Classical

World Premiere Recording of Leevi Madetoja’s Chamber Music for Strings and Piano. Melodia Intima double album brings together for the first time on record the complete body of Leevi Madetoja’s...

Reetamaria Rajala: New album Stories includes the entire published piano works by composer Cecilia Damström . Album track list: Epitaph Op.58 Characters Op.37 Under Sjärnhimlen Op.35 Unda Op.88...

Christmas Wonderland recording, featuring Finnish Christmas music. Performers: Lahti City Orchestra, conducted by Osmo Vänskä, and Laulupuu Children's Choir Release year: 1998 Genres: Classical...

Soloists: José Carreras, Hermann Baumann, Sebastian Baumann, Lorenzo Bavaj Orchestra, choir: Mozart-Sängerknaben Wien Venue: Jesuitenkirche Luzern What a joy to accept such an invitation – a...

Soloists: Dorothea Röschmann (Susanna), Emily Magee (Contessa Almaviva), René Pape (Figaro), Roman Trekel (Conte Almaviva), Peter Schreier (Basilio) Orchestra, choir: Staatskapelle Berlin...

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: Norbert Schmittberg, Renatus Mészár, Catherine Foster Orchestra, choir: Staatskapelle Weimar Conductor: Carl St. Clair Director: Michael Schulz Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung...

Soloists: Jacquelyn Wagner, danced by Cynthia Loemij (Fiordiligi), Michèle Losier, danced by Samantha Van Wissen (Dorabella), Frédéric Antoun, danced by Julien Monty (Ferrando), Philippe Sly...

In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, internationally renowned contemporary composer Oscar Strasnoy and one of Germany's most prominent writers, Christoph Hein, were...

Soloists: Erin Caves, Kirsten Blanck, Catherine Foster Orchestra, choir: Staatskapelle Weimar Conductor: Carl St.Clair Director: Michael Schulz “A free man is the creator of his own destiny.”...

Soloists: Francoise Joullié (Cendrillon), Dominique Lainé (Stepmother), Jayne Plaisted, Danièle Pater (Sisters) Orchestra, choir: Lyon National Opera Ballet and Orchestra Conductor: Yakov Kreisberg...

Orchestra, choir: Norwegian National Ballet, Norwegian National Opera Orchestra Conductor: Per Kristian Skalstad Choreographer: Alexander Ekman "I wanted to do something big, wild, and different....

Soloists: Roberto Tagliavini, Luciana D’Intino, Hui He Orchestra, choir: Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Conductor: Zubin Mehta Director: Ferzan Ozpetek Zubin Mehta conducts...

Soloists: Bejun Mehta, Eva Liebau, Regula Mühlemann Orchestra, choir: Collegium 1704, Collegium Vocale 1704 Conductor: Václav Luks Director: Ondej Havelka The Baroque theater at eský Krumlov Castle...

Soloists: René Pape, Fatma Said, Nutthaporn Thammathi, Silke Redhammer, Bastian Thomas Kohl Orchestra, choir: Camerata Salzburg Conductor: Alondra de la Parra Director: Carlus Padrissa (La Fura dels...

This third release of Beethoven's choral and orchestral works by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leif Segerstam, includes all the incidental music from Egmont. The program ends with...

Bulgarian violinist Zefira Valova graduated from the National Academy of Music in her hometown of Sofia before specializing in Baroque violin studies under Lucy van Dael. While still living in her...

Soloists: Margaret Marschall, Ann Murray, Francisco Araiza Orchestra, choir: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Choir Conductor: Riccardo Muti Director: Michael Hampe Arthaus presents a...

Soloists: Jeremy Jackman, Colin Mason, Alastair Hume, Simon Carrington, Bill Ives, Anthony Holt Director: Peter Bartlett The King's Singers have established a reputation throughout Europe and...

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: Luana DeVol, Franco Farina, Barbara Frittoli Orchestra, choir: Orquestra Simfònica i Cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu Conductor: Giuliano Carella Director: Núria Espert The beautiful but...

Soloists: Frieder Aurich, Kirsten Blanck, Erin Caves Orchestra, choir: Staatskapelle Weimar, Opernchor des Nationaltheaters Weimar Conductor: Carl St. Clair Director: Michael Schulz Outside Germany...

