Classical Upcoming Releases
Classical Upcoming Releases
The following classical CD titles are due for release / re-release in the near future.
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ALFONSO FERRABOSCO
Music to Hear… Alfonso Ferrabosco: Music for Lyra Viol from 1609, Volumes 2 & 3 Richard Boothby [ Signum / 2 CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Music to Hear… Alfonso Ferrabosco: Music for Lyra Viol from 1609, Volumes 2 & 3 continues Richard Boothby's acclaimed exploration of early English viol repertoire. Joined by Sam Stadlen and Jo Levine, Boothby performs Ferrabosco's Lessons for 1, 2 &... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schubert + Schumann: Piano Works Can Cakmur (piano) [ BIS / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] The ongoing Schubert + series produced by pianist Can Çakmur has revealed an exceptional Schubertian. Now in its sixth instalment, the series juxtaposes Schubert's works with those of composers he inspired. This latest programme shines a spotlight on... |
KAIJA SAARIAHO / HELENA TULVE
I Am a River: Choral Music Helsinki Chamber Choir [ BIS / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Finnish Kaija Saariaho and Estonian Helena Tulve, two composers with highly individual voices, both explore instrumental colour as a core element of their work. Saariaho's vocal works particularly reveal the full expressive richness of her music.... |
ARVO PART
Part: Complete Symphonies Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] The four symphonies of Arvo Pärt were composed over a span of forty-five years, and bear little or no relationship with one another - four individual pieces that represent his output at separate parts of his creative journey. The First Symphony was... |
MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 Jan Lisiecki (piano), Manfred Honeck, Bamberger Symphoniker [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Celebrated Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki returns to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a decade after he devoted his Deutsche Grammophon debut to the composer's oeuvre ("beautiful Mozart playing, direct, unmannered and fresh" - The New York Times). Marking the... |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN / ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD / RICHARD STRAUSS / CARL MARIA VON WEBER
German Opera Scenes and Arias Malin Bystrom (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra [ BIS / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Swedish soprano Malin Byström, hailed as one of today's leading singing actors, presents a captivating journey through her celebrated German repertoire. Renowned for her perfect vocal technique, Byström brings to life arias and scenes that have... |
ARVO PART
Part: Piano Chamber Works Reinis Zariņš (piano) [ Ondine / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] This album by pianist Reinis Zariņš and the Trio Palladio is a special personal tribute to composer Arvo Pärt (b. 1935), one of the most influential composers of our time. This album includes Pärt's timeless piano works together with a selection of... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Hoffnung Samuel Hasselhorn (baritone) Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] For this third volume of their 'Schubert 200' series, Samuel Hasselhorn and Ammiel Bushakevitz celebrate the composer's refound exuberance. After the sunlit summer of 1825, 1826 was a year of renewal for Schubert, bringing an astounding rush of... |
THOMAS ADES / HARRISON BIRTWISTLE / JAMES DILLON
Vesper: Music for Guitar by Ades, Birtwistle & James Dillon Sean Shibe (guitar) [ Pentatone / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Sean Shibe's fifth PENTATONE album, Vesper, presents a striking collection of contemporary guitar works by the late Harrison Birtwistle, James Dillon, and Thomas Adès, all composed by musicians who do not play the instrument themselves. Recorded here... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Lemminkäinen Suite Ava Bahari (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] As chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali has spent five years recording Sibelius's symphonies and symphonic poems for Alpha Classics, landmarks of the discography which have received numerous awards worldwide. He... |
WILLIAM MIVAL
Mival: Vale / Pluen / Tristan Philharmonia Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Signum / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] This new album presents three major orchestral works by British composer William Mival, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins. Spanning two decades, the album features the expansive new symphony Vale, the contemplative Tristan... |
POMPONIO NENNA
Nenna: Il primo libro de madrigali Comet Musicke [ Ricercar / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Pomponio Nenna was born in Bari in 1556 and studied there under Stefano Felis. He then moved to Naples, where he began his career as a composer in a stimulating spirit of emulation; Nenna and Carlo Gesualdo each influenced the other's madrigal style... |
THOMAS DE HARTMANN
De Hartmann: Esther - The Lost Opera Corinne Winters (soprano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits [ Pentatone / 2 CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits, joined by an outstanding cast led by Corinne Winters, present the world-premiere recording of Thomas de Hartmann's lost opera Esther. Often written by candlelight during the Nazi... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trios Edgar Moreau (cello), David Moreau (violin), Jérémie Moreau (piano) [ Erato / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] "To play Schubert together, as brothers, is more than simply a matter of making music," according to violinist David Moreau, cellist Edgar Moreau and pianist Jérémie Moreau, who have chosen Schubert's two piano trios for their first recording as a... |
ARVO PART
Pärt: Credo (LP) Kalle Randalu (piano), Estonian National Male Choir, Ellerhein Girls' Choir, Ellerhein Alumni Choir, Estonian Festival Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra pay tribute to Arvo Pärt, who celebrates his 90th birthday in 2025. The Estonian composer has been part of Paavo Järvi's life since childhood: "Arvo was my sister's and my father's supercool friend. He... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Byrd and the Bird Giovanni Antonini (recorder), Sheng-Fang Chiu (recorder) [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Giovanni Antonini and Shen-Fang Chiu form a leading recorder duo who enjoy exploring varied and unexpected repertoires. This album is named after a piece composed by Giovanni Sollima in 2024: it pays tribute to William Byrd and combines the tenor... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi 100. 13 Violin Concertos Giuliano Carmignola; Daniele Orlando; I Solisti Aquilani [ Arcana / 2 CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] "Ask 100 people and you'll know 100 things." Talking about numbers in Vivaldi's work is mind-boggling! 96 operas, dozens of cantatas and sacred pieces, over 600 instrumental pieces, including 230 violin concertos. One movement per day over a 40-year... |
CHARLES SILVER
Silver: La Belle au bois dormant Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian National Choir, György Vashegyi, Guylaine Girard, Julien Dran, Kate Aldrich, Thomas Dolié [ Bru Zane / 2 CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Largely forgotten today, the composer Charles Silver was one of the most promising students of Jules Massenet, whose elegant style and effective dramatic gestures he fully mastered. His opera La Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty), based on... |
Insula orchestra, Laurence Equilbey (conductor)
Musiques de Cinéma [ Erato / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] A cinema project for the Insula orchestra conducted by Laurence Equilbey. Musiques de Cinéma showcases classical music masterpieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Purcell, Handel, and others. These iconic pieces have been featured in films such as Stanley... |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN / SERGEY RACHMANINOV
Piano Laureate Recital (2022 Winner XX Paloma O'Shea) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] In this recital, prize-winning Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko explores the evolving language, dramatic breadth and technical daring of Alexander Scriabin's piano works. The album charts the remarkable evolution of Scriabin's musical language... |
