Classical CD

Conductor Robert Trevino's fourth album on Ondine focuses on the late works of composer Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928–2016). Rautavaara is one of Finland's most famous composers after Sibelius...

The Czech Bohuslav Martinu and the Finnish Einojuhani Rautavaara may not seem to have much in common, but both have adopted an attitude free of musical puritanism and have constantly found new sources...

Ravel grew up in Paris during the Belle Époque, about thirty years before 1914, when Paris was the undisputed artistic center of the world. At the end of the 19th century, he began his studies at the...

SECOND-HAND CD Award-winning conductor René Jacobs and the B'Rock Orchestra complete their Schubert pentatone cycle with the composer's two most famous symphonies, the Unfinished and the...

SECOND-HAND A captivating self-titled album from 2000 by the brightest star of the opera world, soprano Renée Fleming . This gem of classical music, released by Decca, brings together the most...

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...

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...

This CD features piano music by Johann Sebastian Bach, played by Risto Lauriala. Raidat: Disc 1 73:24 Bach, Johann Sebastian PARTITA I - B duuri 1:1 Praeludium 2:01 FIABA9200101 1:2 Allemande 3:01...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...