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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PAUL SCHOENFIELD / IGOR STRAVINSKY / LIBBY LARSEN / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Conversations: Schoenfeld, Stravinsky, Larsen & R. Schumann Trio Caspar [ Delos / CD - due 20/Nov/2026 ] The freshly launched Colburn Collection is already expanding with a second volume: 'Conversations' by Colburn's inaugural Honors Chamber Music Ensemble, Trio Caspar. The trio was awarded the Gold Medal at the 2026 Fischoff Competition; as such Delos... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Quartets with Piano Trio Goldberg, David Bismuth [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 20/Nov/2026 ] Beethoven composed four piano quartets when he was just 15 years old, at a time when this instrumental combination was rare, even experimental. Mozart wrote for this ensemble at around the same time, but there is no evidence that Beethoven was... |
HARRY SDRAULIG / ELIZABETH YOUNAN / PAUL BALLAM‑CROSS / CONNOR D'NETTO / OLIVIA BETTINA DAVIES / HOLLY HARRISON
21st-Century Australian Guitar Music Hamish Strathdee, Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Nov/2026 ] Guitarist Hamish Strathdee's close collaboration with the Australian composers featured on this recording reflects his deep commitment to bringing new music to life through direct artistic partnership. The serious intent of Harry Sdraulig's Sonata is... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il vero omaggio Kraków Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, Antonino Fogliani [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Nov/2026 ] Rossini's Il vero omaggio - "The True Homage" - is a celebratory cantata written for a gala concert at the Congress of Verona in 1822. Drawing on his earlier work La riconoscenza, Rossini reused most of the original score but added new music,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Temperamento Lyam Chenaux (cello), Tatiana Korsunskaya (piano), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Thibaut Garcia (guitar) [ Warner Classics / CD - due 27/Nov/2026 ] Winner of the classical talent show 'Les Prodiges', young cellist Lyam Chenaux dedicates his debut album to the Spanish musical imagination. The recording bridges the folk traditions of Falla, Albéniz, and Cassadó with Iberian-inspired works by... |
IGNAZ PLEYEL
Pleyel: String Trios, Ben. 401-403 Pettman Ensemble [ Naxos / CD - due 27/Nov/2026 ] Ignaz Pleyel, a distinguished pupil of Haydn, became arguably the most popular composer in Europe during the early 19th century, with his music published, republished and widely pirated across the continent. His String Trios and Duos reveal the... |
ANGELO GILARDINO / GIACOMO PUCCINI
Gilardino: Complete Works for Two Guitars Giovanni Martinell, Lorenzo Micheli Pucci, Alberto Mesirca [ Naxos / CD - due 4/Dec/2026 ] Angelo Gilardino's early career as an acclaimed guitarist later morphed into that of a prolific composer and multi award-winning musicologist. His works for two guitars are a musical celebration of affectionate encounters and exchanges. In Madrigale... |
HEINRICH MARSCHNER
Marschner: Piano Trios, Vol 3 Gould Piano Trio [ Naxos / CD - due 4/Dec/2026 ] Heinrich Marschner was the acknowledged master of German Romantic opera between the time of Weber and Wagner. He also composed piano trios throughout his career that were much admired by Robert Schumann. Situated between domestic performance and the... |
HANS SOMMER
Sommer: Lied Edition, Vol 3 Jochen Kupfer (bass-baritone), Marcelo Amaral (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 4/Dec/2026 ] Lied was Hans Sommer's most natural form of expression. His imaginatively harmonised piano parts exude emotion making his music comparable with that of his contemporary and friend Richard Strauss. Sommer's affinity with the stage can be heard in Die... |
La Serenissima, Adrian Chandler (violin, director)
Crossing Borders 2 [ Signum / CD - due 4/Dec/2026 ] Crossing Borders 2: follows La Serenissima and director Adrian Chandler as they explore the cultural exchange between Italy and the rest of Europe in the eighteenth century. The programme brings together works by composers whose careers took them far... |
