Classical New Releases
Classical New Releases
Below is a list of all classical CD titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 161 to 180 of 274
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich since October 2019, Paavo Järvi continues his complete cycle of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, following a first volume devoted to Symphony no.5 and the symphonic poem Francesca da... |
SAINT-SAENS / WIDOR / DURUFLE / FRANCK / BARRERE
French Works For Flute Adam Walker (flute), James Baillieu (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] "Walker's clear, cool, bright tone, effortless technique and finely nuanced expressiveness will win you over whether or not you naturally gravitate towards solo flute." - Gramophone, May 2021 |
ANONYMOUS
Music for the King of Scots The Binchois Consort / Andrew Kirkman [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] "A compelling collection of late Mediaeval polyphonic choral music skilfully presented as if in the acoustic in which it was first heard." MusicWeb |
EDUARDAS BALSYS
Eduardas: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Dramatic Frescoes / Reflections of the Sea Dzeraldas Bidva (violin), Indre Baikstyte (piano), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Pitrenas [ Ondine / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] This new album introduces to international audience the music of Eduardas Balsys (1919-1984), a key figure in Lithuania's music from the 1950s until his death in 1984. This album release by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by... |
SNÉTBERGER / SHOSTAKOVICH / DOWLAND / BARDER
Hallgató Ferenc Snétberger and the Keller Quartett [ ECM New Series / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] On Hallgató, recorded live in the Grand Hall of Budapest's Liszt Academy, Ferenc Snétberger and the Keller Quartett, respectively Hungary's outstanding acoustic guitarist and its foremost string quartet, are heard together and separately in a moving... |
ANTOINE REICHA
Reicha Rediscovered, Volume 3 Ivan Ilić (piano) [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] For this his third volume of works by Antoine Reicha, the pianist Ivan Ilic turns to one of the composer's most extraordinary works, L'Art de varier, Op. 57. 'The Art of Variation' consists of fifty-seven variations on a theme (that the number of... |
PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Wind Sonatas Les Vents Français [Emmanuel Pahud (flute) Paul Meyer (clarinet) Francois Leleux (oboe) Gilbert Audin (bassoon) Radovan Vlatković (horn)] [ Warner Classics / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] 'With top-notch sound, Les Vents Français, with Le Sage's masterly accompaniments, are the pick of the crop: Vive Les Vents' Hindemith!' Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2021 |
PUCCINI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI / VERDI
Italian Opera Arias Linda Richardson (soprano), Sinfonia Of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] The British soprano Linda Richardson has performed extensively across the UK and continental Europe under conductors such as Bernard Haitink, Edo de Waart, Sir Mark Elder, Daniele Rustioni, Libor Pešek, and Carlo Rizzi. Her extensive repertoire... |
MultiPiano Ensemble, English Chamber Orchestra
Mozart: The complete multipiano concertos [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] The Larghetto and Allegro in E flat major is mature Mozart-contemporary with Idomeneo and Die Entführung-but remains incomplete. Tomer Lev has finished the job brilliantly, making it the perfect companion for Mozart's official concertos for two and... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Belle Époque: French Music for Wind Orsino Ensemble, Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] "A delightful and thoughtful debut disc from the Orsino Ensemble… a thoroughly charming recording." Five Stars BBC Music magazine - June 2021 |
ERWIN SCHULHOFF
Schulhoff: Flammen Raymond Very (Don Jun), Iris Vermillion (La Morte), Arnold Schoenberg Chor, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bertrand De Billy [ Capriccio / 2 CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] In the 1920s and 30s, Czechoslovakia was flourishing culturally and boasted a multi-faceted musical scene. In considering the works of composers such as Pavel Haas, Gideon Klein, Hans Krása, Viktor Ullmann and Erwin Schulhoff, we can see how they... |
MANU MARTIN
Lim Fantasy of Companionship for Piano and Orchestra Susan Lim & Christina Teenz Tan (creators) Tedd Joelson (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fagen / London Voices / Matthieu Eymard (solo voic [ Signum / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] Armonico Consort return to Signum with a collection of Handel arias, performed by leading counter-tenor William Towers. A noted soloist in both opera and oratorio, the programme is taken from roles which Towers has sung across his career in various... |
CECILIA MCDOWALL
McDowall: Sacred Choral Music Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] McDowall's keen sensitivity to text and her flair for writing vocal lines that are grateful to sing are just two of the virtues which justify the success of her choral music. Her original and distinctive voice is well served by Stephen Layton and his... |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie Wiener Singakademie, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen [ Orfeo / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] Hector Berlioz's Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie was a sequel to his Symphonie fantastique, which premiered in 1830 at the Paris Conservatory. Comprising six sections, it was composed during his travels to and around Italy, and made use of material that... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handelian Pyrotechnics William Towers (countertenor) / Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks [ Signum / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] Armonico Consort return to Signum with a collection of Handel arias, performed by leading counter-tenor William Towers. A noted soloist in both opera and oratorio, the programme is taken from roles which Towers has sung across his career. |
J.S BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Aaron Pilsan (piano) [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Aaron Pilsan is only twenty-five years old, but he already has a busy career to his credit, with a solo album devoted to Beethoven and Schubert - very well received by the critics - and another of duo repertory with the cellist Kian Soltani. A... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol. 57 Alexandre Dossin (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] It was natural for virtuoso performer Franz Liszt to expand his repertoire by transcribing his songs for solo piano. The human voice is the purest of musical instruments, and composers have always been inspired by its warmth, expression and emotional... |
MIECZYSLAW WEINBERG
Weinberg: String Quartets Nos 2,5, and 8, Vol.1 Arcadia Quartet [ Chandos / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] The seventeen string quartets of Weinberg span nearly half a century, from his student days in Warsaw to the end of his career in Moscow, and show his development as a composer more clearly than his work in any other genre. The Second Quartet,... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / CUI / BORODIN
Russian Piano Trio Volume 3 The Brahms Trio [ 8574114 / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's influence as composer and teacher was profound in Russia and beyond, yet his chamber music has been overshadowed by his operas and orchestral works. The unfinished Piano Trio in C minor was completed by his son-in-law... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Officina Romana: A Wonder Lab at the Dawn of the 18th Century Carlo Vistoli (countertenor) / Le Stagioni, Paolo Zanzu (direction) [ Arcana / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Following the success of his solo recordings, Paolo Zanzu returns at the head of his ensemble Le Stagioni with 'Officina Romana', featuring the countertenor Carlo Vistoli. In the early eighteenth century, Rome was one of the great music capitals of... |
