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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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New Release Round-Up - 10th July 2026
10th Jul 2026
Youthful Mahler Lieder from Joseph Middleton and friends, the songs of French chanteuse Barbara from Jessica Walker, Douglas Moore's Pulitzer-winning opera Giants in the Earth, and Goldmark and Sibelius from Sueye Park.
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Presto Presents... Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn
9th Jul 2026
The soprano and pianist take us behind the scenes of their new album Cocteau's Music, out now on Orchid Classics and featuring Poulenc's La voix humaine alongside songs by Maurice Delage, Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric and others.
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Marc Sabbah on Bach for the viola
7th Jul 2026
The violist talks about his new album, featuring his own transcriptions of JS Bach's iconic six suites for solo cello, BWV 1007-1012.
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Don Giovanni from Iván Fischer and other forthcoming highlights
6th Jul 2026
The Hungarian conductor embarks on a Mozart opera trilogy, with other highlights for late summer including a gallery of femmes fatales from Aigul Akhmetshina and Antonio Pappano, Guys & Dolls from Sinfonia of London and John Wilson, and a classy nocturnal concept-album from Bruce Liu.
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Manfred Honeck conducts music by Dvořák and Carlos Simon
3rd Jul 2026
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and their Music Director present an illuminating, energetic account of Dvořák's "New World" Symphony alongside the world premiere recording of Carlos Simon's Four Black American Dances.
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New Release Round-Up - 3rd July 2026
3rd Jul 2026
Piano Postcards from Sir Stephen Hough, Schumann from Adam Laloum, Berlin cabaret from Anne Sofie von Otter, and a final volume of Vivaldi bassoon concerti from Sergio Azzolini.
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Robert Trevino on Respighi's Sinfonia drammatica
2nd Jul 2026
With the release of his recording of Respighi's rarely-performed Sinfonia drammatica, the conductor talks about his previous album of the composer's Roman Trilogy, his thoughts on the reasons behind the Sinfonia's relative lack of performances, and why he feels that it is one of the greatest pieces that Respighi ever wrote.
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The Presto Chart - June 2026
1st Jul 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, with a bracing double-bill of Dvořák and Carlos Simon from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in the No. 1 spot.
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Presto Team Choices - June 2026
30th Jun 2026
A birthday celebration of composer and violist Sally Beamish, Copland and Walker from Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra, Bach with a twist from Ayres Extemporae, and Haydn from Peter Donohoe.
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Presto Presents... Joanna Kacperek
29th Jun 2026
The Polish pianist visited Presto recently to introduce her new album In Plain Sight, featuring music by female composers including Mel Bonis, Cécile Chaminade and Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf.
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In Plain Sight
Joanna Kacperek (piano)
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Cocteau's Music from Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn
26th Jun 2026
The British soprano and pianist explore the extraordinary legacy of French poet, playwright and filmmaker Jean Cocteau, including songs by Milhaud, Honegger and Auric, and culminating in a visceral account of Poulenc's La Voix humaine.
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New Release Round-Up - 26th June 2026
26th Jun 2026
Schubert from Paavo Järvi in Bremen, a new oratorio from British composer Edward Picton-Turbervill, Strauss from Edward Gardner and the LPO, and an exhilarating live Carmina Burana from Jader Bignamini in Detroit.
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(Half of) Quatuor Zaïde on Reich and Dessner
25th Jun 2026
The quartet's two violinists discuss their new EP of contemporary compositions for string quartet, by Minimalist titan Steve Reich and his sometime pupil Bryce Dessner (perhaps better-known for his work with rock band the National).
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Reich · Dessner
Quatuor Zaïde
