Classical

Soloists: Waltraud Meier, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, René Kollo Orchestra, choir: Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Chor und Ballett der Bayerischen Staatsoper Conductor: Zubin Mehta Director: David Alden The...

The hallmarks of Franz Xaver Richter's mature style are already evident in the six major symphonies published in 1744, several years before he joined the famous musical life of the Mannheim court....

The hallmarks of Franz Xaver Richter's mature style are already evident in the six large symphonies (series 1 and 2) published in 1744, several years before he joined the famous musical life of...

Pauliina Fred, flute Heidi Peltoniemi, cello Aapo Häkkinen, harpsichord Franz Xaver Richter's Sonata da camera shares many of the musical characteristics that make his symphonies so distinctive:...

The first part of Tapiola Sinfonietta's new cycle, led by Janne Nisosen, presents the symphonies of Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838), Beethoven's only recognized composition student, close friend...

The second part of Tapiola Sinfonietta and conductor Janne Nisosen's ongoing complete symphony series by Ferdinand Ries (1784–1838) includes the composer's symphonies nos. 4 and 5. Often...

The final part of Ferdinand Ries’s (1784–1838) groundbreaking and highly acclaimed cycle of compositions, composed by Tapiola Sinfonietta and conductor Janne Nisosen, contains the composer’s two...

An album by Finnish pianist Risto-Matti Marin titled Solace. The album was released in 2023 and includes solo piano music by Matthew Whittall, Johannes Brahms and Jean Sibelius (SECOND-HAND CD)...

For a classical music CD called "Grand & Glorious: Great Operatic Choruses" (SECOND-HAND CD)

Roger Eno's debut solo album, The Turning Year, released on Deutsche Grammophon, opened a window onto the British composer's vision. Now Eno has returned to this repertoire and expanded it...

SECOND-HAND LP Roland Pöntinen: Music for a Rainy Day is an album of piano music that brings together atmospheric and peaceful works by various composers. The album focuses on delicate, meditative...

SECOND-HAND VINYL BOX, 3 x LP ‘Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra is a fascinating opera and a key work by Gioachino Rossini. It marks the young composer’s first creation in 1815 for Naples, the...

Born in Stuttgart in 1957, Axel Ruoff's organ works are one of the most important contributions to organ literature since Messiaen. Ruoff has often used the unparalleled resources of the organ to...

The universal appeal of Jean Sibelius's (1865–1957) music has inspired generation after generation of pianists to delve deeper into his piano works. Pianist Ruusamari Teppo’s relationship with...

The Munich Radio Orchestra celebrated its 60th anniversary with Stephen Sondheim's first complete recording, which became even more famous thanks to the film version starring Johnny Depp. The...

Symmetry Pario: Creation explores "the beginnings of things," the origin of the universe expressed in music, and various creation stories from different cultures around the world. BUT when...

Many of Kaija Saariaho's works are named after natural phenomena, which serve as the starting point for her compositional process. Composed in 1998, Neiges was inspired by the different properties...

The Northscapes recording project weaves together works from the first decades of the 21st century by composers from the Nordic and Baltic countries into a tapestry of soundscapes that oscillates...

This album presents Kaija Saariaho's works for choir, a cappella, and electronic music, demonstrating her virtuosity in handling texts, to which she gives full verbal expression. At least one of...

On his album Remembering, Danish cellist Jakob Kullberg continues his collaboration with two leading Nordic composers, Per Nørgård and Kaija Saariaho. Kullberg is internationally acclaimed for his...

Kaija Saariaho (born 1952) is one of the most prominent names in contemporary music. The new album by the Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hannu Lintu, features world premiere recordings of...

Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyon, and Nicholas Phan Saariaho: Adriana Mater, released on April 18, 2025. This version of the Saariaho: Adriana Mater album is available on 2 CDs....

Dalindèo combines jazz, surf influences, and northern mysticism in a unique way. The album Tropicalia Nordica takes the listener on a rhythmic journey combining tropical melodies and arctic...

In 2019, Alexandre and Jean-Jacques Kantorow's recording of Camille Saint-Saëns's last three piano concertos received the highest praise around the world, including the Diapason d'or de...

Cellist Wilhelmina Smith's solo album features works composed for solo cello by Esa-Pekka Salonen and Kaija Saariaho. Both composers belong to a generation of modernist Finnish composers whose...

Following the huge success of the first part (Gramophone Editor's Choice, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Diapason d'Or, Choc de Classica, FFFF Télérama), the project to record all...

The Fourth Symphony is Sibelius's most difficult symphony. For some, it is his masterpiece. When the symphony premiered on April 3, 1911, in Helsinki, one critic compared it to bark bread – tree...

Santtu conducts Stravinsky is the third album from Philharmonia Records featuring two incredible works by Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite and Petrushka (complete ballet, 1947), conducted by...

Following his acclaimed debut recording of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake with the Philharmonia in 2020, Santtu-Matias Rouvali returns with a recording of Sergei Prokofiev's iconic Fifth Symphony....

Noriko Ogawa, piano (Érard grand piano, built in 1890) 150 years after his birth, Erik Satie remains one of the great enigmas of classical music – a composer who said of himself, "I don't...

With the premiere of his opera Der ferne Klang in Frankfurt in 1912, Franz Schreker earned a reputation as one of the most important composers of his time. His symbolist, often erotic themes and...

Gerald Finley and Julius Drake's previous Schubert recordings have been praised as "flawless" (Winterreise) and "highly satisfying" (Schwanengesang) – high standards that are...

This new double album by pianist Lars Vogt, violinist Christian Tetzlaff, and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff features breathtaking interpretations of some of Franz Schubert's greatest chamber music works...

Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson present their first release with Signum Classics. Performed on period fortepiano and strings, the works cover the last decade of Schubert's life. Beginning...

In the latest chapter of András Schiff's ongoing documentary on the music of Franz Schubert, the great pianist plays Four Impromptus, D 899, and compositions from 1828, the last year of...

This CD features piano music by Franz Schubert, played by Risto Lauriala. Tracks: Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Klaviersonate B-dur, D 960 (1828) 1 Molto moderato 21:07 FIABA9500016 2 Andante sostenuto...

This CD features Franz Schubert's Lieder works arranged for piano by Franz Liszt and played by Risto Lauriala. Tracks: Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) Liszt, Franz (1811-1886) LIEDER ARRANGED FOR...

This CD features Franz Schubert's song cycle Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Maid of the Mill), performed by the baritone singer Elja Puukko and the pianist Risto Lauriala. Tracks: Schubert, Franz...