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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J.S. BACH / NICOLA MATTEIS / JOHANN PAUL VON WESTHOFF
Plucked Bach III Alon Sariel (mandolin, mandola, lute, bağlama) [ Pentatone / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] With Plucked Bach III, Alon Sariel deepens his acclaimed Bach cycle, shaping a sound world marked by exceptional refinement and inward focus. This final volume enriches the series with new colours: a further relative of the lute family-the Ottoman... |
ANDERS HILLBORG
Vaporised Tivoli - Orchestral and Concertante Works Vol.1 Tamara Stefanovich (piano), Nicholas Altstaedt (cello), Swedish Chamber Orchestra [ BIS / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] Following his critically acclaimed recording of Galina Ustvolskaya's five symphonies (BIS2304), conductor Christian Karlsen, together with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, now takes on the orchestral and concertante works of Anders Hillborg, Sweden's... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANZ LISZT / IGOR STRAVINSKY / CARL CZERNY
Inferno Behzod Abduraimov (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] Behzod Abduraimov's performances combine great musical depth with phenomenal technique: 'He has a magical touch,' wrote The Times. This recital is yet another illustration of his many talents: it begins with variations by Carl Czerny, a pupil of... |
JOHN BULL / PETER PHILIPS / ABRAHAM van den KERCKHOVEN / PEETER CORNET
Organ Music from the Low Countries Bernard Foccroulle (organ) [ Ricercar / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] The Brussels court attracted some of the greatest composers and organists of the time at the beginning of the 17th century, including Peter Philips, Peeter Cornet, John Bull and, a little later, Abraham Van den Kerckhoven, all of whom explored new... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 2 Busch Trio [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] For this second volume of their complete Beethoven piano trios, the Busch Trio illustrates the great variety that the composer was able to draw from an ensemble of just three instruments. The Trio in G Major, begun in 1793, is the second of three... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Venezuela: Music of the Orinoco Cheo Hurtado (cuatro, bandola guayanesa) [ Ocora / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] Cheo Hurtado, virtuoso of the cuatro and bandola guayanesa, presents part of the vast traditional Venezuelan repertoire, mainly derived from pre-baroque and baroque Hispanic music: melodic richness and rhythmic vigour. The Spanish conquest... |
J. S. BACH
Bach on the Edge. A Selection of Harpsichord Works Cristiano Gaudio (harpsichord) [ Arcana / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] A vocation for experimentation was unquestionably an essential component of Bach's mindset. It was a desire to surpass, in every possible respect, whatever had been achieved up until then in a given genre or musical form, while extending to the... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations Gabriel Schwabe, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Christopher Ward [ Naxos / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] Tchaikovsky composed the Variations on a Rococo Theme for cellist Wilhelm Fitzenhagen who re-ordered the variations, infuriating the composer. The cello part for the virtuosic Pezzo capriccioso was also altered by its dedicatee, Anatoly Brandukov. In... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol.19: Trauer Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] This 19th volume of Haydn's complete symphonies coincides with the 40th anniversary of Il Giardino Armonico, the ensemble created and conducted by Giovanni Antonini, artistic director of the Haydn 2032 series. Il Giardino has made its mark on the... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn 2032, Vol.15 : La Reine (LP) Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - due 8/May/2026 ] The fifteenth volume of the Haydn2032 cycle is entitled 'La Reine'. One might think that this nickname refers to Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, queen of numerous territories, but in fact the monarch honoured by the popular title of Symphony no.85... |
