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New Release Round-Up - 8th May 2026
8th May 2026
Pianist Sharon Minemoto reflects on her family history, capturing Japanese experiences through WWII and beyond, guitarist Eric Escanes brings the ambience in Slo-fi, and a new unreleased Art Blakey recording is sure to be an essential for the record shelf.
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Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins reflect on 'Reflection'
6th May 2026
The violinist and composer-pianist discuss their album of music by Prokofiev, Stravinsky, the late Oliver Knussen and Watkins himself, released in February on Signum Classics.
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Contemporary Music Round-Up - Spring 2026
5th May 2026
In our latest round-up of contemporary music releases, Ben celebrates Michael Finnissy's eightieth birthday and explores albums devoted to the music of Huw Watkins, Unsuk Chin, John Casken, Augusta Read Thomas and Morton Feldman.
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Author Focus: Melanie Spanswick - Early Beginnings
5th May 2026
Welcome back to our Author Focus series! Our next author collaboration is with award-winning, best-selling piano teacher, composer, and author Melanie Spanswick. Listen to Melanie introduce herself and her work here.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 5th May
5th May 2026
Organ arrangements of Bruckner's orchestral works, Pop Hits for Adults, vocal and choral music by Anna Lapwood, Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi, Johannes Brahms, and Ludwig van Beethoven, guides for composers and teaching music for special educational needs, Omni Music Publishing's edition of Peter Pan, and a new edition of Shostakovich's Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra from Sikorski and Boosey & Hawkes.
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The Presto Chart - April 2026
4th May 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for April, with Arvo Pärt's complete symphonies from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Eva Ollikainen in the No. 1 spot.
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French orchestral favourites from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London
1st May 2026
A beautifully chosen and vividly performed collection of popular French pieces including Dukas's L'Apprenti sorcier, Saint-Saëns’s Danse macabre, suites from Bizet's Carmen, and Wilson's own orchestral transcription of Debussy's Clair de lune.
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Gabrielle Cavassa - Diavola
1st May 2026
The vocalist makes her debut on the prestigious Blue Note label, blending captivating originals alongside carefully crafted arrangements.
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Jazzwise Editor Choices - May 2026
1st May 2026
May brings a fresh Jazzwise round-up, with the editors spotlighting their essential picks for the month…
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New Release Round-Up - 1st May 2026
1st May 2026
From Gustaf Ljunggren’s atmospheric minimalism and Lars Jansson and Erik Söderlind’s lyrical interplay, to Kazuki Yamanaka’s spiritual explorations, this week brings the best of new jazz releases.
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New Release Round-Up - 1st May 2026
1st May 2026
Schubert and Schumann from Arcadi Volodos, Beethoven from Paul Watkins and Alessio Bax, Reicha from Trio Bohémo, and Morales from De Profundis.
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Sheet Music Special Offers - May
1st May 2026
Up to 25% off Durand, Salabert, & Max Eschig; 25% off Eulenburg; Up to 25% off Edition Peters; Up to 25% off Alphonse Leduc, Heugel, & Hamelle.
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Presto Team Choices - April 2026
30th Apr 2026
Steve Reich from the Colin Currie Group, orchestrated mélodies from Cyrille Dubois and the Brussels Philharmonic, songs by Goossens, Bliss & Howells from James Geer and Ronald Woodley, and Glazunov from the Tippett Quartet.
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The Oscar Peterson Trio - At Baker's Keyboard Lounge
30th Apr 2026
Celebrate International Jazz Day this year with the recently released album from the Oscar Peterson Trio, and the uncovered recordings from Baker's Keyboard Lounge!
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2026 Choices
29th Apr 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'brilliantly subtle and irresistibly seductive' debut album on Sony from the young Moscow-born pianist Alexander Malofeev.
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Presto Presents... Roderick Williams and William Vann
28th Apr 2026
In the latest sepisode of Presto Presents, baritone Roderick Williams and pianist William Vann perform music from their new album Rise, Heart, released on Albion Records last Friday, and talk about some of the inspirations and adaptations that went into it.
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Idith Meshulam Korman and Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey on Marianna Martines
27th Apr 2026
Idith Meshulam Korman and Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey talk about their new album dedicated to the complete keyboard works of Marianna Martines, and their passion for giving voice to a composer and performer of considerable talent who has been unfairly obscured by history and the conventions of her time.
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Presto Music partners with forScore
27th Apr 2026
Presto Music has recently partnered with the digital sheet music application forScore, allowing you to download your digital sheet music purchases directly into the app.
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Thomas de Hartmann's Esther
24th Apr 2026
De Hartmann's 1946 opera-oratorio about the Biblical queen who thwarts a poisonous courtier's bid to annihilate the Jewish race receives its first complete professional recording courtesy of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Karabits, with Corinne Winters in the title-role.
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De Hartmann: Esther
Corinne Winters (Esther), Yuriy Yurchuk (Assuérus), Andrew Foster-Williams (Mardochée), Bernard Richter (Aman), Olga Bezsmertna (Élise), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Hydaspe /Asaph), Paul Appleby (Chantre), The Grange Festival Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
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Elina Duni & Rob Luft - Reaching for the Moon
24th Apr 2026
Vocalist Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft embark on a new duo project. Building on the quartet albums Lost Ships and A Time to Remember, they continue their cross-genre journey in a more intimate duo setting.
