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GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Il Campanello di Notte (complete opera recorded in 1983) Agnes Baltsa, Enzo Dara, Biancamaria Casoni, Angelo Romero / Wiener Symphoniker, Gary Bertini [ Sony RCA Classical Opera / CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "One of Donizetti's most charming short operas, with a Don Pasquale-like plot, and gorgeously performed by Agnes Baltsa and Enzo Dara, this is a nice way of spending 55 minutes." BBC Music |
GUSTAV MAHLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mahler: Symphony No 3 / Kindertotenlieder Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) / Wiener Sangerknaben, Wiener Staatsoper Damenchor, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 16/Feb/1992 ] Original recording from 1986/1987 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Aleksandra Kurzak - Desire Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/May/2020 ] The incredible soprano Aleksandra Kurzak presents 'Desire', her first solo album on Sony Classical! With this new release, Kurzak ventures into heavier territory, as she reveals both the new roles she is already singing and those she is working on. |
VALENTIN SILESTROV
Silvestrov: Forgotten Word I Wished To Say Alexei Lubimov (piano) with Viktoriia Vitrenko (soprano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 1/Apr/2024 ] "Alexei Lubimov's poised performances always bring clarity and balance to Silvestrov's music, enabling this carefully crafted and proportioned post-tonal style to simply speak for itself." Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / CLARA SCHUMANN
Brahms: Double Concerto & Clara Schumann: Piano Trio Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Pablo Fernandez (cello), Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, Lambert Orkis (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Nov/2022 ] An aristocrat of the string world is united with one of its most exciting newcomers - this is the first joint album by Anne-Sophie Mutter and Pablo Ferrández. |
SCHUBERT / BRAHMS / REGER / WARLOCK / STRAUSS / WOLF
Benjamin Appl: Heimat Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "The voice has a burnished, oaky beauty as well as considerable sweetness (well captured in Sony's natural engineering), while the interpretations are suffused with a gentle intelligence." Gramophone |
BRYCE DESSNER
Bryce Dessner - Solos Bryce Dessner (guitar), Katia Labèque (piano), Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Colin Currie (percussion), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Lavinia Meijer (harp) + [ Sony Classical Vinyl / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] "Dessner himself takes the stage in two short pieces for guitar, Francis and Walls. These are in the best tradition of guitar solos, the latter reminiscent of the Spanish guitar masters, and it is good to have Dessner performing in person." Fin.Times |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV / FRANCIS POULENC
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Poulenc: Organ Concerto Cameron Carpenter (International touring organ) / Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach [ Sony Classical / CD / CD - released 29/Mar/2020 ] "Cameron Carpenter (1981- ) is a spectacular musician and showman. But don't let his showmanship fool you. He is a brilliant and disciplined musician and arranger and belongs to a tradition of flashy virtuosos. He is also not the first organist to... |
Charlotte Church
Prelude: the Very Best Of [ Sony Classical / CD ] |
ANTONIO SALIERI / W. A. MOZART
Mozart versus Salieri: Rivalry Dagmar Williams (soprano) Prague Sinfonia Orchestra, Christian Benda [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 23/Apr/2019 ] The professional competition between Mozart and Salieri has been a well-documented topic. It even became subject of the Oscar-winning film Amadeus. Now, a new album of compositions by the two is here to provide a side-by-side comparison of the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Ovation: The Very Best Of Dame Malvina Major Dame Malvina Major with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Brian Law [ Sony Music / 2 CD - released 27/Nov/2015 ] A celebration of an incredible 50 year career New Zealand's internationally acclaimed soprano Dame Malvina Major releases her first ever career retrospective. 'Ovation: The Very Best Of Dame Malvina Major' features 36 recordings across 2 CDs. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Transcriptions for Two Pianos Duo Tal & Groethuysen (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Since 1985 tTal and Andreas have been performing worldwide as piano duo and have appeared at musical centers and renowned festivals. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven for Three: Symphony no.1, Piano Trios 4 & 5 Emanuel Ax (piano), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Aug/2025 ] Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma present the fourth album in their 'Beethoven for Three' series, featuring Symphony no.1, op.21, and the 'Gassenhauer' (op.11) and 'Ghost' (op.70 no.1) piano trios, three works that span more than a decade of... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Melancholie [Lieder] Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / Sony / CD - released 7/Apr/2008 ] "With his bright, burnished high baritone, expressive diction and alert, unexaggerated response to mood and nuance, Gerhaher confirms his credentials as one of the most probing Lieder singers of the younger generation" Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classic Hauser Hauser, London Symphony Orchestra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Feb/2020 ] This stunning album includes beautiful performances of some of the most iconic classical works including Tchaikovsky's masterpiece 'Swan Lake', Puccini's incredibly emotional aria 'Nessun Dorma' and Barber's remarkable 'Adagio for Strings'. |
