Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 221 to 240 of 307
GERSHWIN / BARBER / BEACH / COLERIGDE-TAYLOR / COPLAND
Summertime Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 6/Sep/2021 ] "'Summertime' indeed, from a profound and greatly gifted artist who radiates warmth, joy and much-needed musical sunshine." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2021 |
MANUEL DE FALLA
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain & Falla Piano Favourites Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Orquesta de Conciertos, Madrid, Jesus Arambarri [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "one of the very best pianists to have come out of Spain ... Unlike many names who have offered themselves in this nationalist repertoire, she has an impeccably clean technique, considerable strength verve and temperament, but a level enough head to... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 & Simple Symphony The Britten Quartet [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "The Britten Quartet gives exceptionally powerful readings … the magnificent No.2 of 1945 with its rare example of him using sonata-form … they never let you forget the emotions behind his writing" [No.1] "warm and spacious treatment of his writing... |
TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Concertos, Sonata, Adagio I Musici, Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "that Albinoni wrote excellent solo concertos is clear enough from this record, all players involved are splendid …very well recorded. These will please admirers of I Musici, the group is well-balanced and the soloists admirable. The oboe concerto... |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 5 & Music from 'The Fridays' Shostakovich Quartet [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "I commend this inexpensive disc to explorers of the string quartet who know and love their Smetana and late-Dvořák Quartets." (MusicWeb) "Glazunov's string quartets contain attractive music … a successful reconciliation between the two traditions of... |
TRISTANO / LIGETI / CHOPIN / ROTA / GONZALES / TAKEMITSU / PART
Echoes Of Life Alice Sara Ott [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] For her tenth Deutsche Grammophon release, pianist Alice Sara Ott returns to the music of Frédéric Chopin. She approaches Chopin's 24 Préludes op. 28 from a fresh perspective, finding a personal thread that parallels the music's dramatic arc and... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Symphonies Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ BIS SACD / 5 SACD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Symphonies and selected suites from Bergen and Andrew Litton |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Tapiola Sinfonietta, Pascal Rophé [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "Carolyn Sampson is a delightful and highly engaging soloist. She sings the slow, lyrical songs beautifully, investing words and music with great feeling." Recording of the Month Oct 2021 MusicWeb |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gregorian Chant: World-Famous Recordings Choir of the Carmelite Priory, London, John McCarthy / Abbey of St.Maurice & St. Maur, Clervaux [ Alto / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] [Carmelite Priory] "(with notes providing the music's spiritual and ecclesiastical background) there is one collection that stands out from all others ... this beautifully sung and excellently recorded anthology is the finest introduction to... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Alle Lieder Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Gerold Huber (piano) [ Sony Classical / 11 CD Box Set - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "A wonderful achievement and a marvel of sustained artistry: subtle, intelligent performances, impeccably prepared and movingly executed." Gramophone Magazine October 2021 Editor's Choice |
TAKLE / DUBOIS / FLETCHER / BRAHMS / GIGOUT / EFTESTOL / etc
Northern Lights Christopher Herrick (Steinmeyer organ of Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Mons Leidvin Takle's vigorous opener - everything you would expect from a work called Yes! - sets the mood for the whole of an infectiously upbeat recital. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: String Quartets Cuarteto Casals [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "If you like your Mozart taut and urgent, with no concessions to Mozartian 'charm', you should find these brilliantly executed performances as riveting as I do." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEEHOVEN
Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas Vol. 3 (Sonatas 8-10) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Martin Helmchen (piano) [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] The final volume from the acclaimed team of Zimmermann and Helmchen |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
Respighi: Songs Ian Bostridge (tenor), Saskia Georgini (piano) [ Pentatone / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] After their acclaimed recording of Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin, Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini present a programme of rarely-recorded songs by Ottorino Respighi. |
PER NORGARD / KAIJA SAARIAHO
Remembering - Nørgård & Saariaho: Cello Concertos Jakob Kullberg (cello), BBC Philharmonic, Michael Francis, John Storgards, Sinfonia Varsovia, Szymon Bywalec [ BIS / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Jakob Kullberg performs Per Nørgård and Kaija Saariaho. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Don Quixote / Till Eulenspiegel Tabea Zimmermann (viola), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, François-Xavier Roth [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] After two memorable recordings devoted to Mahler's Third and Fifth symphonies, François-Xavier Roth continues his exploration of the major works premiered by the Gürzenich Orchestra. |
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Piano Trio & other chamber music The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] With a programme of chamber works drawn from both ends of Bruch's long composing career, members of The Nash Ensemble once more reveal a neglected side of the composer's output. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie (Alpine Symphony) Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Vladimir Jurowski [ Pentatone / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester continue their PENTATONE journey through the heights of German late-Romantic repertoire with a recording of Richard Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie. The Alpine Symphony was inspired by the composer's... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Arabeske, Kreisleriana & Fantasie Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] The emotional sweep of these marvellous works, reflecting the vicissitudes of Schumann's complex personal life at the time, calls for a pianist wholly responsive to their fervent Romanticism. The artistry of Stephen Hough proves ideal. |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 Thierry Escaich (organ), Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Jean-Jacques Kantorow [ BIS SACD / SACD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Closing the symphony cycle during the composer's centenary year. Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège / Jean-Jacques Kantorow Thierry Escaich, organ |
