Search Results: GRAMOCT26
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Mémoire Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 25/Sep/2026 ] "A vast range of composers, many represented by short works, but what unites them all is the care and devotion, plus engaging charm, with which Alexandre Tharaud presents them on this joyfully personal album." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
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JOHANNES BRAMS
Brahms: Klavierstücke [piano pieces] András Schiff (piano) [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] "Late Brahms played by András Schiff on a beautiful and distinctive-sounding 1859 vintage Blüthner piano, which adds a memorable colour to performances rich in character." Gramophone Bookmark recording Oct 26 |
AFTAB DARVISHI / UNSUK CHIN / JORG WIDMANN / THOMAS ADES
East Meets West Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] "An excellent opening to an enticing series led by Anne-Sophie Mutter of works written for her, starting with Unsuk Chin, Aftab Darvishi, Jörg Widmann and Thomas Adès." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lise Davidsen - Live At The Met Lise Davidsen (soprano) James Baillieu (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 6/Mar/2026 ] "A chance to hear one of today's most thrilling sopranos, Lise Davidsen, performing a breadth of repertoire at an iconic venue - a memorable evening perfectly preserved." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 26 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie / Morceaux de Salon / Three Nocturnes Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] "The great draw here is the tonal beauty and unforced lyricism that Giltburg achieves, proving himself to be particularly memorable in Rachmaninov's most inward and intimate music." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 26 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Orchestral Music Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] "Early orchestral music, some from his first three operas, by Puccini, conducted by someone whose love of the composer's vivid and sweeping sound world is evident in every bar." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: The Complete Études Aaron Pilsan (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2026 ] "The Polish musicologist Zdzisław Jachimecki famously called Chopin's Études 'the Gospel of all piano music'. In this context I would describe both Zayas and Pollini as evangelists of Chopin's work, while Aaron Pilsan is a new and convincing exegete" |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Louise Alder (soprano), Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano) / Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ Br-Klassik / CD - released 16/Oct/2026 ] "A truly special performance of Mahler's Second Symphony, Sir Simon Rattle and his orchestra's vision of the work drawing on deep roots of shared reflection." Gramophone recording of the Month Oct 26 |
RICHARD STRAUSS / BELA BARTOK
Strauss & Bartók: Violin Concertos Alena Baeva; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; Paavo Järvi [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] "Alena Baeva offers Bartók and Strauss violin concertos of thoughtfulness and virtuosity, with excellent support from Paavo Järvi and his musicians." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5 'Spring', 9 'Kreutzer' & 3 Alena Baeva (violin) Vadym Kholodenko (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] "Tempos never linger, contributing to a mesmerically shaded reading: vernal this Spring may be but the listener is ever aware of the likelihood of a sudden storm that blows away as swiftly as it arrived." Gramophone Editor's Choice March 26 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Sonatas for Piano and Cello Alessio Bax (piano), Paul Watkins (cello) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 1/May/2026 ] "Two artists - cellist Paul Watkins and pianist Alessio Bax - revelling in the variety of Beethoven's music, offering hugely enjoyable and engaging reflection and drama." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas I Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cedric Tiberghien (fortepiano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 5/Jun/2026 ] "Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien return to Beethoven's sonatas on period instruments this time, and the result is delightfully engaging playing from this brilliant partnership." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
J.S. BACH / NICOLA MATTEIS / JOHANN PAUL VON WESTHOFF
Plucked Bach III Alon Sariel (mandolin, mandola, lute, bağlama) [ Pentatone / CD - released 8/May/2026 ] "There is such an instantly engaging delight to be found in Alon Sariel's sparkling Bach on mandolin, though in music like the great Chaconne, a profound depth too. A wonderful recording." Gramophone Bookmark review |
C.P.E. BACH
Bach, (C.P.E.): Instrumental Theatre of Affects - Berlin Symphonies Arte dei Suonatori, Marcin Swiatkiewicz [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Jun/2026 ] "The Polish period-instrument group Arte dei Suonatori are on top of all Bach's sleights of hand, never letting the tension sag for a second, leaning into his humour as well as his sour dissonances..." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Lemminkäinen Suite Ava Bahari (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Apr/2026 ] "An expansive, exploratory Concerto from Ava Bahari and Santtu-Matias Rouvali plus a superbly performed Lemminkäinen Suite." Gramophone Editor's Choice May 26 |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / FRANZ LISZT / IGOR STRAVINSKY / CARL CZERNY
