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New Release Round-Up - 3rd November 2023
3rd Nov 2023
Debussy from Steven Osborne, Bach from Frank Peter Zimmermann, Mozart from Maxim Emelyanychev & Il Pomo d'Oro, and the world premiere recording of Bob Chilcott's Christmas Oratorio.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 3rd November, 2023
3rd Nov 2023
Our latest round-up features ambient Carnatic sensations from Anoushka Shankar, Imogen Ryall's take on Mingus/Mitchell, the futurific grooves of Butcher Brown, Paul Mottram's cinematic Seven Ages of Man suite and the untethered adventurings of Charlotte Keefe.
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The Presto Chart - October 2023
1st Nov 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for September, with Víkingur Ólafsson's 'serious, sincere and authentic' account of Bach's Goldberg Variations leading by a country mile (and racing to the top of the overall 2023 chart to date...).
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Presto Editor's Choices - October 2023
1st Nov 2023
A terrific debut recital centring on female experiences from British-Australian soprano Samantha Crawford with pianist Lana Bode, forgotten Baroque gems from Philippe Jaroussky at the very top of his game, and a rich and strange new chamber-work from Thomas Adès.
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Blue Notes in Block Quotes: Highlights from the Tone Poet Series
1st Nov 2023
We unpack the latest boutique vinyl offerings from Blue Note Records' Tone Poet Series, including some which may have slipped under your radar.
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2023
31st Oct 2023
This month's heavyweights include Jessye Norman's complete studio recitals on Philips, Deutsche Grammophon & Decca, Victoria de los Ángeles's collected Warner recordings, and Bruckner cycles from Christian Thielemann in Vienna & Andris Nelsons in Leipzig.
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Notebook for Johann Christian Bach
31st Oct 2023
The Notebook for Johann Christian Bach completes the collection of surviving instructional works from within the Bach family, following the highly praised Notebooks for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. Together, Bach’s Notebooks provide a fascinating glimpse into the domestic music academy of the Bach family home. Find out more.
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Delius's A Mass of Life from Sir Mark Elder and other forthcoming highlights
30th Oct 2023
Delius's Nietzsche-inspired Mass gets luxury treatment from Bergen, with other stand-outs for late 2023 and early 2024 including Carolyn Sampson's 100th recording, Bach's The Art of Fugue from Christophe Rousset, and a tribute to Lionel Tertis from Timothy Ridout.
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Delius: Eine Messe des Lebens
Roderick Williams (baritone), Gemma Summerfield (soprano), Claudia Huckle (contralto), Bror Magnus Tødenes (tenor), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg Kor, Collegium Musicum Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Mark Elder
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Hyperion's Superpianists II
30th Oct 2023
Recordings from Marc-André Hamelin, Piers Lane, Seta Tanyel and Tatiana Nikolayeva come to streaming for the first time.
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New Music Book Publications - 30th October 2023
30th Oct 2023
An account of the young Mozart's trips to Italy, the history of the Academy of Ancient Music published to celebrate its fiftieth year, the tales and anecdotes behind favourite Christmas carols, the story of composers who fled Hitler's Germany in the 1930s, the cultural and musical evolution of the soprano from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century, a biography of Cecil Sharp and his rise to become the leading collector of folk song and dance in England in the Edwardian period.
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Episode 43: Sound the trombone! Onyx Brass at 30 with Amos Miller
28th Oct 2023
As "the classiest brass ensemble in Britain" turns 30, Onyx Brass's trombonist Amos Miller looks back over three decades of brass quintet music-making, with an eye on exploring contemporary repertoire. We discuss the group's latest album, 'The sun is free to flow with the sea', and some of the works featured on it, as well as touching on questions of diversity in classical music.
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Verismo from Domingo Hindoyan and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
27th Oct 2023
The orchestra and their Chief Conductor perform a selection of orchestral highlights from verismo operas, from familiar favourites to rarer gems.
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan
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New Release Round-Up - 27th October 2023
27th Oct 2023
Forgotten Baroque arias from Philippe Jaroussky, a second helping of Brescianello from La Serenissima, Debussy, Ravel and Attahir from Quatuor Arod, and a powerful collaboration between composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson and the LSO Percussion Ensemble.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th October, 2023
27th Oct 2023
This week's round-up includes new music from sound experimentalist Matana Roberts, Brazilian vocalist Dora Morelenbaum, Japanese ensemble leader Miho Hazama, Swedish trumpeter Karl Wallmyr and the exciting singer Martina DaSilva.
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corto.alto - Bad With Names
27th Oct 2023
The young Scottish newcomer hits it out of the park with his brilliantly fresh debut record that features some of Glasgow's finest players.
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Johan Dalene on Stained Glass
26th Oct 2023
The Gramophone Award-winning young violinist discusses his new album with Christian Ihle Hadland, featuring music by Bacewicz, Ravel, Prokofiev, Pärt and Lili Boulanger.
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Bach Revealed: A Player’s Guide to the Solo Cello Suites
26th Oct 2023
Cellist Selma Gokcen and distinguished American harpsichordist and Bach scholar Kenneth Cooper have created in Bach Revealed a study of Bach's Six Cello Suites, offering two-part playing editions for the first time, assisting professional cellists, students and teachers studying these great works. Volume one (Suites I and II) is available now.
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2023 Choices
25th Oct 2023
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'dynamic and vivid' postscript to Fabio Luisi's Gramophone Award-winning cycle of the Nielsen symphonies with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra on Deutsche Grammophon...
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Impulse! Records, 'Irrepressible Impulses'
25th Oct 2023
What started life as a promotional label sampler featuring cuts from Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane and Archie Shepp has turned into a fascinating musical document of an industry and musical scene in flux.
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Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective - Transfigured
24th Oct 2023
The chamber ensemble's Artistic Director Tom Poster talks about their new album of works from the Second Viennese School - with a selection of songs from the cruelly truncated career of Alma Mahler in pride of place.
