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Sparks From Ashes
8th Aug 2025
Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and his husband Dylan Perez deliver wit, flair and pathos aplenty in song cycles by Antonín Dvořák, Vítězslava Kaprálová, Béla Bartók and Jaroslav Křička.
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Sparks From Ashes
Nicky Spence (tenor), Dylan Perez (piano)
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New Release Round-Up - 8th August 2025
8th Aug 2025
Bach, Telemann and Albinoni from Ensemble Masques, Brahms from Mikhail Zemtsov, the world premiere recording of Florence Price's Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight, and music from Italy, Iberia & the Black Sea from Avi Avital and friends.
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New Release Round-Up - 8th August 2025
8th Aug 2025
A heartfelt collection of jazz vocal numbers from Donna Byrne, a meeting of minds for all things blues in Devon Allman's latest project, and classic jazz meets the turntables in Verve Remixed.
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Polar Go: Calling All Creators
7th Aug 2025
Many creators rely on their mobile devices for recording but are limited by poor-quality internal microphones or bulky, expensive gear. Polar Go solves this by offering a portable, easy-to-use solution that delivers professional audio quality.
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Blackstar: Polar Go - 2-Channel Interface
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Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw - The Eternal Triangle
7th Aug 2025
A high-octane Blue Note release showcases the masterful playing of trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, supported by a dynamic rhythm section.
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Elizabeth Sombart on Mozart and philanthropy
6th Aug 2025
The pianist and humanitarian activist talks about her new album of Mozart concertos and her work with the Fondation Résonnance over the years.
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Debbie Wiseman - Ten: Memories for solo piano
5th Aug 2025
Debbie talks about her experiences being Classic FM's Composer in Residence, her new album and sheet music collection, 'Ten: Memories for solo piano', and the music she has composed over the past decade.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 5th August 2025
5th Aug 2025
Piano music by Debbie Wiseman, Eugenie Rocherolle, and Florence Price, a new addition to the Piano Safari series, choral music by Eric Whitacre and Saint-Saëns, and transcriptions of Albéniz piano works for guitar by Julian Bream.
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The Presto Chart - July 2025
4th Aug 2025
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, headed by Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque's all-Biber programme on Channel Classics.
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Orchestral transcriptions of Bach's organ works by Andrew Davis
1st Aug 2025
The late conductor demonstrates his love of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach with a series of orchestral transcriptions of the composer’s organ works, the recording of which was completed by Martyn Brabbins after Davis’s death last year.
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Max Marsillo - Short Stories
1st Aug 2025
The Ohio drummer makes his La Reserve debut in Short Stories, a blend of influences across a range of original compositions written and arranged for his guitar quartet.
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Short Stories
Max Marsillo (drums)
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New Release Round-Up - 1st August 2025
1st Aug 2025
A celebration of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's 150th birthday, the world premiere recording of Antonia Bembo's 1707 opera L'Ercole amante, Max Reger from Jaime Martín, and a radiant collaboration between The Gesualdo Six and trumpeter Matilda Lloyd.
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New Release Round-Up - 1st August 2025
1st Aug 2025
This week jazz meets ‘folk nihilism’ in the Spafford Campbell duo, trumpeter Adam Hall brings a sense of rock and roll, and funky, soulful grooves are the emphasis for guitarist LEMEK.
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Presto Team Choices - July 2025
31st Jul 2025
An irresistible recital of Ibero-American songs from Julieth Lozano Rolong and João Araújo, Rachmaninoff from Alexander Melnikov and Julia Lezhneva, an exuberant Turangalîla-Symphonie from Andris Nelsons in Boston, and an ear-opening collection of Welsh music for strings.
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David Atherton – Vienna: From Mozart to Schoenberg
30th Jul 2025
Our contemporary music guest-writer explores a 13-disc anthology of recordings from the London Sinfonietta, including the group's 1974 debut on Decca with Schoenberg's complete works for chamber ensemble.
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New Orleans Jazz - Part Two
30th Jul 2025
Continuing on from Part One, we take a closer look at the New Orleans Jazz style in a later context, where traditional roots meet the modern influences of more recent years.
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Voodoo
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dr. John (piano), Roger Lewis (baritone saxophone), Kevin Harris (tenor saxophone), Kevin Harris (percussion), Roger Lewis (percussion), Gregory Davis (vocal), Roger Lewis (soprano saxophone), Charles Joseph (trombone), Efrem Towns (trumpet), Lionel Batiste (snare drum), Lionel Batiste (bass drum), Gregory Davis (trumpet), Jenell Marshall (percussion), Jenell Marshall (bass drum), Dr. John (vocal), Jenell Marshall (snare drum), Jenell Marshall (vocal), Gregory Davis (percussion), Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Batiste (percussion), Branford Marsalis
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2025 Choices
29th Jul 2025
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by accounts of six cello sonatas which are 'in a class of their own' from Marie-Elisabeth Hecker and her husband Martin Helmchen on Alpha Classics.
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Tom Lehrer (1928-2025)
28th Jul 2025
The American musician, satirist and mathematician, whose songs included 'Poisoning Pigeons in the Park' and 'The Masochism Tango', has died at the age of 97
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Dame Cleo Laine (1927-2025)
25th Jul 2025
The pioneering British vocalist known for her four-octave range and widespread career across jazz, classical music, and theatre, has died at 97.
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Meet Cleo
Cleo Laine (vocalist), David McCallum (violin), Danny Levan (violin), David Katz (violin), Kenneth Essex (viola), Raymond Clarke (cello), Maria Korchinska (harp), Bert Courtley (trumpet), Ken Wray (trombone), Ronnie Ross (baritonesaxophone, altosaxophone, clarinet), Dave Lee (piano), Eric Dawson (bass), Kenny Clare (drumkit), Virgil Namless (altosaxophone), Bill Harrington (tenorsaxophone), Alex Leslie (baritonesaxophone), Dougie Roberts (trumpet), Dave Goldberg (guitar)
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Fabia Mantwill Orchestra - In.Sight
25th Jul 2025
Taking inspiration from rich arrangements and cinematic scores, the Berlin bandleader teams up with Snarky Puppy's Michael League and Greek composer Magdalini Giannikou for her most ambitious orchestral jazz project to date.
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