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Sontronics Solo: The British-built dynamic mic making a serious case for itself
15th Jul 2025
In a crowded market filled with long-established favourites, it's not easy for a new dynamic microphone to stand out. Yet the Sontronics Solo, designed and manufactured in the UK, does exactly that—quietly but confidently.
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Sontronics SOLO Microphone
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - August 2025
14th Jul 2025
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by Vilém Vlček and Denis Linnik's 'urgent and profound' set of Martinů's complete works for cello and piano on Supraphon.
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New Music Book Publications - July 2025
14th Jul 2025
Biographies of French composer Maurice Ravel and Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, a cultural history of the baritone voice through the centuries, an analysis of musical forgeries, the story of pianist Stephen de Bastion as told by his granddaughter Roxanne, an examination of ruralness and national identity in Czech opera, a collection of interviews with composers of movie music, and a picture-book biography of cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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Apollo's Cabinet on the remarkable career of Kitty Clive
14th Jul 2025
Teresa Wrann talks about the group's new album, charting the highs and lows of a truly remarkable performer who held sway over London's theatre scene and served as a muse to Handel.
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Author Focus: Paul Harris - Improve Your Sight-Reading
14th Jul 2025
In part six of our 'Author Focus' series, Paul answers the questions: why is it important to know how to sight-read, and what is the best way to use his sight-reading publications?
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Blackstar ID:X 50 & 100
12th Jul 2025
The IDX:50 and IDX:100 amplifiers are Blackstar’s latest high-power digital combos, building on the acclaimed original ID Series amplifiers and designed to deliver exceptional sound and versatility in a compact format and go directly up against the current industry leader in the hottest sector of the market, the Boss Katana.
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Theon Cross - Affirmations: Live At The Blue Note New York
11th Jul 2025
The UK tuba player presents his latest album capturing performances from his debut at the Blue Note New York.
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Orchestral Works by Grażyna Bacewicz
11th Jul 2025
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra continue their survey of the orchestral works by the Polish composer, including Symphony No. 2, the Concerto for Large Symphony Orchestra, and the Piano Concerto with soloist Peter Donohoe.
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New Release Round-Up - 11th July 2025
11th Jul 2025
Shostakovich from Cuarteto Casals, Steve Reich's Jacob's Ladder and Traveler's Prayer, this year's summer concert from the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, and choral works by the Mendelssohn siblings from the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin.
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New Release Round-Up - 11th July 2025
11th Jul 2025
Spiritual jazz meets electronica in Openness Trio, a father and son duo deliver their take on Argentinian music and jazz in El Viejo Caminante and Edition Records presents saxophonist Olga Amelchenko’s latest release Howling Silence.
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Composer Spotlight: Philip Sparke
11th Jul 2025
Philip Sparke talks about his career as a composer, his influences and inspirations, and his greatest achievements to date.
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Jonathan Sells on Gesualdo, Bruckner and unexpected Wagner
10th Jul 2025
The newly-appointed Choir Director of the Monteverdi Choir talks about his new album with the Choir, juxtaposing motets by Bruckner and Gesualdo and seeing both through a Wagnerian lens.
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Bruckner & Gesualdo: Motets
Monteverdi Choir, Jonathan Sells
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Vinyl Round Up - January to June 2025
10th Jul 2025
A collection of some of the best vinyl release during the first half of 2025!
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Tchaikovsky from Yunchan Lim and other forthcoming highlights
9th Jul 2025
The young South Korean pianist tackles Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, with other stand-out releases for late summer including Purcell's Dido & Aeneas with Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres, Jonas Kaufmann's Doppelgänger, and Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady from John Wilson and Sinfonia of London.
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François Leleux on Future Horizons
8th Jul 2025
The oboist talks about his new album of newly-written works for oboe and orchestra, with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Andrés Orozco-Estrada.
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New Sheet Music Titles - 8th July 2025
8th Jul 2025
Piano works by Latin American composers, Willis Music's 'Junior Performer' series, Bärenreiter's edition of Rameau's 'Les Fêtes de Ramire', vocal selections from Disney's 'Snow White', '101 Top Hits' for solo instrumentalists, and Ralph Vaughan Williams' 'The Wasps Suite'.
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Presto Presents... Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu
7th Jul 2025
In this latest episode of Presto Presents, baritone Benjamin Appl and pianist James Baillieu perform a selection of pieces from their latest album For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (released in May on Alpha Classics).
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For Dieter
Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)
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Jim Watson on Calling You Home
4th Jul 2025
The talented pianist joins me to discuss his incredible career and returning to his roots in his solo album, Calling You Home.
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Fred Hersch - The Surrounding Green
4th Jul 2025
The American pianist releases his third ECM album and returns to a traditional trio setting, exploring original compositions alongside arrangements of twentieth-century jazz tunes.
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Biber's 1681 sonatas from Rachel Podger and Bojan Čičić
4th Jul 2025
Two sparkling performances of the Bohemian violinist-composer's most demanding and virtuosic sonatas, the 1681 Sonatae Violino Solo, come along at once!