BACH / BERG / LISZT / BUSONI
Igor Levit: Fantasia Igor Levit (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2023 ] Igor Levit's new double album Fantasia features a wide range of works spanning a period of almost two centuries from 1720 to 1910 and showcases key compositions by Franz Liszt, Ferruccio Busoni, Johann Sebastian Bach and Alban Berg. |
FRANZ LISZT / HANS WERNER HENZE / RICHARD WAGNER / GUSTAV MAHLER
Igor Levit: Tristan Igor Levit (piano), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Franz Welser-Möst [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 9/Sep/2022 ] On Igor Levit's "Tristan" the pianist explores nocturnal themes of love and death, fear, ecstasy, loneliness & redemption in the music of Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, Gustav Mahler & Hans Werner Henze. It includes Levit's first concerto recording... |
Il Volo
Ad Astra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 29/Mar/2024 ] AD ASTRA is the title of the new IL VOLO album, the first composed entirely of unreleased songs. A sound journey with an international flavor through eleven tracks, which arrives after participation in the 74th Sanremo Festival with Capolavoro,... |
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
Night After Night: Music from the Movies of M. Night Shyamalan Jean Yves Thibaudet, Hilary Hahn, May Beiser [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Oct/2023 ] Night After Night: Music from the Movies of M. Night Shyamalan celebrates one of the richest collaborations between a contemporary film director and a composer - an all-new recording of music for M. Night Shyamalan's most acclaimed films by the... |
EMMERICH KALMAN / FRANZ LEHAR / PAUL ABRAHAM
Magische Töne Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Hungarian State Opera Orchestra [ Sony Classical / CD - released 17/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... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Freudvoll Und Leidvoll Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Helmut Deutsch (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 17/Sep/2021 ] "At its most larger-than-life, a thrilling recording not for the faint-hearted; but it's also a heart-on-sleeve reminder of Liszt's abiding versatility." BBC Music |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann - It's Christmas! Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] With his new album It's Christmas! Jonas Kaufmann echoes his own holiday memories and joys, celebrating the most festive time of the year with a unique selection of beloved songs and carols. It's full of traditional German songs he used to sing round... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann - It's Christmas! - Extended Version Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Jochen Rieder [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] An extended Christmas album from Jonas Kaufmann, one of the world's most acclaimed and celebrated tenors. As ever, Kaufmann shows his versatility across 49 songs from around the world, covering an impressive variety of languages and musical styles... |
VARIOUS OPERETTA COMPOSERS
Jonas Kaufmann - Doppelgänger Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Ádám Fischer, with Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD/DVD - released 5/Sep/2025 ] Jonas Kaufmann's latest album brings together two of Schumann's most profound song cycles-Dichterliebe and Kerner-Lieder-performed with exceptional sensitivity and vocal finesse. Accompanied by pianist and long-term collaborator Helmut Deutsch |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 5 & 6 Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda [ Sony Classical / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] "Played on modern instruments but with a strong awareness of historical performance, the Fifth and Sixth show off the orchestra's taut ensemble playing, rhythmic discipline and sense of drama." BBC Music |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Poetic Tone Pictures, Op.85 Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 11/Nov/2022 ] "Andsnes is the first big name to champion the Poetic Tone Pictures. We need more highprofile pianists on major labels to show the same initiative and introduce their fans to piano music beyond the safe, predictable and over-recorded." Gramophone |
WAGNER / SMETANA / VERDI / KALMAN / etc
