Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 141 to 160 of 188
Nicolas Achten; Scherzi Musicali
Il Concerto Caccini [ Ricercar / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Giulio Caccini played a decisive role in the birth of the solo madrigal. |
SCHUMANN / BRUCH
Schumann & Bruch: Violin Concertos Niek Baar; Christoph Poppen; Deutsche Radio Philharmonie [ Channel Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Dutch violinist Niek Baar joins the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie under the direction of Christoph Poppen to perform two classic violin concertos from the mid-19th century: Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto in D minor and Max Bruch's Violin Concerto... |
Orchestre des Frivolités Parisiennes; Chœur des Frivolités Parisiennes; Clarisse Dalles; Alexandra Cravero; Jean-Baptiste Dumora; Jean-Baptiste Dumora
Messager: Coup de Roulis [ B Records / CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] On the war cruiser Le Montesquieu, the unexpected arrival of a high commissioner accompanied by his daughter suddenly rocks the balance of the ship and the hearts of the sailors... |
PUCCINI / GOUNOD / MASSENET / MASCAGNI / VERDI / BERLIOZ
Nessun Dorma Pene Pati (tenor) / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Emmanuel Villaume [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Taking its title, Nessun Dorma, from the greatest tenor hit of them all, Pene Pati's second album balances favourite numbers with operatic rarities - one of them in world premiere recording. In addition to Puccini, the Italian composers are Verdi,... |
PUCCINI / GOUNOD / MASSENET / MASCAGNI / VERDI / BERLIOZ
Nessun Dorma (LP) Pene Pati (tenor) / Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Emmanuel Villaume [ Warner Classics / LP - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Taking its title, Nessun Dorma, from the greatest tenor hit of them all, Pene Pati's second album balances favourite numbers with operatic rarities - one of them in world premiere recording. In addition to Puccini, the Italian composers are Verdi,... |
Romain Leleu; Thomas Leleu
Virtuosi [ La Dolce Volta / CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] "A trumpet-tuba duo: what an unusual idea! At the height of the pandemic, the brothers Thomas and Romain Leleu came up with the notion of creating a unique ensemble. |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Transcendental Etudes Luu Hong Quang (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 19/Sep/2024 ] TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDES is a beautifully recorded album that captures the expressive power of Franz Liszt and the exceptional musicality of Luu Hong Quang. "Recording Franz Liszt's complete Transcendental Etudes has been a long-cherished, seemingly... |
GERARD SCHURMANN
Schurmann: Piano Concerto Xiayin Wang (soloist) / BBC Philharmonic featuring Ben Gernon BBC Philharmonic, Ben Gernon [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Sep/2024 ] The composer, pianist, and conductor Gerard Schurmann (1924 - 2020) was born in Kertosono, Java, which was then part of the Dutch East Indies. The family lived within earshot of the resident gamelan orchestras at the Sultan's Palace, and hearing the... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (LP) Alina Ibragimova (violin), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Vladimir Jurowski [ Hyperion / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] The young violinist Alina Ibragimova is already established as an admired recording artist, standing alongside great artists of the past and present with her versions of Bach and Beethoven's violin works. She appears on this new vinyl release with... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Goldberg Variations (LP) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Sixteen years have passed since Angela Hewitt's first, justly celebrated, version of the 'Goldbergs'. She here commits to record her ever-evolving response to a work which contains the 'shadowed lesson of the whole world', and which continues to play... |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No.4 "Romantic" Anima Eterna, Pablo Heras-Casado (conductor) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] For their first collaboration on harmonia mundi, Pablo Heras-Casado and Anima Eterna explore the world of Bruckner. The first instalment in this series is his tremendous Symphony no.4. |
SCHUMANN / LEKEU / FRANCK / PROKOFIEV / D'INDY / SATIE
Catherine Collard: The Complete Erato, EMI & Virgin Classics Recordings Anne Queffelec (piano) with Catherine Courtois (violin) & Anna Queffelec (piano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Marek Janowski [ Erato / Warner Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] "No pianist understands the atmosphere of this music or can sharpen its wit more tellingly than Anne Queffelec...she is joined spiritedly by Catherine Collard in the four-handed Trois morceaux en forme de poire." (Gramophone on the Satie) |
Arvo Pärt
Tabula Rasa (Deluxe Vinyl Edition LP) [ ECM New Series / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] New vinyl reissue in facsimile gatefold edition, includes original liner notes by Wolfgang Sandner in enclosed booklet. In 1984, ECM brought a new sound into the musical world with the release of Arvo Pärt's Tabula rasa, the first album on the... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies, Piano Concertos & Cello Concertos Berliner Philharmoniker / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons [ Warner Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Mariss Jansons's complete EMI recordings of Dmitri Shostakovich's symphonies, with various top-class orchestras is one of the most ambitious and accomplished discographic projects related to the Russian composer. |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Anton Bruckner: the Symphonies (complete Versions Edition: 11 Symphonies - 18 Versions) Bruckner Orchester Linz, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Markus Poschner [ Naxos / 18 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Markus Poschner's acclaimed recordings of Bruckner's symphonies bring together the versions identified as having significant revisions and changes in the authoritative New Anton Bruckner Complete Edition. It reflects the latest research and the most... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Quartets, Vol. 2: The Middle Quartets Calidore String Quartet [ Signum / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Gramophone Magazine October 2024 Recording of the Month "What cannot be denied is the sophistication and sheer polish - in tuning, rhythm and ensemble - of the Calidore's Beethoven." |
PAUL WRANITZKY
Wranitzky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Marek Štilec [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Paul Wranitzky, Mozart's masonic brother, was a favourite composer of the Viennese court for which he wrote exclusive compositions. |
FRANCIS POULENC
Georges Pretre plays Francois Poulenc Denise Duval, Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Maurice Durufle (organ), Gabriel Tacchino (piano) / Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre [ Erato / 7 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Composer Francis Poulenc, who celebrated the 125th anniversary of his birth in 2024, placed his deepest trust in conductor Georges Prêtre. |
ALBAN BERG / ANTON WEBERN / ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Berg, Schoenberg & Webern: Piano Works Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] One of the most celebrated pianists of our time, remaining true to herself and to her music, and in doing so, is following in the footsteps of the great Russian musicians of the Soviet era. This album pays tribute to the Second Viennese School,... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano, Vol. 1 Gabriel Schwabe (cello), Nicholas Rimmer (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Intent on developing the reputation he had won in Vienna, Beethoven undertook an extensive tour ending in Berlin, home to the cello-playing Frederick William II. There he unveiled his Sonatas for Piano and Cello, Op. 5 with one of the famed Duport... |