Soloists: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Grümmer, Pilar Lorengar Orchestra, choir: Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin Conductor: Ferenc Fricsay Director: Carl Ebert The opening of the...

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...

Outside Germany, the name Weimar usually evokes mixed feelings and images from Germany's history over the last hundred years. In Germany, Weimar refers to a city in the state of Thuringia, steeped...

Soloists: Lynda Russell, Elizabeth Vaughn, Sarah Walker Orchestra, choir: English National Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Mark Elder Director: Colin Graham Gloriana was born when Benjamin...

Soloists: Leo Nucci, Maria Guleghina, Miroslav Dvorský Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera Choir and Orchestra Conductor: Fabio Luisi Director: Günter Krämer After personal tragedies and the...

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...

Second-hand vinyl LP Friedrich Gulda, piano Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado: W.A. Mozart- Piano Concertos Nr. 20 & 21

Tracks: Kvandal, Johan (1919-1999) Horn Quartet, Op. 73 1 I Maestoso, adagio non troppo 5:03 2 II Scherzo, allegro 4:16 3 III Largo – allegro 5:11 Almila, Atso Small Suite for Four French Horns 4 I...

The five players and soprano Kajsa Dahlback are clearly very comfortable with the Venetian style, and they have chosen music of the highest quality-by nine composers-to demonstrate their strengths. In...

Aapo Häkkinen: harpsichord Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Goldberg Variations BWV 988 Aria mit verschiedenen Verænderungen vors Clavicimbal mit 2 Manualen (1741) FORMAT: SACD...

Hans Abrahamsen's Schnee (2008) is a magnificent marvel that encapsulates the spirit of winter. Already a classic of the 21st century, this instrumental cycle consists of ten canons that form an...

Born in Prague in 1979, composer, conductor, and choirmaster Ondréj Adámek studied in his hometown in the Czech Republic and in Paris, and has already won numerous prestigious awards for his...

In March 2020, Thomas Adès, one of the most respected and frequently performed contemporary composers of our time, conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Kirill Gerstein in the world premiere of...

Composer Thomas Adès' monumental Dante work comes to life impressively in the hands of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Gustavo Dudamel. This award-winning recording takes the listener...

Although Finnish composer Kalevi Aho is best known as a symphonist, his ever-expanding repertoire includes numerous concertos as well as countless chamber music works and arrangements of works by...

Kalevi Aho is one of the most prolific orchestral composers of our time, with 17 symphonies and 32 concertos to his name. Less well known is the fact that he has also composed chamber music and an...

"The Keski-Pohjanmaa Chamber Orchestra, a cutting-edge ensemble from the Finnish orchestra scene, has enjoyed collaborating with numerous composers over the years. It is therefore only natural...

Sonata for accordion no 1 1. Prelude and Passacaglia 2. Prelude and Fugue Sonata for accordion no 2-Black Birds (1990) 1. Birds of light 2. Birds of the night 3. Strange birds 4. Birds of desclation...

Soloists: Franz Grundheber (Wozzeck), Walter Raffeiner (Drum Major), Hildegard Behrens (Marie) Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera choir and orchestra Conductor: Claudio Abbado Director: Adolf Dresen...

Soloists: Franz Grundheber (Wozzeck), Walter Raffeiner (Drum Major), Hildegard Behrens (Marie) Orchestra, choir: Vienna State Opera choir and orchestra Conductor: Claudio Abbado Director: Adolf Dresen...

Orchestra, choir: Norwegian National Ballet, Norwegian National Opera Orchestra Conductor: Per Kristian Skalstad Choreographer: Alexander Ekman "I wanted to do something big, wild, and different....

When Andreas Haefliger planned this unusual concerto combination, he wanted to put into perspective three works, each of which was unique and highly expressive highlights in the composers' output....

On Spiegel im Spiegel, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir, Candida Thompson, Martina Batic, Hülya Keser and Tim Posner, perform a program of Baltic and English compositions, wherein...

André Rie's album Falling In Love, released on November 24, 2016, includes the following songs: "Sleepy Shores (theme song from 'Owen Md')," "My Heart Will Go On (from the...

André Rieu's album December Lights, released on October 18, 2012, includes the following songs: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)," "O Holy Night, Arv 11...