Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 181 to 200 of 234
MIHKEL KEREM
Kerem: Orchestral Music Vol.2: Symphonies 7 & 8 Andrew Manze, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra [ Toccata Classics / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] The Estonian composer Mihkel Kerem - born in Tallinn in 1981 and a front-desk violinist in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra since 2015 - used the Covid lockdown to produce no fewer than four symphonies, two of them, his Seventh and Eighth,... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Fantasy op.17, Humoreske, Wiener Carnaval Nikolai Lugansky (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] From the Fantasie Op. 17 - a pinnacle of lyricism and virtuosity - to the irresistible Carnival Scenes from Vienna , via the Humoreske that bubbles over with invention, Nikolai Lugansky explores three of Schumann's iconic masterpieces for piano: a... |
HANS CHRISTIAN LUMBYE / CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2026 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Sony Classical / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] For the first time, the Vienna Philharmonic welcomes Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet‑Séguin to lead the legendary 2026 New Year's Concert. This world‑famous event, broadcast to over 90 countries and reaching more than 50 million viewers, has been a... |
BARBARA STROZZI
Strozzi: Virtuosissima Sirena Laura Catrani (soprano) Accademia dell'Annunciata, Riccardo Doni (conductor) [ Arcana / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] Barbara Strozzi, a Venetian singer and composer who lived between 1619 and 1677, stands out as a rare jewel in the musical landscape of the Italian Seicento. The adoptive (and perhaps natural) daughter of Giulio Strozzi, a man of letters belonging to... |
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
Lully: Atys Les Ambassadeurs, Baroque de Versailles, Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique [ Alpha Classics / 3 CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] This new recording from March 2024 of Jean-Baptiste Lully's musical tragedy, premiered in Saint-Germain-en-Laye 348 years earlier, is the result of the most recent historical, musicological and organological research. The instructions in the 1676... |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Songs with Orchestra - II Orchestre de l'Opéra Normandie Rouen; Pierre Dumoussaud; Hélène Guilmette; Marie-Andrée Bouchard-Lesieur; Julien Henric; Thomas Dolié [ Bru Zane / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] If Massenet is best-known as the champion of French opera, his contribution to the genre of the mélodie merits reassessment - as is demonstrated by this programme of exquisitely orchestrated songs, all of which have remained in manuscript form. The... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: The Dream Of Gerontius David Butt Philip, Karen Cargill, Roland Wood [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] It was the Huddersfield Choral Society which made the first complete recording of Gerontius on 8-12 April 1945; this latest chapter in the Society's ties to the work was recorded eighty years later, virtually to the day, on 5 April 2025 and displays... |
GEORGES ONSLOW
Onslow: String Quintets, Vol. 5 Ensemble Telos [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] Georges Onslow's reputation as the 'French Beethoven' was earned in the field of chamber music. His 34 string quintets build on a form perfected by Mozart, and are enhanced through Onslow's suggested use of a double bass instead of a second cello, as... |
FLORENCE PRICE / CLARA SCHUMANN / AMY BEACH / FANNY HENSEL
Piano Heroines Claire Huangci (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] After a 'spellbinding' album for Alpha devoted to her American roots (Alpha1071), pianist Claire Huangci now celebrates female composers, acknowledging: 'The realities these women faced are difficult to imagine for any modern woman in the field.'... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Alexander Kniazev (cello) [ Avanti Classic / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] Explore the power and depth of Shostakovich's cello concertos with Alexander Kniazev and Kazuki Yamada. Kniazev's profound understanding of Shostakovich's music brings out the intricate layers of anguish, irony, and resilience that define the... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Serenata. Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Haffner-Serenade... Isabelle Faust (violin), Munchener Kammerorchester [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] Continuing an old tradition of outdoor music, Mozart raised the serenade genre to an outstanding level of accomplishment. Harmonia mundi's first collaboration with Enrico Onofri and the Münchener Kammerorchester couples his most famous contributions... |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Maria Egiziaca Orchestra e Coro del Teatro la Fenice, Manlio Benzi [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] Ottorino Respighi's Maria Egiziaca, described by the composer as a 'mystery in three episodes', narrates the life of Saint Mary of Egypt in a profoundly moving and deeply sensuous musical representation of Christian faith as seen through its various... |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: The Piano Works Roberto Prosseda (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] The piano works of Georges Bizet will come as an agreeable discovery to many listeners-here is a body of work by a major composer which has never established itself on record or in the concert hall. Who knew that the twelve- and thirteen-year-old... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / IGNAZ MOSCHELES
Schumann & Moscheles: 1851 - Cello Sonatas Steven Isserlis (cello), Connie Shih (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Jan/2026 ] Allusions to the year and its history are never far away in Steven Isserlis's new recital, 1851: Sonatas by Robert Schumann & Ignaz Moscheles. Whether in the date of composition of the principal works recorded (the Schumann being the second violin... |
OSCAR ESPLA / ALOIS HABA / ANTONIO JOSE / IGNACE STRASFOGEL
Tales of Fate - 20th Century Rarities for Solo Guitar Christophe Dejour (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2026 ] Acclaimed guitarist Christophe Dejour brings together four works that were premiered many years after they were composed, due to unpredictable and, in some cases, fateful circumstances. Both Óscar Esplá's ground-breaking Tempo di Sonata and Ignace... |
LEO WEINER
Weiner: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 Júlia Pusker, Ditta Rohmann, Csaba Klenyán, István Kassai [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2026 ] Leó Weiner's legacy as an educator influenced generations of Hungarian musicians for a half century. His early work as a composer was internationally acclaimed for its new engaging sound, resulting from a unique synthesis of German and French... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Finnish Works for Violin and Orchestra Linda Hedlund, La Tempesta Orchestra, Józef Hárs [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2026 ] This recording explores the emotional depth, colour and inventiveness of Finnish concertante works for violin and orchestra. The pieces range across the transitional landscape of the country's national music during the 20th century, where mysticism,... |
ANTON URSPRUCH
Urspruch: Piano Works María Linares (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2026 ] A native of Frankfurt, Anton Urspruch was a student of Joachim Raff, later becoming one of Liszt's favourite protégés. Urspruch's style was more aligned with Mendelssohn and Beethoven, however, and he proclaimed that 'you can't understand modern... |
MICHEL CORRETTE
Corrette: Premier Livre de Pièces de Clavecin Agustín Álvarez (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 23/Jan/2026 ] Michel Corrette (1707-1795) was born in a musical family, his father was organist, his grandfather dancing master. He was a famous composer, teacher and organist, his long lifetime seeing the cultural change from the Baroque to the Classical... |
CLARA SCHUMANN / CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS / ROBERT SCHUMANN / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH / SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / HENRI DUTILLEUX / JEROME KERN
The Bassoonist's Songbook Amy Harman (Solo Bassoon), Tom Poster ( Solo Piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 23/Jan/2026 ] A passionate advocate for the bassoon, Amy Harman is much sought after as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher, and communicator. Appointed solo bassoon of the Philharmonia Orchestra aged twenty-three, she is currently principal bassoon of the Aurora... |
