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Jazz Guitar
2nd Nov 2020by Joshua Lee
From big band to bebop, free jazz to fusion, the guitar has always had a strong presence in jazz music. For this latest Jazz Genre Guide, we go through some of the key players of each era. -
Presto Editor's Choices - October 2020
31st Oct 2020by Katherine Cooper
Vivid, cinematic orchestral works from Anna Clyne, Reynaldo Hahn's enchanting first opera, and mesmerising musical riddles from singer-composer Stef Conner. -
Erlend Apneseth - Fragmentarium
30th Oct 2020by Matt Groom
Hardingfele master Erlend Apneseth's *Fragmentarium* is a brilliantly constructed mix of improvisation and folk music, where tradition rubs shoulders with the modernistic. -
Vasily Petrenko conducts Stravinsky & Respighi
30th Oct 2020by David Smith
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra perform two contrasting ballets from Diaghilev's *Ballets Russes* - Stravinsky's unnerving *Petrushka* and Respighi's sparkling *Boutique fantasque*. -
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th October 2020
30th Oct 2020by Joshua Lee
This week's new releases include an electrifying live performance from Ella Fitzgerald, reinterpretations of a classic Radiohead album and a new Blue Note recording from vibraphonist Joel Ross. -
New Release Round-Up - 30th October 2020
30th Oct 2020by Chris O'Reilly
Bach from Pavel Kolesnikov, Tavener from Steven Isserlis, Vaughan Williams from Martyn Brabbins, and the final instalment of The Tallis Scholars’s complete Josquin masses on Gimell.Featured product
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 & Scenes adapted from Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), Christopher Bowen (tenor), Tom Raskin (tenor), Andrew Rupp (bass), Jamie W Hall (bass), Marcus Farnsworth (baritone), Georgina Wheatley (soprano) BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins
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Fatma Said on El Nour
29th Oct 2020by Katherine Cooper
The Egyptian soprano talks to Katherine about her debut solo album on Warner Classics, featuring songs by Egyptian, French and Spanish composers. -
Episode 7: Beethoven in Nine Pieces with Laura Tunbridge
28th Oct 2020by Paul Thomas
Professor Laura Tunbridge offers some new perspectives on Beethoven in the year of his 250th anniversary, by walking us through the pieces she chose to represent him in her acclaimed new book *Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces*. -
Beethoven in Nine Pieces with Laura Tunbridge
28th Oct 2020by Paul Thomas
Professor Laura Tunbridge offers some new perspectives on Beethoven in the year of his 250th anniversary, by walking us through the pieces she chose to represent him in her acclaimed new book *Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces*. -
Nathan Meltzer on Roman Totenberg and a lost-and-found violin
27th Oct 2020by David Smith
The US violinist talks about his debut album, a fascinating recital themed around the history of one unique instrument and its former owner. -
Shelf Discovery: Trevor Pinnock
26th Oct 2020by Paul Thomas
In the fourth instalment of our new series, Paul compares and contrasts the conductor and harpsichordist's two recordings of the *Brandenburg Concertos*, made twenty-five years apart - one with the English Concert and the other with the European Brandenburg Ensemble. -
Mahler from Christiane Karg, Malcolm Martineau - and Gustav Mahler
23rd Oct 2020by Katherine Cooper
The German soprano and her regular recital-partner beguile in the *Rückert-Lieder* and songs from *Des Knaben Wunderhorn* and *Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit*, whilst the composer himself makes an appearance (via a 1905 piano-roll) for ‘Das himmlische Leben’. -
New Release Round-Up - 23rd October 2020
23rd Oct 2020by Chris O'Reilly
World premiere recordings of Dussek’s late *Messe Solemnelle* and Hahn’s early opera *L'île du rêve*, Schumann and Klengel Cello Concertos from Raphaela Gromes, and John Sheppard’s *Media vita* from the Choir of New College Oxford. -
Surprise Chef - Daylight Savings
23rd Oct 2020by Joshua Lee
As we enter the colder months of the year, Surprise Chef keep it colourful with a slice of sun-soaked jazz-funk, taking cues from psychedelic rock and soul with a DIY ethic. -
