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 288
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol.6 (Nos 22, 23 + Overture to Der Schauspieldriektor) Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / Manchester Camerata, Gábor Takács-Nagy [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2022 ] "..Jean-Efflam Bavouzet continues to bring freshness and renewed enjoyment to these pieces with the latest volume in his complete concerto series.' BBC Music Concerto Choice June 2022 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Amarcord d'un Tango Marco Albonetti (soprano saxophone), Daniele di Bonaventura (bandoneón), Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2022 ] Marco Albonetti writes: '"Amarcord" signifies memory, the nostalgic re-enactment of the past. Here, it evokes the idea of joining two instruments, the saxophone and the bandoneón, both of which were invented in the middle of the nineteenth century.... |
PANCHO VLADIGEROV / DOBRINKA TABAKOVA
Slavic Roots Marina Staneva (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 14/Apr/2022 ] Awarded the title Young Steinway Artist in 2020, the Bulgarian pianist Marina Staneva received the 2019 Sam Hutchings Piano Prize and was a 2018 Britten-Pears Young Artist. She has been praised for her serious talent, outstanding musicianship,... |
Bruce Wolosoff
Paradise Found - Music for Cello and Piano by Bruce Wolosoff Bruce Wolosoff (piano), Sara Sant'Ambrogio (cello) [ AVIE / CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] The distinguished New York-based composer-pianist Bruce Wolosoff synthesizes traditional tonal idioms with lifelong enthusiasms for jazz, blues, and rock music, creating a distinct musical language that speaks to the heart, but is unmistakably... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Complete Cello Suites Bruno Philippe (cello) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] Bruno Philippe conceives Bach's Suites for solo cello as a veritable existential journey, from life to death and resurrection. Forgoing metal strings for their historical gut equivalents, the young French artist offers us an inward, deeply moving... |
VERDI / PUCCINI / BIZET / MASSENET / LEONCAVALLO / BRAHMS / etc
Jonas Kaufmann - The Tenor Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Various orchestras, with Antonio Pirozzi (bass), Kristine Opolais (soprano), Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] The Tenor is a compilation of some of the most hummable, accessible classical vocal works to bridge the gap between what people might hear for a moment in their daily lives and listening to a full operatic work. The collection includes arias from... |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 (LP) Marcel Dupré (organ), Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray [ Mercury Living Presence LP / LP - released 15/Apr/2022 ] Original 1958 Living Presence recording mastered at Abbey Road Studios |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Eastertide Evensong St John's College Choir Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor), with James Anderson-Besant & Glen Dempsey (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] St John's first live Evensong album, Ash Wednesday, marked the period of Lent and reflected the tradition of the organ remaining silent. Now with Eastertide Evensong, organists rejoin choir in a blaze of rejoicing. |
RICHARD STRAUSS / KROMMER / ANTHEIL / STRAVINSKY / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / etc
Netherlands Wind Ensemble - Complete Philips Recordings Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Edo de Waart [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 17 CD Box Set - released 18/Apr/2022 ] Issued complete for the first time, including several albums new to CD, is the Philips catalogue of the Netherlands Wind Ensemble - an ensemble that made a defining contribution to Dutch musical life in the 1970s. ... |
BACH / SCHUMANN / SCHUBERT / LISZT / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / etc
Wilhelm Kempff - The Decca Legacy Wilhelm Kempff (piano) with Pablo Casals, Paul Grümmer (cellos) Georg Kulenkampff (violin) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 13 CD Box Set - released 18/Apr/2022 ] The Decca legacy of WILHELM KEMPFF, one of the last century's greatest keyboard poets. |
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Leclair: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, Nos. 5-8 Adrian Butterfield (violin) Sarah McMahon (cello) Silas Wollston (harpsichord) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Jean-Marie Leclair's violin sonatas embody a stylistic fusion known as les goûts réunis in which the lyricism and the virtuosity of the Italian school are integrated with the dance idioms of French Baroque music. In this volume, the music reaches new... |
GIBBONS / GESUALDO / BYRD / WARLOCK / ELGAR / STANFORD / BRITTEN / etc
The Sweet and Merry Month - Music For May Morning The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford [ Opus Arte / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Experience a staple of the Oxford calendar in this set of works inspired by the May Morning tradition, with music spanning from the traditional to contemporary. |
SANDRO FUGA
Fuga: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Claudio Voghera, Carlotta Fuga, Giacomo Fuga (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Sandro Fuga became a leading figure in Turin's musical life in the mid-20th century. His passion for art and music was inherited from his eminent Venetian family which included grandfather Luigi Nono among its members. |
LORD BERNERS
Berners: Le Carrosse du Saint-Sacrement (Sung in English) Cynthia Buchan (mezzo), John Winifred (ten), Ian Caddy, Thomas Lawlor (bass-baritone), Anthony Smith (bar) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; RTÉ Sinf [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "..very satisfying: everyone sings and plays with obvious enjoyment. Again, Berners' temperament was obviously attuned to its times and his music partakes of the then prevailing mood of light-headedness and nonchalance." British Music Society |
SRDJAN BULATOVIC / DARKO NIKCEVIC
Feel the Moment - Meditative Mediterranean Guitar Music Darko Nikčević and Srdjan Bulatović (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Darko Nikčević and Srdjan Bulatović, the internationally renowned guitar duo from Montenegro, are acclaimed for their virtuosity and for exciting performances that blend influences from the Mediterranean and the Middle East. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K364 Violin Concertos No.1 K207 & No.3 K216 David Oistrakh (violin) Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai (conductor), Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor) [ Alto / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "you can't go wrong with Oistrakh's pre-authenticity Mozart. True, this is big-boned, dyed in the wool Mozart, 1960's style. Tempi are relaxed, textures quite heavy and the ethos masculine and robust … subtle shadings are there." MusicWeb |
BACH / MOZART / SCHUBERT / LISZT / TCHAIKOVSKY / KREISLER / HAUG
Duo Diversitas - Flute and Guitar Recital Ex Aequo [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] For this programme, Duo Diversitas has selected or created sophisticated arrangements that embody virtuosity and musical expression. |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / EVGENY KISSIN
Russian Ballads: Works for Cello and Piano Gabriel Schwabe (cello) Roland Pöntinen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] The 20th century saw an abundance of notable Russian cellists inspiring an extensive repertoire by Soviet composers. In the cello sonatas by Shostakovich and Prokofiev, both composers explore the rich and emotive timbre of the instrument. |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
Heinz Holliger: Lunea Ivan Ludlow, Sarah Maria Sun, Christian Gerhaher, Juliane Banse / Philharmonie Zürich, Basler Madrigalisten, Heinz Holliger [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "Gerhaher is astonishing in the virtuoso principal role...traversing the gamut of language and expression from song to speech...an excellent Basler Madrigalisten and 34-piece Philharmonia Zürich conducted live by Holliger." BBC Opera Choice July 22 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos [3 CDs with Blu-ray Audio & Blu-ray video] Krystian Zimerman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Krystian Zimerman, Sir Simon Rattle, and Ludwig van Beethoven: three exceptional musicians and five great piano concertos brought together for this landmark recording. |
