Presto Music
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In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards on Thursday, 4th December, we have compiled our shortlist of fifteen music book titles all in contention for one of our five awards for Music Books of the Year.
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/zy7xva6u
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/zy7xva6u
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards on Thursday, 4th December, we have compiled our shortlist of fifteen music book titles all in contention for one of our five awards for Music Books of the Year.
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/zy7xva6u
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/zy7xva6u
After a tremendous year in jazz, we reveal the twenty-five finalists that are up for taking home awards for Recording of the Year...
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https://tinyurl.com/y88ubc6j
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/y88ubc6j
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After a tremendous year in jazz, we reveal the twenty-five finalists that are up for taking home awards for Recording of the Year...
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/y88ubc6j
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/y88ubc6j
In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards, we have released our shortlist of sheet music finalists in contention for an award. Find out the finalists here.
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/ymjvy2fr
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/ymjvy2fr
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In anticipation of our upcoming Presto Music Awards, we have released our shortlist of sheet music finalists in contention for an award. Find out the finalists here.
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/ymjvy2fr
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/ymjvy2fr
The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/bdf67jx5
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/bdf67jx5
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The first meeting of the Presto Awards committee is over, and it's time to reveal the 100 recordings which have most impressed our editorial team this year...
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/bdf67jx5
🔎 Find out more here:
https://tinyurl.com/bdf67jx5
Congratulations to @annedudleymusic for her induction into Academy Fellowship, becoming the 33rd Fellow of @IvorsAcademy! We were delighted to speak with Anne at @BFI Southbank on Tuesday night...
📖 Read our full interview with Anne here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ys7rcv7
📖 Read our full interview with Anne here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ys7rcv7
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Congratulations to @annedudleymusic for her induction into Academy Fellowship, becoming the 33rd Fellow of @IvorsAcademy! We were delighted to speak with Anne at @BFI Southbank on Tuesday night...
📖 Read our full interview with Anne here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ys7rcv7
📖 Read our full interview with Anne here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ys7rcv7
Tonight’s the night✨🏆
So excited to join the @ivorsacademy.bsky.social as the official streaming partner for #TheIvorsClassicalAwards at the Southbank Centre.
Celebrate with us and explore our playlist featuring works by this year's nominated composers: tinyurl.com/Ivorsplaylist
So excited to join the @ivorsacademy.bsky.social as the official streaming partner for #TheIvorsClassicalAwards at the Southbank Centre.
Celebrate with us and explore our playlist featuring works by this year's nominated composers: tinyurl.com/Ivorsplaylist
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Tonight’s the night✨🏆
So excited to join the @ivorsacademy.bsky.social as the official streaming partner for #TheIvorsClassicalAwards at the Southbank Centre.
Celebrate with us and explore our playlist featuring works by this year's nominated composers: tinyurl.com/Ivorsplaylist
So excited to join the @ivorsacademy.bsky.social as the official streaming partner for #TheIvorsClassicalAwards at the Southbank Centre.
Celebrate with us and explore our playlist featuring works by this year's nominated composers: tinyurl.com/Ivorsplaylist
Explore our New Sheet Music Titles from 4th November! Lesser-known works for solo piano, choral music by Morten Lauridsen, Lucy Walker, and Charlotte Baskerville, @taylorswift13's 'The Life of a Showgirl' and much more...
📖 Explore the selection here:
https://tinyurl.com/3xv9rxfs
📖 Explore the selection here:
https://tinyurl.com/3xv9rxfs
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Explore our New Sheet Music Titles from 4th November! Lesser-known works for solo piano, choral music by Morten Lauridsen, Lucy Walker, and Charlotte Baskerville, @taylorswift13's 'The Life of a Showgirl' and much more...
📖 Explore the selection here:
https://tinyurl.com/3xv9rxfs
📖 Explore the selection here:
https://tinyurl.com/3xv9rxfs
Explore The Presto Chart from October 2025! Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, headed by Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion's 'truly magical' account of Brahms's 'German Requiem' on harmonia mundi international.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3p373tz2
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3p373tz2
November 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Explore The Presto Chart from October 2025! Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, headed by Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion's 'truly magical' account of Brahms's 'German Requiem' on harmonia mundi international.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3p373tz2
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3p373tz2
Until 7th January 2025, we are offering up to 25% off Supraphon titles on CD, Vinyl, DVD, & Download.
