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Established in 1986, Presto Music has grown exponentially from its humble beginnings as a local music shop into one of the UK's foremost destinations for musical instruments and accessories, classical and jazz CDs, and sheet music.

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Monday to Friday: 9:30 – 5:30
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Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša

The set is extremely well recorded: even from the initial bars of the First Symphony it’s obvious that Hrůša has taken enormous care to balance the finer details, and I was particularly pleased... — James Longstaffe, Presto Music, 15th May 2026More…

Release Date:
15th May 2026

Catalogue No: 4867810
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

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Behzod Abduraimov (piano)

Abduraimov serves up one of the noblest and most intelligently shaped Dante Sonatas in the catalogue... You hear long lines and narrative paragraphs instead of pounded-out octaves in an Olympic... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2026More…

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8th May 2026

Catalogue No: ALPHA1219
Label: Alpha

Length: 66 minutes

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Corinne Winters (Esther), Yuriy Yurchuk (Assuérus), Andrew Foster-Williams (Mardochée), Bernard Richter (Aman), Olga Bezsmertna (Élise), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Hydaspe /Asaph), Paul Appleby (Chantre), The Grange Festival Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits

Karabits proves a persuasive guide, shaping his forces with conviction, keeping its long spans focused and alive. The Grange Festival Chorus is a tour de force, supplying plenty of devotional... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2026, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

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24th Apr 2026

Catalogue No: PTC5187424
Label: Pentatone

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

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Hilary Cronin (soprano), Helen Charlston (mezzo), Alexander Chance, Nathan Mercieca (countertenors), Guy Cutting (tenor), Frederick Long, Edward Grint (bass-baritones), Irish Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Peter Whelan

My spirits were uplifted almost throughout the recording. A current of gentle zephyrs refreshes every bar of the music...Complementing the instrumental vitality is the invigorating choral singing... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2026, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

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27th Mar 2026

Catalogue No: CKD761
Label: Linn

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

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In John Wilson's account [of The Sorcerer's Apprentice] the drama is calibrated to a T with virtuosity and precision aplenty, from the first purposely placed pizzicato 'plop' to that unearthly... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2026More…

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Catalogue No: CHSA5379
Label: Chandos

Length: 68 minutes

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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st May 2026
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Ava Bahari, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali

There is a very real sense here of musicians in their element - not least, of course, Bahari whose Swedish compatriots rise to the collaboration. Excellent. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2026More…

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Catalogue No: ALPHA1215
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Length: 80 minutes

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Stephen Hough (piano), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton

The underrated Fourth Concerto features the Dallas Symphony's stellar brass and winds ideally aligned, plus Hough's balletic projection of the finale's dazzling runs. No less distinct are the... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2004, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

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Catalogue No: LPA67501
Label: Hyperion

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Ollikainen and the ISO's vivid and colourful accounts cast fresh light on all four works. A recording that will do much to seal Pärt's symphonic legacy for years to come. — Gramophone Magazine, May 2026More…

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17th Apr 2026

Catalogue No: CHSA5372
Label: Chandos

Length: 76 minutes

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Sean Shibe (guitar)

You find yourself marvelling at what Shibe can do with two hands and six strings in the space of one bar - the micro-achievement of his articulation, colouring and mastering of that fragile... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2026More…

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17th Apr 2026

Catalogue No: PTC5187518
Label: Pentatone

Length: 64 minutes

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Timothy Ridout (viola), Jonathan Ware (piano)

A knock-out album opener and a stylistically wide-ranging programme teeming with fascinating intersections and brand-new transcriptions...the aristocratically poised passion is an album-wide... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2026More…

Release Date:
24th Apr 2026

Catalogue No: HMM902787
Label: Harmonia Mundi

Length: 63 minutes

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