Classical

The Boston-based Parker Quartet, praised by the Washington Post for its "exceptional virtuosity and imaginative interpretation," makes its debut on the ECM New series with music by György...

Pekka Kuusisto, violin Jorma Hynninen, baritone Lahti City Orchestra / Jaakko Kuusisto Ilkka Kuusisto began his career as a jazz pianist at the age of 15 and has since worked in many different fields...

Vera Lynn's 100 album, released on March 16, 2017, includes the following songs: "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover," "As Time Goes By," "The...

Lyric Pieces Vol.1 is an album by Edvard Grieg released in 2023. The album is a classical music CD.

Austrian composer Thomas Larcher (born 1963) is one of the greatest symphonists of our time. This recording by the Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Hannu Lintu includes the first recording of...

The Piano Concerto in D minor was composed between 1931 and 1935 and premiered on November 23, 1935. The concerto was performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Toivo Haapanen, with...

A performance that reveals a whole new dimension to Brahms' most monumental work. Iain Farrington's arrangement—the orchestral forces condensed into an instrumental octet inspired by the...

Bach: Sei Solo is an album released by Leonidas Kavakos in 2022. The album is a 2-CD set of classical music. Complete sonatas and partitas. One of the masterpieces of the violin. A new album from one...

PEKKA KUUSISTO, violin and conductor

Boris Giltburg's first Liszt recording for Naxos includes Études d'exécution transcendante, which, with their extremely expressive drama and technical virtuosity, exude the spirit of high...

World premiere recordings of five saxophone concertos that deserve a place in the repertoire. Includes the first saxophone concerto by American composer John Beach Cragun and the first major work by...

Soloists: Camilla Nylund (Leonore), Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan), Alfred Muff (Don Pizarro), László Polgár (Rocco) Orchestra, choir: Zurich Opera House choir and orchestra Conductor: Nikolaus...

Artur Rother Director: Gustav Rudolf Sellner The Deutsche Oper in Berlin had only opened its doors on September 24, 1961, when it began preparing for its 50th anniversary celebrations. How was this...

Soloists: Camilla Nylund (Leonore), Jonas Kaufmann (Florestan), Alfred Muff (Don Pizarro), László Polgár (Rocco) Orchestra, choir: Zurich Opera House choir and orchestra Conductor: Nikolaus...

Soloists: Sean Panikkar, Sarah Maria Sun, Anna Maria Chiuri, Antonio Yang, Musa Ngqungwana, Victor Afung Lauwers Orchestra, choir: Wiener Philharmoniker Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher Director: Jan...

This new album continues Ondine's award-winning series of orchestral works by Witold Lutos?awski (1913–1994) and the Radio Symphony Orchestra. The series has garnered numerous awards, including...