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Missy Mazzoli on Breaking the Waves
3rd Sep 2026
Fresh from the premiere of The Galloping Cure at the Edinburgh Festival, the American composer looks back on her 2016 opera inspired by Lars von Trier's 1996 film, which was recently recorded by Houston Grand Opera and released on their own label last month.
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Presto Team Choices - August 2026
2nd Sep 2026
Piazzolla from Argentine mezzo Daniela Mack and friends, Mahler on period instruments from Philipp von Steinaecker, the world premiere recording of Dmytro Bortniansky's 1776 opera Creonte, and Bruckner from Pablo Heras-Casado.
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The Presto Chart - August 2026
1st Sep 2026
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for August, with Mitsuko Uchida's 'life-affirming' live recordings of Beethoven's last three piano sonatas on Decca in the top spot.
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Antonino Fogliani (1976-2026)
31st Aug 2026
The Italian conductor, who was particularly renowned in bel canto repertoire and served as Music Director of the Rossini in Wildbad Festival, has died aged 50.
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Rossini: Guillaume Tell
Andrew Foster-Williams (Tell), Alessandra Volpe (Hedwige), Judith Howarth (Mathilde), Michael Spyres (Arnold), Tara Stafford (Jemmy), Giulio Pelligra (Rodolphe), Artavazd Sargsyan (Ruodi), Nahuel Di Pierro (Walther Fürst/Melchthal), Raffaele Facciolà (Gesler), Marco Filippo Romano (Leuthold) Virtuosi Brunensis & Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań, Antonino Fogliani
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Homage to Heifetz from María Dueñas and Gustavo Dudamel
28th Aug 2026
The Spanish violinist presents a dazzling album of pieces honouring the legacy of her musical inspiration and role model, Jascha Heifetz.
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New Release Round-Up - 28th August 2026
28th Aug 2026
Beethoven and his Italian contemporaries from the Münchener Kammerorchester and Enrico Onofri, Rameau from Théotime Langlois de Swarte and William Christie, Don Giovanni from Iván Fischer in Budapest, and Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri from Le Concert des Nations and Jordi Savall.
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Piano Round-Up, August 2026
26th Aug 2026
Late Liszt from Yulianna Avdeeva, the Brahms follow-up we've been waiting for from Francesco Piemontesi, an ode to German post-Romanticism from Juliette Journaux, a truly complete collection of Julius Katchen's Brahms recordings, and much more.
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Presto In Conversation With... Mike Batt
25th Aug 2026
The composer, conductor and songwriter talks to a live audience at Presto about the world premiere of his Symphony No. 1, dedicated to the people of Ukraine and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra on his own label Dramatico.
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BBC Music Magazine - September 2026 Choices
24th Aug 2026
Chris introduces next month's selection, headed by a 'uniquely striking' coupling of violin concertos by Chevalier de Saint-George and Thierry Pécou from Romuald Grimbert-Barré, the Orchestre national de Cannes and Benjamin Levy on Aparté.
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Mujer Fatal from Aigul Akhmetshina and Antonio Pappano
21st Aug 2026
Two strong musical personalities come together to spellbinding effect in a programme exploring the idea of the femme fatale, taking in songs by composers including Elena Roussanova, Montsalvatge, Bizet, Gershwin and Britten.
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Gramophone Awards 2026 - The Shortlist
21st Aug 2026
The six contenders in each of the eleven categories for this year's Awards (presented in partnership with Presto Music) were revealed this morning.
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New Release Round-Up - 21st August 2026
21st Aug 2026
Bruckner from Pablo Heras-Casado and Anima Eterna, orchestral works by Anthony Hopkins from Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra, a personal celebration of two great American composers from Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Joby Talbot's Sunstone performed by Conspirare under Craig Hella Johnson.
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Ileana Cotrubaș (1939-2026)
20th Aug 2026
The Romanian soprano, renowned for her distinctive lyric voice and intense dramatic involvement, has died at the age of 87.
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Verdi: La Traviata
Ileana Cotrubas (Violetta), Plácido Domingo (Alfredo), Sherrill Milnes (Giorgio Germont), Stefania Malagù (Flora), Helena Jungwirth (Annina), Walter Gullino (Gastone), Giovanni Foiani (Dottore Grenvil) Bayerischer Staatsoper, Carlos Kleiber
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Bruce Liu on Lunaris
20th Aug 2026
The Canadian pianist discusses his new album Lunaris, a recent Presto Recording of the Week, and the unique path he has been carving since winning the Chopin competition in 2021.
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Jill Gomez (1942-2026)
18th Aug 2026
The Trinidadian-British soprano, who created roles for Tippett, Alwyn, Musgrave and Adès, has died aged 83.
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Joby Talbot on Sunstone
17th Aug 2026
The British composer talks to Ben about his new choral work based on Mexican poet Octavio Paz's Surrealist epic Piedra de Sol, written for Conspirare and the BBC Singers, and released on Divine Art last week.
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Scenes from Finland with Rumon Gamba and the Oulu Sinfonia
14th Aug 2026
Rumon Gamba and his North Finnish musicians return, this time taking us on a whirlwind tour of some characterful and colourful music written by Finnish composers for stage and screen.
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New Release Round-Up - 14th August 2026
14th Aug 2026
Piazzolla from Argentine mezzo Daniela Mack, the world premiere recording of Olli Mustonen's Heavenly Lights, an eclectic recital on the theme of light from Simone Kermes, and Julius Katchen’s complete Brahms recordings on Eloquence.
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George Xiaoyuan Fu on Solitude With Schubert
13th Aug 2026
The ever-creative American pianist discusses his musical passions and his new album with Australian mezzo Lotte Betts-Dean (released last month on Platoon).
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Presto Music now fully integrated with Linn
12th Aug 2026
In another exciting development for our streaming service, we’re thrilled to announce that Presto Music is now fully integrated with Linn.
