Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 41 to 60 of 224
HENRIQUE OSWALD
Oswald: Symphony, Op. 43 Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, Fabio Mechetti [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] Henrique Oswald was perhaps the most European of Brazilian composers, having spent a large part of his life in Italy; he also absorbed influences from France and Germany. Oswald's music always retains a lyrical character with qualities of elegance... |
NKEIRU OKOYE
Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings Rita Coburn (Narrator), Angela Brown (Soprano), Christie Dashiell (Mezzo-soprano), Issachah Savage (Tenor), University of Michigan Symphony [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] Nkeiru Okoye's When the Caged Bird Sings is a 'musical celebration' whose compositional voice, though rooted in the African American church, also embraces minimalism and improvisational elements. Delivering a message of adversity turned to triumph,... |
DOMENICO CIMAROSA
Cimarosa: L'Italiana in Londra Soloists, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Leo Hussain (conductor) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] omenico Cimarosa, one of the last great exponents of the Neapolitan School, was also one of the most-performed opera composers before the arrival of Rossini. He composed over 60 such works and was esteemed from Venice to St Petersburg where he was... |
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Heroines Sondra Radvanovsky, Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, Enrique Mazzola [ Pentatone / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] Sondra Radvanovsky, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Enrique Mazzola present Puccini: Heroines, a live recording of an all-Puccini program performed in February 2025. Radvanovsky's extraordinary voice brings vivid individuality to each heroine, from the... |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Baryton Trios, Treasures from the Eszterháza Palace, Vol. 3 Valencia Baryton Project [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] It was Prince Nikolaus of Esterházy's increasing infatuation with the baryton that compelled Haydn, the prince's Kapellmeister, to write an unprecedented body of 125 works for baryton trio. The instrument is more like a viola d'amore than a bass viol... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Reines Véronique Gens, Ensemble Les Surprises, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] After Passion (ALPHA747), Véronique Gens reunites with Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas' ensemble Les Surprises to celebrate a type of role intrinsically linked to 17th- and 18th-century French baroque opera: queens! |
MAX REGER
Reger: Original Compositions for piano 4-hands Davide Trivella, Daniele Trivella [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / ALBAN BERG
Schubert & Berg: Piano sonatas Fazil Say (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] Fazıl Say brings together two, highly contrasted Viennese piano sonatas, composed at either end of the Romantic era. Conceived on an epic scale in four movements, Schubert's Sonata in B flat major, D 960 was written shortly before his death in 1828,... |
Hayato Sumino (piano)
Chopin Orbit (LP) [ Sony Classical / 2 LP - released 20/Mar/2026 ] For this new recording, Hayato Sumino has turned his gaze on the composer who possibly means the most to him, namely Chopin (1810-1849). It was indeed Sumino's sensational performances during the 2021 International Chopin Competition where he was a... |
SERGEI BORTKIEWICZ / MAURICE RAVEL / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Manu Sinistra Illia Ovcharenko (piano), MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Oksana Lyniv [ Pentatone / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] Illia Ovcharenko, together with the MDR-Sinfonieorchester under the baton of Oksana Lyniv, presents Manu Sinistra, an album devoted to concertos for the left hand by Bortkiewicz, Prokofiev, and Ravel. These works were written for the pianist Paul... |
MADELEINE DRING
Dring: Songs Kitty Whately (mezzo), Julius Drake (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] English mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately presents an album of songs by Madeleine Dring. Born in 1923 to a theatrical family, Dring was admitted to the Royal College of Music at the age of nine. She went on to study composition with Herbert Howells, also... |
RODION SHCHEDRIN
Shchedrin: Music From the Lady With the Lapdog Lawrence Power (viola), Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Olli Mustonen (conductor) [ Ondine / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] Composer Rodion Shchedrin (1932-2025) was one of the leading figures of post-war Soviet music. This album by the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Olli Mustonen brings together four of his works, including music from his ballet The Lady with... |
GUSTAV HOLST / SIR ARNOLD BAX
Holst: The Planets / Bax: Tintagel London Symphony Orchestra, Antonio Pappano, Tenebrae [ LSO Live / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] |
JOSEF MYSLIVECEK
Myslivecek: Complete Music for Fortepiano & Violin Marius Bartoccini, Rossella Croce [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] |
MATTEO MYDERWYK
Nocturnal Blues (LP) Matteo Myderwyk (piano) [ Warner Classics / LP - released 20/Mar/2026 ] Nocturnal Blues, an ode to the night, is music for those who listen best when the world is silent. A collection of 15 contemplative, impressionistic nocturnes. Music for moments of reflection, memory, and tenderness - illuminated by the soft... |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Die sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze, Hob. XX:2 RIAS Kammerchor, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, Justin Doyle [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] In 1786, Haydn composed The Seven Last Words of Christ for orchestra. Ten years later he produced a stunning choral version, which Justin Doyle and the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin and Konzerthausorchester Berlin now invite us to rediscover. Together with... |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti Songs Vol. 7 Rosa Feola (soprano), Carlo Rizzi (piano) [ Opera Rara / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] The prolific and versatile Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, one of the central figures of Italian bel canto opera, also wrote around 200 solo songs. Most of them are rarely performed and some, until recently, were completely unknown. Curated by... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Arise, Shine Sebastian Blount (tenor), Sophia Membery (organ, harp), Molly Hord (organ), The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge, Anna Lapwood (conductor) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Mar/2026 ] Anna Lapwood releases her brand-new choral album, Arise, Shine, conducting the Chapel Choir of Pembroke College and marking the conclusion of her tenure as Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge. The album is a deeply personal project,... |
MICHEL FOURGON
Fourgon: De proche en proche Alain Pire (trombone), Chœur de Chambre de Namur; Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège [ Cypres Records / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] An album entirely devoted to the trombone - that's rather unusual! De proche en proche, Belgian composer Michel Fourgon's second monographic disc on Cypres, features the instrument in a variety of configurations, in stages spanning some twenty years:... |
EVE de CASTRO-ROBINSON
the willing air NZTrio: Amalia Hall (violin), Somi Kim (piano), and Ashley Brown (cello) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] An album of chamber music spanning more than twenty-five years by New Zealand composer Eve de Castro-Robinson, performed by Amalia Hall (violin), Somi Kim (piano), and Ashley Brown (cello). |
