Classical CD

The young players of the Swiss string ensemble Camerata du Léman make their recording debut with energetic performances of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an...

Cappella Amsterdam and conductor Daniel Reuss' interpretation of Arvo Pärt's Kanon Pokajanen is one of the most acclaimed recordings of the work. This album, released on the harmonia Mundi...

Released in 2003 by the Swedish label BIS Records, this CD features Carl Orff's famous masterpiece Carmina Burana performed in a rare chamber version for two pianos and five percussionists, an...

Rossini Recital is an acclaimed classical music album recorded for Decca in 1991 by Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and pianist Charles Spencer, showcasing the lesser-known vocal works of...

Johannes Ernst's saxophone is a true chameleon, and on his GENUIN CD he performs works composed for the soprano saxophone by Friedrich Cerhan, Georg Katzer, and Christian Laub. Perhaps the most...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...