Summer Night Concert in Vienna 2024 Lise Davidsen (soprano) / Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 19/Jul/2024 ] The Summer Night Concert 2024 with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Andris Nelsons featuring soprano Lise Davidsen was performed this year on 7 June. It is an annual open-air event, which has been held since 2004 in the magical setting of... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / ALEXANDER SCRIABIN / AKIO YASHIRO
Mao Fujita - 72 Preludes Mao Fujita (piano) [ Sony Classical / 2 CD - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Following his 'consistently impressive' (Gramophone) traversal of Mozart's complete Piano Sonatas for Sony Classical - winner of an Opus Klassik Award - Japanese pianist Mao Fujita has recorded a similarly ambitious project. |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas Mao Fujita (piano) [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Nov/2022 ] "Despite his young years, Fujita is fully inside these works and makes an impressive job in imparting his vision. All the ingredients for outstanding Mozart performance are here." MusicWeb |
CHOPIN
Chopin: Return to Warsaw Martin Stadtfeld (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 3/Apr/2026 ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Piotr Beczala (tenor), Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] "[Gerhaher shades] each note and word with such beauty and subtlety that it feels as if he's whispering into your ear. Huber's extensive piano contributions, too, are always expressive and well-judged." - The Times |
BERTHOLD GOLDSCHMIDT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Goldschmidt: Beatrice Cenci (complete opera with libretto) Roberta Alexander, Stefan Stoll, Simon Estes, Della Jones / Berlin Radio Chorus, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek [ Sony Classical / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Feb/1995 ] "The cast is a strong one, dominated by the burnished tone of Roberta Alexander in the title role of the abused daughter. Della Jones as her stepmother Lucrezia is equally fine" BBC Music |
Various Composers
Caruso (1873) Roberto Alagna [ Sony Classical / CD ] Superstar tenor, Roberto Alagna, returns with his sensational new album Caruso. Caruso 1873 is Alagna's tribute to the Neapolitan singer who Alagna considers to be the greatest tenor of all time. Alagna honours his legendary predecessor with a... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Musicians / Roger Waters (narrator) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] Rock legend Roger Waters has adapted the narration and recorded Igor Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale where he narrates the whole of this harrowing modern fairy tale himself. |
VINCI / BONONCINI / HASSE / STING / ALBINONI / etc
Simone Kermes - Inferno e Paradiso Simone Kermes (soprano), Amici Veneziani [ Sony Classical / CD - released 15/May/2020 ] Simone Kermes releases her latest album, which features arias by baroque composers that have long numbered among her favorites, including Handel, Hasse, and Caldara. |
CONSTANZE GEIGER / JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER II / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2025 (Blu-ray) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Riccardo Muti [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 31/Jan/2025 ] Few concerts in the world are awaited with as much excitement as the New Year's Concert from Vienna. Under the direction of Riccardo Muti, the Vienna Philharmonic ushers in the New Year with a concert in the magnificent Golden Hall of the Vienna... |
HANS CHRISTIAN LUMBYE / CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2026 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Sony Classical / CD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] For the first time, the Vienna Philharmonic welcomes Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet‑Séguin to lead the legendary 2026 New Year's Concert. This world‑famous event, broadcast to over 90 countries and reaching more than 50 million viewers, has been a... |
HANS CHRISTIAN LUMBYE / CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2026 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 6/Feb/2026 ] For the first time, the Vienna Philharmonic welcomes Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet‑Séguin to lead the legendary 2026 New Year's Concert. This world‑famous event, broadcast to over 90 countries and reaching more than 50 million viewers, has been a... |
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HANS CHRISTIAN LUMBYE / CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER / STRAUSS FAMILY
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2026 [Blu-ray] Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin [ Sony Classical Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 6/Feb/2026 ] For the first time, the Vienna Philharmonic welcomes Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet‑Séguin to lead the legendary 2026 New Year's Concert. |
STRAUSS FAMILY / etc
New Year's Concert in Vienna 2020 Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons [ Sony Classical DVD / DVD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] The New Year's Concert, one of the world's most famous and spectacular classical music events, returns for the 81st time to present to viewers a sensational programme made up of the vast repertoire of the family of Johann Strauss and its... |
