Classical CD

Julia Fischer's 2006 recording of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto has become a benchmark alongside other gems by the composer. It not only highlights Fischer's exceptional skill, but also...

‘Italy, Florence – nothing gives me the slightest pleasure so far’ Tchaikovsky wrote to his brother. ‘I cannot live outside Russia’ In the depth of depression, the composer completed his...

SECOND-HAND CD Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Ballet (Op. 71) Valery Gergiev and the Kirov Orchestra (now the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra) This recording is renowned for its high sound quality (DDD...

An international lawyer by day and a piano virtuoso by night, Paul Wee made his debut recording in 2019 with some of the most technically demanding piano music: Alkan's symphony and concerto for...

If you're a big fan of the Dutch band Focus, you might be intrigued by the solo work of bandmember keyboardist and virtuoso on the flute Thijs Van Leer. The album includes musical references to...

Works by Henry Purcell, Christophe Gluck, Max Bruch, Maurice Ravel, Jules Massenet, Richard Wagner, and Antonín Dvoák. The album includes the first recording of Fazil Say's first concerto, which...

Decca Classics is thrilled to add Freddie de Tommaso to its roster of brilliant tenors, which includes Del Monaco, Bergonzi, Di Stefano, Pavarotti, and Calleja. Freddie won three prizes at the 2018...

In this inspiring collaboration with conductor and baroque violinist Stefano Montanari, masterful Italian grammarian Gianluigi Trovesi expands on the musical research he began on his album Prufumo di...

Vadim Gluzman, violin Estonian National Symphony Orchestra / Neeme Järvi Nathan Milstein once described Sergei Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto as "truly one of the best modern violin...

Love is the common thread running through soprano Vannina Santoni's first recorded recital concert; it is also an opportunity to look back on her fifteen-year career and her leading roles...

The pillars of Spanish and South American guitar music in a rediscovered rare recording In Prague, at the turn of September and October 1969, Supraphon's legendary Domovina studio was home to...

On the Synergy album, flutist Sharon Bezaly and her musician friends show that one plus one can be much more than two. The project includes works that celebrate the meeting of like-minded musicians...

Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John's, Cambridge present a tribute album to two former directors, Christopher Robinson and David Hill, who are celebrating their 85th and 65th birthdays. The...

The love for Latvian landscapes is evident in the piano works of Latvia's greatest living composer, Peteris Vasks (born 1946), especially in his piano work Vuodenajat (Seasons). For this album...

Amaury Vassilin Cantero, released on November 30, 2010. This version of Cantero is a 1xCD.

Brabbins, Martyn & Bbc Symphony Orchestra Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 3 'Pastoral' & Symphony No 4 Compelling performances of two very different Vaughan Williams symphonies, the complex...

SECOND-HAND 2 x CD Víkingur Ólafsson's From Afar album has an unusual structure: it is a double disc, where the same repertoire is heard twice – on the first disc played on the grand piano and...

SECON-HAND 2 x CD A recording by Viktoria Mullova from 2009. Mullova's authentic sound and interpretation have received much praise from critics.

After exploring Spain with Federico Moreno Torroba's music (BIS-2725), Franz Halász now takes us to Brazil with Heitor Villa-Lobos's complete works for solo guitar. The music of this highly...