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New Music Book Publications - 5th June 2023
5th Jun 2023
An account of Rachmaninoff's final years spent living in America, an analysis of the value of music and how it can bring communities together, a history of minimalism in music, an introduction to medieval polyphony and song, a guide to the Great American Songbook, a paperback edition of Kate Molleson's award-winning reappraisal of twentieth-century music, and an exploration of what happens when a Broadway musical is turned into a Hollywood film.
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Joshua Jaswon - Polar Waters
2nd Jun 2023
Having moved to Berlin and formed his own ensemble, UK-born composer and saxophonist Joshua Jaswon's Polar Waters is a compelling album that combines jazz, poetry and song to memorable effect.
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Tchaikovsky from Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
2nd Jun 2023
Featuring Francesca da Rimini, The Voyevoda and The Tempest, the British conductor's debut recording is the stuff dreams are made on, combining passion and precision to thrilling dramatic effect.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd June 2023
2nd Jun 2023
Byrd from The Gesualdo Six, Bruckner from Thomas Dausgaard in Bergen, works by Tan Dun, Turnage, Glass and Heggie from the New Century Chamber Orchestra & Daniel Hope, and Handel's Serse (with Emily D'Angelo in the title-role) from Harry Bicket & The English Concert.
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New Release Round-up - 2nd June 2023
2nd Jun 2023
This week's new releases include straight-ahead trio efforts from Kenny Barron and David Hazeltine, a stellar album from Peter Somuah and a full-length Sun Ra soundtrack. Plus, there's some groove-infused 70's funk and an atmospheric solo performance from Evan Parker.
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The Presto Chart - May 2023
1st Jun 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Spanish violinist María Dueñas's Beethoven and Beyond on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices - May 2023
1st Jun 2023
A spine-tingling programme of macabre ballads from Georg Nigl and Olga Pashchenko, weird and wonderful Royer from Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques, and a swashbuckling quartet of Venetian violin concertos from Chouchane Siranossian and the Venice Baroque Orchestra.
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Isata Kanneh-Mason's Childhood Tales
31st May 2023
The pianist discusses growing up in a 'house full of music' in Nottingham, and her new album of works by Mozart, Schumann, Debussy and Dohnányi (out now on Decca Classics).
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Boxed Set Selections - May 2023
30th May 2023
May heavyweights include Herbert Blomstedt's collected recordings on Decca, a comprehensive Smetana anthology on Brilliant, and Lorin Maazel's complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon.
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Cecilia McDowall on her Da Vinci Requiem and Seventy Degrees below Zero
30th May 2023
The composer discusses two of her new large-scale choral works, her approaches to matching words to music, and her aims as a contemporary composer.
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A new Haydn symphony series from Paavo Järvi
26th May 2023
Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie launch an exciting new Haydn project, embracing music that's peppered with moments of wry humour.
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New Release Round-Up - 26th May 2023
26th May 2023
Shostakovich from Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO, Childhood Tales from Isata Kanneh-Mason, spirituals and songs by Black composers from American countertenor Reginald Mobley, and Schubert from Marek Janowski in Dresden.
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Joy - Joy (1976)
26th May 2023
Our featured recording this week is a reissue of the sole album from Joy, a post-bop outfit that exemplified the vibrant musical cross-pollination taking place during the mid-70s British jazz scene.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 26th May 2023
26th May 2023
This week's round-up highlights a straight-ahead release from Linley Hamilton plus a Scandinavian outfit's take on Milton Nascimento. Also featured are the guitar-piano duo Heinen & Kitchman, some rare funky Latin jazz, a piece of classical crossover and the new album from folk legend Shirley Collins.
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María Dueñas on Beethoven and Beyond
25th May 2023
The Spanish violinist discusses her debut recording of the Beethoven concerto (plus shorter pieces by Spohr, Kreisler, Saint-Saëns, Ysaÿe and Wieniawski), and explains why she felt it was important to bring 'something of herself' to the work by writing her own cadenzas.
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Colin Matthews on The Planets
25th May 2023
In conjunction with the release of Faber Music's new facsimile score of The Planets, composer Colin Matthews talks about Holst's iconic orchestral suite, editing the facsimile, and his collaboration with Holst's daughter Imogen. Read the full interview here.
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Cecilia McDowall on her Da Vinci Requiem and Seventy Degrees below Zero
24th May 2023
The composer discusses two of her new large-scale choral works, her approaches to matching words to music, and her aims as a contemporary composer.
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2023 Choices
23rd May 2023
Chris introduces this month's choices, headed by a Turandot of 'passion and intelligence' from Sir Antonio Pappano on Warner Classics, starring Sondra Radvanovsky, Jonas Kaufmann and Ermonela Jaho.
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Puccini: Turandot
Sondra Radvanovsky (Turandot), Jonas Kaufmann (Calaf), Ermonela Jaho (Liù), Michele Pertusi (Timur), Michael Spyres (Altoum), Mattia Olivieri (Ping), Gregory Bonfatti (Pang), Siyabonga Maqungo (Pong), Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano
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Penelope Roskell: The Essential Piano Technique
23rd May 2023
Following on from her award-winning book The Complete Pianist, Penelope Roskell's latest series Essential Piano Technique is aimed at children in the early stages of learning the piano, helping them develop a strong foundation of healthy technique, and allowing rapid progression through the early stages of piano playing. Find out more.
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Latin Jazz - Part One
23rd May 2023
Our latest Jazz Genre Guide explores some of the essential recordings made amongst the early years of Latin Jazz as musicians took influence from the rich cultures of Cuba and Brazil during the post-war period.
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South Of The Border: The Verve Latin-Jazz Sides
Charlie Parker, Machito Orchestra, Machito And His Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Roy Haynes (drums), Luis Miranda (conga), Teddy Kotick (upright bass), Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano), Jose Mangual (bongos), Charlie Parker Sextet, Charlie Parker Septet, Flip Phillips
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