophon leading the pack...
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60 Years of Airto Moreira & Flora Purim
4th Jan 2024
With a new boxset celebrating their threescore years in the business, explore the lives and careers of the coregent figures of Brazilian Jazz along with some of their greatest works and collaborations.
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Airto & Flora - A Celebration: 60 Years - Sounds, Dreams & Other Stories
Flora Purim (leadvocalist), Airto Moreira (leadvocalist, drums & percussion), Frank Colon (leadvocalist), Jorge Fattoruso (leadvocalist), Hugo Fattoruso (leadvocalist), Outernational Meltdown, Shaluza Max Mntambo (leadvocalist)
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2023 Goodbyes
3rd Jan 2024
A short video-tribute to some of the artists and creatives who died in 2023.
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The Presto Chart - December 2023
2nd Jan 2024
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with John Nelson's live recording of Handel's Messiah from Coventry Cathedral (released on Erato at the end of November) in first place...
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Episode 46: La Divina - Rob Cowan and Alain Lanceron on the centenary of Maria Callas's birth
31st Dec 2023
Host Rob Cowan is joined by the President of Warner Classics & Erato, Alain Lanceron, to discuss La Divina’s legacy on record – picking out some highlights from her vast discography on his label along the way…
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La Divina - Maria Callas in all her roles
Maria Callas (soprano)
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2023
29th Dec 2023
Recordings of works by Franz Schreker, Shawn E. Okpebholo, Andrew Poppy and the late Einojuhani Rautavaara feature among the editorial team's individual picks of the year.
