Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
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FRANZ LISZT / ALEXANDER SCRIABIN / KAIJA SAARIAHO
Passage. A Spiritual Odyssey Salome Jordania [ La Dolce Volta / CD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] With Passage, her debut solo album, the Georgian pianist Salomé Jordania (née 1996) presents a spiritual and vertiginous journey by way of the music of Franz Liszt, Alexander Scriabin and Kaija Saariaho. Moving between mysticism, darkness and the... |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY / MAURICE RAVEL / HUGO WOLF / RICHARD STRAUSS / ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY / MEL BONIS / LOUISE DIDIER / FRANCIS POULENC etc
Contes Sandrine Piau (soprano) David Kadouch (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] "A haunting album of songs reflecting different, sometimes dark, aspects of fairy tales and childhood, performed with expressive depth and elegance by soprano Sandrine Piau and pianist David Kadouch." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 26 |
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FRANK LOESSER
Loesser: Guys and Dolls - A Musical Fable of Broadway Sinfonia of London, John Wilson (conductor) [ Chandos / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] "The band sounds marvellous, playing with a sophistication and style that are hallmarks of Wilson's series; the winds are particularly flavourful. The cast, too, reaches high standards." BBC Music |
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EDOUARD LALO / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens & Lalo: Cello Concertos Sol Gabetta (cello), Les Siècles [ Sony Classical / CD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] Sony Masterworks is thrilled to announce the release of Saint-Saens & Lalo: Cello Concertos by Sol Gabetta and Les Siècles. Cellist Sol Gabetta presents three cornerstone works of the Romantic cello repertoire, recorded with the French orchestra Les... |
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Trio Azura
Higdon / Harbison / Ives: Storytellers [ Delos / CD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] Trio Azura's Storytellers launches the Colburn Collection: an exclusive new recording partnership between Delos and the Colburn School, Los Angeles, whose main design is to be a powerful springboard for the next generation of musicians. Nearly a... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Je chante la nuit Agathe Peyrat, Pierre Cussac [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] The soprano (and ukulele player) Agathe Peyrat and the accordionist (and singer) Pierre Cussac form a unique duo, free-spirited and open to blending genres. In this programme, they embrace a classical repertoire, while putting their own spin on... |
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Aleksander Dębicz
12 Dreams for Piano [ Warner Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] A mysterious and romantic project inspired by dreaming, the pieces are rooted in Dębicz's clearly defined cinematic classical style, while simultaneously drawing on the tradition of the classical piano cycle. Aleksander Dębicz - pianist, composer,... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117 - Klavierstücke, Opp. 118 & 119 Anna Fedorova (piano) [ Channel Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Anna Fedorova presents the late keyboard works of Brahms. "These works feel as if he is speaking to us in a more private voice than ever before. The music is deeply personal, full of tenderness, nostalgia, love, and quiet reflection" says Fedorova.... |
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ERNEST BLOCH
Bloch: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 'Poème mystique' Spectrum Concerts Berlin - Boris Brovtsyn (violin), Dian Ketler (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] "Exceptional performances of two quite different sonatas, violinist Boris Brovtsyn and pianist Diana Ketler bringing a real immediacy and lyricism to Bloch's music." Gramophone Editor's Choice OCT 26 |
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GUILLAUME de MACHAUT
Machaut Chanticleer [ Delos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Following the huge success of its first Delos recording ("hallmark powdery blend and intonation so pure" - The New York Times), the GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer, under the leadership of Music Director Tim Keeler, is now turning to... |
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CHOI KYUNG-MAN
Korea: Piri & Taepyeongso Oboes CHOI Kyung-man, KIM Young-gil, YOON Soon-byeong [ Ocora / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] CHOI Kyung-man, a virtuoso of the piri and taepyeongso oboes, acclaimed for his mastery of rhythm and improvisation, moves with ease between tradition and contemporary creation. This recording explores new roles for these instruments, offering a... |
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EUGEN d'ALBERT
d'Albert: Piano Music 1: Suite in five movement Sofja Gülbadamova (piano) [ Grand Piano / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Eugen d'Albert was one of the great pianists of his age and wrote a series of exciting pieces for the instrument. The expressive, forward‑looking harmonies of the Suite are as notable as the work's Baroque style. The Four Pieces-pyrotechnically... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / CHRISTOPHER ROUSE / TOSHIO HOSAKAWA
Ceremony Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Dresdner Philharmonie, Jonathan Stockhammer [ Warner Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Emmanuel Pahud is one of the few living flautists who can effortlessly bridge multiple genres. In this recording, he glides seamlessly from the cinematic, historical weight of Prokofiev, to the avant-garde spiritualism of Hosokawa, and finally to the... |
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER / HENRY PURCELL / GIOVANNI BATTISTA FERRANDINI
Historiæ sacræ Ensemble Il Caravaggio, Camille Delaforge [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Il Caravaggio is an ensemble founded and conducted by Camille Delaforge, bringing together a new generation of musicians playing period instruments; the ensemble will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2027. They are joining Alpha Classics for... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Six Piano Pieces Op. 118 Francesco Piemontesi, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Manfred Honeck [ Pentatone / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Francesco Piemontesi, Manfred Honeck, and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig continue their Brahms journey with a powerful new recording of the Piano Concerto No. 1, a work born from Brahms' personal and artistic crisis following Robert Schumann's... |
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MARK ANDRE / NIKOLAUS BRASS / KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN
Musica Viva 52 - Andre, Brass, Stockhausen: Works for Solo Double Bass Frank Reinecke (double bass) [ BR Klassik / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] The latest musica viva CD presents three contemporary works for double-bass, performed by the renowned double bassist Frank Reinecke (born 1960), who was a member of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1984 to 2024 and is in great demand at... |
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Insula Orchestra, Insula camerata, Laurence Equilbey
Beethoven Extended: Symmphonies Nos. 5 & 7 [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Combining the vigorous forces of the Insula orchestra and Insula camerata, Laurence Equilbey revives a historic tradition: that of the double orchestra. Beethoven, who was familiar with this principle, composed with the great festivals in mind at... |
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FRANZ LISZT / RICHARD WAGNER / ALEXANDER VON ZEMLINSKY / WALTER BRAUNFELS / ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD / HUGO WOLF
Tristan Generation Juliette Journaux (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] Following Wanderer Without Words (Alpha 984), which demonstrated her talents as a transcriber and pianist - "we applaud both the skill of the composition and the performance, which alternates between subtle gestures and flashes of passion", wrote... |
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GEROGE ENESCU
Enescu: String Octet, Piano Quintet Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective [ Chandos / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] "The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective's impeccable chamber instincts triumph again, with this album of warm, collegial performances of works by Enescu." Gramophone Bookmark recording Oct 26 |
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CONRADO del CAMPO
Conrado del Campo: String Quartets Nos. 11 & 12 (Live at the Fundación Juan March) Kuss Quartet [ MarchVivo / CD - released 11/Sep/2026 ] This album is a mastering of the concert performed by the Kuss Quartet at the Fundación Juan March in Madrid on April 08, 2026. It features the world premiere recording of Quartets No. 11 and 12 by Conrado del Campo (1878-1953), one of the most... |