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Carlo Rizzi on Mercadante, Leoncavallo and Donizetti
28th Dec 2023
The Italian conductor looks back on his first few years as Artistic Director of Opera Rara, including recordings of Leoncavallo's Zingari and Mercadante's Il Proscritto - plus a new mission to record the complete Donizetti songs with singers including Lawrence Brownlee and William Thomas.
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Mercadante: Il Proscritto
Ramón Vargas (Giorgio Argyll), Irene Roberts (Malvina Douglas), Elizabeth DeShong (Odoardo Douglas), Sally Matthews (Anna Ruthven), Iván Ayón-Rivas (Arturo Murray), Goderdzi Janelidze (Guglielmo Ruthven) Britten Sinfonia, Opera Rara Chorus, Carlo Rizzi
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Rock and Pop Music Books of 2023
28th Dec 2023
Browse some of the biggest pop and rock book releases of the year, including biographies, memoirs, music history books, and more.
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Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva on the art of the piano duo
27th Dec 2023
The curators of the London Piano Festival reflect on what makes the perfect partner on the piano-bench, and discuss their new album of music by Poulenc, Milhaud and Debussy (released on Orchid Classics last month).
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The Guardian Best Jazz Albums of 2023
27th Dec 2023
John Fordham, The Guardian's chief jazz critic, reveals his top picks of the year.
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2023
26th Dec 2023
José Carreras's complete recitals on Philips, Bruckner cycles from Marek Janowski and Rémy Ballot, and collections celebrating the long histories of the Wiener Sängerknaben and Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden.
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New Sheet Music Titles - December 26th
26th Dec 2023
Ian Clarke's A Winged Brocade; violin and piano music from Sikorski; additional titles added to The New Decade Series; a choral collection of the music from the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla; Bonds' Montgomery Variations; and a large number of new Bärenreiter titles.
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Jazz Farewells 2023
26th Dec 2023
As the year draws to an end, we reflect on the numerous greats who won't be here to ring in the new. Our video pays tribute to the brightest sparks to have faded over the past twelve months, from Wayne Shorter to Astrud Gilberto and Carla Bley.
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Nikki Iles & NDR Big Band - Face to Face
22nd Dec 2023
This collaborative album between two of the most impressive voices in their respective fields marks the crowning moment of an intensely busy work period— and their symbiotic relationship simply bursts off the page.
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Handel's Messiah from John Nelson
22nd Dec 2023
Devotion and drama work hand-in-glove on the American conductor's live recording from Coventry Cathedral with The English Concert and soloists Lucy Crowe, Alex Potter, Michael Spyres & Matthew Brook.
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Chris Siddall Music publications now available at Presto!
22nd Dec 2023
We are delighted to announce that we are now able to offer for sale the series of full orchestral film scores published by Chris Siddall Music. Find out more.
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New Releases from Winter 2023
22nd Dec 2023
Mahler from Santtu-Matias Rouvali & the Philharmonia, Mendelssohn from Jordi Savall, the conclusion of Sarah Willis's Mozart y Mambo project with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, and a third helping of Sturm und Drang from Ian Page & The Mozartists.
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A Lifetime with Bernstein
21st Dec 2023
As Bradley Cooper's Maestro lands on Netflix, our Finance Assistant Sue Nicholls takes time away from the books to reflect on some of the many occasions when Bernstein's music has inspired and moved her.
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John Williams on Paseo
21st Dec 2023
The guitarist talks about his new album featuring works by Latin American composers - as well as some of his own homage-compositions.
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John Williams (guitar)
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The Ones That Got Away - An Alternative End of Year Round-Up!
21st Dec 2023
Take a look back on some of the releases that initially slipped through our fingers here in the jazz department during 2023... featuring global sounds and (checks notes) Joni Mitchell!
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Desktop Streaming App now available
20th Dec 2023
Find out about our new Desktop Streaming App, allowing you to enjoy your music in the highest possible audio quality.
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Puccini from Angela Gheorghiu and other forthcoming highlights
19th Dec 2023
The Romanian soprano marks the centenary of Puccini's death with a recital of his songs on Signum, with other stand-outs for the beginning of the year including Tosti from Javier Camarena, Lalo from Neeme Järvi, and Samson et Dalila from Covent Garden on DVD & Blu-ray.
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2023
19th Dec 2023
The complete shortlist of the year's best jazz albums, featuring Joshua Redman, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Lakecia Benjamin, Jaimie Branch, Shakti, Tyshawn Sorey and many more.
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Mathieu Romano on Ensemble Aedes
18th Dec 2023
The French conductor talks about the choir which he founded as a twenty-one-year-old student in Paris, their mission to be 'specialists of nothing', and their close rapport with his mentor François-Xavier Roth & Les Siècles.
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The Coronation of Their Majesties
18th Dec 2023
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was watched by millions around the world, and was not just a state event of immense historical significance, it was also a major musical landmark. This official publication includes the form and order of the service as well as vocal scores of all the works performed in the Coronation service.
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Ambrose Akinmusire - Owl Song
15th Dec 2023
The American trumpeter's eleventh hour album, his first in an upcoming hat-trick for Nonesuch, is a delicately-balanced blend of embalming trio sorcery.
