Schott's *Easy Composer Series* features a wide selection of easier pieces by well-known composers, ideally suited to pianists looking to expand their repertoire, and perfect for music lessons and playing at home. The latest in the series, *My First Schubert*, is the perfect introduction to Romantic piano music. Find out more.
Alison Balsom and the Britten Sinfonia offer a colourful collection of works and arrangements that place the trumpet firmly at the centre of attention.
Brahms symphonies from Ádám Fischer, Johann Jakob Walther from Bojan Čičić and the Illyria Consort, Sean Shibe's *Lost & Found*, and early English keyboard music from Giulia Nuti.
At a time when acoustic jazz ensembles were falling out of style, Masao Nakajima's 1979 debut album managed to push traditional sounds into new territories, and finally gets its due as a reissue from Barely Breaking Even.
Ahead of the release of her eclectic dance-inspired album next Friday, the Egyptian soprano talks to Katherine about taking her first steps in ballroom as a hip-hop-loving teenager in Cairo, the parallels between Argentinian tango and classical singing, and two very different divas who inspired her programming...
The latest jazz releases include a reissue of the classic World of Cecil Taylor from Candid, the latest album by fusion veterans Yellowjackets, and an Al Foster session at Smoke Jazz Club.
The Italian harpsichordist talks about her new album celebrating the Golden Age of English keyboard music (out this Friday on Arcana), and the remarkable history of the 'Rucellai Virginal' which she plays on the recording...
August heavyweights include a set of Pablo Casals's late chamber music recordings for Philips, the complete Schubert piano sonatas from Elisabeth Leonskaja, and an anthology of French baroque music from the Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard.
Containing a wide-ranging selection of songs, *Tango canción* covers the entire history of tango in its historical and musical diversity, from its beginnings right up to today. Equally suitable for amateur and professional singers, this collection offers instantly appealing repertoire. Find out more.
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the September 2022 issue include the Avishai Cohen Trio's *Shifting Sands*, Julian Lage's *View With a Room* featuring Bill Frisell, and a bootleg compilation of early '80s Miles Davis.
Chris introduces this month's selection, with concertos and orchestral works by Wieniawski, Dobrzyński & Kurpiński from the Orchestra of the 18th Century in pride of place...
An extraordinary *tour de force* from the soprano and violinist duo, performing the Hungarian composer's great song cycle setting fragments of texts by Franz Kafka.
Britten from Andrew Staples and Daniel Harding, late Schubert from René Jacobs and B'rock Orchestra, *Secret Love Letters* from Lisa Batiashvili, and John Cage from the Latvian Radio Choir.
From teenage YouTube sensations to pukka Blue Note artists in just a few years, DOMi & JD BECK's debut album *NOT TiGHT* is a riot of live breakbeats and dazzling keyboards, with some starry guest artists joining in the fun.
The director of London Choral Sinfonia discusses their new album, featuring the world premiere recordings of Lennox Berkeley's *Variations on a Hymn by Orlando Gibbons* and Vaughan Williams's arrangement of the *Five Mystical Songs* for voice, choir, piano and strings .
Other stand-out releases for the autumn include French bel canto arias from Lisette Oropesa, Szymanowski from Krystian Zimerman, Coleridge-Taylor from Chineke!, and a Kurtág-inspired musical autobiography from Víkingur Ólafsson.
Symétrie publishes a selection of baroque, French romantic and contemporary music. Setting themselves the task of promoting the rediscovery of French musical heritage, Symétrie offers a wide choice of lesser-known works by French composers. Find out more here.
This rare live recording enjoys a loving reissue from Gearbox Records, featuring Roland Kirk playing with a trio of local British musicians; Stan Tracey, Malcolm Cecil and Ronnie Stephenson.