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Edward Gardner on Schoenberg
9th Jun 2020
The British conductor talks to Katherine about his recording of Erwartung & Pelleas und Melisande, released on Chandos last month, and socially-distanced music-making in Bergen.
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Duo Pleyel on Schubert
8th Jun 2020
David talks to husband-and-wife piano duo Richard Egarr and Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya about their latest album Lebensstürme, out now on Linn.
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Barricades from Jean Rondeau and Thomas Dunford
5th Jun 2020
David enjoys the début recording of Jean Rondeau and Thomas Dunford's harpsichord-lute duo, featuring a selection of French Baroque treasures with vocal cameos from Marc Mauillon and Lea Desandre.
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New Release Round-Up - 5th June 2020
5th Jun 2020
Haydn from the Chiaroscuro Quartet, the world premiere recording of Fazil Say's Cello Concerto from its dedicatee Camille Thomas, archive Mahler from Ádám Fischer, and Beethoven from Robert Trevino.
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Free Jazz
4th Jun 2020
The first instalment in a new series exploring the many genres within jazz finds Matt jumping straight in at the deep end and recommending some of the most enduring recordings loosely grouped under the heading of 'free jazz'. May the skronk be with you!
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Jaan-Eik Tulve on the music of Cyrillus Kreek
3rd Jun 2020
Conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve talks to David about his recent recording with Vox Clamantis of the choral works of the early twentieth-century composer and folksong arranger Cyrillus Kreek.
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The Piccolo: Tender Plays Tubby
3rd Jun 2020
Josh enjoys the latest offering from prolific London multi-instrumentalist Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne, this time a tribute to English saxophonist Tubby Hayes.
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The Presto Chart - May 2020
2nd Jun 2020
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for May, with Grigory Sokolov's Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart on Deutsche Grammophon in first place...
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Presto Editor's Choices - May 2020
1st Jun 2020
Imaginative song-recitals from Natalya Romaniw, Roderick Williams and Ilker Arcayürek, luminous Janáček from Thomas Adès, and old-school orchestral fireworks from Airat Ichmouratov.
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New Music Book Publications - 1st June 2020
1st Jun 2020
An analysis of self-quotation in the music of Schubert; a biography of American composer Augusta Browne; an examination of gender politics in French Baroque opera; a consideration of the cultural context of the polyphonic Mass; a study of the relationship between music and the sublime; and a guide for singers on various mind-body awareness techniques including yoga, Alexander Technique, and the Feldenkrais Method.
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Mady Mesplé (1931-2020)
31st May 2020
The French coloratura soprano, who excelled as Delibes's Lakmé and in operetta, has died aged 89.
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Shostakovich from Alina Ibragimova
29th May 2020
The Russian-born violinist brings searing intensity and muscular tone to the two concertos, backed to the hilt by Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov'.
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New Release Round-Up - 29th May 2020
29th May 2020
Today’s new releases include Massenet's Thaïs from Sir Andrew Davis and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, opera arias from Aleksandra Kurzak, and music from the court of Versailles from Jean Rondeau and Thomas Dunford.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 29th May 2020
29th May 2020
Josh recommends some of the latest jazz new releases, including a couple of bassists, some jazz harmonica, a bit of free-form improv and electronica experimentation.
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Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
29th May 2020
Josh revisits Miles Davis's pivotal recording In a Silent Way, quieter little brother to the following year's Bitches Brew.
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Digital New Release Round-Up - 27th May 2020
28th May 2020
New Elgar recordings from Nicola Benedetti and Vasily Petrenko, Beethoven from James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong, Adès performs Adès with Kirill Gerstein, and a self-isolation project from Ludovico Einaudi.
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Daniel Moult on The English Organ
27th May 2020
The organist and presenter talks to David about his monumental new documentary tracing the development of the organ in England - named DVD of the Month in the latest edition of Gramophone.
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Sheet Music to Develop Your Musicianship
27th May 2020
We have brought together a selection of some of the best musicianship training books for both teachers and students, including graded aural, scales and sight-reading publications, alongside other theory based sheet music and activity books to help musicians of all levels improve their musicianship skills.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2020
26th May 2020
Chris introduces this month's selection, with pride of place going to Piotr Beczała's 'simply wonderful' album of verismo arias, Vincerò!, released on Pentatone earlier this month.
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Sean Shibe plays Bach Lute Suites
22nd May 2020
The award-winning young Scottish guitarist's third solo album on Delphian sees him turn to the music of JS Bach, with a highly varied triple-bill of suites for solo lute.
