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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th August 2020
7th Aug 2020
This week's new releases include up-and-coming trumpeter James Copus, socially conscious jazz from Immanuel Wilkins, and a melodic free jazz trio, among others.
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The Presto Chart - July 2020
5th Aug 2020
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, with Paul Lewis's Beethoven Bagatelles on Harmonia Mundi in first place...
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Robert Trevino on Beethoven
4th Aug 2020
The American conductor talks to Katherine about his recording of the complete symphonies with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, released in June on Ondine.
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Leon Fleisher (1928-2020)
3rd Aug 2020
The American pianist, who spent much of his career unable to use his right hand due to focal dystonia, has died aged 92.
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Per Oddvar Johansen - The Quiet Cormorant
31st Jul 2020
Norwegian drummer Per Oddvar Johansen’s latest record sees his trio exploring vastness and introspection with a minimal palette.
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John Wilson and Sinfonia of London perform Respighi's Roman Trilogy
31st Jul 2020
For his third album with Sinfonia of London, John Wilson turns to Respighi's dazzling triptych of orchestral works depicting the city of Rome through the ages.
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New Release Round-Up - 31st July 2020
31st Jul 2020
Vaughan Williams and Finzi from Michael Collins and the Philharmonia Orchestra, Satie from Noriko Ogawa, and two new works for baroque orchestra and voices by Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning American composer Caroline Shaw.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 31st July 2020
31st Jul 2020
This week's new release round-up includes a tribute to the old-school by Black Art Jazz Collective, a reunion after twenty-five years for Joshua Redman and friends, and rewarding free jazz from Collage Project.
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Presto Editor's Choices - July 2020
30th Jul 2020
A terrific debut solo recording featuring Britten and Liszt confirms the young British tenor Stuart Jackson as a major talent, whilst Chandos release two twentieth-century masterpieces centring on incarceration.
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Episode 2: The Art of Music Criticism with Harriet Smith
29th Jul 2020
For the second Presto Music Podcast, Paul is joined by music critic Harriet Smith, to discuss the art involved in reviewing classical music recordings.
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Boxed Set Selections - July 2020
29th Jul 2020
Centenary celebrations of Isaac Stern and the Salzburg Festival, a seventy-fifth birthday tribute to Itzhak Perlman, and Delitiae Musicae's complete Monteverdi madrigals on Naxos.
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Adrian Chandler on Extra Time
28th Jul 2020
Adrian Chandler talks about his latest album of rarely-encountered Baroque gems with La Serenissima, released this Friday on Signum.
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
27th Jul 2020
Ella Fitzgerald’s take on classic Cole Porter tunes served not only as the beginning of the now-legendary Verve Records, but a springboard for the singer that reinvigorated her mid-career.
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Presto CD additions on DG, Decca and DG Archiv
27th Jul 2020
Including Beethoven from Krystian Zimerman, Bernstein conducting Bernstein, Bach from Alexis Weissenberg, and the complete works of Varèse.
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New Music Book Publications - 27th July 2020
27th Jul 2020
An exploration of the life of Beethoven through nine of his pieces; a compendium of composers and their works; a guide to John Cage's Concert for Piano and Orchestra; an analysis of form and harmony in rock music; the autobiography of Don Black; a biography of Peggy Lee; and a new edition of the Very Short Introduction to World Music.
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Beethoven songs and folksongs from Ian Bostridge and Antonio Pappano
24th Jul 2020
The tenor and pianist are joined by violinist Vilde Frang and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt for selections from the Scottish and Irish folk-songs, following an exquisitely tender account of An die ferne Geliebte.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th July 2020
24th Jul 2020
Elgar from Elīna Garanča and Daniel Barenboim, Telemann from Barthold Kuijken, an arresting debut recording from The Hermes Experiment, and three neglected British clarinet concertos from Robert Plane.
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Peter Sheppard Skaerved on Schubert, Cowie and more
23rd Jul 2020
The violinist talks to David about his three recent releases – ranging from a redisovered Baroque manuscript, via intimate Schubert, to an often dark album of recordings by contemporary composer Edward Cowie.
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Bab L' Bluz - Nayda!
23rd Jul 2020
One of the most thrilling releases to pass across our desks in recent months, in any genre, Bab L' Bluz's Nayda! is the sound of Morocco's youth reclaiming their heritage, powered by a love of the blues.
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Ermonela Jaho's debut solo recording and other forthcoming highlights
22nd Jul 2020
The Albanian soprano celebrates the legacy of Rosina Storchio on Opera Rara, plus new albums from Diana Damrau, Alexandre Kantorow, Jonas Kaufmann and others.
