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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JOACHIM RAFF
Raff: Dame Kobold Choir of the Theatre of the City of Ústí nad Labem, West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra (Mariánské Lázne), Dario Salvi [ Naxos / 2 CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] Joachim Raff moved in circles that included Franz Liszt and Robert Schumann, and he ultimately became one of the best-known German composers of his day. Of Raff's six stage works Dame Kobold ('The Phantom Lady') was the first of a series of comic... |
MATIEGKA
Matiegka: Complete Guitar Sonatas, Vol. 1 Dragoş Ilie (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] A native of Bohemia, Wenzel Thomas Matiegka was a contemporary of Beethoven and a celebrated guitarist. His reputation was established after settling in Vienna where he became accepted in musical circles that included Schubert. Matiegka's works... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quintet - Arpeggione Sonata - Lieder Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (piano), Quatuor Parisii [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] In this double album, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Pascal Amoyel and the Quatuor Parisii explore the musical world of late Schubert in all its nuanced light and shade. Here with the well-known Arpeggione Sonata, the stupendous String Quintet, and selected... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no.3, Works for Solo Piano Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra, Ryan Bancroft [ Decca / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] Isata Kanneh-Mason has a longstanding love for the music of Prokofiev and performed his Third Piano Concerto for her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023. Now she explores the music of this great composer further, on this electrifying new album. As... |
EMMERICH KALMAN / FRANZ LEHAR / PAUL ABRAHAM
Magische Töne Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Hungarian State Opera Orchestra [ Sony Classical / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] With Magische Töne, Jonas Kaufmann returns to the world of operetta and late‑Romantic opera, presenting a collection of some of the genre's most beautiful and beloved melodies. Recorded in Budapest with the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra under the... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / FREDERIC CHOPIN / PERCY GRAINGER etc
Postcards from Ukraine Vol.3: Folk Dialogues Markiyan Melnychenko (violin), Steward Kelly (piano) [ Toccata Next / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] The first album of Postcards from Ukraine gave a potted history of Ukrainian music in the form of a series of miniatures for piano and violin, and the second presented four outstanding chamber works by important Ukrainian composers. This third... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Mirage Marc André (double bass), Véronique Teruel (piano), Gabriel Bianco (guitar) [ Warner Classics / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] Sensitive and talented, Marc André is one of the few musicians to have chosen the double bass as a solo instrument, bringing it out of the orchestra ranks and into the spotlight. One of the few double bassists to embark on a solo career and to sign... |
KIP WINGER
Winger: Symphony of the Returning Light Peter Otto, Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero [ Naxos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] Kip Winger is a genre-bridging composer with a long and successful career in rock music. His celebrated ballet score Conversations with Nijinsky led conductor Giancarlo Guerrero to commission the two works on this album. Weaving four floriographical... |
JOSEPH HAYDN / HELENA WINKELMAN
Haydn: Complete Piano Trios Vol.5 / Winkelman: Threesome in a High-den Trio Gaspard [ Chandos / CD - due 10/Apr/2026 ] One of the most sought-after young chamber ensembles of its type, Trio Gaspard is praised for its unique and fresh approach to the score, one recent recording prompting The Times to conclude: 'Kaleidoscopic textures and sprightly wit, wonderfully... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schubert + Schumann: Piano Works Can Cakmur (piano) [ BIS / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] The ongoing Schubert + series produced by pianist Can Çakmur has revealed an exceptional Schubertian. Now in its sixth instalment, the series juxtaposes Schubert's works with those of composers he inspired. This latest programme shines a spotlight on... |
KAIJA SAARIAHO / HELENA TULVE
I Am a River: Choral Music Helsinki Chamber Choir [ BIS / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Finnish Kaija Saariaho and Estonian Helena Tulve, two composers with highly individual voices, both explore instrumental colour as a core element of their work. Saariaho's vocal works particularly reveal the full expressive richness of her music.... |
ARVO PART
Part: Complete Symphonies Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] The four symphonies of Arvo Pärt were composed over a span of forty-five years, and bear little or no relationship with one another - four individual pieces that represent his output at separate parts of his creative journey. The First Symphony was... |
MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22 Jan Lisiecki (piano), Manfred Honeck, Bamberger Symphoniker [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Celebrated Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki returns to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a decade after he devoted his Deutsche Grammophon debut to the composer's oeuvre ("beautiful Mozart playing, direct, unmannered and fresh" - The New York Times). Marking the... |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN / ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD / RICHARD STRAUSS / CARL MARIA VON WEBER
German Opera Scenes and Arias Malin Bystrom (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra [ BIS / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Swedish soprano Malin Byström, hailed as one of today's leading singing actors, presents a captivating journey through her celebrated German repertoire. Renowned for her perfect vocal technique, Byström brings to life arias and scenes that have... |
ARVO PART
Part: Piano Chamber Works Reinis Zariņš (piano) [ Ondine / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Hoffnung Samuel Hasselhorn (baritone) Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] For this third volume of their 'Schubert 200' series, Samuel Hasselhorn and Ammiel Bushakevitz celebrate the composer's refound exuberance. After the sunlit summer of 1825, 1826 was a year of renewal for Schubert, bringing an astounding rush of... |
THOMAS ADES / HARRISON BIRTWISTLE / JAMES DILLON
Vesper: Music for Guitar by Ades, Birtwistle & James Dillon Sean Shibe (guitar) [ Pentatone / CD - due 17/Apr/2026 ] Sean Shibe's fifth PENTATONE album, Vesper, presents a striking collection of contemporary guitar works by the late Harrison Birtwistle, James Dillon, and Thomas Adès, all composed by musicians who do not play the instrument themselves. Recorded here... |
THOMAS DE HARTMANN
De Hartmann: Esther - The Lost Opera Corinne Winters (soprano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits [ Pentatone / 2 CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits, joined by an outstanding cast led by Corinne Winters, present the world-premiere recording of Thomas de Hartmann's lost opera Esther. Often written by candlelight during the Nazi... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Byrd and the Bird Giovanni Antonini (recorder), Sheng-Fang Chiu (recorder) [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Giovanni Antonini and Shen-Fang Chiu form a leading recorder duo who enjoy exploring varied and unexpected repertoires. This album is named after a piece composed by Giovanni Sollima in 2024: it pays tribute to William Byrd and combines the tenor... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi 100. 13 Violin Concertos Giuliano Carmignola; Daniele Orlando; I Solisti Aquilani [ Arcana / 2 CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] "Ask 100 people and you'll know 100 things." Talking about numbers in Vivaldi's work is mind-boggling! 96 operas, dozens of cantatas and sacred pieces, over 600 instrumental pieces, including 230 violin concertos. One movement per day over a 40-year... |
