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New Music Book Publications - 9th January 2023
9th Jan 2023
Books on composers such as Brahms, Bach (Johann Sebastian as well as Carl Philipp Emanuel), Bliss, and Alan Bush, an insight into the life of pianist Igor Levit during lockdown, plus topics including seventeenth-century opera, women and music in Ireland, the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley, and the liturgical traditions of the Old Hispanic Office in Early Medieval Iberia.
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New Presto CD titles from Sony Classical
9th Jan 2023
Legendary Sony artists Pablo Casals, Zubin Mehta and Leonard Bernstein feature in the latest additions to our Presto CD catalogue.
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Houston Person, 'Reminiscing at Rudy's'
6th Jan 2023
The latest album in tenor saxophonist Houston Person's large catalogue is a tribute to his old friend, the late Rudy Van Gelder, and features Person in a quintet playing a selection of ballads and up-tempo tunes in his honour.
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Reminiscing at Rudy's
Houston Person
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The Takács Quartet perform string quartets by Ravel, Dutilleux, and Stephen Hough
6th Jan 2023
Stylish and refined performances of two pillars of the twentieth-century French quartet repertoire sit alongside a newly-composed gem by Stephen Hough.
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Hough, Dutilleux & Ravel: String Quartets
Takács Quartet
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New Release Round-Up - 6th January 2023
6th Jan 2023
Poulenc from Véronique Gens, Janáček, Brahms & Bartók from Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Fazil Say, Malcolm Arnold from Michael Collins, and Reinecke from Simon Callaghan.
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Bojan Čičić on La Notte
5th Jan 2023
The Croatian violinist speaks to David and Katherine about his collection of 'Concertos and Pastorales for Christmas Night' with the Illyria Consort, released on Delphian in late November.
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La Notte
Bojan Čičić (violin), The Illyria Consort
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The Presto Chart - 2022
5th Jan 2023
Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Klaus Mäkelä's complete Sibelius symphonies with the Oslo Philharmonic leading the pack...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 5th January 2023
5th Jan 2023
The latest jazz releases include a Village Vanguard duet set from Esperanza Spalding and Fred Hersch, a retrospective of Nils Landgren's music on ACT, and a Tone Poet reissue of John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and Al Foster's 2002 quartet album.
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2022 Jazz Goodbyes
4th Jan 2023
A short video tribute remembering some of the jazz musicians, producers, and composers who died during 2022.
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The Presto Chart - December 2022
4th Jan 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with Diana Damrau's sparkling 'My Christmas' on Erato in first place...
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The Jazz Chart - December 2022
4th Jan 2023
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, including new entries from Donald Byrd, Mike Moreno, and Esbjörn Svensson.
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2022 Goodbyes
3rd Jan 2023
A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who died during 2022.
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Frank Agsteribbe on elaborate Requiem Masses by Philippus van Steelant
3rd Jan 2023
The conductor discusses the splendour of funerary works by Philippus van Steelant, newly recorded by B'Rock Orchestra and cantoLX.
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Antwerp Requiem ca. 1650
cantoLX, B'Rock Orchestra, Frank Agsteribbe
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Schubert Revisited from Matthias Goerne
30th Dec 2022
The German baritone is on top form in this recital of nineteen Lieder in bespoke orchestrations by one of his regular recital-partners Alexander Schmalcz, with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen responding to his simple eloquence in kind.
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New Release Round-Up - 30th December 2022
30th Dec 2022
A Purcell double-bill from Geneva-based ensemble Les Argonautes, an all-Mozart programme from French soprano Julie Fuchs, the conclusion of William Youn's Schubert piano sonatas project, and Italian baroque Christmas music from Dorothee Mields and Dorothee Oberlinger.
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Parker Ramsay and Nico Muhly on The Street
29th Dec 2022
The harpist and composer talk about a striking new work based on the Stations of the Cross.
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Upcoming Jazz Vinyl - January & February 2023
29th Dec 2022
We take a look at some of the jazz vinyl highlights coming up in January and February, including reissues from Ahmad Jamal and Chet Baker, a new archival release from Graham Collier, and a reimagined album by Lionel Loueke.
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Javier Camarena on Signor Gaetano
28th Dec 2022
The Mexican tenor discusses his recent Pentatone album exploring Donizetti's Italian operas (including rarities such as Betly, Maria de Rudenz and Giovedì Grasso), and explains why singing these works leaves him 'feeling satisfied and happy, rather than mentally exhausted!'.
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Sean Gibbs on writing 'Confluence', and his love of big band music
27th Dec 2022
We spoke to the young trumpeter about his new big band release - Confluence - on Ubuntu Music, his compositional approach for both big bands and quintets, and what he's up to next year.
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Film Music Publications from 2022
27th Dec 2022
Browse the latest sheet music from film and television, including selections from the Netflix series Stranger Things, The Queen's Gambit, and Bridgerton; soundtracks from films including Encanto, Vivo, West Side Story, and Top Gun: Maverick; Sondheim piano solos; Disney duets; and much more.
