Classical

David Chaillou writes about his new publication: “The word ‘legend’ brings to mind a distant, wonderful story that is reinvented every time it is told. There is no longer any present or past; we...

Soloists: Roberto Alagna (Roméo), Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Orchestra, choir: Czech National Opera, Kühn Mixed Choir (Prague), Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Anton Guadagno...

Soloists: Roberto Alagna (Roméo), Angela Gheorghiu (Juliette) Orchestra, choir: Czech National Opera, Kühn Mixed Choir (Prague), Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Anton Guadagno...

Second-hand 2 vinyl LP set, Gatefold Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Daniel Baremboim - Anton Bruckner: Symphony Nr. 8 c-moll, Te Deum DG 2741 007

“Some of the finest opera arias ever written” is Stephen Hough’s brilliant description of the Nocturnes, and it is key to his intensely lyrical interpretations of these most perfect bel canto...

Mertanen, Janne, piano Frederic Chopin : Night Music 3 CD BOX SET Tracks: 21 Nokturnoa 10 Masurkkaa 3 Etydiä Cantabile B-duuri Preludi Des-duuri op. 28 nro 15

Star violinist Christian Tetzlaff, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and conductor John Storgårds perform two significant British violin concertos on this album, written almost a century apart, in 1910...

SECOND-HAND SACD A recording of the inaugural concert of the massive Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ (the largest concert hall organ in the United States) at Philadelphia's Verizon Hall....

Domenico Cimarosa's operas were remarkably successful and were performed and reprised in opera houses across Europe. His success in his hometown of Naples led to court appointments and royal...

Clair-Obscur Saxophone Quartet album titled "Memorias: Astor Piazzolla Memories in 6 Tableaux" Memorias is clair-obscur’s birthday present for Astor Piazzolla, who would have celebrated...

Soloists: Rodney Gilfry, Isabel Rey, Michael Volle Orchestra, choir: Zurich Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf A mysterious, childlike woman, a murder...

Soloists: Jacques Imbrailo, Michaela Selinger, Vincent Le Texier Orchestra, choir: Essener Philharmoniker, Opernchor des Aalto-Theaters Conductor: Stefan Soltesz Director: Nikolaus Lehnhoff Music full...

Soloists: Claude Eichenberger, Xavier Moreno, Elissa Huber, Jordan Shanahan, Winston R. Arnon Orchestra, choir: Bern Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Mario Venzago Director: Stephan Märki Venue: Konzert...

Svein Hundsnes is one of Norway's most important living composers. He has composed an extensive collection of music covering a range of lively styles, moving seamlessly from tonal and non-tonal...

Richard Clayderman's Essential Love Songs, released on March 2, 2020. This version of the Essential Love Songs album comes as a 2xCD digipak with six discs.

Jacques Castérède composed in almost every genre, from stage and symphonic works to competition pieces, with music that remained rooted in expressive melody. This third and final volume of his flute...

Jacques Casterede was one of many composers who refused to abandon tonality and traditional forms amid the stormy avant-garde of the 20th century. The Quintette for winds was written in 1953, the same...

Orchestra, choir: Compagnie Malka Choreographer: Bouba Landrille Tchouda Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker from a new perspective – very refreshing, very unusual, very hip hop. This is how French...

Copland's iconic Third Symphony, which premiered in 1946, was described by the composer as "a wartime work—or more precisely, an end-of-war work—intended to reflect the euphoric spirit of...

The acclaimed third album Liberdade by Portuguese singer Sara Correia, the fastest rising star in fado music, is a triumph. Sara arrives in 2023 as a phenomenon: she has traveled around the world and...

Born into a family of musicians, guitarist and composer Bruno Battisti D'Amario (born in Rome in 1937) received his artistic training at the Conservatorio Musicale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where...

On this album, Daniel Hope presents a personal collection of timeless classics by Schubert, Elgar, and Pärt, several beloved traditional songs, and a brand-new arrangement of Ariel Ramírez's...

This Hyperion release is one of the most anticipated new interpretations of Elgar's masterpiece, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, who has received praise for his solo guitar playing. FORMAT: 2 x CD...

Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 63 Myaskosvky: Symphony No. 25 In D Flat Major, Op. 69 Prokofiev: Masks from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 David Nebel, violin Daniel Huppert, conductor Bergische...

Tarmo Peltokoski was appointed "Principal Guest Conductor" of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in January 2022, making him the first conductor in the orchestra's 42-year history to...

Richard Wagner and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: these two composers seem to represent two musical extremes on the one CD, with their only connection being the orchestra and the conductor who here perform...

The BBC Philharmonic and its new chief conductor John Storgårds continue their recording of Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony with this album, which includes Symphonies Nos. 12 and 15. Subtitled...

Amore Infinito: Songs Inspired By The Poetry Of John Paul II, written by Plácido Domingo, released on April 12, 2023. This version of Amore Infinito: Songs Inspired By The Poetry Of John Paul II is...

Victor Julien-Laferrière, winner of the first Queen Elisabeth International Cello Competition in Belgium in 2017, performs two French works for cello and orchestra: Pascal Dusapin's Outscape:...

In 1884, Antonín Dvorak made his first concert tour to England. This became the highlight of his career, bringing him international recognition and financial security. It was a time of personal and...

Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016) would have turned 90 on October 9, 2018. During his long career as a composer, spanning seven decades from the late 1940s to his final days, he created an extensive...