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/3t2fhss9
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/3t2fhss9
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Until 7th January 2025, we are offering up to 25% off Supraphon titles on CD, Vinyl, DVD, & Download.
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/3t2fhss9
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/3t2fhss9
Browse these box set selections from Autumn! Heavyweight highlights from the last couple of months include two eightieth-birthday tributes to @PerlmanOfficial, @SirSimonRattle's recordings of British repertoire and much more...
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4uf722r3
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4uf722r3
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Browse these box set selections from Autumn! Heavyweight highlights from the last couple of months include two eightieth-birthday tributes to @PerlmanOfficial, @SirSimonRattle's recordings of British repertoire and much more...
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4uf722r3
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4uf722r3
Explore these New Music Book Publications from October 2025! This selection includes a guide to the church cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, a new edition of Igor Stravinsky's 1939 Harvard lectures and much more...
📷 Igor Stravinsky
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/42kz7hap
📷 Igor Stravinsky
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/42kz7hap
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Explore these New Music Book Publications from October 2025! This selection includes a guide to the church cantatas of Johann Sebastian Bach, a new edition of Igor Stravinsky's 1939 Harvard lectures and much more...
📷 Igor Stravinsky
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/42kz7hap
📷 Igor Stravinsky
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/42kz7hap
Read this article on the Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2025! Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by 'a landmark achievement' from Belgian early music ensemble InAlto in music by Tarquinio Merula on Ricercar.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7edw68
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7edw68
October 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Read this article on the Gramophone Editor's Choices - Awards Issue 2025! Chris introduces the latest selection, headed by 'a landmark achievement' from Belgian early music ensemble InAlto in music by Tarquinio Merula on Ricercar.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7edw68
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7edw68
In the wake of winning a Gramophone Award for her outstanding recording of the Violin Concerto, the Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang discusses how her relationship with Elgar's music has blossomed.
📖 Read the interview here:
https://tinyurl.com/3fxs56vf
📖 Read the interview here:
https://tinyurl.com/3fxs56vf
October 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In the wake of winning a Gramophone Award for her outstanding recording of the Violin Concerto, the Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang discusses how her relationship with Elgar's music has blossomed.
📖 Read the interview here:
https://tinyurl.com/3fxs56vf
📖 Read the interview here:
https://tinyurl.com/3fxs56vf
Until 17th December we are offering up to 50% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD, & Blu-Ray. Please note, downloads are not included in this offer.
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/532br6az
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/532br6az
October 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Until 17th December we are offering up to 50% off selected titles on CD, SACD, Vinyl, DVD, & Blu-Ray. Please note, downloads are not included in this offer.
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/532br6az
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/532br6az
Last night we hosted pianist Karim Said for a launch event celebrating his latest release 'Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Piano Sonatas 24 & 28'! Here's a clip from the performance...
Released on @Rubicon Classics
🎥 Watch the full video below:
https://youtu.be/7KZHXTpp9c4
Released on @Rubicon Classics
🎥 Watch the full video below:
https://youtu.be/7KZHXTpp9c4
October 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Last night we hosted pianist Karim Said for a launch event celebrating his latest release 'Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3, Piano Sonatas 24 & 28'! Here's a clip from the performance...
Released on @Rubicon Classics
🎥 Watch the full video below:
https://youtu.be/7KZHXTpp9c4
Released on @Rubicon Classics
🎥 Watch the full video below:
https://youtu.be/7KZHXTpp9c4
Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Les Divas d'Offenbach' from Véronique Gens!
Released on Alpha Classics
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4b7th3r9
Released on Alpha Classics
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4b7th3r9
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Les Divas d'Offenbach' from Véronique Gens!
Released on Alpha Classics
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4b7th3r9
Released on Alpha Classics
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/4b7th3r9
Discover the Gramophone Awards 2025 Winners! Chris reports back from yesterday's ceremony in London, with full details of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards.
📖 Read the article here:
https://tinyurl.com/3555acmu
📖 Read the article here:
https://tinyurl.com/3555acmu
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Discover the Gramophone Awards 2025 Winners! Chris reports back from yesterday's ceremony in London, with full details of the Recording of the Year, Artist of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and other special awards.
