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 196
EDWARD MACDOWELL
MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Xiayin Wang (Solo Piano), Peter Dixon (Solo Cello), John Wilson (Conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] In July 1884, MacDowell and his wife, Marian, spent their honeymoon in England, and were both captivated by performances of Shakespeare plays at London's Lyceum Theatre. The young composer started immediately on sketches based on six characters, but... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Four Hands Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Pianists Bertrand Chamayou and Leif Ove Andsnes join forces to record Schubert's magnificent Fantasia in F minor, presenting a landmark Schubert 4 Hands album. This release arrives 40 years after Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia's legendary CBS recording... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: The Impromptus Opp. 90 & 142 Eric Lu (piano) [ Warner Indent / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Eric Lu is the First Prize Winner of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition - the highest honour in the world's most prestigious and oldest piano competition. The official award ceremony took place on 20th October 2025 at the Teatr... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arise my love - Music for the Break of Day Magdalen College Choir, Oxford, Mark Williams (conductor) [ Coro / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Spanning 500 years from the exquisite simplicity of Thomas Tallis' perfect miniature O nata lux through Britten's jubilant Festival Te Deum to Cheryl Frances-Hoad's majestic O come let us sing unto the lord, this album celebrates the hope and... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / GEORGE ENESCU
Octets: Mendelssohn & Enescu Quatuor Ébène, Belcea Quartet [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Two of the world's leading string quartets, the Ebène and the Belcea, come together to perform octets written 75 years apart by two phenomenally gifted teenage composers, Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. The two ensembles, the Ebène based in... |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty / Children's Album / Piano Sonata, Op. 80 / Theme and Variations, Op. 19/6 Daniil Trifonov (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 2/Jan/2026 ] "With all due respect to Mikhail Pletnev's excellent recording of the Album for the Young, Op 39, Trifonov now claims reference-version status." Gramophone |
J. S. BACH / RAMEAU / SCARLATTI / COUPERIN / HANDEL / ROYER
Baroque Encores David Fray (piano) [ Erato Classics / CD - released 12/Dec/2025 ] David Fray stands out as one of today's most distinctive French pianists, widely acclaimed for his profound interpretations of Bach. This new album draws its core from L'Enfant oublié (2023), a theatrical project co-created with actress and director... |
RICHTER / DESSNER / EINAUDI / HISAISHI / MUHLY / MONTERO / MAZZOLI / etc
Gaïa Gautier Capucon (cello), with Frank Braley, Jérôme Ducros (piano), Michael Canitrot (electronics), Sarah Rebecca (vocals), etc [ Erato / CD - released 12/Dec/2025 ] Gautier Capuçon's cello becomes the voice of the Earth in an inspired album of world premiere recordings: Gaïa. Uniting seventeen original contributions by sixteen contemporary composers, this project sets out to explore humanity's relationship to... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Lucia di Lammermoor (Complete Opera) Lisette.Oropesa, Stefan Pop, Mattia. Olivieri, Riccardo Zanellato / Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania Fabrizio Maria Carminati [ Euroarts SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 12/Dec/2025 ] Lucia di Lammermoor is one of the most iconic works of the bel canto repertoire, showcasing Gaetano Donizetti's masterful blend of lyrical beauty and dramatic intensity. Based on Sir Walter Scott's novel |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Schumann, Mendelssoh: Violin Concertos Albrecht Menzel, Leipziger Symphonieorchester, Robbert van Steijn [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Dec/2025 ] Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, composed over an extended period and in collaboration with its dedicatee Ferdinand David, was an instant success at its premiere. The concerto's glorious melodic invention and innovative character have... |
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Jarvi
Schubert: Symphonies Vol.1: Nos. 7 & 4 [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/Dec/2025 ] Sony Masterworks is proud to announce the release of Schubert - Symphonies Vol.1: Nos. 7 (8) & 4, performed by Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Paavo Järvi and DKAM, recipients of Gramophone's 2023 Orchestra of the Year and... |
WILLIAM SHIELD
W Shield: Complete Chamber Works Vol.2: String Trios 1-9 The Dorrit Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Dec/2025 ] English composer William Shield was famous for his operas and pantomimes. He was admired by Haydn who was to prove a lasting influence, and rose to become Master of the King's Music despite coming from a relatively poor background. His String Trios... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Treasury of Danish Song Musica Ficta, Bo Holten [ Naxos / CD Box Set - released 5/Dec/2025 ] This encyclopaedic survey (18 CDs) represents Bo Holten and Musica Ficta's 25-year odyssey to collate and record the magnificent wealth of Danish part-songs. The project began in 1996 to much acclaim - Gramophone wrote: 'Musica Ficta cannot put a... |
ALEXEY SHOR
Shor: Composer's Notebook Vol.6: Cello Concertos 2 & 3, etc. Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), Dmitry Yablonsky (cello), Kyiv Virtuosi [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Dec/2025 ] The two cello concertos in this volume (Cello Concerto no.1 is on 8579142) reveal both the lighter and darker sides of Alexey Shor's musical imagination. Concerto no.2 was composed during a Covid-19 lockdown, and for all its lushness and soaring... |
FRANCESCO ALMASIO
Almasio: Organ Works Fabio Nava (organ) [ Tactus / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2025 ] Francesco Almasio (Milan, 21 April 1802 - Milan, 14 November 1871) was one of the protagonists of the musical life of Milan during the nineteenth century, and is considered the father of the reformation of sacred music in Italy. He was Kapellmeister... |
HENRYK GORECKI
Górecki: Symphony No. 3 - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Lisa Gerrard, Genesis Orchestra, Yordan Kamdzhalov (cond.) [ Besant Hall / CD - released 28/Nov/2025 ] The Genesis Orchestra, led and conducted by Yordan Kamdzhalov, have collaborated with renowned vocal artist and composer Lisa Gerrard for this recording of Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No 3, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, which is now... |
HENRYK GORECKI
Górecki: Symphony No. 3 - Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (LP) Lisa Gerrard, Genesis Orchestra, Yordan Kamdzhalov (cond.) [ Besant Hall / LP - released 28/Nov/2025 ] The Genesis Orchestra, led and conducted by Yordan Kamdzhalov, have collaborated with renowned vocal artist and composer Lisa Gerrard for this recording of Henryk Gorecki's Symphony No 3, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, which is now... |
CARL ORFF
Orff: Carmina Burana Sara Blanch, André Baleiro, Joaquín Asiáin / Orfeón Pamplonés, Escolanía de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, Orquesta de Valencia, Liebreich [ Accentus Music / CD - released 28/Nov/2025 ] They are one of the most famous and frequently performed works of classical music: Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana". The Latin title refers to a collection of songs from Benediktbeuren dating from the 11th and 12th centuries with texts written in Middle... |
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI
Wieniawski: Piano Works - Piano Sonata / Polonaises Nos. 2 Andrew Cannestra (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Nov/2025 ] Józef Wieniawski, younger brother of Henryk, was a prolific Polish composer and virtuoso pianist renowned throughout Europe. After studies in Paris he spent two years in Weimar studying with and absorbing the compositional style of Franz Liszt -... |
THOMAS ADES / EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar & Ades: Violin Concertos Christian Tetzlaff (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Nov/2025 ] Star-violinist Christian Tetzlaff, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor John Storgårds present in this album two major British violin concertos written between a century, in 1910 and 2005. Elgar's passionate Violin Concerto, completed in... |
