Classical CD

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...

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...

Earquake by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Leif Segerstam is one of the most famous "hi-fi test discs" in the world of classical music. It was released on the Finnish...

Finnish Kaija Saariaho and Estonian Helena Tulve, two composers with highly individual voices, both explore instrumental color as a core element of their work. Saariaho’s vocal works particularly...

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...

If this premiere recording of Stephen Hough's String Quartet No. 1 can be considered definitive – the work is dedicated to the Takács Quartet – the quartets by Ravel and Dutilleux are equally...

Norwegian composer SVEIN HUNDSNES has composed a considerable number of works, ranging from concertos to pieces for young musicians. His piano music is wide-ranging in style and occupies a significant...

Violinist Ilja Gringolts, who is fond of giving interviews, has chosen two very different concerts for this collaboration with Copenhagen Phil, but in both the melody is emphasized. Young Finnish...

The four symphonies of Arvo Pärt were composed over a span of forty-five years, and bear little or no relationship with one another – four individual pieces that represent his output at separate...

On this recording, the Wang-Zadra duo, consisting of saxophone and guitar, explores the diverse tonal possibilities of this unique and unusual chamber music ensemble. All of the works on the CD were...

Inessa Galante, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Vilumanis - Debut (SECOND-HAND CD) Debut introduces the expressive artistry of soprano Inessa Galante in a varied programme of celebrated...

Carnival is a high-quality hybrid SACD released in 2019 by BIS Records, featuring Finnish guitar virtuoso Ismo Eskelinen and acclaimed Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo performing Italian Baroque and...

Kromos – 21st-Century Guitar Music (2020) is an acclaimed solo album by Finnish guitar virtuoso Ismo Eskelinen, showcasing diverse and technically demanding 21st-century repertoire. Released by the...

Steven Isserlis has once again curated a typically imaginative recital, with all the works coming, in one way or another, from a particularly fruitful decade in the history of the cello....

Charles Ives' Concord Sonata is often described as one of the greatest American piano works. Published in 1920 at the composer's own expense, the work contains radical experiments in harmony...

This album is one of the most famous milestones in classical music history, centered around Jacqueline du Pré’s deeply melancholic and intense 1965 recording of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto...

Jan Krzeszowiec: French The debut solo album by flautist Jan Krzeszowiec, recorded with pianist Tymoteusz Bies, features works by Gabriel Fauré, Philippe Gaubert, Darius Milhaud, and Pierre Sancan....

Jan Lehtola: J.L. van den Heuvel Organ in Mänttä, Finland Saint-Saens, Camille (1835-1921) Trois Préludes et Fugues opus 99 (Durand ) Fantaisie (without opus number) (Billaudot ) Fantaisie opus 101...

HISTORICAL ORGANS AND COMPOSERS 2 CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR Symphonies 3 & 8 Jan Lehtola Cavaillé-Coll organ (1879) St. François-de-Sales, Lyon, France Magnificent Organs in Magnificent Hands The second...