📖 Read the article here:
https://tinyurl.com/3555acmu
📖 Read the article here:
https://tinyurl.com/3555acmu
@OfficialBlueyTV: First Ever Piano Book starts little ones playing the piano using games, imagination and stories from Bluey’s world. Kids and their favourite grown-up can learn together.
Published by @FaberMusic
🎁 Available to pre-order now!
https://tinyurl.com/bde5zku6
Published by @FaberMusic
🎁 Available to pre-order now!
https://tinyurl.com/bde5zku6
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@OfficialBlueyTV: First Ever Piano Book starts little ones playing the piano using games, imagination and stories from Bluey’s world. Kids and their favourite grown-up can learn together.
Published by @FaberMusic
🎁 Available to pre-order now!
https://tinyurl.com/bde5zku6
Published by @FaberMusic
🎁 Available to pre-order now!
https://tinyurl.com/bde5zku6
Read this interview with Anna Clyne and Marin Alsop on 'Abstractions'! The composer and conductor talk about their long history of working together.
Released on @naxosrecords
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ehscsnw
Released on @naxosrecords
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ehscsnw
October 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Read this interview with Anna Clyne and Marin Alsop on 'Abstractions'! The composer and conductor talk about their long history of working together.
Released on @naxosrecords
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ehscsnw
Released on @naxosrecords
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/2ehscsnw
Read this Composer Spotlight on Marianna von Martínes! Born in Vienna in 1744, Marianna von Martínes was an important figure in aristocratic Vienna in the eighteenth century.
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https://tinyurl.com/ycky7cd3
🔎 Find out more:
https://tinyurl.com/ycky7cd3
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Read this Composer Spotlight on Marianna von Martínes! Born in Vienna in 1744, Marianna von Martínes was an important figure in aristocratic Vienna in the eighteenth century.
🔎 Find out more:
https://tinyurl.com/ycky7cd3
🔎 Find out more:
https://tinyurl.com/ycky7cd3
Read about our BBC Music Magazine November 2025 Choices! Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by 'thoughtful and on occasion provocative' Bach from Isabelle Faust on Harmonia Mundi.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ke9p9
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ke9p9
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Read about our BBC Music Magazine November 2025 Choices! Chris introduces this month's selection, headed by 'thoughtful and on occasion provocative' Bach from Isabelle Faust on Harmonia Mundi.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ke9p9
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/mr2ke9p9
Until 7th January 2026, we are offering up to 40% off selected box sets on CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-Ray, Vinyl. Please note that downloads are not included in this offer.
🔎 Browse the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2fe9d5f6
🔎 Browse the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2fe9d5f6
October 7, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Until 7th January 2026, we are offering up to 40% off selected box sets on CD, SACD, DVD, Blu-Ray, Vinyl. Please note that downloads are not included in this offer.
🔎 Browse the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2fe9d5f6
🔎 Browse the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2fe9d5f6
Until 26th November, we are offering up to 40% off selected titles on the Hyperion label and its budget sister label Helios on CD, SACD, Vinyl, & Downloads.
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2596u2sy
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2596u2sy
September 30, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Until 26th November, we are offering up to 40% off selected titles on the Hyperion label and its budget sister label Helios on CD, SACD, Vinyl, & Downloads.
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2596u2sy
🔎 Explore the offer here:
https://tinyurl.com/2596u2sy
Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady'! Jamie Parker and Scarlett Strallen head a luxury cast on this luscious recording of the 𝑷𝒚𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏-inspired 1956 musical.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3zyns93n
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3zyns93n
September 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Read about our Classical Recording of the Week, 'Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady'! Jamie Parker and Scarlett Strallen head a luxury cast on this luscious recording of the 𝑷𝒚𝒈𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏-inspired 1956 musical.
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3zyns93n
📖 Read here:
https://tinyurl.com/3zyns93n
Watch our latest episode of 'Presto Presents' featuring @matildalloydtpt and @RichardGowers! The trumpeter and organist (here switching to piano!) joined us earlier this month to celebrate the launch of their new album 'Fantasia'.
🎥 Watch here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n8ctmw3
🎥 Watch here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n8ctmw3
September 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Watch our latest episode of 'Presto Presents' featuring @matildalloydtpt and @RichardGowers! The trumpeter and organist (here switching to piano!) joined us earlier this month to celebrate the launch of their new album 'Fantasia'.
🎥 Watch here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n8ctmw3
🎥 Watch here:
https://tinyurl.com/5n8ctmw3