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
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... |
GUSTAV MAHLER / JOCELYN MIENNIEL
Le Chant de la Terre - Pour Mahler Jocelyn Mienniel; Jean-Christophe Quenon; Fiona Monbet; Marielou Jacquard; Shao-Huan Hung; Yaping Wang; Roberto Negro; Simon Drappier; Sylvain Lemêtre [ B Records / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] This new b•records album sees the unclassifiable Jocelyn Mienniel (composer) and Fiona Monbet (musical director) collaborate on a resolutely hybrid reinterpretation of Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, created during a residency at the Royaumont... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / DORA PEJACEVIC
Brahms & Contemporaries Vol.3 Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective (ensemble) [ Chandos / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] 'We can imagine some eyebrows being raised at the description of Dora Pejačević as a contemporary of Brahms; the two composers were born more than fifty years apart, and their lives only overlapped by twelve years. Yet both works by Pejačević are... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN / G.F. HANDEL / ADOLF SCHULZ-EVLER
Schumann, Handel, Strauss & Schulz-Evler Nelson Goerner (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] For his tenth solo recording for Alpha Classics and Outhere Music, Nelson Goerner returns to a composer he particularly cherishes: Schumann, here with the Davidsbündler, his imaginary music society created to combat the Philistines, musicians... |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN / FRANCIS POULENC / KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI / JEAN YVES DANIEL-LESUR / CAROLINE MARCOT
Dialogue NFM Choir, Lionel Sow [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] The NFM choir from Wrocław juxtaposes Penderecki and French composers, creating a dialogue between Polish and French music of the 20th century, between the singers from Wrocław, where the choir is based, and Frenchman Lionel Sow, its conductor since... |
FRANZ LISZT / WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART / ANA SOKOLOVIC
Live at the Queen Elisabeth Competition Nikola Meeuwsen [ Fuga Libera / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] The award-winning performances of Dutch pianist Nikola Meeuwsen, who claimed First Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2025, are captured on this live recording. His artistic maturity is revealed in Mendelssohn's deeply felt Variations... |
BENOIT MERNIER
Mernier: Ustica Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège; Sturm und Klang; Tatiana Samouil; David Lively; Gergely Madaras, Sarah Laulan, Musiques Nouvelles, Jean-Paul [ Cypres Records / CD - due 8/May/2026 ] This album, Ustica, marks a further stage in the firmly established relationship between Benoît Mernier and the record label Cypres, which over the course of 25 years has traced the evolution of the composer's musical language and the affirmation of... |
NICO MUHLY
Muhly: With Eys Lift Up Choir of Magdalen College Oxford, Mark Williams (conductor) [ Coro / CD - due 15/May/2026 ] Featuring 13 premiere recordings, With Eys Lift Up is a new collection of works written by American composer Nico Muhly for - and the majority commissioned by - the Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford. Comprising settings of the mass and canticles... |
JOHANNA SENFTER
Senfter: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 9 Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, Rheinland-Pflaz, Chelsea Gallo (cond.) [ Capriccio / CD - due 15/May/2026 ] German composer Johanna Senfter was a student of Max Reger, who recognised her musical talent and encouraged her to pursue advanced studies in his composition class in Leipzig, which she completed with distinction in 1909. In 1910, she was awarded... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Horn Concertos, Rondo K371 Martin Owen (horn), Manchester Camerata (orchestra), Gabor Takacs-Nagy [ Chandos / CD - due 15/May/2026 ] Mozart composed all of these pieces for the virtuoso horn player Joseph Leutgeb (or Leitgeb) (1732 - 1811). Leutgeb was born in Vienna and established his reputation as a soloist there before working in Salzburg, where Mozart made his... |
DUSAN BOGDANOVIĆ
Bogdanović: Music Gardens of the World DUO Goni-Perretta [ Naxos / CD - due 22/May/2026 ] Dušan Bogdanović's inspiration behind this project came from writing a compilation of world music pieces for his young son, but after hearing the duo of Antigoni Goni and Eleonora Perretta perform he greatly expanded the idea. The abundant spirit of... |
GEORGE GERSHWIN / AARON COPLAND / RICHARD ROGERS / JULE STYNE
An American Dream? Barbara Hannigan; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 22/May/2026 ] With 'An American Dream?', Barbara Hannigan explores the concept of The American Dream. "I grew up in awe of America. I am still in awe, but largely in a nostalgic way. With this repertoire, I want to express my admiration for the incredible... |
BARRY DOUGLAS / JOHN FIELD / TRADITIONAL
Celtic Nocturne: Piano Works Barry Douglas (piano) [ Chandos / CD - due 22/May/2026 ] Barry Douglas CBE has established a major international career since winning the Gold Medal at the 1986 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, in Moscow. In demand as a soloist and as a recitalist and chamber musician, he has performed with... |
PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith in Paris Christopher Park (piano), Guilhem Kusnierek (trombone) [ Naxos / CD - due 22/May/2026 ] Paul Hindemith is among the most significant German composers of the 20th century. The Sonata for Trombone and Piano - one of a multitude of sonatas he composed for various instruments - is a lively tour de force, performed here with an additional... |
JAVIER CONTRERAS
Contreras: Works for Two Guitars Dúo Sudamericano [ Naxos / CD - due 22/May/2026 ] This album showcases recent works for two guitars by the Chilean composer and guitarist Javier Contreras. He is joined by fellow Chilean guitarist and pedagogue, José Antonio Escobar - a decisive figure in Contreras's musical development - to explore... |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Rubinstein: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3 and 4 Han Chen (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 22/May/2026 ] Anton Rubinstein stood at the heart of Russian musical life for nearly half a century and had a profound influence on generations of Russian musicians, including Tchaikovsky. His piano sonatas reveal a composer intent on uniting intellect and... |
