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New Music Book Publications - 4th May 2020
4th May 2020
A guide to the instruments of the orchestra courtesy of Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO; a biography of American composer Samuel Barber; a collection of essays by Richard Taruskin; the first biography of Ravi Shankar; the history of the Eurovision Song Contest; and an overview of British musical films between 1929 and 1945.
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Howells from David Hill and the Bach Choir
1st May 2020
David Hill leads the Bach Choir and BBC Concert Orchestra in a masterful new recording of Howells's monumental Missa Sabrinensis - a rarely-heard masterpiece ripe for revival.
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Presto Editor's Choices - April 2020
1st May 2020
Anna Prohaska sings of man's first disobedience, Yuja Wang dances with the devil, and Gerald Barry, Thomas Adès and Mark Stone paint a touching portrait of Beethoven in love.
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New Release Round-Up - 1st May 2020
1st May 2020
Beethoven from Stephen Hough, a Vasks world premiere from Maxim Rysanov, solo Bach from Trevor Pinnock, and Verdi's Attila (starring Ildebrando D'Arcangelo in the title-role).
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Julia Sitkovetsky on Rachmaninov
30th Apr 2020
The British/American coloratura soprano talks to Katherine about her debut album, out tomorrow on Hyperion, and about establishing her own musical identity in a family of 'big artistic personalities'.
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Tony Kofi - Another Kind of Soul
30th Apr 2020
Matt enjoys Tony Kofi's jazz salute to the music and influence of Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley.
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Tony Kofi (saxophone)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th April 2020
30th Apr 2020
Norwegian jazz-thrashers, moody ambiences, lost fusion-gems rediscovered and more in the latest new release round-up.
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Lynn Harrell (1944-2020)
29th Apr 2020
The American cellist, who won two Grammys for his piano trio recordings with Vladimir Ashkenazy and Itzhak Perlman, has died aged 76.
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Graham Ross on Arvo Pärt
28th Apr 2020
The conductor of the choir of Clare College Cambridge talks to David about his new album, showcasing the music of Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks and James MacMillan.
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Nuits from Véronique Gens and I Giardini
24th Apr 2020
The French soprano explores the themes of night and dreams on this beguiling programme of mélodies from the Belle Époque, given here in atmospheric new arrangements for voice and piano quintet by Alexandre Dratwicki.
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Véronique Gens (soprano), I Giardini
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New Release Round-Up - 24th April 2020
24th Apr 2020
Strauss from Krzysztof Urbański, Beethoven from Andrew Manze and Martin Helmchen, the first complete recording of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne's Phèdre, and an inventive staging of Purcell's King Arthur, conducted by René Jacobs.
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Digital New Release Round-Up - 24th April 2020
24th Apr 2020
A John Adams premiere from Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Beethoven from Teodor Currentzis, Vivaldi from Martin Fröst and Concerto Köln, and Strauss’s Enoch Arden from Kirill Gerstein and the late Bruno Ganz.
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Charles Mingus - The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady
24th Apr 2020
This week Josh pirouettes to Mingus's celebrated jazz-ballet The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady for the latest Classic Album choice.
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Highlighting Adult Piano Tutors and Methods
23rd Apr 2020
Welcome to the fifth instalment of our series of articles focused on unaccompanied playing. In this article we look at the piano again, with our bestselling and recommended methods for adults using their downtime to take up the piano.
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Jack Liebeck on Brahms and Schoenberg
22nd Apr 2020
The violinist talks to Katherine about his BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month, which was inspired in part by the memory of his grandfather Walter Liebeck - an accomplished amateur violinist and German emigré.
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Lee Konitz (1927-2020)
22nd Apr 2020
The jazz world loses one of the originators of 'The Cool School', saxophonist Lee Konitz.
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2020 Choices
21st Apr 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by violinist Jack Liebeck's 'stellar Brahms and expressive Schoenberg' concertos with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Andrew Gourlay on Orchid Classics.
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Highlighting Unaccompanied Strings
21st Apr 2020
Welcome to the fourth instalment of our series of articles highlighting unaccompanied instrumental repertoire, exploring some of the most popular and well-known solo pieces. In this article we look at unaccompanied string publications.
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Marina Rebeka on Elle
20th Apr 2020
The Latvian soprano talks to Katherine about her new album of French opera arias, out now on Prima Classic.
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New Music Book Publications - 20th April 2020
20th Apr 2020
A biography of Poulenc; the memoirs of pianist András Schiff; essays looking at British music after Benjamin Britten; music in theory and practice during the fourteenth century; the impact of changing copyright laws on performance; a guide to buying pianos; and an exploration of music and sound in the films of Charlie Chaplin.
