Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
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THOMAS CLAUSEN / PALLE MIKKELBORG / CLAUS OGERMANN
Symbiosis - Tribute to Bill Evans Thomas Clausen Trio, Anders Malta (trumpet), Evgueni Brokmiller (flute), Singapore Symphony Orchestra [ Pentatone / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Clausen Trio, and Jean Thorel present Symbiosis - Tribute to Bill Evans, a remarkable album celebrating the enduring legacy of one of jazz's greatest pianists. Featuring three extraordinary works, the album... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Light out of Darkness Callum Knox (organ), William Vann (director) Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea [ SOMM Recordings / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] In January 2026 The Elgar Society marks its 75th anniversary, and SOMM Recordings celebrates the event with several Elgar releases in gratitude for the society's generous support and encouragement from 1998 to the present day. Light Out of Darkness,... |
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MAURICE RAVEL / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH / SAMUEL BARBER
Constellations Ensemble Ouranos [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] Founded ten years ago, Ensemble Ouranos is now one of the best French wind quintets in the world. For this new recording, their first for Alpha Classics, Mathilde, Amaury, Philibert, Rafael and Nicolas have brought together composers and works that... |
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ERIK SATIE
Satie: amoureux Guillaume Coppola (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] We know Satie as a loner, but it is less well known that Satie had also been in love. He had a brief and stormy affair with the painter Suzanne Valadon. The portrait she made of him is on the cover of this album. |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 18: Il maestro di scuola Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] Joseph Haydn gave lessons in singing, keyboard instruments, theory and composition throughout his life. His pupils included Ignaz Pleyel, Sigismund Neukomm and the Pole Franciszek (Franz) Lessel. In October 1805 |
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KURT WEILL
Weill: In Search of Youkali Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), Murray Grainger (accordion), Marianne Schofield (double-bass), William Vann (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] Winner of the Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, the British mezzo-soprano Katie Bray has become known for her magnetic stage presence and gleaming, expressive tone. Katie... |
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HUGO ALFVEN / TRYGGVI M BALDVINSSON / PIERS HELLAWELL / CARL NIELSEN etc
Northern Horizons: Music for Horn and Piano Markus Maskuniitty (horn), Martin Sturfalt (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] Throughout history, the open landscapes and mythical cultures of the Nordic countries have triggered the imagination of artists. Finnish horn player Markus Maskuniitty and pianist Martin Sturfält perform works which, although separated in time by... |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Masques Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (tenor), Café Zimmermann, Pablo Valetti [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] This album celebrates Antonio Vivaldi's compositions for a particular vocal register, the alto, and for soloists from three different instrumental families: strings, woodwinds (the transverse flute) and brass (the horn). |
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EDWARD MACDOWELL
MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Xiayin Wang (Solo Piano), Peter Dixon (Solo Cello), John Wilson (Conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] In July 1884, MacDowell and his wife, Marian, spent their honeymoon in England, and were both captivated by performances of Shakespeare plays at London's Lyceum Theatre. The young composer started immediately on sketches based on six characters, but... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Four Hands Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Pianists Bertrand Chamayou and Leif Ove Andsnes join forces to record Schubert's magnificent Fantasia in F minor, presenting a landmark Schubert 4 Hands album. This release arrives 40 years after Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia's legendary CBS recording... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: The Impromptus Opp. 90 & 142 Eric Lu (piano) [ Warner Indent / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Eric Lu is the First Prize Winner of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition - the highest honour in the world's most prestigious and oldest piano competition. The official award ceremony took place on 20th October 2025 at the Teatr... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arise my love - Music for the Break of Day Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Mark Williams (conductor) [ Coro / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Spanning 500 years from the exquisite simplicity of Thomas Tallis' perfect miniature O nata lux through Britten's jubilant Festival Te Deum to Cheryl Frances-Hoad's majestic O come let us sing unto the lord, this album celebrates the hope and... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / GEORGE ENESCU
Octets: Mendelssohn & Enescu Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Two of the world's leading string quartets, the Ebène and the Belcea, come together to perform octets written 75 years apart by two phenomenally gifted teenage composers, Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. The two ensembles, the Ebène based in... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty / Children's Album / Piano Sonata, Op. 80 / Theme and Variations, Op. 19/6 Daniil Trifonov (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Jan/2026 ] "With all due respect to Mikhail Pletnev's excellent recording of the Album for the Young, Op 39, Trifonov now claims reference-version status." Gramophone |