LUIS HUMBERTO SALGADO
Salgado: Complete Piano Sonatas Quadrivium Nicholas Susi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 4/Dec/2026 ] Luis Humberto Salgado was one of the most remarkable figures in Ecuadorian art music. The originality of his output is exceptional for uniting national musical traditions with the challenges of 20th-century modernism. The Sonata Dramática and... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 Staatskapelle Halle, Fabrice Bollon [ Naxos / CD - due 4/Dec/2026 ] The Romantic symphony was approaching its zenith when Richard Strauss wrote his two youthful examples, both of which chart his development and increasing compositional confidence. Though Strauss was still at school his Symphony No. 1 in D minor... |
ANONYMOUS / RAIMON DE MIRAVAL / BERENGUER DE PALOU / PONÇ D'ORTAFÀ / GUIRAUT RIQUIER / MATIEU DE CARSÍ
El Conqueridor. Music in the Time of James I Capella de Ministrers, Carles Magraner [ Capella de Ministrers / CD - due 8/Jan/2027 ] Commemorate a foundational chapter of European history with the latest musical release from Capella de Ministrers. On the 750th anniversary of the death of King James I "The Conqueror", this carefully curated album captures the true sonic essence of... |
JEAN RICHAFORT
Richafort: Motets Cappella Mariana, Vojtech Semerad [ Musique en Wallonie / CD - due 8/Jan/2027 ] This new recording shines a light on Jean Richafort, one of the leading figures of the Franco-Flemish Renaissance, whose life and work have recently been reassessed in the light of new musicological research. A successor to Josquin des Prez,... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL / JOHANN ADOLF HASSE / ANTONIO VIVALDI
Figlia del sole. Italian Baroque Heroines Catherine Trottmann, Orchestre de l'Opéra Royal, Stefan Plewniak [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / CD - due 8/Jan/2027 ] Cleopatra, Berenice, Candace… The heroines of ancient Egypt have fired the imagination of Baroque opera, bringing powerful, passionate and sovereign women to the stage. These figures from the banks of the Nile lie at the heart of stories where love,... |
GABRIEL DUPONT / GABRIEL PIERNÉ
Pierné & Dupont : Œuvres pour piano et quatuor à cordes Quintette Syntonia [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/Jan/2027 ] In 1911, despite being terminally ill with tuberculosis, the composer Gabriel Dupont completed his Poème for piano and string quartet. Dedicated to his teacher Widor, this vibrant work follows in the tradition of César Franck. Acclaimed by critics at... |
HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ BIBER
Biber: Rosary Sonatas Rachel Podger (violin) [ Channel Classics / 2 CD - due 8/Jan/2027 ] Johann Kuhnau, Bach's predecessor at Leipzig, composed biblical sonatas depicting stories -such as David and Goliath- in abstract, wordless, keyboard pieces. Biber's Mystery Sonatas are quite different because they form part of a linked meditation on... |
TŌRU TAKEMITSU / TOSHIO HOSOKAWA / MAX RICHTER
Shadows: Takemitsu, Hosokawa & Richter Sayaka Shoji, Stephen Kovacevich, Franz Schubert Filharmonia [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 8/Jan/2027 ] Sayaka Shoji presents a highly singular project: 'Bringing Richter together with Takemitsu and Hosokawa is not an obvious choice at first glance,' says the Japanese violinist. 'Japan has a culture of kigo - a word or image in a haiku or tanka that... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 16 and 26 'Coronation' (arr Ignaz Lachner) Alon Goldstein, Fine Arts Quartet [ Naxos / CD - due 15/Jan/2027 ] The fashion for rearranging popular concert works for the enjoyment of domestic music making was widespread throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The two Mozart piano concertos featured here, arranged by Ignaz Lachner for piano, string quartet and... |
HEINRICH MARSCHNER
Marschner: Overtures and Stage Music, Vol 4 Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Dario Salvi [ Naxos / CD - due 15/Jan/2027 ] Heinrich Marschner was a key figure in German Romantic Opera, the principal bridge between the works of Weber and Wagner. Marschner and Weber became firm friends, and it was Weber who promoted the historical 'rescue opera' Heinrich IV und D'Aubigné... |
