The following classical CD titles are due for release / re-release in the near future.
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EDWARD ELGAR / MAX BRUCH / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Sir! Astrig Siranossian, Nathanäel Gouin, London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 21/Aug/2026 ] This album is titled "Sir!" because it is dedicated to the famous Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar. But also because Astrig Siranossian plays Sir John Barbirolli's cello, a magnificent instrument by Gennaro... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Kaiku (Echo) - Finnish Contemporary Works For Cello Jonathan Roozeman (cello), Johannes Piirto (pianist) [ BIS SACD / CD - due 21/Aug/2026 ] Finnish-Dutch cellist Jonathan Roozemanpresents a programme featuring contemporary works for cello by Finnish composers. For some of the pieces, he is accompanied by pianist and composer Johannes Piirto. Centered around a sonata by music veteran... |
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CLARA SCHUMANN / ROBERT SCHUMANN / FREDERIC CHOPIN etc
Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich - Volume 4 Martha Argerich, Michael Volle, Mischa Maisky, Sascha Maisky, Lily Maisky, Sergio Tiempo, Rosanne Philippens, Martin Garcia Garcia, Szymon Nehring [ Avanti Classic / 5 CD - due 21/Aug/2026 ] The fourth installment of Rendez-vous with Martha Argerich brings new fascinating recordings from the international Festival Martha Argerich in Hamburg, showcasing a superb lineup of soloists among which Lily, Sascha and Mischa Maisky, Edgar Moreau,... |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (LP) Nathan Milstein (violin) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - due 26/Aug/2026 ] "This recording has a sweetness, warmth and seemingly effortless virtuosity that produce deeply satisfying results." International Record Review |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 70 Marches Christopher Williams (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 28/Aug/2026 ] Franz Liszt's lifelong engagement with the March is the focus of this volume. The March form offered a medium laden with public meaning allied to the possibility of reinvention and harmonic adventurousness. The symphonic depth of the... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS / MAX REGER
Brahms & Reger: Clarinet Quintets Michael Collins (clarinet), Escher String Quartet [ BIS / CD - due 28/Aug/2026 ] Having made numerous recordings for BIS both as a clarinetist and as a conductor, Michael Collins had yet to offer us one of the masterpieces of the clarinet chamber repertoire: Johannes Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. Here he performs alongside the Escher... |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5 'The Egyptian' Simon Trpčeski, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Thomas Søndergård [ Linn Records / CD - due 28/Aug/2026 ] Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski continues his critically acclaimed piano concertos series on Linn Records with a 'spectacular' (Bachtrack) live recording of Saint-Saëns' Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5, both performed at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall... |
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FROLYAK / HAVRYLETS / KRYVOPUST / POLEVA / PRYDATKEVYCH / SHEVCHENKO / ZALESKY
Music Of Resilience Solomiya Ivakhiv (violin), INSO-Lviv Symphony Orchestra; Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Roma [ Naxos / CD - due 28/Aug/2026 ] Hailed by Fanfare magazine as 'one of the major artists of our time' Ukrainian violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv continues to give voice to her country's rich musical heritage in Music of Resilience. The album explores her homeland's ongoing war and... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN / LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Schumann: Piano Sonatas Tianxu An (piano) [ Signum / CD - due 28/Aug/2026 ] This album brings together piano sonatas by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Schumann that reflect a specifically German approach to the form, distinct from the Viennese Classical tradition. Pianist Tianxu An explores works composed within a 26-year span,... |
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ROXANNA PANUFNIK
Panufnik: Love Songs & Lullabies Zeynep Ozsuca (piano), Peter Moore (trombone), Mary Bevan (soprano), Matthew Barley (cello), Brodsky Quartet [ Signum / CD - due 4/Sep/2026 ] Love songs and lullabies from all over the world, composed or reimagined by Roxanna Panufnik. Collaborating on new musical genres but retaining her unique and very personal harmonic and melodic style. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A German Spirit - 17th Century Music For the Time of Witsun and Trinitatis Margaretha Consort, Marit Broekroelofs [ Naxos / CD - due 11/Sep/2026 ] |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Complete Sacred Choral Works 1 WDR Radio Choir, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Christoph Poppen [ Naxos / CD - due 11/Sep/2026 ] |
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The Mozartists, Ian Page (conductor)
Sturm und Drang Vol 4 [ Signum / CD - due 19/Sep/2026 ] The fourth instalment in the Mozartists projected seven-volume series conducted by Ian Page pairs two turbulent minor-key symphonies by Kraus and Haydn with operatic scenes featuring soprano Alexandra Lowe. Kraus's rarely heard Symphony in C minor,... |
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CIPRIANI POTTER
Potter: Piano Works Luke Jones (piano) [ Naxos / CD - due 25/Sep/2026 ] |
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GERALD FINZI
Finzi: The Dance Continued Nick Pritchard (tenor), Ian Tindale (piano) [ Signum / CD - due 25/Sep/2026 ] Marking 70 years since the death of Gerald Finzi, duo partners Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale reunite for a collection of works for tenor and piano, including 5 new unpublished songs from the Bodleian Library |