Jazz New Release Round-up - 23rd October 2020
23rd Oct 2020by Matt Groom
A Norwegian saxophonist recording in Denmark, a vinyl issue of a classic Jim McNeely session, experimental jazz rock explorations, Glaswegian acid jazz, and a Haitian cellist's homage to the poetry of Langston Hughes. -
Vaughan Williams's folksong arrangements
22nd Oct 2020by David Smith
Baritone Roderick Williams, pianist William Vann, and researcher John Francis discuss the first instalment in a new series of recordings, featuring previously unheard folksong arrangements by Ralph Vaughan Williams. -
Antonio Pappano on Donizetti's Queens
21st Oct 2020by Katherine Cooper
The conductor talks to Katherine about recording the final scenes of *Maria Stuarda*, *Anna Bolena* and *Roberto Devereux* with Diana Damrau and the Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia for Warner Classics. -
Louis Armstrong - Hot Five and Hot Seven Sessions
21st Oct 2020by Joshua Lee
Josh digs deep to explore Louis Armstrong's landmark sessions with The Hot Fives and Sevens in the twenties, when 'Satchmo' was at the cutting edge of jazz improvisation.Featured product
The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings
Louis Armstrong The Hot Fives, Johnny Dodds (clarinet), Lil Armstrong (piano), Louis Armstrong (vocal), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (speaker), Kid Ory (speaker), Kid Ory (trombone), Kid Ory (vocal), Johnny St. Cyr (banjo), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five, Louis Armstrong (cornet), Johnny Dodds (alto saxophone), Lil Armstrong (vocal), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Fives, Clarence Babcock (speaker), Louis Armstrong Hot Five, Johnny Didds (clarinet), May Alix (vocal), Henry (Hy) Clark (trombone), Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five, Lonnie Johnson (guitar), Johnny St. Cyr (guitar), Butterbeans & Susie, Susie Edwards (vocal), Joe "Butterbeans" Edwards (vocal), Louis Armstrong Jazz Four, Hociel Thomas (vocal), Hersal Thomas (piano), Lil's Hot Shots, Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven, John Thomas (trombone), Warren "Baby" Dodds (drums), Louis Armstrong Hot Seven, Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven, Joe Walker (baritone saxophone), Joe Walker (alto saxophone), Earl Hines (piano), Albert Washington (tenor saxophone), Bill Wilson (cornet), Honore Dutrey (trombone), Rip Bassett (guitar), Boyd Atkins (soprano), Boyd Atkins (clarinet), Boyd Atkins (alto saxophone), Tubby Hall (drums), Peter Briggs (tuba), Carroll Dickerson Orchestra, Boyd Atkin (clarinet), Al Washington (tenor saxophone), Earl 'Fatha' Hines (piano), Johnny Dodds Black Bottom Stompers, Barney Bigard (tenor saxophone), Roy Palmer (trombone), Baby Dodds (drums), Bud Scott (banjo), Lillie Delk Christian (vocal), Jimmie Noone (clarinet), Louis Armstrong & His Hot Four, Mancy Carr (guitar), Louis Armstrong Hot Four, Fred Robinson (trombone), Jimmy Strong (clarinet), Johnny Strong (tenor saxophone), Earl Hines (vocal), Mancy Carr (banjo), Mancy Carr (vocal), Zutty Singleton (drums), Earl Hines (speaker), Jimmy Strong (tenor saxophone), Trumpet & Scatting (trumpet), Louis Armstrong & His Savoy Ballroom Five, Louis Armstrong Hot Seven sic - Big Band, Don Redman (alto saxophone), Dave Wilborn (banjo), Don Redman (clarinet), Dave Wilborn (guitar), Don Redman (vocal), Jimmy Strong (saxophone), Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines, Luis Russell (piano), Paul Barbarin (drums), Pops Foster (bass), J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), Teddy Hill (tenor saxophone), Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Eddie Condon (banjo), Paul Barabarian (drums), Joe Venuti (violin), Eddie Lang (guitar)
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Boxed Set Selections - October 2020
20th Oct 2020by Chris O'Reilly
Anthologies celebrating Wilhelm Kempff, Ivan Moravec, and Kirill Petrenko in Berlin, plus Daniel Barenboim's fifth complete cycle of the Beethoven piano sonatas. -
School Percussion Essentials
20th Oct 2020by Ellena Taylor
To help you get started with your school music ensembles we have put together a selection of the most essential percussion instruments including starter kits for KS1 and KS2 students, boomwhackers, shakers, chime bars, bells, and more.