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Gramophone Editor's Choices - September 2026
10th Aug 2026
Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by 'an example of how an unknown opera should be recorded' from Decca - namely a scintillating account of Umberto Giordano's Marina, starring Eleonora Buratto and Freddie De Tommaso.
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Lunaris from Bruce Liu
7th Aug 2026
The Canadian pianist continues to carve his own path in an engaging album which brings together well-known and unexpected repertoire in an exploration of the nocturnal world that reaches beyond moonlit reflections.
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New Release Round-Up - 7th August 2026
7th Aug 2026
Finnish orchestral works from Rumon Gamba in Oulu, Strauss from Gianandrea Noseda in Zürich, and the world premiere recordings of two recent American operas: Mark Adamo's Lysistrata and Missy Mazzoli & Royce Vavrek's Breaking the Waves.
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Jessica Walker on Barbara
6th Aug 2026
The mezzo-soprano and writer discusses her new album La Solitude (out now on Resonus Classics) which celebrates the legacy of the iconic French singer-songwriter (1930-97) and seeks to bring her songs to new audiences through deft English translations.
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Presto Music now integrated with Focal & Naim!
6th Aug 2026
We're delighted to announce that Presto Music is now integrated with Focal & Naim.
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Verdi from Lise Davidsen and other forthcoming highlights
5th Aug 2026
The Norwegian soprano offers a foretaste of her Lady Macbeth, with other highlights for the autumn including Handel's Messiah from Christophe Rousset and the Monteverdi Choir, Mahler's Symphony No. 2 from Simon Rattle in Munich, and Mendelssohn from Bertrand Chamayou.
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Nathalie Stutzmann on Bruckner
4th Aug 2026
The French-born Swiss conductor discusses her new live recording of Symphony No. 4 from Atlanta, why institutional misogyny kept her off the podium until middle age, and the thrill of bringing Wagner's Rienzi to Bayreuth at long last.
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The Presto Chart - July 2026
3rd Aug 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, with Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony and Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra retaining its place in the No. 1 spot.
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Giordano's Marina rediscovered
31st Jul 2026
Submitted for a competition in the late 1880s, the Italian composer's first opera finally sees the light of day on a live recording with Eleonora Buratto in the title-role and Freddie De Tommaso as the enemy fugitive who captures her heart.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
