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Miles Davis - The Lost Quintet
6th Nov 2019
A rare recording of the short-lived 1969 Miles Davis Quintet that featured Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland, taking no prisoners on stage in Rotterdam.
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Laurie Stras on Brumel's Lamentations
5th Nov 2019
Musicologist and conductor Laurie Stras talks to David about her new album From Darkness into Light, which includes the first recording of Brumel's Lamentations - rediscovered by Stras after having been thought largely lost.
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Christoph Croisé on his Russian Album
4th Nov 2019
The award-winning young cellist talks to Katherine about his second album on Avie, featuring sonatas by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich.
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The Presto Chart - October 2019
1st Nov 2019
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, with Handel's Brockes-Passion from the Academy of Ancient Music in first place...
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Shostakovich from the Pavel Haas Quartet
1st Nov 2019
The serial award-winners surpass even their own high standards with searing accounts of the Second, Seventh and Eighth String Quartets on Supraphon.
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The Pavel Haas Quartet on Shostakovich
1st Nov 2019
Three members of the Quartet share their thoughts on their new album and their upcoming recital and recording plans...
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New Release Round-Up - 1st November 2019
1st Nov 2019
Debussy from Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé, Beethoven from Masaaki Suzuki and Ronald Brautigam, late Schubert from Arcadi Volodos, and Ermonela Jaho’s shattering Traviata on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st November 2019
1st Nov 2019
The week in jazz, from titans like Keith Jarrett and Bill Frisell to new artists like bassist Kinga Glyk.
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Presto Editor's Choices - October 2019
31st Oct 2019
Awe-inspiring Ravel and Stravinsky from Italian pianist Beatrice Rana, eloquent Schumann from Camilla Tilling, Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber, and a superbly spooky Der Freischütz from Marek Janowski.
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Judith Weir on Airs from Another Planet
30th Oct 2019
David talks to the composer about the new album of her vocal and instrumental works, just released on Delphian and encompassing a wide range of styles and influences.
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New Evgeny Kissin Henle Publications
30th Oct 2019
Henle Verlag is pleased to announce that it is now the exclusive music publisher of compositions by world-renowned pianist Evgeny Kissin. Find out more about this new collaboration here.
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Holland / Hussain / Potter - Good Hope
30th Oct 2019
A nuanced meeting of minds - tabla master Zakir Hussain meets bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist Chris Potter for a joyful collaboration that rewards close listening.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason's Elgar and other forthcoming highlights
29th Oct 2019
The young British cellist tackles Elgar’s concerto with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra, plus an all-Russian extravaganza from Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and Franck and Chopin cello sonatas from Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang.
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Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Ben Davies (cello), Hannah Roberts (cello), Josephine Knight (cello), Caroline Dearnley (cello), Ashok Klouda (cello), Toby Hughes (double bass), The Heath Quartet, Gary Pomeroy (viola), Oliver Heath (violin), Sara Wolstenholme (violin), Chris Murray (cello), Plinio Fernandes (guitar), Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violin), Alinka Rowe (viola), Ayla Sahin (violin), Robert Max (cello), Desmond Neysmith (cello), Rowena Calvert (cello), Nicholas Trygstad (cello), Jo Cole (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2019 Choices
28th Oct 2019
Chris introduces this month's selection, including formidable Shostakovich from Sydney International Piano Competition winner Andrey Gugnin, Ian Bostridge’s third Winter Journey (this time with Thomas Adès as his companion), and Simon Rattle’s first concert as Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
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New Music Book Publications - 28th October 2019
28th Oct 2019
An analysis of Beethoven's compositions from the year 1806; an exploration of music in Vienna across three centuries; an enquiry into the nature and meaning of opera; a paperback reissue of Susan McClary's classic text looking at the Italian madrigal in the sixteenth century; and a study of Dave Brubeck's seminal 1959 album, Time Out.
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Peter Phillips on Josquin and Bauldeweyn
26th Oct 2019
Peter Phillips discusses the penultimate volume in the Tallis Scholars's unprecedented complete set of Josquin Masses, which pairs Josquin's late Missa Mater Patris with the disputed Missa Da pacem.
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Purcell's King Arthur from Gabrieli and Paul McCreesh
25th Oct 2019
Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli give a sparkling performance of Purcell's patriotic extravaganza, from a new edition prepared by Christopher Suckling.
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New Release Round-Up - 25th October 2019
25th Oct 2019
Strauss from Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic, Stravinsky and Ravel from Beatrice Rana, Shostakovich from the Pavel Haas Quartet, and a second recording of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique from Les Siècles and François-Xavier Roth.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 25 October 2019
25th Oct 2019
New releases this week include albums from The Bad Plus, the Alison Rayner Quintet, Scott Kinsey and a Charles Lloyd Quartet discovery recorded at the first Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Jennifer Johnston's Love Letter To Liverpool
24th Oct 2019
The mezzo talks to Katherine about her eclectic tribute to her home city, released last month on Rubicon and featuring music by Ives, Bantock, The Beatles, The Spinners, and seven young Liverpool composers.
