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 234
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 SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] "Succinct yet informative notes by the composer, and a work that demonstrably starts listeners in at the top of Aho's everexpanding symphonic odyssey." Gramophone |
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... |
MICHELANGELO ROSSI
Rossi: Toccate & Corenti for Organ & Harpsichord Manuel Tomadin (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Michelangelo Rossi (1602-1656) was an Italian composer, violinist, and organist of the early Baroque period, known for his highly expressive and often daring keyboard music. Born in Genoa, Rossi was a pupil of Girolamo Frescobaldi, one of the... |
J.S. BACH
Bach: Clavier-Übung III James McVinnie (organ) [ Pentatone / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] James McVinnie brings Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental Clavier-Übung III to life in a recording that captures both its technical brilliance and profound spiritual depth. Bach's 1739 collection, his first published volume of organ music, is a... |
CLARA SCHUMANN / DORA PEJACEVIC / CÉCILE CHAMINADE
In Her Hands Neave Trio [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Hailed by the magazine BBC Music for its 'generous and warm-hearted, utterly beguiling playing', the GRAMMY®-nominated Neave Trio has emerged as one of the finest young ensembles of its generation. For this, their eighth album, they have once... |
OLIVIA BELLI
Belli: Daimon - Piano Concerto, Ithaca Suite & Sonatina for Nausicaa Olivia Belli (piano, piccolo), Canea Quartett, Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Jess Gillam (saxophone), Raphaela Gromes (cello), Deutsches Kammerorchester [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Known for her refined neoclassical voice, Belli draws inspiration from Bach, Chopin, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt, and the worlds of art and literature. Daimon takes its cue from Homer's Odyssey. Belli was fascinated by Odysseus' destined return to Ithaca... |
MARTON ILLES
Márton Illés: Bowed Spaces Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Nicolas Altstaedt, SWR Experimentalstudio, Münchener Kammerorchester [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Born in Budapest in 1975 and based in Germany, composer Marton Illes studied with Detlev Muller-Siemens and Wolfgang Rihm. In 2020, he composed the violin concerto Vont-ter for Patricia Kopatchinskaja, a long-time partner who performs his music with... |
BRAHMS
Brahms: Late Piano Works Piotr Anderszewski (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] "These late works by Brahms are like a testament. But what is this secretive man revealing to us here? Or rather, what is he still trying to hide? Hiding it until the very end, arousing in us an irresistible desire to guess what it is? Perhaps that... |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Early Piano Sonatas Opp. 2-7-10 Simone Pierini (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] An experienced early-keyboard specialist brings his expertise to the 'New Testament' of the piano repertoire. 'Period' performances of Beethoven sonatas have become relatively mainstream during the present century, through artists such as Robert... |
ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
Pizzetti: Piano Trio, Works for Violin, Cello & Piano Trio Hèrmes [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880-1968) was an Italian composer, music theorist, and teacher whose work bridges the late Romantic tradition and early twentieth-century modernism. A member of the so-called "Generation of the Eighties" alongside Ottorino... |
JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Songs, Ayres & Dances Various Artists [ Erato / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2026 ] John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer, often regarded as one of the greatest masters of the lute song. His melancholic music, filled with deep emotional expression, perfectly captures the mood of the Elizabethan and... |
Paranormal Music Chamber
[ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] JB Dunckel first created these pieces through a highly organic process of spontaneous composition at his piano for his 2024 album Paranormal Musicality. Now they take on a new dimension, perhaps one of the many unknown potentials they held from the... |
Calidore Quartet
American Tapestry [ Signum Records / CD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] In a historical moment filled with tension and polarizing divide, this beautifully woven-together program of American music tells a story of human interconnectedness that resonates beyond any national borders. "The Calidore String Quartet play... |
Bor Zuljan (lute), Clara Brunet
Mr Dowland's Dream [ Ricercar / CD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] |
UNSUK CHIN
Unsuk Chin Samuel Favre, Dimitri Vassilakis (piano), Ensemble Intercontemporain (chamber ensemble), Pierre Bleuse [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] The Ensemble Intercontemporain and its musical director Pierre Bleuse continue their monographs on the great figures of contemporary musical composition. After the multi-award-winning Ligeti, it is the composer Unsuk Chin who is celebrated here.... |
