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 285
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Symphonies 5-6, 8-9… (Remastered - Hybrid SACD) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] The cycle of Franz Schubert's symphonies recorded by Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic in the late 1970s (originally for EMI) remains an essential staple of the catalogue. The recordings capture the Berlin "signature sound" of that era:... |
CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana Chen Reiss, Reginald Mobley, Andrzej Filończyk, Audivi, Detroit Opera Youth Chorus, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Jader Bignamini [ Pentatone / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Jader Bignamini present Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, one of the most electrifying works of the twentieth century. Drawing on thirteenth-century manuscripts from Benediktbeuern Abbey, Orff... |
JOHANN SIMON MAYR
Mayr: Giuseppe Freya Apfelstaedt, Markus Schäfer, Philipp Polhardt, Niklas Mallmann, Matthias Hoffmann, Fang Zhi, Micha Matthäus, Konstantin Igl, Simon Mayr [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Giuseppe was composed by Mayr in 1829 for graduation concerts at the academy of music in Bergamo over which he presided. His inspiration was a Biblical opera that had won great popularity, Méhul's Joseph, which had premiered in Paris in 1807,... |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Music for Two Pianos Antony Gray (piano), Rob Hao (piano) [ Divine Art / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Divine Art is delighted to present Francis Poulenc: Music for Two Pianos performed by pianists Antony Gray and Rob Hao. Among the highlights of this superb new release are the first commercial audio recording of Antony Gray's own transcription for... |
CAMARGO GUARNIERI
Guarnieri: Pedro Malazarte Juliana Taino [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Camargo Guarnieri loved writing for the human voice, composing hundreds of vocal works over the course of his long and distinguished career. The works in this programme all use texts byMário de Andrade - a hugely influential writer who was... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Bells, Symphonic Dances Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano), Dmytro Popov (tenor), Alexander Vinogradov (bass), Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra [ Pentatone / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Choir, under Chief Conductor Karina Canellakis, present Rachmaninov: The Bells and Symphonic Dances, a powerful and deeply expressive interpretation of these late masterpieces by... |
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
The Summer Portraits Live (LP) Ludovico Einaudi [ Decca / 2 LP - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Recorded live in London at The Royal Albert Hall in 2025, this new collection includes favourites from The Summer Portraits as well as much-loved classics such as 'I Giorni', 'Nuvole Bianche' and 'Experience'. |
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
The Summer Portraits Live Ludovico Einaudi [ Decca / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Recorded live in London at The Royal Albert Hall in 2025, this new collection includes favourites from The Summer Portraits as well as much-loved classics such as 'I Giorni', 'Nuvole Bianche' and 'Experience'. |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opus 2 Nos 1, 2 & 3 Marios Papadopoulos (piano) [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] This album features Marios Papadopoulos performing Beethoven's three Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 Nos. 1-3, first published in 1796 and dedicated to Joseph Haydn. Marking the beginning of Beethoven's celebrated cycle of 32 sonatas, these works demonstrate... |
CARL TEIKE
Teike: Marches Volume 3 The Royal Swedish Navy Band, Alexander Hanson [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Famous for composing one of the world's greatest marches, Alte Kameraden (available on Volume 1 in this series, 8.574317), CarlTeike wrote a body of works that have enriched the German concertmarch repertoire. They imbue the medium with both... |
FELIX DRAESEKE
Draeseke: Piano Works Vladimir Aćimović (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] Felix Draeseke's early affiliation with the music of Liszt and Wagner permeated his own compositions of the period, not least his Sonata quasi fantasia in C sharp minor, a work of sumptuous Wagnerian candour as well as balletic lightness. It also... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 (Remastered - Hybrid SACD) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] These recordings exemplify Karajan's mastery of the expansive forms and extensive forces of late Romanticism. The two Bruckner symphonies recorded in 1970 and 1971 show just how much the orchestra's musical signature had changed since the recordings... |
HECTOR BERLIOZ / RICHARD WAGNER
The Beecham Collection - Berlioz & Wagner: Orchestral Excerpts Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [ SOMM Recordings / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] SOMM Recordings continues its much-admired and long-running series The Beecham Collection with its 35th release of live recordings by Sir Thomas Beecham and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The recording highlights the operatic side of Beecham with... |
JAN CRAS / EUGENE YSAYE / JEAN FRANCAIX
Conversations A Trois (Cras, Ysaye & Francaix) Boccherini Trio [ BIS SACD / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Following a first release devoted to string trios by Hungarian composers (BIS-2107), the Trio Boccherini now presents a programme dedicated to works composed in France and Belgium during the first half of the 20th century. In a culture that so... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Sonatas Denis Kozhukhin (piano) [ Pentatone / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Denis Kozhukhin presents a new album of Haydn: Sonatas, offering a fresh and illuminating journey through the composer's keyboard repertoire. Haydn's keyboard sonatas brim with invention, drama, and wit, matching the brilliance of his symphonies and... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Works for Piano Duet and Two Pianos, Volume 2 Hélène Mercier (piano), Louis Lortie (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Alongside their respective solo careers, Hélène Mercier and Louis Lortie regularly meet to perform as a highly sought-after piano duo. Both born and raised in Montreal, they have formed a musical partnership that goes back to the 1980s, developing... |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Partsongs The Mira Ensemble, Nick Salwey (piano), Tom Edney (conductor) [ SOMM Recordings / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] SOMM Recordings is proud to present The Mira Ensemble, taking its name from the Latin word meaning "wonderful" or "admirable" and comprising professional singers from across the UK. The group was founded in 2025 to champion the extensive, yet little... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Schubert / Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy - Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy Lukas Geniušas (piano), Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitr?nas [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Pianist Lukas Geniušas pays tribute to the fantasy, a form synonymous with freedom, dear to the Romantics. Schubert sets the figure of the wanderer to music in his Lied Der Wanderer, which, a few years later, would give rise to a large-scale... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Inexorable amour. Haendel: Cantates virtuoses Marie Lys (soprano),Gaétan Jarry, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Under Italian skies, the young Handel chiselled the human soul into music, providing Roman palaces with secular cantatas of incandescent virtuosity. This theatre of passions explores the thousand faces of love: from the torments of the dizzying Il... |
IVAN WYSCHNEGRADSKY
Wyschnegradsky: Works for Solo Piano Martine Joste (piano) [ Shiiin / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] Now recognised as one of the pioneers of microtonal music and performed throughout the world, Ivan Wyschnegradsky nevertheless composed pieces for solo piano, an instrument he particularly loved, throughout his life. This recording is unique: it... |
