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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IGNAZ PLEYEL
Pleyel: String Quintets, Ben. 271-273 Pettman Ensemble: Curt Thompson, Oksana Murashova Thompson, Wenhong Luo, William Vyvyan Murray, Edith Salzmann [ Naxos / CD - due 10/Jul/2026 ] The name Pleyel is chiefly remembered today as a piano manufacturer, but the company's founding figure Ignaz Pleyel, a former pupil of Haydn, was one of the most acclaimed composers of the late 18th century. The success of Pleyel's finely wrought... |
DOUGLAS MOORE
Moore: Giants In The Earth South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Chorus, Delta David Gier [ Pentatone / 2 CD - due 10/Jul/2026 ] Douglas Moore's opera Giants in the Earth receives its world premiere recording with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra under the music direction of Delta David Gier. Set on the stark, uninhabited Dakota plains, the drama follows Beret and Per... |
KARL GOLDMARK / JEAN SIBELIUS
Goldmark And Sibelius: Works For Violin And Orchestra Sueye Park (violin), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Valentin Egel [ BIS SACD / CD - due 10/Jul/2026 ] Following her recital dedicated to exiled composers (BIS-2332), Sueye Park joins forces with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Valentin Egel, to present concertante works for violin and orchestra by Karl Goldmark and Jean Sibelius.... |
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI
Pergolesi: L'Olimpiade Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani; Carlotta Colombo; Silvia Frigato; José Maria Lo Monaco; Theodora Raftis; Matteo Straffi; Francesca Ascioti; Orchestra Ghisli [ Arcana / 2 CD - due 17/Jul/2026 ] More than 60 composers have set Metastasio's libretto to music, including Caldara, Vivaldi, Hasse, Leo, Scarlatti, Piccinni, Paisiello, Cherubini and, of course, Pergolesi, who presented his Olimpiade at the Teatro Tordinona in Rome for the Carnival... |
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Guttman Tango Quintet
From Another World [ Avanti Classic / CD - due 17/Jul/2026 ] From Another World is more than an album title : it's an invitation to travel across centuries, continents, and emotions. At its heart lies an encounter between two musical traditions: the elegance and architecture of European classical music and the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Over My Head John Holiday (countertenor), Kevin Miller [ Pentatone / CD - due 17/Jul/2026 ] Countertenor John Holiday presents Over My Head, a striking and deeply personal debut that reflects both the breadth of his artistry and the clarity of his artistic voice. Praised as one of the finest countertenors of his generation, Holiday brings... |
SEBASTIAN FAGERLUND
Fagerlund: Beneath Malin Broman (violin), Simon Crawford-Philips, Kungsbacka Piano Trio, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra [ BIS SACD / CD - due 17/Jul/2026 ] Sebastian Fagerlund is among Finland's most celebrated contemporary composers, crafting works of vivid narrative and emotional depth across orchestral, operatic, and chamber genres. This recording features four works for various instrumental... |
Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano)
Thème Varié [ Chandos / CD - due 17/Jul/2026 ] Conceived as a treasure-trove of lesser-known French and Belgian repertoire, the works on this album span a forty-year period, from 1892 to 1932. A number of unifying threads run through the programme, perhaps the most significant of which is the... |
JOHN WILLIAMS / BERNARD HERRMANN / HUGO FRIEDHOFER
John Williams: Flute Concerto / Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de Voyage Jin Ta, Ma Yue, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang, Joshua Tan [ Pentatone / CD - due 24/Jul/2026 ] The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Darrell Ang and Joshua Tan, presents a compelling programme that explores the rich and often unexpected dialogue between film and concert music, featuring works by John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, and... |
FRANZ KROMMER
Krommer: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 Klára Mach Jasenčáková (flute), Vojtěch Podroužek (oboe), Markéta Čepická (violin), Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice, Marek Štilec [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Jul/2026 ] Franz Krommer served the Habsburg emperors as court composer in Vienna, having succeeded his Czech compatriot, Leopold Koželuch. He excelled in a vast range of music, notably the string quartet and music for winds, but he also wrote eight published... |
CHEN YI
Chen Yi: Works for Violin, Viola and Piano Patrick Yim (violin, viola), Kiu Tung Poon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Jul/2026 ] The four works on this album by the esteemed Chinese-American composer Chen Yi are all premiere recordings, two of which - The Soulful and the Perpetual and Three Bagatelles - she has adapted specifically for violinist/violist Patrick Yim and pianist... |
JOHN McCABE
McCabe: Symphonies 2 & 3 and Cello Concerto Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods (conductor) [ Signum / CD - due 24/Jul/2026 ] This album brings together three major orchestral works by John McCabe, composed between 1970 and 2007, and reflecting key strands of his musical thought. Symphony No. 2 unfolds as a tightly integrated single span, notable for its rhythmic energy,... |
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Schnittke: Complete Works for Two Violins Vadim Gluzman (violin), Friedemann Eichhorn (violin), Evgeny Sinaiski, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Valentin Uryupin [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Jul/2026 ] Alfred Schnittke's oeuvre carries an unmistakable personal signature that integrates widely differing stylistic worlds. The profoundly compelling works heard in this programme display an extraordinary level of expression and colours. From the... |
COLEMAN / COLLINS / COPLEY / MENDOZA PETERSEN / YAGISAWA / YORK
Brass For Uncommon Times - Coleman Collins Copley Mendoza Petersen Yagisawa York Hiram Diaz (vocals), Velvet Brown (tuba) Fran Vielma (percussion), Daniel Prim (Drum Kit) [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Jul/2026 ] Composed between 2004 and 2022 the seven works on this album reflect the concerns and crises of our time. These include the pandemic, racial unrest, global conflict, reflections on the realities of war, the pervasive use of gun violence, pollution... |
The Leipzig Collegium Musicum
Volume 1: Music before Bach [ Pentatone / CD - due 31/Jul/2026 ] The Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (NBCM) and its artistic director Reinhard Goebel launch a new series with The Leipzig Collegium Musicum Vol. 1: Music before Bach, offering a vivid glimpse into Leipzig's rich musical life at the beginning of... |
MARK ADAMO
Adamo: Lysistrata Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera, Gil Rose [ Pentatone / 2 CD - due 7/Aug/2026 ] Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Gil Rose present the world premiere recording of Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, an opera by Mark Adamo. Far removed from the familiar outlines of Aristophanes' ancient comedy, this daring reimagining reshapes a... |
ANNA CLYNE / RUTH GIPPS / CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Strange Loops: Clarinet Quintets Mark van de Wiel (clarinet), Zsolt-Tihamer Visontay & Fiona Cornall (violins), Nicholas Bootiman (viola), Karen Stephenson (cello) [ Signum / CD - due 7/Aug/2026 ] Strange Loops presents clarinettist Mark van de Wiel with colleagues from the Philharmonia Orchestra in three works spanning over two centuries of chamber music. The album centres on the first recording of Anna Clyne's Strange Loops, written in 2020... |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN / RICHARD STRAUSS
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 / Strauss: A Hero's Life Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Seiji Ozawa [ Br-Klassik / CD - due 7/Aug/2026 ] The Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024) conducted the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich only twice - yet on both occasions, nothing less than musical history was made. In July 1983, Ozawa conducted Stravinsky's Le sacre du printemps... |
