Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 1 to 20 of 143
J. S. BACH
Bach - Keyboard Concertos BWV1052, 1053, 1054, 1056 Beatrice Rana (piano) / Amsterdam Sinfonietta [ Warner Classics / CD - released 21/Mar/2025 ] Exploring the myriad possibilities of Bach on the piano, Beatrice Rana engages in intimate and illuminating dialogue with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta in four of the composer's keyboard concertos: |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Verdi - Simon Boccanegra (Original 1857 Version) German Enrique Alcantara, Eri Nakamura, William Thomas, Ivan Ayon-Rivas / The Halle, Opera North Chorus, Sir Mark Elder [ Opera Rara / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Mar/2025 ] The original version of Simon Boccanegra, first performed in 1857, is a masterpiece of concision and spare vocal delivery, having many important differences from the later 1881 version, including one of Verdi's most innovative central finales. |
CHOPIN / BACH / RACHMANINOV / MESSIAEN / GORECKI
Jan Lisiecki: Preludes Jan Lisiecki (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Mar/2025 ] On his new album Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki brings the diverse sounds of the prelude to life, highlighting that it is far more than just a curtain-raiser to something else. Frédéric Chopin's extraordinary 24 Préludes, op.28, are inspiration... |
BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / R. STRAUSS / TCHAIKOVSKY /
Lorin Maazel conducts the Cleveland Orchestra Lucia Popp (soprano) Jon Vickers (tenor) Elena Obraztsova (mezzo) Martti Talvela (bass) / The Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus. Lorin Maazel [ Sony Classical / 15 CD Box Set - released 21/Mar/2025 ] Lorin Maazel burnished the Cleveland image and maintained the exalted standards set by Szell, who had elevated his ensemble to pre-eminence among the US "Big Five" orchestras. |
BASSMAN / DOBSON / LANGFORD / LEIDZEN / PRYOR / TRADITIONAL
Peter Moore: SHIFT Peter Moore (trombone) / Tredegar Brass Band [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 21/Mar/2025 ] Born in Belfast and raised in Greater Manchester, the world-renowned trombonist Peter Moore gained international attention at the age of twelve when, in 2008, he became the youngest winner of the competition BBC Young Musician. His early involvement... |
STEVE REICH
Reich: Collected Works (Limited Edition Box Set) Various Artists [ Nonesuch Records / 26 CD - released 21/Mar/2025 ] Nonesuch Records releases Steve Reich Collected Works, a 27-disc box set (26CD's + DVD) featuring music recorded during his 40 years on the label. The collection represents six decades of Reich's compositions, ranging from It's Gonna Rain (1965) to... |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton - Orchestral Works Vol.1: Violin Concerto / Portsmouth Point / etc. Charlie Lovell-Jones (violin), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] Sinfonia of London and John Wilson start a new series of recordings of works by Sir William Walton with this album featuring Charlie Lovell-Jones as soloist in the Violin Concerto. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: 12 Piano Sonatas / 5 Piano Concertos Claudio Arrau (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera [ Warner Classics / 12 CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] The pianist Claudio Arrau fully deserves the epithet "legendary": a sovereign technical command, a deep patience and a gravitation towards weighty matters, enriched by his study with 'philosopher pianists' such as Busoni and Martin Krause. |
WYNTON MARSALIS
Marsalis: Blues Symphony Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Jader Bignamini [ Pentatone / CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] A TRIUMPHANT SYMPHONIC ODE TO THE POWER OF THE BLUES The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Jader Bignamini present Wynton Marsalis' Blues Symphony. |
James Rhodes (piano)
MANíA [ Signum / CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] For this album, Manía, I wanted to create a playlist of pieces that accompany me and my insomnia, my anxiety, my desperation and my fears in the middle of the night and provide the kind of relief that only music and prescription meds can give. I... |
The King's Singers
Such stuff as dreams are made on [ Signum / CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] The last album with the current line-up, The King's Singers present a new album of choral music from the early 20th century, with a feature from sopranos Grace Davidson and Victoria Meteryard. "Such stuff as dreams are made on is an exploration of... |
VILNIS SMIDBERGS
Smidbergs: Chamber Music Magdalena Geka, Iveta Calite & Ilona Meija [ SKANI / CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] Vilnis Smidbergs, a contemporary of Peteris Vasks, Romualds Kalsons, Maija Einfelde, Martins Brauns, Georgs Pelecis, a well celebrated in Latvia, yet little known internationally, was born in 1944, one of the darkest years in human history. That also... |
MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: New Year Martyn Brabbins, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers [ NMC Recordings / 2 CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] World premiere recording of an opera by Michael Tippett |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert Symphonies Vol.4: No.9 & Orchestral Songs Mary Bevan (soprano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] Edward Gardner's Schubert cycle concludes with the 'Great' Symphony no.9 in C major. Having (remarkably) composed a symphony a year between 1813 and 1818, the onset of syphilis and its intrusive treatment seemed to shake the composer's confidence as... |
ALEXANDER KNAIFEL
Knaifel: Chapter Eight Patrick Demenga, The State Choir Latvija, Riga Cathedral Boys Choir, Youth Choir Kamēr, Andres Mustonen [ ECM New Series / CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] "It is amazing with what a deep sense of beauty this composition for church, choruses and cello is imbued" said Mstislav Rostropovich on first experiencing Chapter Eight. Basing the music on the Old Testament Song of Songs, The Song of Solomon,... |
VINCENZO BELLINI / GAETANO DONIZETTI / GIUSEPPE VERDI
Eleonora Buratto - Indomita Eleonora Buratto (soprano) / Orchestra e Coro dell'Opera Carlo Felice Genova, Sesto Quatrini [ Pentatone / CD - released 7/Mar/2025 ] On her solo debut album Indomita, soprano Eleonora Buratto pays tribute to the greatest composers and most insurmountable heroines of Italian nineteenth-century opera, together with the Orchestra & Coro dell'Opera Carlo Felice Genova under the baton... |
CHOPIN / PRICE / BONDS / GRANT STILL / DEBUSSY / SCRIABIN
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason - Fantasie Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 7/Mar/2025 ] Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has a passion for curating programmes that cross diverse musical landscapes, and on her debut solo album Fantasie, she takes listeners on a journey that explores connections across different composers' sound worlds - whether they... |
MONTEVERDI / BONONCINI / CHARPENTIER / HANDEL / LULLY / PURCELL / RAMEAU
William Christie: The Complete Erato Recordings Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, with Sophie Daneman, Natalie Dessay, Renee Fleming, Ian Bostridge, Philippe Jaroussky, Mark Padmore, etc [ Erato / 61 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2025 ] William Christie is renowned for his pioneering work in the revival of Baroque music. Born in 1944, he founded the ensemble Les Arts Florissants in 1979, which has become a leading force in historically informed performance. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Symphonies Münchner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta [ Münchner Philharmoniker / 4 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2025 ] Zubin Mehta has long been a constant in Munich's musical life. Mehta has enjoyed an artistic relationship and deep friendship with the Munich Philharmonic in particular for decades. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Piano Concertos Yefim Bronfman (piano) / Münchner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta [ Münchner Philharmoniker / 2 CD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2025 ] Zubin Mehta has long been a constant in Munich's musical life. Mehta has enjoyed an artistic relationship and deep friendship with the Munich Philharmonic in particular for decades. |
