Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 121 to 140 of 150
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos | Solo Works Yuja Wang (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons [ Deutche Grammophon / LP - released 2/May/2025 ] "A genuine collaborative spirit presides over these Shostakovich concerto performances, not to mention the dazzling execution and playful characterisation one expects from this particular piano soloist." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2025 |
THIERRY PECOU / RAMON LAZKANO / ALEX NANTE
Alexandre Tharaud: Concertos Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Orchestre National de Lyon, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre Nation de Lille [ Erato / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] A sequel to Alexandre Tharaud's 2020 album of contemporary piano concertos, this release presents three recent, kaleidoscopic concertos, all composed specially for the multi-faceted French musician: Cara Bali Concerto by Thierry Pécou (born in France... |
KORNGOLD / ZEMLINSKY / WINTER / MAHLER / GRÜNFELD
Jewish Vienna Chen Reiss (soprano), Jewish Chamber Orchestra Munich, Daniel Grossmann (conductor) [ ONYX / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a at the cutting edge of artistic and musical creativity. The Vienna Secessionist movement, led by Gustav Klimt had, in equal measure, shocked and fascinated the art world. Composers such as Schoenberg, Berg... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Light Flowing Clare O'Connell (cello) [ NMC Recordings / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Light Flowing is an album of works for cello performed by Clare O'Connell as part of NMC's Artist Series |
ARVO PART
Pärt: Tractus (LP) Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) [ ECM New Series / 2 LP - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Tractus emphasizes Arvo Pärt compositions that blend the timbres of string orchestra and choir. New versions predominate, with focused performances from the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Tõnu Kaljuste's... |
Various Composers
Tales of the Jazz Age Florian Noack [ La Dolce Volta / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Can we go back a hundred years in time? Pianist Florian Noack's new album pushes back the gates of time to rediscover the lifeblood of the Roaring Twenties, which saw twentieth-century music trace a path between partying and war. |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les Jeux et les Plaisirs (LP version) Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 25/Apr/2025 ] This programme focuses on fantasy and pleasure, with three symphonies punctuated by lightness and wit. |
RAMEAU / RAVEL / PÉREZ-VILLEGAS / URQUIZA
Unraveled: Homage to Maurice Ravel Kebyart [ Linn Records / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] To celebrate Maurice Ravel's 150th anniversary in 2025, Kebyart sets out to explore his unique compositional legacy, despite the composer never having written for saxophone quartet. |
J. S. BACH
Ancient Modernity: New Music for Solo Cello Louise McMonagle (cello) [ DELPHIAN / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Known for her work as a member of the award-winning Riot Ensemble, Scottish cellist Louise McMonagle's first solo album showcases her deep commitment to collaboration with the composers of our own time. From John Maxwell Geddes, one of her early... |
ADAMS / STRAVINSKY / GERSHWIN / BERN
Hallelujah Junction Lukas Geniušas, Anna Geniushene [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Anna Geniushene and Lukas Geniušas both have brilliant careers as soloists: Anna won the silver medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 and now records for Fuga Libera, while Lukas' two Rachmaninov recordings, a recital of... |
ANDRÉ DANICAN PHILIDOR
Philidor: Ernelinde, princesse de Norvège Orkester Nord, Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Martin Wåhlberg [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 2 CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] Torn between her love for the King of Denmark, Sandomir, and her duty to her father, Rodoald, King of Norway, Princess Ernelinde finds herself caught up in a political whirlwind in the heart of medieval Scandinavia. Beyond the exotic setting of this... |
ANTÔNIO MARINHO / LUCAS DOS PRAZERES / CÉSAR MICHILES / BRENO LIRA
Brazil: Music of the Nordeste Pernambuco Quartet [ Ocora / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] The Pernambuco Quartet owes its creation to luck, chance and passion, when four musicians emblematic of their culture came together around the rich traditions of the Pernambuco region - a unique alchemy of poetry, rhythms and music. |
CECILIA McDOWALL
McDowall: Cantatas Rowan Pierce (soprano), Katie Bennington (oboe), Choir of Royal Holloway, Orchestra Nova [ Resonus / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] This album presents a stunning collection of recent cantatas by acclaimed composer Cecilia McDowall, performed by the Choir of Royal Holloway, Orchestra Nova, and conductor George Vass. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence Symphony No.6 'Pathetique' Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (conductor) [ ONYX / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] 'Italy, Florence - nothing gives me the slightest pleasure so far' Tchaikovsky wrote to his brother. 'I cannot live outside Russia' In the depth of depression, the composer completed his 10th opera, The Queen of Spades, and commenced work on his... |
JOHANN LUDWIG KREBS
Krebs: Keyboard Works Vol.5 Steven Devine (harpsichord) [ Resonus / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] This penultimate collection in Steven Devine's critically-acclaimed survey of the complete harpsichord works of Bach's favourite student, Johann Ludwig Krebs, features five of the six 'Galanterie-Suiten' [Galant Suites]. . |
BARTOK / TCHAIKOVSKY / BEETHOVEN / MENDELSSOHN / BRAHMS / etc
Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters Vol 2 - Antal Dorati in London Antal Doráti, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Festival Chamber Orchestra [ Australian Eloquence Mercury Living Presence / 28 CD Box Set - released 18/Apr/2025 ] Volume 2 of Antal Doráti's London recordings for Mercury covers sessions between June 1960 (Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony) and August 1966 (Tchaikovsky's Orchestral Suites). By way of a bonus, the set concludes with a rarity issued on Philips and... |
CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / MESSIAEN / GORECKI
Jan Lisiecki: Preludes Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Apr/2025 ] On his new album Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki brings the diverse sounds of the prelude to life, highlighting that it is far more than just a curtain-raiser to something else. Frédéric Chopin's extraordinary 24 Préludes, op.28, are inspiration... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Violin concerto & sonata / Piano quartet / Ein Heldenleben / etc Renaud Capuçon (violin), with Christop Koncz (violin), Guillaume Bellom (piano) / Gustav Mahler Jungendorchester, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon / 3 CD Box Set - released 18/Apr/2025 ] "The Vienna Symphony is luxurious in the Concerto, against which Capuçon's poise and precision contrast beautifully. There's a mournful simplicity to the Sonata and the Piano Quartet channels pleasingly darker hues." BBC Music |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Cello Suites, Vol. 2 - Nos. 2, 3, 6, BWV 1008, 1009, 1012 (arr. Yasunori Imamura for theorbo) Yasunori Imamura (theorbo) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Apr/2025 ] Yasunori Imamura presents the second instalment of Bach's Cello Suites arranged for theorbo (Volume 1 is available on 8.574617). The theorbo is the most important plucked instrument in the lute family, with a range very similar to the cello. |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: Easter Oratorio Magnificat Cantata Collective, Nicholas McGegean [ AVIE / CD - released 11/Apr/2025 ] San Francisco-based Cantata Collective continues its exploration of J.S. Bach's major choral masterworks with a third in the ongoing series, pairing the composer's Easter Oratorio and Magnificat. |