Inferno Behzod Abduraimov (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/May/2026 ] "Behzod Abduraimov's playing on this album featuring works by Brahms, Debussy, Liszt and more is always elegantly shaped, and combines virtuosity with a compelling sense of the music's onward journey." Gramophone Editor's Choice June 26 |
ERNEST BLOCH
Bloch: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 'Poème mystique' Spectrum Concerts Berlin - Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Dian Ketler (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] "Exceptional performances of two quite different sonatas, violinist Boris Brovtsyn and pianist Diana Ketler bringing a real immediacy and lyricism to Bloch's music." Gramophone Editor's Choice OCT 26 |
JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY
Lully: Proserpine (complete opera) Marie Lys (soprano), Veronique Gens (soprano), Olivier Gourdy (bass), Jean-Sebastien Bou (baritone), Les Talens Lyriques [ Château de Versailles Spectacles / 3 CD Box Set - released 22/May/2026 ] "Marie Lys, Véronique Gens, Olivier Gourdy and Laurence Kilsbyare lead an all-round splendid cast in bringing rich drama to Lully's opera - another superb recording by Christophe Rousset." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
LUIGI BOCCHERINI / FRANCESCO GEMINIANI / J.S. BACH / ANTONIO VIVALDI
Echoes Of My Childhood Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Irina Zahharenkova (harpsichord), Anderson Fiorelli (basso continuo) [ Orfeo / CD - released 5/Jun/2026 ] "A very personal project by cellist Daniel Müller-Schott - the harpsichord that Irina Zahharenkova here plays is the one his mother played during his childhood. A lovely recording." Gramophone Bookmark recording |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Waldszenen / Carnaval / Geistervariationen Dasol Kim (piano) [ Aparte / CD - released 17/Apr/2026 ] "Piainist Dasol Kim brings character, personality and a reflective beauty to Schumann - the Ghost Variations, Waldszenen and, at the album's heart, the masterpiece that is Carnaval." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
EDWARD ELGAR / HUBERT PARRY
De Profundis: Choral works by Parry and Elgar David Temple (conductor), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Dominic Sedgwick (baritone), Rufus Frowde (piano), London Mozart Players [ Signum / CD - released 17/Jul/2026 ] "On this showing Parry's stirring and deeply humane De profundis unquestionably merits a new lease of life, as does the anthem God is our hope and strength." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Giulio Cesare (complete opera) Louise Alder, Meili Li, John Holiday, Morgan Pearse, Christophe Dumaux / The English Concert, Harry Bicket [ Linn Records / 3 CD Box Set - released 18/Sep/2026 ] "A splendid recording of Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto, rich in character throughout, whether from the superb soloists or the brilliant players under Harry Bicket." Gramophone Recording of the Month (Oct 2026) |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Music for Two Pianos Antony Gray (piano), Rob Hao (piano) [ Divine Art / CD - released 26/Jun/2026 ] "Duo Antony Gray and Rob Hao are to be praised for this wonderful survey of Poulenc's music for two pianos - all of it, in fact, except for the Concerto - including much that is little known." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio) Hilary Cronin, Helen Charlston, Alexander Chance, Nathan Mercieca, Guy Cutting, Frederick Long, Edward Grint / Irish Baroque Orchestra & Choir [ Linn Records / 2 CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] "This fresh and exhilarating Dublin performance dispels decades of overblown Messiah baggage. A vivid and captivating recording, highly recommended." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Choral |
CHARLES SILVER
Silver: La Belle au bois dormant Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Hungarian National Choir, György Vashegyi, Guylaine Girard, Julien Dran, Kate Aldrich, Thomas Dolié [ Bru Zane / 2 CD Box Set - released 24/Apr/2026 ] "Another fascinating revival from Palazzetto Bru Zane, and another discovery for most of us - Charles Silver's opera La Belle au bois dormant, triumphantly realised and recorded." Gramophone Bookmark recording.. |
ORAZIO BENEVOLI
Benevoli: Missae Angelus Domini & Dum complerentur I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth [ Coro / CD - released 3/Apr/2026 ] "This final instalment of I Fagiolini's survey of Baroque composer Benevoli's multi-choir Masses is a triumphant conclusion to the three-part series, as well as a perfect way to mark the group's 40th birthday" Gramophone Award Nomination '26 - Choral |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart : Sonatas for pianoforte & violin Vol. 4 (K. 296, 303, 380, 481) Isabelle Faust (violin), Alexander Melnikov (fortepiano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Feb/2026 ] "As early reviews pointed out, these sonatas are true democratic duos. One of the many delights here is the instinctive ease with which the players slip from protagonist to accompanist, and back again. Balance throughout is impeccable." Gramophone |
