Classical CD

Contemporary Italian variations on the famous Baroque dance in a crossover album of ancient and modern, featuring new and world premiere recordings. No one knows who first used the term...

It is no coincidence that light textures and sensual orchestral colors are considered essential features of French music. Its history is linked to great names known for their instrumental artistry and...

In his new saxophone concerto, Gabriel Prokofiev explores an aspect of classical music that contemporary composers generally consider taboo: melody. This aspect was included at the request of soloist...

A reissue of CC 72394, originally released in 2014. A new Christmas oratorio by La Petite Bande, one of the leading baroque music ensembles. A narrative that reflects the latest information and...

Hillevi Martinpelto, soprano; Lars Cleveman, tenor; Klas Hedlund, tenor; Peter Mattei, baritone; Jaakko Ryhänen, bass Choir of the Royal Swedish Opera; Royal Swedish Court Orchestra / Alberto...

The Dresdener Philharmonie, Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden and conductor Daniel Oren present Verdi’s masterpiece La Traviata, together with a stellar cast including René Barbera as Alfredo...

Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra present the album First Light, the first fruit of Kuusisto's career as artistic director. The album features two notable New York...

Philip Glass: Philip Glass Piano Works, released January 26, 2017. This version of Philip Glass: Piano Works is available on 1 CD.

Gluck is famous for his operas, such as Orpheus and Eurydice, but he also revolutionized ballet music by using the orchestra's wide range of sounds for the first time to create a vivid description...

The repertoire of Finnish violin and orchestral music is full of hidden gems, and a considerable number of works have remained unperformed and unpublished. The music on this recording represents a...

On this new album, the award-winning Latvian Radio Choir, conducted by Sigvards Klava, turns its attention to the music of Alexander Grechaninov (1864–1956), one of the masters of Russian liturgical...

Edvard Grieg, probably the most popular composer ever to emerge from the Scandinavian peninsula, made a significant contribution to the chamber music canon with his violin sonatas rather than his...

The Radio Symphony Orchestra's new album focuses on the works of Perttu Haapanen (b. 1972). Haapanen is one of the most important and interesting Finnish composers of his generation. It includes a...

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Symph. No. 6, released on July 14, 1993. This version of Symph. No. 6 is available on 1 CD.

Timo Korhonen (guitar) Oulu City Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali Ondine is proud to present the world premiere recording of two guitar concertos: one by Kimmo Hakola and the other by Toshio...

The King's Consort, conducted by Matthew Halls, presents the premiere recording of Handel's opera Parnasso in Festa: a unique example of a full-scale festive serenade (or Festa teatrale) from...

This sparkling performance of classical music hits has won prestigious classical music awards: Diapason d'or and Choc du Monde de la Musique. Le Concert des Nations orchestra confirms its...

Terhi Dostal studied piano at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where she completed her doctorate in music in 2010. In 2005, she completed a second soloist degree at the Imola Piano Academy in Italy....

This album brings Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann, an important compositional voice of his time, back into the limelight with his glowing, cinematic violin and cello concertos. With the help of...

A dynamic young cellist who rose to fame as part of the global genre-bending music sensation 2CELLOS, Hauser is releasing his first solo album with the London Symphony Orchestra. Each track on Classic...

Haydn admitted that "while working on The Creation, he had felt an exceptional religious fervor." However, this work was also inspired by the spirituality of the Viennese Masonic lodges of...

René Jacobs performs Joseph Haydn's Stabat Mater together with the Basel Chamber Orchestra, the Zurich Singing Academy, and an outstanding quartet of vocal soloists (Birgitte Christensen...

Helena Juntunen, sopraano Oulu Sinfonia Dmitri Slobodeniouk, conductor W.A.Mozart: 1 Ouverture (Così fan tutte KV 588, 1789) 4:37 2 Aria Come scoglio (Così fan tutte) 4:16 3 Ouverture (Idomeneo KV...

Hyperion's album of the month, recorded and released in both Handel's and Haydn's "anniversary year," is an extravagant celebration of these two composers. It is performed by an...

Angela Hewitt's new album is clearly becoming a favorite. Some of the most famous musical declarations of love throughout the centuries, heard in transcriptions by some of the great pianists...

Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin Enrico Pace, piano Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Järvi Paul Hindemith's first instrument was the violin, which he mastered so thoroughly that he became...