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The Bevan Family Consort on Vidi Speciosam
15th Jun 2023
Five Bevans joined us at our store in Leamington Spa last month to launch their new album of sacred choral music on Signum - and share some anecdotes about growing up in a large musical family...
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The Bevan Family Consort, Graham Ross
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Ann Bryant on Instant Primary Music Lessons
15th Jun 2023
Inspired by her training in Dalcroze eurhythmics, Ann Bryant has published a fantastic new resource for classroom music teachers. Ann kindly took the time to answer my questions about Instant Primary Music Lessons. Read the full interview here.
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Paavo Järvi on Haydn's 'London' symphonies
14th Jun 2023
The conductor talks about his recently-launched Haydn project, his upcoming milestone with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, and why "there is absolutely zero difference between Haydn and Bruckner"...
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Bright(est) Moments
14th Jun 2023
We explore the work of the iconoclastic multi-instrumentalist over the course of his intensely active career on the jazz scene.
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Charles Mingus (piano), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (flute), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Dannie Richmond (drums), Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (saxophone), Jimmie Knepper (trombone), Doug Watkins (bass)
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Monteverdi from Raphaël Pichon and other forthcoming highlights
13th Jun 2023
A studio recording of the Vespro della Beata Vergine from Pygmalion is among the stand-out releases for late summer, with other highlights including Locatelli concertos from Isabelle Faust and the Ysaÿe solo sonatas from Hilary Hahn.
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Gramophone Editor's Choices - June 2023
12th Jun 2023
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by a 'meticulously plotted' German Baroque requiem from Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier...
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A Grand Concert of Music by Mr Charles, the Hungarian (lately arriv'd from Paris)
9th Jun 2023
Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra recreate a performance that took place Dublin in 1742 - after the triumphant success of Messiah's premiere, an enterprising rival from overseas boldly puts on concerts featuring Handel's other works, right under his nose...
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New Release Round-Up - 9th June 2023
9th Jun 2023
Eric Coates from the BBC Philharmonic & John Wilson, Bach's Art of Fugue from Cuarteto Casals, two recent orchestral works by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, and a second Liszt recital from Italian pianist Saskia Giorgini.
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Magnus Öström Group - A Room For Travellers
9th Jun 2023
The former e.s.t.-drummer returns with a clear and passionate rendering of his frustration with mankind’s lack of respect for nature.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 9th June 2023
9th Jun 2023
This week's roundup highlights releases from Jonny Greenwood & Dudu Tassa and Cecilie Strange. There's a reissue of Sphere and Wynton Marsalis' latest orchestral work receives its first release. Plus, the latest compilation from the eclectic DJ Luke Una.
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Andrew Eales on Naoko Ikeda: The Graded Collection
8th Jun 2023
Naoko Ikeda has composed many appealing piano works, introducing the world to the essence of Japan through music. Find out more.
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New Presto CD Titles from Sony Classical
8th Jun 2023
The latest batch of Presto CD's from Sony Classical are an eclectic mix of the avant-garde and scores from Hollywood and Broadway.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Henry Jackman, Tyler Bryant (guitar), Vicci Wardman (viola), Caroline Dale (cello), Chris Laurence (bass), Richard Watkins (french horn), Richard Edwards (trombone), Hugh Webb (harp), Elyse Marchant (vocal)
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Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023)
8th Jun 2023
The Brazillian chanteuse, synonymous with the bossa nova craze of the 1960s, has died aged 83.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - June 2023
7th Jun 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the June 2023 issue include new music from ARTEMIS, Donny McCaslin, Joe Lovano, Magnus Öström, Snazzback, David Preston, Peter Brötzmann, Native Dancer and Brandee Younger, as well as an archive reissue from the Stan Tracey Quartet.
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Latin Jazz - Part Two
7th Jun 2023
In the second part of our Jazz Genre Guide, we explore the ecstatic rhythms of salsa before reflecting on the fusion stylings of Return To Forever and noting several contemporary performers who are crushing it on the current scene.
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Karina Canellakis on Bartók
6th Jun 2023
The American conductor talks about her debut recording on Pentatone with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic - and explains why the repertoire on the album required such high levels of trust and caffeine...
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Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023)
5th Jun 2023
The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho has died at the age of 70 in her adoptive home of Paris.
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Kaija Saariaho: 70 Years
Gerald Finley, Wilhelmina Smith, Kaija Saariaho, John Storgårds, Pauliina Ahola, Juhani Liimatainen, Tapio Tuomela, Anu Komsi, Anssi Karttunen, Meta4, Karen Vourc'h, Ernst Kovacic, Steven Dann, Dawn Upshaw, Camilla Hoitenga, Héloïse Dautry, Gabriel Suovanen (baritone), Karita Mattila, Martin Katz, The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Avanti Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Chamber Choir, Hannu Lintu, Sakari Oramo, Christoph Eschenbach, Marko Letonja, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste
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New Music Book Publications - 5th June 2023
5th Jun 2023
An account of Rachmaninoff's final years spent living in America, an analysis of the value of music and how it can bring communities together, a history of minimalism in music, an introduction to medieval polyphony and song, a guide to the Great American Songbook, a paperback edition of Kate Molleson's award-winning reappraisal of twentieth-century music, and an exploration of what happens when a Broadway musical is turned into a Hollywood film.
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Joshua Jaswon - Polar Waters
2nd Jun 2023
Having moved to Berlin and formed his own ensemble, UK-born composer and saxophonist Joshua Jaswon's Polar Waters is a compelling album that combines jazz, poetry and song to memorable effect.
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Tchaikovsky from Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
2nd Jun 2023
Featuring Francesca da Rimini, The Voyevoda and The Tempest, the British conductor's debut recording is the stuff dreams are made on, combining passion and precision to thrilling dramatic effect.
