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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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra, etc Julie Roset; Lawrence Foster; Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] This album pays tribute to composer Benjamin Britten, who will be commemorated in 2026, the 50th anniversary of his death. It was conceived by conductor Lawrence Foster who, with Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, showcases the British composer's... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Bomba Flamenca La Tempête, Simon-Pierre Bestion [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Simon-Pierre Bestion immerses us in the world of Charles V and a Spain marked by Arab-Andalusian culture. From 1515 onwards, Spain also welcomed musicians and singers from Flanders: this Capilla flamenca had an explosive effect on Spanish music... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Complete Works for Clarinet, Vol. 2 Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinet), Gabriel Pidoux (oboe), David Guerrier (horn), David Doucot (bassoon), Kolner Akademie Michael Alexander Willens (cond.) [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] After exploring the Gran Partita, Nicolas Baldeyrou opens the doors to concertante music in this second volume. The programme displays the two faces of Mozart: the youthful, all-conquering genius of his Parisian period, and the supreme master of his... |
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... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Works for Solo Piano Vol.3 Peter Donohoe (piano) [ Chandos / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] All the works recorded here were composed between 1825 and 1835, when Mendelssohn was aged between sixteen and twenty-six. He spent much of this decade travelling, from Berlin to Paris via Weimar, then London and Scotland before work in Düsseldorf... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Irrlichter - Songs By Franz Schubert Sophie Rennert (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano) [ BIS / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Austrian mezzo-soprano Sophie Rennert, accompanied by expert pianist Joseph Middleton, presents a selection of Schubert lieder blending beloved masterpieces with lesser-known gems. Sophie Rennert's extensive operatic repertoire spans Baroque to... |
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... |
Vassilena Serafimova (marimba, vibraphone), Quatuor Ardeo
Melodies in a Bottle [ La Dolce Volta / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Between percussionist and marimbist Vassilena Serafimova and the Quatuor Ardeo, two worlds meet, giving rise to new repertoires, as well as atmospheres and sensations partly recreated through original arrangements. This is a subtle balance between... |
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... |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Sacred Music by Alfred Schnittke: Three Sacred Hymns, Concerto for Choir Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir, Andrei Petrenko [ Fuga Libera / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] This new album by the Yekaterinburg Philharmonic Choir presents Alfred Schnittke's Three Sacred Hymns and his Concerto for Choir, a setting of poems by Grigor Narekatsi (St Gregory of Narek). Andrei Petrenko, the artistic director of the ensemble,... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and Cello Alessio Bax (piano), Paul Watkins (cello) [ Signum / 2 CD - due 1/May/2026 ] This two-album Signum Classics release presents Ludwig van Beethoven's five cello sonatas, performed by cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax. The works were composed over a wide period and illustrate Beethoven's early, middle and late styles,... |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio / Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht (Cd) Amsterdam Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - due 1/May/2026 ] This album pairs two works separated by only 17 years but whose composers seem at first glance to be worlds apart. The coupling of Tchaikovsky's monumental Piano Trio in A minor (1882) with Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (1899 in its original scoring... |
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano)
A Poet´s Love [ BIS / CD - due 1/May/2026 ] British mezzo-soprano and BBC New Generation Artist Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch present their take on Robert Schumann's famous song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love), based on poems by early-19th-century German poet Heinrich Heine. The... |
CRISTÓBAL DE MORALES
Morales: L'homme armé Masses / Magnificat secundi toni De Profundis, Robert Hollingworth (conductor), Eamonn Dougan (conductor) [ Coro / CD - due 1/May/2026 ] The anonymous L'homme armé tune was widely used in 15th- and 16th-century Europe as structural and melodic inspiration for composers to base their masses on. The reason for its enduring appeal is not really understood but its catchy melody and the... |
GEORGES BIZET / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / PAUL DUKAS / MAURICE RAVEL etc
French Orchestral Favourites Sinfonia of London (orchestra), John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - due 1/May/2026 ] Opera and ballet were the dominant musical genres in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century France, and French orchestral music was much more poetic and narrative than the contrasting German symphonic tradition. Master-orchestrators such as Debussy... |
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... |
