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New Release Round-Up - 8th January 2021
8th Jan 2021
Machaut from the Orlando Consort, Reicha from Ivan Ilić, Weinberg from the Arcadia Quartet, and an engaging debut album from baritone James Newby.
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3M&Co - Start On
8th Jan 2021
The Italian jazz trio channel some early 70s fusion with a pinch of Jaco Pastorius into their modern, funky debut.
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Hélène Grimaud on The Messenger
7th Jan 2021
The French pianist talks to Katherine about her recording of works by Mozart and Valentin Silvestrov with Camerata Salzburg, released at the end of last year on Deutsche Grammophon.
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The Presto Chart - 2020
6th Jan 2021
Our 50 best-selling titles across all formats for the whole of last year, with Víkingur Ólafsson's spellbinding recital of Rameau and Debussy on Deutsche Grammophon leading the pack...
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Jazz Vinyl Round-Up - 6th January
6th Jan 2021
This week's latest additions to the Presto Jazz vinyl catalogue include nu-jazz versions of Sun Ra classics, a television score from Kamasi Washington, and a live set from veteran drummer Jeff Williams.
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BBC Music Magazine - January 2021 Choices
5th Jan 2021
Katherine introduces this month's Choices, with Daniil Trifonov's Silver Age striking gold as Recording of the Month...
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The Presto Chart - December 2020
4th Jan 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, with Mark Simpson's Geysir and Mozart's Gran Partita on Orchid Classics in first place...
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Mark Simpson, Fraser Langton (clarinet), Nicholas Daniel, Emma Fielding (oboe), Amy Harman, Dom Tyler (bassoon), Oliver Pashley, Ausias Garrigos Morant (basset horns), Ben Goldscheider, Angela Barnes, James Pillai, Fabian van de Geest (horn), David Stark (double bass)
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2020 Jazz Goodbyes
4th Jan 2021
A short tribute to remember some of the jazz musicians we lost in 2020.
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Eugene Wright (1923-2020)
4th Jan 2021
The last surviving member of the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet lineup, bassist Eugene Wright, has passed away aged 97.
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Verklärte Nacht from Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
1st Jan 2021
Schoenberg's masterpiece is framed by works for voice and orchestra (also on the theme of 'transfigured night') by Franz Lehár, Oskar Fried, and Erich Korngold.
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Neal Davies on Vaughan Williams
31st Dec 2020
The Welsh bass-baritone talks to Katherine about recording the Songs of Travel with Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé, in orchestrations by the composer and his assistant Roy Douglas.
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2020 Goodbyes
30th Dec 2020
A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who died during 2020.
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Barbara Thompson at the BBC
30th Dec 2020
A staggering 14 CD collection of saxophonist Barbara Thompson's music, recorded by the BBC over a 21 year period. With a biography due in 2021 this is an ideal introduction to this multi-faceted artist's oeuvre.
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Boxed Set Selections - December 2020
29th Dec 2020
Richard Bonynge's complete ballet recordings on Decca, Mozart operas from Sir Charles Mackerras, and a comprehensive anthology of harp concertos on Brilliant Classics.
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Best of Boosey & Hawkes
29th Dec 2020
A collection of some of Boosey & Hawkes' most popular publications to date.
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Ivry Gitlis (1922-2020)
28th Dec 2020
The Israeli violinist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, who founded a pioneering festival in the South of France and collaborated with musicians ranging from Jascha Heifetz to The Rolling Stones, has died aged 98.
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Presto Personal Favourites from 2020
24th Dec 2020
Recordings from the Emerson Quartet, Paavo Järvi and Paul Wee feature among the editorial team's individual picks of the year.
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Donizetti's Il Paria and other forthcoming highlights
23rd Dec 2020
Donizetti's 1829 opera about religious intolerance gets a rare outing under the baton of Sir Mark Elder, plus French piano duets from Paul Lewis and Steven Osborne, Beethoven from René Jacobs, and Josquin from Stile Antico.
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Paavo Järvi on Franz Schmidt and Tchaikovsky
22nd Dec 2020
The Estonian conductor talks to Katherine about falling in love with the music of Franz Schmidt, and how Leonard Bernstein reignited his passion for the Tchaikovsky symphonies.
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Per Oddvar Johansen on finding inspiration in isolation
22nd Dec 2020
We sat down with Presto Award-winner, drummer Per Oddvar Johansen, to discuss his latest album The Quiet Cormorant, as well as his compositional process and hopeful plans for next year.
