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BBC Music Magazine - October 2022 Choices
13th Sep 2022
Chris introduces this month's selection, with Anna Prohaska and Isabelle Faust's 'indispensable' recording of György Kurtág's Kafka-Fragmente on Harmonia Mundi in pride of place...
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New releases and classic reissues from ECM Records
13th Sep 2022
We take a look at recent and upcoming releases from ECM Records, with albums from Keith Jarrett, John Scofield, Wolfert Brederode, and many more.
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Jenny Q Chai on Songs of Love
12th Sep 2022
The pianist and entrepreneuse talks about her album in memory of her teacher Seymour Lipkin, the Shanghai music school she set up in 2011, and her involvement in bringing music and AI together.
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Jenny Q Chai (piano)
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John Wilson conducts music from Hollywood's Golden Age
9th Sep 2022
Sinfonia of London and conductor John Wilson present a dazzling selection of music from classic movies including Rebecca, The Wizard of Oz, Laura, How to Marry a Millionaire, My Fair Lady, and Now, Voyager.
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Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
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Gramophone Awards 2022 - the top three in each category
9th Sep 2022
The final contenders in each of the twelve categories were revealed this morning, with Isabelle Faust, Raphaël Pichon, Leif Ove Andsnes and Alina Ibragimova among those in the running…
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New Release Round-Up - 9th September 2022
9th Sep 2022
Liszt, Wagner and Henze from Igor Levit, a wide-ranging song-inspired recital from Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a celebration of two hundred years of Brazilian classical music, and Monteverdi from Jordi Savall.
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J.D. Allen, 'Americana Vol. 2'
9th Sep 2022
The saxophonist and composer offers a record reflecting on roots, American history and blues music, joined by long-time bandmates Rudy Royston and Gregg August, as well as virtuoso guitarist Charlie Hunter.
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J.D. Allen III
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Martin Roscoe on Beethoven's Hammerklavier
8th Sep 2022
Martin Roscoe talks about the final volume of his Beethoven sonata series, featuring the Hammerklavier offset by two lighter sonatas.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 8th September 2022
8th Sep 2022
The latest jazz releases include duos by Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch, Joshua Redman's quartet returning for a second post-reunion album, and saxophonist J.D. Allen exploring the blues with guitarist Charlie Hunter.
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Handel's Theodora from Maxim Emelyanychev and other autumn highlights
7th Sep 2022
Lisette Oropesa heads a starry cast on Il Pomo d'Oro's upcoming recording of Handel's dramatic oratorio about religious persecution in ancient Rome, plus Dvořák from Leif Ove Andsnes, Schubert from Ian Bostridge and the late Lars Vogt, and Ruth Gipps from the BBC Philharmonic.
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Lars Vogt (1970-2022)
6th Sep 2022
The German pianist and conductor, a superb chamber musician who was especially noted for his interpretations of Austro-German Romantic repertoire, has died of cancer aged 51.
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New Music Book Publications - 5th September 2022
5th Sep 2022
A collection of essays on Rachmaninoff; the story of how the young Vaughan Williams encountered the extraordinary world of folksong; an examination of Mozart's work in relation to the places in which he lived; books for children helping them to discover the music of JS Bach, the instruments of the orchestra, and life backstage at an opera house; a consideration of eighteenth-century culture in relation to the music of Haydn; and a guide to transcribing and editing early music.
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Episode 29: Eine kleine Havanamusik with Sarah Willis
5th Sep 2022
Horn-player Sarah Willis discusses the second of her Cuban-inspired albums, and the connections between Mozart and Latin American dance.
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The Jazz Chart - August 2022
5th Sep 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for August, including new entries from Keith Jarrett, Kokoroko and Julian Lage.
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Fatma Said's Kaleidoscope
2nd Sep 2022
Featuring music by composers including Léhar, Gounod, Weill and Piazzolla, the Egyptian soprano's beguiling, wide-ranging invitation to the dance proves impossible to resist.
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New Release Round-Up - 2nd September 2022
2nd Sep 2022
Bach from Mahan Esfahani, Brahms from Anna Lucia Richter & Ammiel Bushakevitz, John Adams from Paavo Järvi, and Haydn from the Takács Quartet.
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Yellowjackets, 'Parallel Motion'
2nd Sep 2022
After four decades of the band's existence and numerous line-up changes, American fusion group Yellowjackets prove they're still as solid as ever on Parallel Motion.
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The Presto Chart - August 2022
1st Sep 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for August, with Alison Balsom's Quiet City (released last Friday on Warner Classics) in first place...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st September 2022
1st Sep 2022
The latest picks for our jazz release round-up include new recordings by the Julia Hülsmann Quartet and Dave Sear, as well as live reissues from Miles Davis and Michel Petrucciani.
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Presto Editor's Choices - August 2022
31st Aug 2022
Mahler from François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles, a beguiling 'emporium of curiosities' from Sean Shibe, and Wolf Lieder in full orchestral technicolour from Benjamin Appl and the Jenaer Philharmonie.
