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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.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 21st July
21st Jul 2026
Two new titles edited by Samantha Ege, a newly found work by Arnold Bax, Black Composers in Art Song, The Hal Leonard Recorder Method Songbook, new Rockschool titles for acoustic guitar, chamber music by Thomas Ades and Gavin Higgins, and orchestral works by Colin Matthews and Henry Purcell.
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New Digital Sheet Music Publications - July
20th Jul 2026
Welcome to our monthly round-up of new digital sheet music titles. Here you will find the latest titles for piano, solo vocal, choral, instrumental, and ensemble playing. Browse some of our favourite selections here.
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2026 Choices
17th Jul 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by 'a debut of striking insight and assurance' from the Amsterdam Piano Trio in Tchaikovsky and Schoenberg.
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Sometime Ago (Live in Germany 1972) - Chick Corea
17th Jul 2026
An archived recording from the legendary pianist is being released for the first time, capturing a live solo piano performance in Germany, 1972.
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Sometime Ago (Live in Germany 1972)
Chick Corea
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John Holiday's Over My Head
17th Jul 2026
The American countertenor's unique voice and bold artistic personality shine brightly on his debut album, with pianist Kevin Miller matching his flair and stylistic versatility in a programme of spirituals, American song cycles and jazz standards.
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Over My Head
John Holiday (countertenor), Kevin Miller (piano)
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New Release Round-Up - 17th July 2026
17th Jul 2026
A Franco-Belgian recital from Elena Urioste and Tom Poster, Peter Donohoe's favourite Chopin, a Finzi triptych from the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, and Schubert from George Xiaoyuan Fu and Lotte Betts-Dean.
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New Release Round-Up - 17th July 2026
17th Jul 2026
Highlights this week include Fergus McCreadie's atmospheric return to the world of The Shieling with a collection of companion pieces, and the vocalist Nicole Zuraitis presents her adventurous new album The Devil I Knew.
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America 250 - The Radical Avant-Garde & High Modernists
17th 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 radical avant-garde and high modernist composers: Elliott Carter, Jacob Druckman, Barbara Kolb, and Tod Machover.
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Hungarian Pictures
15th Jul 2026
Ben explores a treasure-trove of vintage Bartók, Liszt, Kodály and Dohnányi from János Ferencsik and György Lehel on Eloquence.
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Hungarian Pictures
János Ferencsik, György Lehel
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Saxophone Instrument Terminology
15th Jul 2026
A summary of some of the common features of a saxophone
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The Brass Band Story
14th Jul 2026
Trombonist and academic Trevor Herbert combines pleasure and business in a new deep-dive into the history of British brass banding.
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The Brass Band Story
Trevor Herbert; Yale University Press; Hardback
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2026
14th Jul 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by an 'engagingly fresh' account of Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 and the world premiere recording of Carlos Simon's 'riotously colourful' Four Black American Dances from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony on Reference.
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New Music Book Publications - July 2026
14th Jul 2026
The story of brass bands, a second volume of collected covers from the World Countdown newspaper, a guide to performing and understanding Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin, a new edition of a handbook on music research, a history of music in Spain, a discussion of European composers who undertook tours of the USA in the early twentieth century, and an investigation into how Mozart's music was used as propaganda by the Nazis in 1941 Vienna.
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Composer Spotlight: Michael John Trotta
14th Jul 2026
Born in 1978 in New Jersey, Michael John Trotta is a renowned composer of choral works. Passionate about sharing new music and engaging musicians and audiences, his music features an engaging style which fuses modern sensibilities with tradition to create moments of beauty.
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John Holiday on Over My Head
13th Jul 2026
The American countertenor discusses his debut solo album (out this Friday on Pentatone), the relationship between his faith and his music, and two trailblazing Black singers who inspired him in his youth.
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Over My Head
John Holiday (countertenor), Kevin Miller (piano)
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Be Quiet – Nils Petter Molvær
10th Jul 2026
The latest album from the Norwegian trumpeter is a collaborative affair in this collection of recordings from around the globe, featuring a range of high-profile guests.
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Piano Postcards from Stephen Hough
10th Jul 2026
Stephen Hough's new Hyperion album of Piano Postcards demonstrates his signature panache and joy across repertoire ranging from his Mary Poppins Suite through the glitz of early-evening Vienna to the quiet observance of red dragonflies at sunset.
