Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 1 to 20 of 269
ANTONIO VIVALDI / BENEDETTO MARCELLO / JEAN‑MARIE LECLAIR / LOUIS‑GABRIEL GUILLEMAIN
Hell's Angels Adrian Chandler (director, violin) / La Serenissima [ Signum / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Taking its title from a legendary 1728 encounter between violinists Pietro Locatelli and Jean-Marie Leclair, whose contrasting styles were memorably described as angelic and diabolical, Hell's Angels traces the cross-pollination of French and Italian... |
RICHARD STRAUSS / BELA BARTOK
Strauss & Bartók: Violin Concertos Alena Baeva; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; Paavo Järvi [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] "The only violin concerto written by Richard Strauss, at just 18 years old, is a beautiful, energetic, brilliantly structured work with so many clues and features of his later style.", says Alena Baeva. With her long-standing collaborator Paavo Järvi... |
Bruno de Sá (sopranist), Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra de Rouen, Pierre Dumoussaud, Comunicantus Choir
Uyaras: The Enchanted Voice [ Erato / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Uyaras centers on the shape-shifting water spirits of Amazonian mermaids whose songs are as beautiful as they are fatal. For pioneering male sopranist Bruno de Sá, the project is both a cultural homecoming and a groundbreaking artistic leap. Moving... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Pyramids Recital Fatma Said (soprano), Thibaut Maudry (violin), Hani El Sawaf (darbouka drums), Mohamed Ahmed (ney flute), Mohamed El Said (oud lute), Les Frivolités [ Warner Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Songs from across continents and time come together before the majestic backdrop of the pyramids of Giza in this one-of-a-kind musical project, starring Fatma Said. Accompanied by the musicians of the orchestra Les Frivolités Parisiennes, conductor... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Schostakovich: Symphony No. 8 (Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2) Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Alain Altinoglu [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] 'Basically, I only have two symphonies: the Fourth and the Eighth.' Shostakovich is said to have remarked. Yevgeny Mravinsky, to whom Symphony No. 8 is dedicated, wrote in his diary: 'I spent the whole evening reflecting on and sketching out the form... |
MATTHEW WHITTALL
Whittall: The World Tree Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Canadian-Finnish composer Matthew Whittall's music fuses diverse influences - Old and New World, Western and non-Western, sacred and secular, classical, folk and popular - into a single, rich and varied expressive language. For The World Tree, a work... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Sonatas and Fantasy for Violin and Fortepiano Ilya Gringolts, Anton Gerzenberg [ Arcana / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Spanning 1816 to 1827, Schubert's works for violin and piano trace a remarkable evolution in his musical voice, though their reception has often obscured their true significance. Revisiting them today reveals a composer whose imagination for the... |
LUDWIG BERGER / MUZIO CLEMENTI / CARL CZERNY / JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
The Beethoven Connection Vol.2: Berger, Clementi, Czerny, Hummel Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet continues his survey of works by Beethoven's contemporaries with this second volume featuring works by Hummel, Clementi, Berger, and Czerny. The pianist comments: 'The deeper I delve into the universe of composers contemporaneous... |
JEAN-FRANÇOIS DUTERTRE / JEAN RIBOUILLAULT / CHRISTOPHE TOUSSAINT
France - The Epinette of the Vosges Jean-François Dutertre, Jean Ribouillault, Christophe Toussaint [ Ocora / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Through a large repertoire spanning from the 18th century to their own compositions, Jean-François Dutertre, Jean Ribouillault and Christophe Toussaint (key figures in the folk revival of the 1970s) display here the profound expressive richness of... |
MICHELE CARAFA
Carafa: Masaniello Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Nicola Pascoli (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Michele Carafa, a student of Cherubini, formed a lifelong friendship with Rossini built on mutual admiration. He established his career in Paris through his association with the Opéra Comique, where he presented his masterpiece Masaniello. Uniquely,... |