LUDWIG BERGER / MUZIO CLEMENTI / CARL CZERNY / JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
The Beethoven Connection Vol.2: Berger, Clementi, Czerny, Hummel Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 9/Oct/2026 ] "The second volume - the first was in 2020 - from Jean-Efflam Bavouzet dedicated to music by Beethoven's contemporaries, exploring links between their own and his music. Hugely enjoyable." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
GEROGE ENESCU
Enescu: String Octet, Piano Quintet Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective [ Chandos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] "The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective's impeccable chamber instincts triumph again, with this album of warm, collegial performances of works by Enescu." Gramophone Bookmark recording Oct 26 |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: Piano Concertos nos 5, 14 & 20 Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano), Freiburger Barockorchester [Freiburg Baroque Orchestra] [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Sep/2026 ] "Kristian Bezuidenhout continues his fascinating fortepiano journey through Mozart's concertos with another richly exploratory and superbly played album." Editor's Choice Gramophone Oct 26 |
ALLAN PETTERSSON
Pettersson: Symphonies 3 & 8 Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] "The penultimate album in Lindberg's complete survey - the first by a single conductor - of Petterson's symphonies is an excellent addition to the series." Gramophone Award Nomination 2026 - Orchestral |
AARON COPLAND / GEORGE WALKER
Copland: Symphony No. 3 / Walker: Sinfonia No. 5 London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano [ LSO Live / CD - released 5/Jun/2026 ] "Pappano's love of movie music colours so much in the piece setting forth with a first movement of wide-open spaces (open fifths rule) and sky-scraping heights." Editor's Choice Gramophone |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Schubert / Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy - Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy Lukas Geniušas (piano), Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitr?nas [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 19/Jun/2026 ] "A thrilling album, with pianist, orchestra, repertoire and sound ideally matched." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / MAX REGER
Brahms & Reger: Clarinet Quintets Michael Collins (clarinet), Escher String Quartet [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Aug/2026 ] "Michael Collins's third recording of Brahms's Quintet (here with the Escher Quartet) and his first of Reger's, both performances full of communicative spirit and elegance." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
JACEK SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Symphony No.4 / Mazurkas Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, with Szymon Nehring (piano) [ Rubicon / CD - released 27/Feb/2026 ] "I admire the restraint, elegance and bravura of the orchestral playing under Alsop's baton. She finds a new way of reading this Dionysian score with much focus on detail, thus creating an orchestral backdrop for the soloist that allows him to shine" |
JOHN McCABE
McCabe: Symphonies 2 & 3 and Cello Concerto Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 24/Jul/2026 ] "No praise can be too high for these splendid performances, detailed notes by our own Guy Rickards and top-notch production by Andrew Keener. A winner!" Gramophone Editor's Choice |
ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Rondo in G minor / From the Bohemian Forest Raphaël Jouan (cello) / Orchestre National de Metz Grand Est, David Reiland [ La Dolce Volta / CD - released 13/Feb/2026 ] "I'm sure it isn't my imagination that the defining quality of this performance of the great Dvořák Cello Concerto is one of collective warmth and familiarity. It feels personal." Gramophone Editor's Choice & Bookmark recording |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Trios op.70, WoO39 & Hess48 Rautio Piano Trio [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 24/Jul/2026 ] "A period instrument performance from the Rautio Piano Trio which brings lightness, transparency and a sense of conversational intimacy to this pair of Beethoven chamber works." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
MANUEL de FALLA
Falla: Orchestral Works The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan [ Onyx / CD - released 25/Sep/2026 ] "A wonderful addition to the 150th birthday celebrations of Falla, Domingo Hindoyan and his superb RLPO alive to this music's rhythmic intensity and vivid sound world." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL / HUGO WOLF / RICHARD STRAUSS / ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY / MEL BONIS / LOUISE DIDIER / FRANCIS POULENC etc
Contes Sandrine Piau (soprano) David Kadouch (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] "A haunting album of songs reflecting different, sometimes dark, aspects of fairy tales and childhood, performed with expressive depth and elegance by soprano Sandrine Piau and pianist David Kadouch." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
