Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 161 to 180 of 188
HILDEGARD von BINGEN
Hildegard of Bingen: A feather on the breath of God (LP) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page [ Hyperion / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Listen: there was once a king sitting on his throne. Around him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns ornamented with ivory, bearing the banners of the king with great honour. Then it pleased the king to raise a small feather from the ground... |
HENRY PURCELL / W. A. MOZART
Grigory Sokolov: Purcell & Mozart Grigory Sokolov (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Grigory Sokolov's annual spring tours have become pilgrimages for his devoted followers. In 2022/2023, he dedicated 70 recitals to Purcell and Mozart, revealing their shared streaks of charm and melancholy. |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin Rhapsody Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) Michael Feinstein (piano & vocals) [ Decca Records / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Commemorating the 1924 premiere of Rhapsody in Blue, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet collaborates with Michael Feinstein, the 'one-man encyclopaedia of the Great American Songbook' to celebrate the magic of Gershwin. |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Jonas Kaufmann - Puccini: Love Affairs Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), with Pretty Yende (sop), Anna Netrebko (sop), Sonya Yoncheva (sop), Malin Byström (sop) / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale [ Sony / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Following on from his phenomenally successful Grammy-nominated first Puccini album in 2015, "Nessun Dorma", Jonas Kaufmann now presents a new album of Puccini highlights to mark the composer's anniversary year 2024. "The greatest tenor of his... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / ALEXANDER SCRIABIN / AKIO YASHIRO
Mao Fujita - 72 Preludes Mao Fujita (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Following his 'consistently impressive' (Gramophone) traversal of Mozart's complete Piano Sonatas for Sony Classical - winner of an Opus Klassik Award - Japanese pianist Mao Fujita has recorded a similarly ambitious project. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos (LP) Marc-André Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] The two piano concertos of Shostakovich, though strikingly different from each other, have both become twentieth-century classics. The first has long been one of Marc-Andre Hamelin's party pieces and we are delighted to have paired him with Andrew... |
TONY BANKS
Banks: 18 Pieces for Orchestra Martin Robertson, Charlie Siem, Tony Banks, Frank Ricotti, John Barclay, Skaila Kanga [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Famous for his role as the keyboard player in rock band Genesis and as a solo artist, Tony Banks was always fascinated by the idea of writing orchestral music. |
MAX RICHTER
Richter: In a Landscape Max Richter (piano, electronic percussion, hammond organ, synthesizer programming) and ensemble [ Decca / CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Max Richter presents his 9th studio album 'In A Landscape'. A record about "reconciling polarities"; bringing together the electronic & the acoustic, the human and the natural world, the big questions of life and the quiet pleasures of living. "A... |
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel Nathaniel Hackmann, Mikaela Bennett, Sierra Boggess, Julian Ovenden / Sinfonia of London, 'Carousel' Ensemble, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Following the success of last year's release of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, John Wilson and Sinfonia of London turn their attention to Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich Symphonies 4, 5 & 6 Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus Mäkelä [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 13/Sep/2024 ] "...the account of the Sixth Symphony is beautifully controlled and paced, the Oslo strings radiant as the first movement steadily intensifies, the woodwind fabulously agile in the scherzo second, and the finale a joyous, witty romp." The Guardian |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: The Complete Waltzes (LP) Stephen Hough [ Hyperion / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Stephen Hough has a unique affinity for the music of Chopin, whose music has always been a central part of his repertoire. His earlier Chopin recordings for Hyperion garnered huge critical acclaim. Hough's name has become synonymous with pianistic... |
BRITTEN / DUPARC / GOUNOD / KORNGOLD / MAHLER / MESSAGER / MOZART / etc
Huw Montague Rendall - Contemplation Huw Montague Rendall (baritone) / Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen, Ben Glassberg [ Erato / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] "The first thing one notices in this wide-ranging recital from rising baritone Huw Montague Rendall is his seriousness of purpose...There's also top-rank work from the orchestra and conductor" BBC Music Five Stars December Opera Choice 2024 |
VIVALDI / PURCELL / HANDEL / MONTEVERDI / etc
#LetsBaRock Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Aleksander Dębicz (piano), with Marcin Ułanowski & Wojciech Gumińki [ Erato / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] #LetsBaRock is a unique and surprising project from Jakub Józef Orliński, performing once again with pianist Aleksander Dębicz. |
JOHANNE BRAHMS
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 Lars Vogt (piano), Christian Tetzlaff, Barbara Buntrock, Tanja Tetzlaff [ Ondine / 2 CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] This new album of two piano quartets by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) consists of pianist Lars Vogt's last recordings. Before his premature death and between treatments, Lars Vogt was able to record a multi-award-winning album of piano chamber music... |
MAGNUS LINDBERG
Magnus Lindberg: Viola Concerto, Absence & Serenades Lawrence Power (viola) Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon [ Ondine / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] Composer Magnus Lindberg (b. 1958) is one of Europe's leading names in contemporary music. Having travelled a long road as a composer, from the steely and edgy modernism of his early period to the soft and sonorous sound worlds of his most recent... |
BRAHMS / SCHUBERT / BEETHOVEN / STRAVINSKY / TCHAIKOVSKY
Misha Dichter - The Complete RCA Victor Recordings Misha Dichter (piano) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Classical / 3 CD Box Set - released 6/Sep/2024 ] It was inevitable, perhaps, that Dichter's debut release for the label would be given over to the Tchaikovsky B-flat minor concerto, the same work that catapulted the competition's first winner Van Cliburn to international stardom. |
Paul Robeson
Voice of Freedom; His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings [ Sony Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 6/Sep/2024 ] This is a special edition, documenting Paul Robeson's complete major-label discography recorded 1925-1947! It contains the first release of Robeson's groundbreaking Victor recordings on CD with 16 recordings reissued for the first time. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Violin Concerto Vilde Frang (violin) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robin Ticciati, with Thomas Hoppe (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] "Her understanding of Elgar's kaleidoscopic writing is instinctive at all levels...Every lover of Elgar's masterpiece should try to hear this magnificent addition to the library." Gramophone Magazine Awards Issue 2024 Recording of the Month |
ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From The new World" / American Suite Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann [ Erato / CD - released 30/Aug/2024 ] The first album from Natalie Stutzmann as conductor features Dvořák's well known Symphony no.9 "From the New World" and the lesser known American Suite. |
BERLIOZ / CHAUSSON / DUPARC / KOSMA / TRENET / BREL
Douce France - Mélodies & Chansons Benjamin Bernheim (tenor) Carrie-Ann Matheson (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 30/Aug/2024 ] "...To end, he offers three popular encores. These 20th-century classics by Brel, Kosma and Trenet are always a delight and Bernheim sings them to the manner born. We could have done with more of those." Financial Times |