AARON MESSING / ANNI HOCHHALTER / CHARLES MUELLER / ARIELLE KASNETZ / CAMERON LECRONE
Recall, Recall (LP) Late Aster [ Delos / LP - released 9/Oct/2026 ] The latest release by the two classically trained brass musicians/composers Aaron Messing and Anni Hochhalter, 'Recall, Recall', is an overflowing menagerie of sounds and melodies featuring textured injections of trumpet and French horn, with some... |
MARIANNA AUENBRUGGER / AMY BEACH / TERESA CARREÑO / CÉCILE CHAMINADE / RAIE DA COSTA / MARIANNE VON MARTINEZ / FANNY MENDELSSOHN / SOPHIE MENTER
Women and the Piano Susan Tomes (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] 'During my whole pianistic education, no teacher ever suggested I learn a piece by a female composer' So writes pianist and author Susan Tomes, who is setting out to redress the historical neglect of women composers and pianists. Her new album,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Our Lady of Antwerp. A Musical Path to Rubens Utopia Ensemble, Psallentes [ Ramée / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Antwerp's collegiate church of Our Lady developed into one of the most important musical centres in the Low Countries over the course of the 15th and 16th centuries. This recording traces the lineage of the directors of music and the singers... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies No. 3 & 7 (Intégrale des symphonies, Vol. 2) (Live) Victor Julien-Laferrière; Orchestre Consuelo [ B Records / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Victor Julien-Laferrière and Consuelo continue their complete recording of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies with a triumphant double bill: the 'Eroica' Symphony, a grand epic that has left its mark on the history of music, and the whirlwind Seventh,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Behind the Skyline Wolfgang Mitschke (piano, keyboards, bass, drums) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Wolfgang Mitschke's Behind the Skyline is a heartfelt tribute to German jazz pianist Horst Jankowski. Recorded in the Rhineland, the album blends vintage jazz spirit with Mitschke's own compositions, interweaving standards from the Great American... |
RICHARD STRAUSS / BÉLA BARTÓK / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Komm! Wrocław Baroque Ensemble, Andrzej Kosendiak, NFM Boys' Choir [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] As the founder of the Wrocław Baroque Ensemble, which performs on period instruments, the Polish conductor Andrzej Kosendiak is a champion of Baroque music and has specialised in oratorios and cantatas from various periods. Giovanni Antonini has a... |
EUGENE ZÁDOR
Zador: Complete Orchestral Works 9 Matilda Smolij 9mezzo-soprano), Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Mariusz Smolij [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Eugene Zádor's more intimate musical voice comes to the forefront in this volume, revealing a composer at his most personal and expressive. The Ode to Peace, written for the 17th anniversary of the United Nations, gained poignant relevance when it... |
SAMUEL BARBER / JOHN ZORN / PHILIP GLASS
Barber & Glass: Violinkonzerte / Zorn: Partita for the Firebird Geneva Lewis (violin), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Gemma New [ Delos / CD - released 2/Oct/2026 ] A BBC New Generation Artist in 2022-24, violinist Geneva Lewis is also the recipient of a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, and has been Musical America's New Artist of the Month. For her recording debut on Delos,... |
TRADITIONAL / HEDWIGE CHRÉTIEN / FRANZ SCHUBERT / CAMERON BILES‑LIDDELL / ALMA MAHLER‑WERFEL / ETHEL SMYTH / EDWARD ELGAR / HAMILTON HARTY
The Deeps Have Music Beth Taylor; Hamish Brown [ Linn Records / CD - released 2/Oct/2026 ] Mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor and pianist Hamish Brown make their debut recital album with Linn Records. A rising vocal star, Taylor came to international prominence as a finalist of the 2023 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, and has since... |
KURT WEILL
Weill: Street Scene Chorus of Opera North, Orchestra of Opera North [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/2026 ] Street Scene is currently Kurt Weill's most frequently revived American stage work. A polystylistic blend of operatic arias and ensembles, musical comedy songs and dances, theatrical dialogue and extraordinary emotional drama, Street Scene arguably... |
