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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Piano Laureate Recital - Jinhyung Park
[ Naxos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] |
MARIO CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Quintets Alessandro Marangoni, Quartetto Adorno [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Castelnuovo-Tedesco's chamber works were composed early and late in his career. He considered the Piano Quintet No. 1 in F major from 1932 to be the best of all his chamber works from that period. It exudes Romantic candour and contrapuntal richness,... |
FRANK BRIDGE / SIR EDWARD ELGAR / JOHN IRELAND
Bridge, Elgar, Ireland: English Cello Works Andreas Brantelid, Bengt Forsberg, The Royal Danish Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor is a cornerstone of the cello repertoire, a product of the composer's summer seclusion in the English countryside in 1919. A masterpiece of moods, it encompasses the world-weary and poignant but also the... |
SERGEY RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Composed at the age of 19, Rachmaninov's earliest published cycle of piano pieces, the Morceaux de Fantaisie, contains the Prélude in C sharp minor, destined to become his signature work, and the Mélodie in E major, much loved by Tchaikovsky. The... |
NIKOLAY ROSLAVETS / DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH
History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 10 The Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Nikolay Roslavets was one of the great musical innovators of the 1920s, described by Stravinsky as 'the most interesting Russian composer of the 20th century,' but vilified by the Soviet regime on account of his constant experimentation. His Piano... |
CELIL REFIK KAYA
Kaya: Guitar Works Celil Refik Kaya (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] Celil Refik Kaya is a contemporary guitarist and composer in the great tradition of artists who have created their own unique contribution to the repertoire. Sonata No. 1 is characterised by various stylistic resemblances which include South and... |
WILLIAM SHIELD
Shield: Complete Chamber Works, Vol. 3 - Violin Duets, Opp. 1 and 2 The Dorrit Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] William Shield's early career as a violinist and violist took him to the centre of musical life in London where he became principal violinist of the Covent Garden theatre orchestra in 1773. The publication of the Violin Duets later that decade marked... |
MATIEGKA
Matiegka: Complete Guitar Sonatas, Vol. 1 Dragoş Ilie (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] A native of Bohemia, Wenzel Thomas Matiegka was a contemporary of Beethoven and a celebrated guitarist. His reputation was established after settling in Vienna where he became accepted in musical circles that included Schubert. Matiegka's works... |
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... |
ROBERT VOLKMANN
Volkmann: Romantic Piano, Vol. 8 Levon Avagyan [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] A native of Germany, Robert Volkmann was virtually unknown as a composer until the 1840s when he moved to Hungary. It was there that Volkmann achieved wider recognition due in part to Franz Liszt, Hans von Bülow and Richard Wagner expressing... |
GREGORY FRITZE
Fritze: Overtures and Symphonies London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Sanz-Espert [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] Prize-winning composer Gregory Fritze has written over a hundred compositions for a variety of forces, and is also a greatly admired teacher. The four works on this album share programmatic perspectives. The city of London is evoked in a celebratory... |
HENRIQUE OSWALD
Oswald: Symphony, Op. 43 Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabio Mechetti [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] Henrique Oswald was perhaps the most European of Brazilian composers, having spent a large part of his life in Italy; he also absorbed influences from France and Germany. Oswald's music always retains a lyrical character with qualities of elegance... |
GIYA KANCHELI
Kancheli: Ex contrario Pavel Vernikov, Svetlana Makarova, Jing Zhao, Davit Gvelesiani, Rustavi Ensemble, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Lera Auerb [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Giya Kancheli, one of Georgia's most eminent composers, became increasingly famous after the advent of glasnost in the Soviet Union, when his works, not least his seven symphonies, were heard internationally. Around the year 2000 Kancheli shifted... |
KIP WINGER
Winger: Symphony of the Returning Light Peter Otto, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] Kip Winger is a genre-bridging composer with a long and successful career in rock music. His celebrated ballet score Conversations with Nijinsky led conductor Giancarlo Guerrero to commission the two works on this album. Weaving four floriographical... |
NKEIRU OKOYE
Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings Rita Coburn (Narrator), Angela Brown (Soprano), Christie Dashiell (Mezzo-soprano), Issachah Savage (Tenor), University of Michigan Symphony [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] Nkeiru Okoye's When the Caged Bird Sings is a 'musical celebration' whose compositional voice, though rooted in the African American church, also embraces minimalism and improvisational elements. Delivering a message of adversity turned to triumph,... |
THEODOR KULLAK
Kullak: Romantic Piano, Vol. 7 Roman Fediurko (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Feb/2026 ] The German pianist and teacher Theodor Kullak, a piano student of Carl Czerny among others, enjoyed a stellar career. His transcriptions, arrangements and studies have proved enduring, while his lesser-known original works contain an abundance of... |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 Tippett Quartet [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Alexander Glazunov's seven string quartets extend over the entirety of his composing career and are equal in significance to his symphonies. Fused with nationalist sentiment and Classical discipline the First String Quartet secured the Glinka Prize... |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Baryton Trios, Treasures from the Eszterháza Palace, Vol. 3 Valencia Baryton Project [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] It was Prince Nikolaus of Esterházy's increasing infatuation with the baryton that compelled Haydn, the prince's Kapellmeister, to write an unprecedented body of 125 works for baryton trio. The instrument is more like a viola d'amore than a bass viol... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 68 Wenting Shi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Liszt's circle of friends and musical acquaintances was both wide and varied. In typically generous fashion he often promoted their music through transcriptions, arrangements and additions. This collection features arrangements of dance music by... |
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith
Call for the Wailing Women, Laments and Lamentations in Italian Convents [ Brilliant Classics / CD - due 20/Feb/2026 ] World-premiere recordings of motets by a host of unknown names from the early Italian Baroque: the latest result of performing scholarship by a group with a notable track record of success in this repertoire. International critics have praised the... |
