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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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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.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th April 2026
24th Apr 2026
Composer and conductor Miho Hazama returns with a bang in her big band album Frames, whilst pianist Joe Lyssarides keeps things lyrical and intimate in Late on Earth.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th April 2026
24th Apr 2026
Late nineteenth century viola works from Timothy Ridout, a French opera premiere from György Vashegyi and the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Britten from Julie Roset, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and Lawrence Foster, and Vaughan Williams from Roderick Williams and friends.
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Michael Tilson Thomas (1944-2026)
23rd Apr 2026
The energetic and inspiring American conductor, composer and pianist Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrated for his work across musical boundaries and with both established and aspiring musicians, has died aged 81.
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Joseph Nolan on the organ works of Alkan
23rd Apr 2026
The organist talks about the first instalment of his new project - recording the complete organ works of the French Romantic keyboard sorcerer Charles-Valentin Alkan, known as much for his epic-scale piano works as for his organ compositions.
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Joseph Nolan (organ)
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Eddie Gripper on Americana
23rd Apr 2026
The pianist shares the incredible inspiration behind his latest album, and the influences of adventure, nature, and enduring friendship.
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Eddie Gripper (piano)
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BBC Music Magazine Awards 2026: The Winners!
23rd Apr 2026
Exciting news from last night's glittering ceremony at Kings Place, including details of the well-deserved Recording of the Year and Personality of the Year Awards...
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BBC Proms 2026 - Our Top Related Recordings
21st Apr 2026
The Presto team picks out some highlights from this year's season (announced this morning) and recommends related recordings - including exquisite music for voice and lute, recent recordings of new works by Thomas Adès and Josephine Stephenson, outstanding recordings of choral masterworks, and albums from Last Night soloists Nicky Spence and Yuja Wang.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 21st April
21st Apr 2026
A collection of Viennese Classical piano music, piano music from Marvel, Disney, Video Games, and Broadway, piano music by Bach, Scarlatti, and Gillock, a variety of titles in Hal Leonard's Sheet Music Essentials range, and Violin Sonatas by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
