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 296
HILDEGARD von BINGEN
Hildegard von Bingen: Divan-e Shohud - The Book of Visions Lieselot De Wilde, Eugénie de Mey, Illuminans Tenebras,Tristan Driessens [ Ramée / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] With the present recording Illuminans Tenebras hopes to shed new light on the music of Hildegard von Bingen, one of the most remarkable women of the Middle Ages. The musical approach of the ensemble shows that the monophony in the songs of Hildegard... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A German Spirit - 17th Century Music For the Time of Witsun and Trinitatis Margaretha Consort, Marit Broekroelofs [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] With A German Spirit, the Margaretha Consort completes the trilogy following A German Christmas (2018) and A German Passion (2023). This release, too, is more than a historical reconstruction: it is a living musical experience in which sound,... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Complete Sacred Choral Works 1 WDR Radio Choir, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Christoph Poppen [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Sacred choral music played a critical role in Mendelssohn's life. The steady stream of Psalm settings made throughout his career provided a means through which he could make heartfelt responses to the texts of his faith. This first volume in the... |
LAURENCE OSBORN
Notes from the living room Meraki Duo (flute-guitar duo) Roberto Carrillo Garcia (double bass) [ Delphian / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Notes from the Living Room reflects the distinctive musical world of Meraki Duo, whose repertoire moves freely between classical, folk, jazz and global traditions. Bringing together music from Jamaica, Trinidad, Japan, Macedonia, France, Britain and... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Kent Nagano [ BIS / 2 CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Recipient of the prestigious Brahms Prize of the Schleswig-Holstein Brahms Society in 2024, Kent Nagano, leads the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, of which he was principal conductor from 2015 until 2025, in the first two symphonies by the... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 (Live) San Diego Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Payare [ Delos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] The San Diego Symphony Orchestra is one of the United States' leading orchestras. Led by Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare, the Orchestra has experienced an explosive artistic expansion, transforming its repertoire and forging a distinctive... |
OLLE ADOLPHSON
Adolphson: Balladen Torsten Mossberg (tenor) [ Sterling / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Olle Adolphson (1934-2004) is one of the most important representatives of the Swedish ballad during the second half of the 20th century. He wrote a long series of ballads that are loved by the Swedish people. Many of them have become so well-known... |
ANTONIO CALDERA
48° North. Caldara, from Venice to Vienna The BanXhies, Emmanuel Arakelian [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] In Celtic mythology, the 'Banshee' is a messenger between worlds. The four musicians of The BanXhies have come together around this figure, seeking to use music as a conduit from the outer world to the inner world. For their very first album, Roxana... |
LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Excursions of Mr Broucek Peter Hoare, Ales Briscein, Lucy Crowe, Gyula Orendt, Lukas Zeman / London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle [ LSO Live / 2 CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Leoš Janáček's satirical opera The Excursions of Mr Brouček stands out as one of the composer's most imaginative works. The story follows the misadventures of Mr Brouček, a beer-guzzling landlord who embarks on two fantastical journeys. |
FRANZ LISZT / FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN / GEORGE GERSHWIN / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - FERRUCCIO BUSONI / LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Cherkassky: Nimbus Rediscovered Recordings Vol. 3 Shura Cherkassky (piano) [ Nimbus / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Shura Cherkassky was introduced to Nimbus by Wilfred Stiff, then a director of the London agent Ibbs & Tillett. Wilfred recognised a young label pushing ahead fast at the transition point between LP and CD, one with a fondness for artists whose... |
CHARLOTTE DE ROTHSCHILD / FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
The Chopin Connection Vol. 1 Inbar Rothschild (piano) [ CRD / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] "When celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2025, we reflected on a legacy that is as much personal as it is professional. For us, this volume represents a profound homecoming: we grew up with Chopin's Nocturnes sat enthroned on our family piano, our... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Folías y Glosas. Legacies of the Spanish Golden Age Concerto Scirocco, Giulia Genini [ Arcana / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] "Folías y Glosas", the new recording project of the ensemble Concerto Scirocco, is a musical journey into the Spain of the late 16th/early 17th century, taking in a repertoire rich in colours, rhythm and influences that weaves together folk memory... |
PROSPER SAINTON / RICHARD STRAUSS / HECTOR BERLIOZ
Stranger Sainton Dmitry Smirnov; Kammerorchester Basel; Victor Jacob [ Fuga Libera / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] This album is built around a remarkable instrument: the Guarneri del Gesù "Sainton Betti" violin, once played by Prosper Sainton. More than a solo voice, the violin shapes both the repertoire and the narrative of the project. From this starting... |
ERNST von DOHNÁNYI
Dohnányi: Symphony No. 2 in E major, Op. 40 Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie, Rheinland-Pfalz, Michael Francis [ Capriccio / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Although Hungarian composer Ernst von Dohnányi was one of the most versatile and influential musicians of his time, his works are seldom played nowadays. The Capriccio label is helping to rectify that situation with a series of recordings of his... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets Vol.3 Doric String Quartet [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] The Doric String Quartet continues its cycle of Beethoven quartets with this third volume, featuring a mixture of works from the composer's early, middle, and late periods. Notable for the piano start of each of its four movements, op.18 no.3 also... |
C.P.E. BACH
C. P. E. Bach: Cello Concertos Elinor Frey (cello), Accademia de' Dissonanti [ Channel Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] The Canadian-American cellist Elinor Frey performs and conducts Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's three cello concertos with the Accademia de' Dissonanti. These dramatic works, rich in turbulent exchanges yet also in tender moments, bear witness to C. P.... |
FANNY & FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Nui Esmé Quartet [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] This album - the third to be released on Alpha Classics - is entitled Nui (a Korean word meaning 'sister'). The Esmé Quartet pays tribute to Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, with Fanny's Quartet in E-Flat major, written during the final year of her life,... |
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART / JOSEPH HAYDN / FABIAN FIORINI
Missa Brevis: Mozart, Haydn & Fiorini Etesiane Orchestra, Gabriel Hollander [ Cypres Records / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] There are projects that spring from a hunch and which, driven by conviction and hard work, eventually come to seem entirely natural. The 'Messes Brèves' project is a bold initiative that brings together works rarely performed together, breathing new... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: 1610 VESPERS I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth, The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble [ Coro / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers is the landmark work of early Baroque music. It sits at the crossroads of Renaissance polyphony and the new dramatic style heard in his first opera L'Orfeo. 'The Vespers' redefined what sacred music could sound like -... |
MILOSLAV KABELÁČ
Kabelác: Kinderchöre Kinderchor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Christian Lindhorst (conductor), Kammersymphonie Berlin [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] Music for children plays an important role in Miloslav Kabeláč's artistic oeuvre. Especially in the early days after the communist coup in 1948, the composer devoted himself to this genre: "I regard composing for children as a 'touchstone' not only... |
