Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 181 to 200 of 289
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Luonnotar, Tapiola, etc Lise Davidsen (soprano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] Following their acclaimed recordings of Schoenberg with Sara Jakubiak and Britten's Peter Grimes with Stuart Skelton, Edward Gardner and the Bergen Philharmonic turn their attention to the music of Sibelius. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Luonnotar / Tapiola / Pelléas och Mélisande / etc Lise Davidsen (soprano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] "… The performance of Tapiola is in fact one of the most searching and dramatic it has been accorded, finding every nuance of the composer's remarkable orchestration" CDChoice |
BYSTROM / TUBIN / NORDIN / MALMLOF-FORSSLING
Back to StockHome - works for double bass Rick Stotijn (double bass) / Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra [ BIS SACD / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] For the past ten years Rick Stotijn has been making Stockholm his second home, finding musical inspiration as well as new friends there. The present disc is a reflection of this, with existing and new repertoire involving the double bass by composers... |
KALEVI AHO
Aho: Solo Samuli Peltonen (cello), Hiyoli Togawa (viola), Piet Van Bockstal (oboe), Simon Reitmaier (clarinet), Bram van Sambeek (bassoon), Marie Luise Neunecke [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] Seven instrumental solos by the Finnish symphonist |
XIAOGANG YE
Ye: Winter Shenyang (bass-baritone), Sharon Bezaly (flute), Wei Lu (violin), Noriko Ogawa (piano) /Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orc [ BIS / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] 'As intriguing as it is beguiling' was how the 'east-meets-west soundworld' of Xiaogang Ye was described in the BBC Music Magazine on the release of a previous disc of his orchestral works in 2016. On that occasion Ye's music was championed by José... |
RAVEL / SAINT-SAENS
Ravel & Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios Sitkovetsky Trio [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] In 1892, when Camille Saint-Saëns started on his Piano Trio No. 2, almost 30 years had passed since his first, widely celebrated work in the genre, his Op. 18. In the meantime the composer had come to be regarded as hopelessly old-fashioned by many... |
KREISLER / PENDERECKI / PROKOFIEV / REGER / SCHNITTKE etc
Journey Through A Century: Solo Violin Works Sueye Park (violin) [ BIS SACD / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] "This is sensational!...at no point in the programme do you feel that the technical and intellectual demands are in any way compromising her interpretations, which are wholly excellent." Recording of the Month - Gramophone September 2021 |
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HUGO MONTENEGRO
The Young Beat of Rome & Candy's Theme and Other Sweets [2 original LPs on 1 CD] Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra [ Dutton / CD - released 1/Jul/2021 ] Original recordings from 1964 & 1965 |
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HUGO WINTERHALTER
Hugo Winterhalter Goes...Continental / I Only Have Eyes for You [2 original LPs on 1 CD] Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra [ Dutton / CD - released 1/Jul/2021 ] Original Recordings from 1962 & 1964 |
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WERNER MULLER
A Mystic Portrait of the Moody Blues / The Strip Goes On [2 original LPs on 1 CD] Werner Muller & his orchestra [ Dutton Vocalion / CD - released 1/Jul/2021 ] Werner Muller was born in Berlin 2 AUG 1920. He studied music and performance on bassoon, trombone and violin. He headed the RIAS dance orchestra and recorded many hits including How High The Moon and Malaguena with vocalist Caterina Valente. |
GIOVANNI BONONCINI
Bononcini: La nemica d'amore fatta amante Adriana Fernández; Martin Oro; Furio Zanasi; Ensemble 415; Chiara Banchini [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Ensemble 415 and Chiara Banchini revive the serenata a tre La nemica d'amore fatta amante by Giovanni Bononcini, a prodigious composer who was Handel's 'rival' in London and just as prolific as Alessandro Scarlatti in producing cantatas in the early... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Nocturnes Alain Planès (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] His Debussy and Chopin recordings for harmonia mundi already offer ample evidence that Alain Planès is highly adept at selecting a period instrument best suited for the repertoire. For this complete recording of the Chopin Nocturnes, he has chosen a... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonates et partitas, BWV 1001-1006 Amandine Beyer (violin) [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] The violinist Amandine Beyer interprets Bach's famous Sonatas and Partitas, veritable bravura pieces that push back the limits of the instrument, at the intersection between the German solo tradition and the Italian concerto. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonates en trio, BWV 525-530 Benjamin Alard [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Johann Sebastian Bach's Trio Sonatas for organ, masterpieces in their intrinsic poetic power, were composed between 1723 and 1725, in his early days as Kantor in Leipzig. They are performed here by Benjamin Alard, First Prize winner in the organ... |
ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold.: Songs, Vol. 2 Britta Stallmeister, Sibylle Fischer, Uwe Schenker-Primus / Klaus Simon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] In his song settings, Korngold pursued the Romantic ideal and lavished considerable care and inventiveness on their composition. His seemingly effortless gift for melody is everywhere apparent in this second volume. |
FRESCOBALDI
Frescobaldi: Canzoni Bruno Cocset; Les Basses Réunies [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] With his Canzoni, Frescobaldi affirmed the genre, rather than renewing it, but brought it to its peak. For this recording, Les Basses Réunies reconstructed a consort of low-pitched members of the violin family, which are joined by the smooth sound of... |
JAN DISMAS ZELENKA
Zelenka: I penitenti al sepolchro del redentore, ZWV 63 Collegium 1704; Collegium Vocale 1704; Václav Luks [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] The Prague-based ensemble Collegium 1704 and its founder Vaclav Luks here perform an oratorio by the Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka. This edifying work, typical of the oratorios produced during the Counter-Reformation, presents the faithful with... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Fantaisie / Violin Sonata / Cello Sonata / La Mer Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) / Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Daniel Barenboim performs Debussy with Martha Argerich, Michael Barenboim, Kian Soltani and the Staatskapelle Berlin. |
JOHANN PAUL von WESTHOFF
Westhoff: Sonates pour violon et basse continue David Plantier; Les plaisirs du Parnasse [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Published in 1694, these sonatas by Johann Paul von Westhoff are among the most fascinating pieces in the repertory. The inspiration and stylistic audacity displayed by their composer are perfectly reflected in this recording by David Plantier and... |
ANTOINE de FEVIN
Févin: Requiem d'Anne de Bretagne Doulce Mémoire; Denis Raisin Dadre; Yann-Fañch Kemener [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] The attachment of King Louis XII and a whole people to Queen Anne of Brittany can be heard on this disc, where Denis Raisin Dadre and his ensemble Doulce Mémoire juxtapose Antoine de Févin's Missa pro defunctis with Breton folk songs for solo voice... |
