Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 61 to 80 of 196
BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana: The Two Widows Prague National Theatre Chorus, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Jindra [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] Considered a lesser-known gem of the operatic repertoire, Smetana's Dvě vdovy ('The Two Widows') is set in a Bohemian country estate in which the contrasting personalities of recently widowed cousins Karolína and Anežka are tested by the attentions... |
J.S. BACH
Bach: Köthener Trauermusik Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] When Leopold of Anhalt - Cöthen died in 1728, his former Kapellmeister had not forgotten the five brilliant years he had spent in the prince's service. He dedicated to his memory a mourning cantata almost entirely based on the music of two major... |
Quatuor Hermès
Echoes of Vienna [ La Dolce Volta / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] Vienna was in the grip of serious political unrest that forced many of its artists into exile when Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) composed his Second String Quartet in 1933, first performed the following year in the Austrian capital. In it he... |
THEODOR KULLAK
Kullak: Romantic Piano, Vol. 7 Roman Fediurko (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] The German pianist and teacher Theodor Kullak, a piano student of Carl Czerny among others, enjoyed a stellar career. His transcriptions, arrangements and studies have proved enduring, while his lesser-known original works contain an abundance of... |
Sheila Dhar
North India: Sheila Dhar, Vol. 1 [ Ocora / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] Singer Sheila Dhar, a disciple of Ustad Fayyaz Ahmed Khan (a leading figure in Hindustani classical singing), through the ragas Bhairav and Kaushi Kanhra, traces the many facets of the Kirana gharana musical lineage with sobriety, fidelity and... |
FRANCOIS COUPERIN / ANTONIO VIVALDI
Couperin & Vivaldi: Or (Light) Sonia Wieder-Atherton (cello) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] For her new recording, entitled 'Or' (light), cellist Sonia Wieder Atherton has devised a two-part narrative, 'a series of freeze frames, like incursions into time': first, Couperin's Les leçons de ténèbres or the Lamentations of the Prophet... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Spiegel Im Spiegel Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Martina Batič [ Channel Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] On Spiegel im Spiegel, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, the Netherlands Chamber Choir, Candida Thompson, Martina Batič, Hülya Keser and Tim Posner perform a program of Baltic and English compositions, wherein space and time blur. The title of this album is... |
HAVERGAL BRIAN / BUSH / RAWSTHORNE / BRIDGE / ORR / FENBY / etc
Overtures from the British Isles: Volume 3 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Rumon Gamba (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Rumon Gamba directs the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra on the third instalment of his exploration of Overtures from the British Isles. As in the case of the previous volumes, the recorded repertoire is rarely played, and the album includes three world... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Late Works Berit Norbakken (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano), Guy Cutting (tenor), Thomas Walker (tenor), Cappella Amsterdam [ Pentatone / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Cappella Amsterdam, its celebrated chief conductor Daniel Reuss, and the Noord Nederlands Orkest present a recording of Igor Stravinsky's late works, showcasing the composer's remarkable transformation. Embracing the twelve-tone technique in his... |
PIETRO MASCAGNI
Mascagni: Zanetto Zanetto: Yajie Zhang (mezzo-soprano) / Silvia: Narine Yeghiyan (soprano) [ OehmsClassics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Since its foundation in 2013, the Berlin Opera Group has made a name for itself with Berlin premieres that include Donizetti's Deux hommes et une femme and Betly, together with other operatic rarities. This album is a Deutschlandfunk Kultur recording... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: A Moment in Time - Late Piano Works Christian Blackshaw (piano) [ Pentatone / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Pianist Christian Blackshaw presents A Moment in Time, an intimate exploration of Franz Schubert's late masterworks. The album features the Four Impromptus, D899, written in 1827, in which Schubert transforms the simple Impromptu into "a harmonically... |
JOHANN LUDWIG BACH
Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas Capella Sollertia, Johanna Soller [ Ricercar / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Leipzig, 1726. Johann Sebastian Bach had been Cantor at the Thomaskirche for three years, and in February of that year he interrupted his regular production of cantatas to perform eighteen cantatas by his cousin Johann Ludwig Bach in the city's main... |
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith
Call for the Wailing Women, Laments and Lamentations in Italian Convents [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] World-premiere recordings of motets by a host of unknown names from the early Italian Baroque: the latest result of performing scholarship by a group with a notable track record of success in this repertoire. International critics have praised the... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Complete Flute Sonatas Duo Astra [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Landmark works of Baroque chamber music given a 21st-century twist. The extent to which George Frideric Handel's flute sonatas 'belong' on the flute is an open question. Some sonatas were composed with the violin in mind, and then arranged by... |
JEAN-BAPTISTE GRAVIER
Gravier: Six Sonates pour le Clavecin Fernando De Luca (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Jean-Baptiste Gravier, known as l'Abbé Gravier, was a French Catholic priest, composer and organist. Born on 21 April 1723 in Lombez, he died on 22 November 1799 in Saintes. He lived and worked throughout his life in the Occitanic region. From the... |
KALEVI AHO
Aho: Symphony no.17 Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Erkki Lasonpalo (conductor) [ BIS / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] The prolific Finnish composer Kalevi Aho periodically undertakes large-scale compositions that showcase the full breadth of his artistic abilities. The Symphony no.17 exemplifies this tendency, representing his most ambitious orchestral work to... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart : Sonatas for pianoforte & violin Vol. 4 (K. 296, 303, 380, 481) Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] This fourth and last volume devoted to Mozart ' s Violin and Piano Sonatas is a virtual journey of initiation, from his light - filled ' Palatine ' Sonatas to the later, more intense and complex Viennese masterworks, with Mozart completely... |
Explorer Set: Spanish Edition
[ Piano Classics / 10 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] A budget introduction to the riches of the Spanish piano repertoire, including many critically acclaimed recordings. While Domenico Scarlatti was born in Naples, he spent the greater part of his career on the Iberian peninsula, and died in Madrid... |
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Piazzolla: Bandoneon Concerto 'Aconcagua', Tres Tangos, Oblivion Klaudiusz Baran (conductor), Czestochowa Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Adam Klocek (bandoneon) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) was an Argentine composer and bandoneon virtuoso who revolutionised the traditional tango by infusing it with elements of jazz, classical music and modern harmonies. His work transformed tango from a dance genre rooted in... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Violin Concertos Federico Guglielmo, Enrico Casazza (violin), Pier Luigi Fabretti (oboe), Roberto Loreggian (organ), L'Arte dell'Arco, La Magnifica Comunita [ Brilliant Classics / 13 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) was an Italian composer, violinist, and priest, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures of the Baroque era. Born in Venice, Vivaldi was nicknamed "Il Prete Rosso" (The Red Priest) because of his red hair and... |
