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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JOSEF MYSLIVECEK
Myslivecek: Complete Music for Fortepiano & Violin Marius Bartoccini, Rossella Croce [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - due 20/Mar/2026 ] |
MATTEO MYDERWYK
Nocturnal Blues (LP) Matteo Myderwyk (piano) [ Warner Classics / LP - due 20/Mar/2026 ] Nocturnal Blues, an ode to the night, is music for those who listen best when the world is silent. A collection of 15 contemplative, impressionistic nocturnes. Music for moments of reflection, memory, and tenderness - illuminated by the soft... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob. XX:2 RIAS Kammerchor, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, Justin Doyle [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - due 20/Mar/2026 ] In 1786, Haydn composed The Seven Last Words of Christ for orchestra. Ten years later he produced a stunning choral version, which Justin Doyle and the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin and Konzerthausorchester Berlin now invite us to rediscover. Together with... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti Songs Vol. 7 Rosa Feola (soprano), Carlo Rizzi (piano) [ Opera Rara / CD - due 20/Mar/2026 ] The prolific and versatile Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, one of the central figures of Italian bel canto opera, also wrote around 200 solo songs. Most of them are rarely performed and some, until recently, were completely unknown. Curated by... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / JOHN IRELAND
Archipel (Debussy: La Mer - Ireland: Sarnia) Aline Piboule (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] An oceanic dialogue between two composers from the first wave of the modern musical era: such is Aline Piboule's daring new solo venture. Here the epic La Mer sprays its rainbow of colours as idiomatically as if Debussy had written it for solo piano,... |
AFTAB DARVISHI / UNSUK CHIN / JORG WIDMANN / THOMAS ADES
East Meets West Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] An inspiration to entire generations of musicians and an indefatigable icon of classical music, Anne-Sophie Mutter remains an artist in motion: curious, bold, and open to what music can be today and tomorrow. For decades, she has been commissioning... |
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... |
HENRY PURCELL / GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL / JOHANN JOSEPH FUX
If music… Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor), Michał Biel (piano) [ Erato / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] If music… showcases star countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński in 17 songs and arias by three composers of the Baroque era: Purcell, Handel and Fux. Perhaps unexpectedly, he is partnered not by an ensemble of period instruments but by a pianist - his... |
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... |
Lyyra
Rising [ Warner Classics / CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] Rising by the American group Lyyra is a genre-defying album that showcases the multifaceted beauty of all-women a cappella. Through a program of songs dating from the 21st century to as far back as the medieval times, the six upper-voice singers... |
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... |
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,... |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: L'Italiana in Londra Soloists, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Leo Hussain (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - due 27/Mar/2026 ] omenico Cimarosa, one of the last great exponents of the Neapolitan School, was also one of the most-performed opera composers before the arrival of Rossini. He composed over 60 such works and was esteemed from Venice to St Petersburg where he was... |
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... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies 2 & 5 CBSO Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - due 3/Apr/2026 ] Commissioned by the Propaganda Department of the Soviet State Music Publishing House to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, the 'Symphonic Dedication to October' eventually became Shostakovich's Second Symphony, and was first... |
Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova Orchestra, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova Choir, Massimo Zanetti
Invocation [ Erato / CD - due 3/Apr/2026 ] An invocation - a prayer, plea, appeal, entreaty or supplication - can take many forms. So can Elsa Dreisig, praised by Gramophone as "one of her generation's most eloquent and engaging singers". Since 2015, when she first gained international... |
CHOPIN
Chopin: Return to Warsaw Martin Stadtfeld (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - due 3/Apr/2026 ] |
XIAOGANG YE
The Backyard of the Village: Orchestral works by Xiaogang Ye Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Dane Lam (Conductor), Diyang Mei (Viola), Guy Johnston (Cello) [ Signum / CD - due 3/Apr/2026 ] This Signum Classics release presents four orchestral works by Xiaogang Ye, one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Chinese music, performed by the RLPO under conductor Dane Lam. Recorded in February 2024 at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, the... |
Piano Laureate Recital - Jinhyung Park
[ Naxos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] |
