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New Release Round-Up - 31st July 2026
31st Jul 2026
A visit to eighteenth-century Leipzig with Reinhard Goebel, Bruckner from the late Michael Tilson Thomas in Verbier, a lively collaboration between VOCES8 and Swedish barbershop group Ringmasters, and Robert Schumann from Matthias Goerne and Markus Hinterhäuser.
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New Release Round-Up - 31st July 2026
31st Jul 2026
Highlights this week include Cindy Blackman Santana's powerful new album Coherence and The Solomon Gundy Band's vibrant debut, Hancestry.
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America 250 - Symphonic Post-Modernists
31st Jul 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of four symphonic post-modernists: Leonard Bernstein, David Del Tredici, Michael Daugherty, and Sebastian Currier.
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Presto Team Choices - July 2026
30th Jul 2026
Berlin cabaret from Anne Sofie von Otter, youthful Mahler from Joseph Middleton and friends, Finzi from the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, and Franco-Belgian rarities from Elena Urioste and Tom Poster.
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Ben Crosland on North York Skies
30th Jul 2026
The bassist reveals the personal stories behind his latest album, and how the rugged landscape of the North York Moors lends itself to music.
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Kenny Burrell Celebrates 95th Birthday - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane
29th Jul 2026
This 1958 hard bop classic brilliantly pairs Kenny Burrell’s bluesy guitar approach with John Coltrane and his unmistakable style. Backed by an all-star rhythm section, this remains as an essential album to keep on rotation.
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Early Music Round-Up - Summer 2026
29th Jul 2026
English viol consort works from Private Musicke, rediscovered Spanish sonatas for viola from Pablo de Pedro Cano, an intimate French recital from gambist Caroline Nicolas, the final volume of Vivaldi bassoon concertos from Sergio Azzolini, and more.
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Sally Beamish's House of Wonder
28th Jul 2026
The British composer and viola-player talks to Ben about her new album on Delphian, which sees her marking her seventieth birthday in the company of family and friends.
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Samantha Ege on Piano Music of the Black Renaissance
28th Jul 2026
As a leading authority on the work of Florence Price and her contemporaries, Dr Ege shares her expertise on the piano repertoire of the Black Renaissance, discussing her sheet music publications Piano Music of the Black Renaissance and Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre, and her books The Cambridge Companion to Florence B. Price and South Side Impresarios.
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Presto Presents... Lara Downes at Yamaha Music London
27th Jul 2026
The pianist, broadcaster and cultural activist discusses her new album on Pentatone, spanning 250 years of American music and weaving together voices past and present in observation of the country’s anniversary year.
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New Pop & Rock Digital Sheet Music
27th Jul 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new pop and rock sheet music titles. Browse some of our favourite songs here.
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Blackstar Beam MINI: The All-In-One Desktop Amplifier
27th Jul 2026
Blackstar continues to be one of Britain's most reliable and exciting amplifier brands, and the addition of its newest practice amp is no exception.
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Blackstar Beam Mini
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Late Beethoven from Mitsuko Uchida
24th Jul 2026
Mitsuko Uchida's new album captures live performances of the late Beethoven sonatas, in which the spark of the moment and all the qualities with which she has become synonymous combine to create magic.
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Live at Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen 6th February 1966 - Ella Fitzgerald
24th Jul 2026
A new unreleased recording from 1966 spotlights the First Lady of Song at a concert in Copenhagen, accompanied by the Duke Ellington Orchestra and Jimmy Jones Trio.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th July 2026
24th Jul 2026
Two new orchestral works from Joe Hisaishi, Bruckner from Nathalie Stutzmann in Atlanta, John Williams's Flute Concerto from the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and a ninetieth-birthday celebration of Zubin Mehta.
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New Release Round-Up - 24th July 2026
24th Jul 2026
From unreleased Ella Fitzgerald to Charles Lloyd's moving tribute to Zakir Hussain, this week brings the finest of fresh jazz releases.
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America 250 - American Operatic & Dramatic Storytellers
24th Jul 2026
As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of five operatic and dramatic storytellers: Carlisle Floyd, Marc Blitzstein, Jack Beeson, Dominick Argento, and David T. Little.
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David Webb and John Andrews on Arthur Sullivan
23rd Jul 2026
The tenor and conductor discuss their new album of Sullivan's sacred and secular music for tenor (including extracts from the Savoy Operas), recorded with the Academy of Ancient Music and released last month on Resonus Classics.
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Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
22nd Jul 2026
The life and works of the great English composer Gerald Finzi - born in London but profoundly associated with the countryside of Southern England, and known for his nostalgia-tinged vocal and choral music.
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Presto Presents... Edward Picton-Turbervill and Michael Waldron
21st Jul 2026
The conductor and composer talk about Edward's music and influences, and his new album Eden, released recently on Orchid Classics and featuring some of his compositions concerned with nature and the environment.
