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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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Pyramids Recital Fatma Said (soprano), Thibaut Maudry (violin), Hani El Sawaf (darbouka drums), Mohamed Ahmed (ney flute), Mohamed El Said (oud lute), Les Frivolités [ Warner Classics / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Songs from across continents and time come together before the majestic backdrop of the pyramids of Giza in this one-of-a-kind musical project, starring Fatma Said. Accompanied by the musicians of the orchestra Les Frivolités Parisiennes, conductor... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Schostakovich: Symphony No. 8 (Complete Symphonies, Vol. 2) Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Alain Altinoglu [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] 'Basically, I only have two symphonies: the Fourth and the Eighth.' Shostakovich is said to have remarked. Yevgeny Mravinsky, to whom Symphony No. 8 is dedicated, wrote in his diary: 'I spent the whole evening reflecting on and sketching out the form... |
MATTHEW WHITTALL
Whittall: The World Tree Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek (conductor) [ BIS / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Canadian-Finnish composer Matthew Whittall's music fuses diverse influences - Old and New World, Western and non-Western, sacred and secular, classical, folk and popular - into a single, rich and varied expressive language. For The World Tree, a work... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Sonatas and Fantasy for Violin and Fortepiano Ilya Gringolts, Anton Gerzenberg [ Arcana / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Spanning 1816 to 1827, Schubert's works for violin and piano trace a remarkable evolution in his musical voice, though their reception has often obscured their true significance. Revisiting them today reveals a composer whose imagination for the... |
LUDWIG BERGER / MUZIO CLEMENTI / CARL CZERNY / JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
The Beethoven Connection Vol.2: Berger, Clementi, Czerny, Hummel Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Jean-Efflam Bavouzet continues his survey of works by Beethoven's contemporaries with this second volume featuring works by Hummel, Clementi, Berger, and Czerny. The pianist comments: 'The deeper I delve into the universe of composers contemporaneous... |
JEAN-FRANÇOIS DUTERTRE / JEAN RIBOUILLAULT / CHRISTOPHE TOUSSAINT
France - The Epinette of the Vosges Jean-François Dutertre, Jean Ribouillault, Christophe Toussaint [ Ocora / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Through a large repertoire spanning from the 18th century to their own compositions, Jean-François Dutertre, Jean Ribouillault and Christophe Toussaint (key figures in the folk revival of the 1970s) display here the profound expressive richness of... |
MICHELE CARAFA
Carafa: Masaniello Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Nicola Pascoli (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Michele Carafa, a student of Cherubini, formed a lifelong friendship with Rossini built on mutual admiration. He established his career in Paris through his association with the Opéra Comique, where he presented his masterpiece Masaniello. Uniquely,... |
AARON MESSING / ANNI HOCHHALTER / CHARLES MUELLER / ARIELLE KASNETZ / CAMERON LECRONE
Recall, Recall (LP) Late Aster [ Delos / LP - due 9/Oct/2026 ] The latest release by the two classically trained brass musicians/composers Aaron Messing and Anni Hochhalter, 'Recall, Recall', is an overflowing menagerie of sounds and melodies featuring textured injections of trumpet and French horn, with some... |
MARIANNA AUENBRUGGER / AMY BEACH / TERESA CARREÑO / CÉCILE CHAMINADE / RAIE DA COSTA / MARIANNE VON MARTINEZ / FANNY MENDELSSOHN / SOPHIE MENTER
Women and the Piano Susan Tomes (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] 'During my whole pianistic education, no teacher ever suggested I learn a piece by a female composer' So writes pianist and author Susan Tomes, who is setting out to redress the historical neglect of women composers and pianists. Her new album,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Our Lady of Antwerp. A Musical Path to Rubens Utopia Ensemble, Psallentes [ Ramée / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Antwerp's collegiate church of Our Lady developed into one of the most important musical centres in the Low Countries over the course of the 15th and 16th centuries. This recording traces the lineage of the directors of music and the singers... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies No. 3 & 7 (Intégrale des symphonies, Vol. 2) (Live) Victor Julien-Laferrière; Orchestre Consuelo [ B Records / 2 CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Victor Julien-Laferrière and Consuelo continue their complete recording of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies with a triumphant double bill: the 'Eroica' Symphony, a grand epic that has left its mark on the history of music, and the whirlwind Seventh,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Behind the Skyline Wolfgang Mitschke (piano, keyboards, bass, drums) [ Naxos / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Wolfgang Mitschke's Behind the Skyline is a heartfelt tribute to German jazz pianist Horst Jankowski. Recorded in the Rhineland, the album blends vintage jazz spirit with Mitschke's own compositions, interweaving standards from the Great American... |
RICHARD STRAUSS / BÉLA BARTÓK / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Komm! Wrocław Baroque Ensemble, Andrzej Kosendiak, NFM Boys' Choir [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] As the founder of the Wrocław Baroque Ensemble, which performs on period instruments, the Polish conductor Andrzej Kosendiak is a champion of Baroque music and has specialised in oratorios and cantatas from various periods. Giovanni Antonini has a... |
EUGENE ZÁDOR
Zador: Complete Orchestral Works 9 Matilda Smolij 9mezzo-soprano), Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV, Mariusz Smolij [ Naxos / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Eugene Zádor's more intimate musical voice comes to the forefront in this volume, revealing a composer at his most personal and expressive. The Ode to Peace, written for the 17th anniversary of the United Nations, gained poignant relevance when it... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Louise Alder (soprano), Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano), Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ Br-Klassik / CD - due 16/Oct/2026 ] For more than 50 years, Sir Simon Rattle, Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, has devoted himself intensely to the deeply personal, emotional, and autobiographical music of Gustav Mahler. Mahler conceived his... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Rare Original Solo Piano Transcriptions Alexey Zuev (piano) [ Fuga Libera / 3 CD - due 16/Oct/2026 ] Rarely heard, Sergei Prokofiev's own transcriptions for solo piano reveal a fascinating new perspective on his orchestral imagination. This collection brings together rare piano versions of symphonic and ballet works, including several world premiere... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato / CD - due 16/Oct/2026 ] "Mendelssohn's Songs without Words are very well known, yet little known at the same time," says Bertrand Chamayou. "There are 48 of them in all, but fewer than ten of them feature regularly in concert programmes." With this recording of the... |
MATEO ROMERO / JOSEPH DE SAN JUAN / FRANCISCO HERNÁNDEZ Y LLANA
¡A la fiesta! Cantoría; Jorge Losana [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 16/Oct/2026 ] This recording celebrates the Christmas season and its music, but above all it offers an opportunity to discover a little-known Catalan composer, José de San Juan, one of the most famous of his time in Spain, born in Olot (Girona) in 1687 and who... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets, op.59 no.3, op.95 & Grosse Fuge, op.133 Chiaroscuro Quartet [ BIS / CD - due 16/Oct/2026 ] The Chiaroscuro Quartet continues its thrilling journey through Beethoven's string quartets with three works that chart the composer's development in the genre. The 'Razumovsky' Quartets (1806), commissioned by Count Razumovsky for his house... |
ERIC WHITACRE
Whitacre: Eternity in an Hour Eric Whitacre (piano / synthesisers / electronics), Eric Whitacre Singers (choir), Emma Denton (cello), Jess Gillam (saxophone) [ Decca / 2 CD - due 16/Oct/2026 ] The new album by Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre is a deeply meditative hour-long work for choir, cello, piano and live electronics, it is one of Whitacre's most ambitious projects to date and the first of his classical... |
