Latest stories
-
New Release Round-Up - 30th June 2023
30th Jun 2023
CPE Bach from Keith Jarrett, choral works by the late Kaija Saariaho, Vaughan Williams from Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Rachmaninoff from Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
-
Uriel Herman - Different Eyes
30th Jun 2023
Depicting a concoction of memories and personal experiences drawn from his own life so far, the Israeli pianist's latest album is a keenly sensitive affair that also features the talents of trumpeter Itamar Borochov.
-
Jazz New Release Round-up - 30th June, 2023
30th Jun 2023
This week's round-up includes new releases from Alex LoRe & Weirdear, Tyshawn Sorey, Tchicai/Skovbakke/Pasborg, Phi-Sonics and John Hadfield.
-
Presto Editor's Choices - June 2023
29th Jun 2023
An eclectic album exploring temptation and taboo from Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu, high-octane Khachaturian from the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie and Frank Beermann, and a beguiling recital of Lieder from fin-de-siècle Vienna from Robyn Allegra Parton and Simon Lepper.
-
Michael League on Bokanté's 'History'
28th Jun 2023
The hardworking bandleader talks Bokanté's new album, cultural appropriation and authenticity in music-making.
-
Elgan Llŷr Thomas on Unveiled
28th Jun 2023
In the wake of the release of his debut album featuring a bold new translation of Britten's Michelangelo Sonnets (plus music by Tippett, Gipps and Thomas himself), the Welsh tenor discusses queer representation in opera and song - and why he feels that 'it's about time we started adding other stories into the mix'...
-
Boxed Set Selections - June 2023
27th Jun 2023
This month's heavyweights include two boxes celebrating Antal Doráti's legacy on Mercury, Otto Klemperer's symphonic recordings on EMI Columbia, HMV, Electrola and Parlophone, and Matthias Goerne's survey of Schubert Lieder on Harmonia Mundi.
-
Madeleine Mitchell on Violin Conversations
26th Jun 2023
The violinist discusses her new album featuring works by composers including Thea Musgrave, Errollyn Wallen, Howard Blake and the late Joseph Horovitz.
-
Episode 37: Brahms In The Time Machine – Ein Deutsches Barockrequiem with Lionel Meunier
24th Jun 2023
Founder and director of early music ensemble Vox Luminis talks about his hunt for Baroque-era precursors to Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem.
-
A new album of orchestral works by Florence Price from Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and Chineke!
23rd Jun 2023
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and Chineke! present benchmark new recordings of two major works by Florence Price – capturing both the sweep and grandeur of her large-scale movements and the lively fun of her dance-like conclusions.
-
New Release Round-Up - 23rd June 2023
23rd Jun 2023
Welsh tenor Elgan Llŷr Thomas's debut recording on Delphian, Mozart violin sonatas from Renaud Capuçon & Kit Armstrong, Verdi's Un ballo in maschera from Marek Janowski, and Forbidden Fruits from Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu.
-
Meshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real Book
23rd Jun 2023
For her debut outing on Blue Note, the acclaimed musician returns with the help of various special guests for an album entrenched in deep feeling and emotional resonance.
-
Jazz New Release Round-up - 23rd June 2023
23rd Jun 2023
This week's round-up includes new releases from Dexter Gordon, Roscoe Mitchell, Klaus Koenig and Orrin Evans. There's also some experimental Norwegian folk from Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland whilst Maia Wackernagel presents an album of solo keyboard music.
-
Anna Bonitatibus on Monologues
22nd Jun 2023
The Italian mezzo discusses her new album of works which 'occupy a middle-ground between opera and art-song', including music by Zingarelli, Rossini, Donizetti, Viardot-García and Wagner - and her plans to shine a new light on the latter composer's Wesendonck Lieder...
Featured product
Monologues
Anna Bonitatibus (mezzo-soprano), Adele d'Aronzo (piano)
-
BBC Music Magazine - June 2023 Choices
21st Jun 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by an 'immensely assured' first album on Chandos from trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, featuring virtuosic paraphrases on themes from operas by composers including Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini.
-
Charles Mingus - Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Recordings
21st Jun 2023
Celebrating the centenary of one of jazz’s most formidable personalities, this boxed set gathers all seven studio releases from the master’s overlooked final years as bandleader.
-
ABRSM New Bowed String Syllabus
21st Jun 2023
ABRSM recently launched their new Bowed Strings Syllabuses for Practical and Performance Grades from 2024. Featuring refreshed repertoire lists, the syllabus includes a wide range of composers and a greater choice of music than ever before. Find out more here.
-
Gregorian chant-inspired contemporary choral music by Henrik Ødegaard
20th Jun 2023
The Norwegian composer talks about his new album of choral works, performed by Vox Clamantis with Jaan-Eik Tulve.
Featured product
Music By Henrik Ødegaard
Vox Clamantis, Jaan-Eik Tulve
-
Eva Zaïcik and David Haroutunian on 'Mayrig: To Armenian Mothers'
19th Jun 2023
The mezzo-soprano and violinist explore some of the themes from their recent album, based around reflections on motherhood in the Armenian classical tradition and in particular the works of Komitas and Aprikian.
-
New Music Book Publications - 19th June 2023
19th Jun 2023
An off-print from the acclaimed guide to musical notation, Behind Bars, a chronicle of representations of gay culture on Broadway, an investigation into the ways in which musicians engage with death, a collection of recently-discovered photographs taken in the 1960s by Paul McCartney, a reconsideration of the music of Bach and its relation to modernity, and a study of recordings from the 1950s by the Gerry Mulligan Quartet.
