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Buy lots and make a difference
25th Nov 2021
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Gabrieli Consort & Players.
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Buy lots and make a difference
25th Nov 2021
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Gabrieli Consort & Players.
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Buy lots and make a difference
25th Nov 2021
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Gabrieli Consort & Players.
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Buy lots and make a difference
25th Nov 2021
For four days we will be donating 5% of all the revenue we receive to three charities whose aims are closely aligned with our own: the Chineke! Foundation, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and Gabrieli Consort & Players.
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Jazz Vinyl Round-Up - November 2021
25th Nov 2021
The latest new and upcoming jazz vinyl releases from Blue Note, Groove Replica, 20th Century Masterworks and more...
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Grammy Nominations 2022
24th Nov 2021
The shortlist for next year's Awards was revealed yesterday - read on for full details of the contenders in the nine classical categories.
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2021 Choices
23rd Nov 2021
Chris introduces this month's selection, with 'intimate, incredibly sophisticated' accounts of Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale (offered in three languages) from Isabelle Faust and friends in pride of place as Recording of the Month.
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Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1720)
23rd Nov 2021
Following the acclaimed publication of The Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach 1722 & 1725, Edition Peters have published a new premium Urtext edition of the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach 1720 edited by world-renowned Bach scholar Christoph Wolff.
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Eivind Aarset on classic rock influences and 'Phantasmagoria'
23rd Nov 2021
We spoke to the Norwegian guitarist about his latest album Phantasmagoria, or A Different Kind of Journey, his early rock influences and how he keeps himself inspired.
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Jack Liebeck on Ysaÿe
22nd Nov 2021
The violinist talks about his new album of the six sonatas of Eugène Ysaÿe for solo violin.
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Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas
Jack Liebeck (violin), Daniel Grimwood (piano)
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - December 2021/January 2022
22nd Nov 2021
Jazzwise Editor's Choices for December include Chick Corea's Akoustic Band, a Village Vanguard set from Christian McBride, and Graham Collier's previously unreleased British Conversations.
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Cecilia Bartoli - Unreleased
19th Nov 2021
The Roman mezzo is in electrifying form in a programme of operatic and concert-arias by Haydn, Mysliveček, Mozart and Beethoven with the Kammerorchester Basel, recorded back in 2013.
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New Release Round-Up - 19th November 2021
19th Nov 2021
Christian Thielemann's Bruckner with the Wiener Philharmoniker; big-boned Bach from Andreas Staier; a glorious selection of Mozart's wind music from the LSO; and Jeanine De Bique's fascinating album of contrasting pairs of operatic heroines.
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Petter Eldh, 'Projekt Drums Vol. 1'
19th Nov 2021
The Swedish-born, Berlin-residing bass player indulges in his love of hip-hop, funk, and beats on a drums-focussed project featuring an all-star cast of percussionists.
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Projekt Drums Vol. 1
Petter Eldh
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Recordings of the Year 2021 - Our Top 100
18th Nov 2021
The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2021
18th Nov 2021
We have the much-enjoyable task of going back through our favourite releases of 2021 - and there were plenty to choose from! Before we announce our top 5 albums of the year, have a read through our 25 finalists, and 10 favourite reissues...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th November 2021
18th Nov 2021
Our picks for the latest jazz releases include Charlie Parker tunes from the SWR Big Band, genre-defying ensemble Eskina's newest record, and Makaya McCraven's reworkings of classic Blue Note recordings.
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Gifts for...Children (and grandchildren)
17th Nov 2021
A selection of recordings and books to introduce children of all ages to the delights of classical music.
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Martin Jones on the piano works of Elisabeth Lutyens
15th Nov 2021
The pianist discusses the first volume of his planned complete series of Lutyens's unique and complex piano music.
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Lutyens: Piano Works, Vol. 1
Martin Jones (piano)
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Episode 25: The Story of Presto Music with Chris O'Reilly
14th Nov 2021
To celebrate Presto Music's double anniversary we invited our very own Chris O'Reilly onto the show to talk about how it grew from a small CD shop in Leamington Spa to become one of the global leaders in online music retail.
