Classical CD

Versatile Finnish Contemporary Choral Music and the Comfort of the Blues Lain Huuto’s new release JOB brings together premiere works by six contemporary Finnish composers, united by linguistic...

The new album Spirits of Spring by violinist Annemarie Åström and fortepianist Anna Kuvaja brings together the Nordic musical language and the European musical tradition in a rare interpretation on...

Three Laura Hynninen albums at a special price Dive into the distinctive world of Laura Hynninen’s harp music. This special collection includes three captivating albums: Otilia , Ratsut and Botaurus...

Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste has been conducting the symphonies of Sibelius all over the world throughout his conducting career. 35 years after his first recording of the complete cycle, Saraste...

Composed in 1911, Bluebeard's Castle is Béla Bartók's only opera – a radical masterpiece which has secured a place alongside the other innovative music dramas of the same period, from...

Award-winning harpist and composer Laura Hynninen takes the expressive range of her instrument to a new level. In her hands, the beautiful harp reveals menacing, primal, and fierce dimensions;...

Ringraziamenti , a new album by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra , features four world premiere recordings for string orchestra. The album serves as a poignant tribute to the late composer Jaakko...

Immerse yourself in Arvo Pärt’s enchanting musical world with this comprehensive collection, which brings together three of his most significant works: the beloved *Fratres*, the profound...

Shostakovich's two piano concertos span a period of almost thirty years. The youthful first piano concerto is a masterful example of eclecticism, combining incomprehensible humor and seriousness...

Marc-André Hamelin / Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 & Four Piano Pieces Op 119 (SECOND-HAND CD) Looking for the grandest late-Romantic piano repertoire combined with flawless virtuosity? Here...

Released in August 2026 on the Naxos label, this CD album launches a chamber music series dedicated to the Austrian composer Joseph Marx, featuring the acclaimed Finnish violinist Minna Pensola...

This acclaimed Onyx Classics CD (2016) launched the highly praised Ralph Vaughan Williams symphony cycle by Andrew Manze and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra . The album features the...

Outi Tarkiainen’s acclaimed classical music album The Earth, Spring's Daughter / Saivo (2020) is a powerful collaboration between the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, conductor John Storgårds, and...

The Beneath album (2026) by composer Sebastian Fagerlund , released on the acclaimed BIS Records label, showcases the Finnish contemporary composer's powerful and colorful chamber music, performed...

Scheduled for release in September 2026 on the Ondine label, this CD album features world-premiere recordings of pivotal orchestral and vocal works by the late legendary composer Kaija Saariaho. The...

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...

Released in September 2024 on the Ondine label, this double CD features Johannes Brahms's Piano Quartets Nos. 2 and 3, serving as a historically poignant document of the final recordings by the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Released in August 2026 on the Swedish BIS label, this SACD album showcases the acclaimed Finnish-Dutch cello virtuoso Jonathan Roozeman and pianist Johannes Piirto performing contemporary Finnish...

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...

Jean-Philippe Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concerts (1741) Aapo Häkkinen harpsichord Petri Tapio Mattson violin Mikko Perkola viola da gamba French Baroque Music This new release features a...

Released in July 2024, this album brings together some of the French master composer’s most beloved works, such as Le Tombeau de Couperin and Valses nobles et sentimentales. French conductor Marc...

Last Songs is a profound collaborative work by baritone Aarne Pelkonen and pianist Juho Alakärppä that weaves together the final compositions of two giants of art song, Jean Sibelius and Franz...

This album is a profound interpretation of Franz Schubert’s iconic song cycle Winterreise by baritone Aarne Pelkonen and pianist Juho Alakärppä, marking it as one of the most significant works in...

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...

This complete collection of Gioacchino Rossini's overtures is a highly acclaimed 3-CD box set , recorded by the legendary Academy of St Martin in the Fields orchestra under the baton of conductor...

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...

Alban Berg: Orchestral Works is a double SACD released by Chandos Records in 2009. With more than two and a half hours of music, it features the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra under Mario Venzago in a...

This critically acclaimed collection features all five piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven , performed by the legendary Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel alongside the Vienna Philharmonic conducted...

Almila - Nordgren - Kokkonen Arctic Hysteria Wind Quintet Arctic Hysteria Matti Närhinsalo flute Anni Haapaniemi oboe Christoffer Sundqvist clarinet Tommi Hyytinen horn Ann-Louise Wägar bassoon The...

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...