Classical Upcoming Releases
Classical Upcoming Releases
The following classical CD titles are due for release / re-release in the near future.
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IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Petrushka / Symphonies of Wind Instruments / Orpheus London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO / CD - due 19/Jul/2018 ] This recording features one of today's most sought-after conductors, Vladimir Jurowski, who was appointed Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007, with many of his recordings on the LPO Label being chosen for special mentions... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 27/1, 31/2, 79 & 109 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - due 20/Jul/2018 ] This latest instalment of Angela Hewitt's Beethoven is bookended by the great 'Tempest' and Op 109 sonatas. The performances-incentive enough to acquire this release-are as usual complemented by Angela's own booklet notes which provide real insight... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.1 - 9 Keith Lewis (tenor), Roland Hermann (bass) etc / Hamburg State Opera Chorus; Chorus of North German Radio NDR Sinfonieorchester, Günter Wand [ Red Seal / Sony Classical Masters / 5 CD - due 20/Jul/2018 ] " Of the very many Beethoven symphonic cycles from the last 50 years or so this has to be in the upper tier for reliably high-quality musicianship, non-intrusive but deeply effective conducting and vibrant sound quality." MusicWeb June 2018 |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Chamber Music and rarities Vol. 2 Laura Giordano (soprano), Alessandro Marangoni (piano), Alessandro Luciano (tenor), Bruno Taddia (baritone) [ Naxos / CD - due 20/Jul/2018 ] Gioachino Rossini's ambitious younger years saw his composing entirely focused on well-defined projects. In later years he developed musical ideas with or without poetry to hand, and the 'Sins of Old Age' heard here bring together genre songs and... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Lily & the Rose: Adoration of the Virgin in sound and stone The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - due 27/Jul/2018 ] A celebration of the Virgin Mary in sound and stone: following the success of its predecessor, 'Music for the 100 Years' War', this release further explores the artistic parallels between music and alabaster sculpture in late medieval England. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel's Finest Arias for Base Voice, Vol. 2 Christopher Purves (baritone), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - due 27/Jul/2018 ] Christopher Purves is renowned for both the powerful sense of dramatic conviction he brings to everything he undertakes, and for a vocal technique which must be heard to be believed. From Handel's early cantata to selections from Italian opera and... |
SEBASTIAN de VIVANCO
De Vivanco: Missa Assumpsit Jesus & motets De Profundis, Robert Hollingworth (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - due 27/Jul/2018 ] The opulent male voices of De Profundis bring the complex-and gorgeous-sonic tapestries woven by Sebastián de Vivanco in Renaissance Spain thrillingly to life. |
JOSEF SUK
Suk: Piano Music Jonathan Plowright (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - due 27/Jul/2018 ] The early works of Josef Suk channel something of the same life-affirming Czech spirit also characteristic of Dvořák, his teacher and father-in-law. Jonathan Plowright makes a persuasive case for a composer whose music is at last emerging from the... |
RICHARD STRAUSS / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / MIKHAIL GLINKA
The Princess and the Bear: Strauss (R): Duet-Concertino / Beethoven: Trio / Glinka: Trio pathétique Laurence Perkins (bassoon), with Sarah Watts (clarinet), Martin Roscoe (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Sian Edwards (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - due 27/Jul/2018 ] The Duet-Concertino is one of those lyrical, bittersweet scores from Strauss's Indian summer. Laurence Perkins argues that behind the notes lies a hitherto little-known programme-whence the album's title-and that this misunderstood work has good... |
SIR JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: String Quartets Royal String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - due 27/Jul/2018 ] The string quartet has been an important medium for Sir James MacMillan since his formative years. From the autobiographical to the abstract, each of his-to date-three numbered examples is a major addition to the repertoire. |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux Stephen Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - due 27/Jul/2018 ] The universal critical plaudits which greeted Steven Osborne's recording of the Rachmaninov Preludes are certain to be repeated even more enthusiastically on the release of this version of the wonderful Études-tableaux. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Armida Cecilia Bartoli, Patricia Petibon, Christine Schafer / Concentus Musicus Wien, Harnoncourt [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - due 1/Aug/2018 ] "[Bartoli] remains the finest thing about this set, and Armida brings out the best in her as a performer. Her tone is ravishingly beautiful when it needs to be...Patricia Petibon gives Bartoli a real run for her money as the second lady. |
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BERNSTEIN / BRAHMS / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / SHOSTAKOVICH / MAHLER / etc
Leonard Bernstein: The pianist - concertos, solo works & songs [10 CD set] Leonard Bernstein (piano) with Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Jennie Tourel (mezzo-soprano) & others [ Sony Classical Masters / 11 CD Box Set - due 1/Aug/2018 ] Sony Classical celebrates the 2018 centenary of Leonard Bernstein - one of the 20th century's most celebrated, multi-faceted and influential musicians - with a box set devoted to his complete RCA Victor and Columbia Masterworks recordings as pianist. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Mass in A flat D.678 (with Mendelssohn - Psalm 42) Anna Korondi (soprano) Anke Vondung (mezzo-soprano) Andreas Karasiak (tenor) / RIAS-Kammerchor / Orchestre des Champs elysaes / Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - due 10/Aug/2018 ] The Mass in A flat is one of the most lyrical that Schubert composed. It is also one of the most ambitious (Schubert noted at the top of his manuscript 'missa solemnis'), in terms of its instrumental forces, as well as the number and arrangement of... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Works for two pianos and four-hand piano Brigitte Engerer, Oleg Maisenberg (pianos) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - due 10/Aug/2018 ] "Engerer and Maisenberg are wholly successful." - Gramophone |
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NINO ROTA
Rota: La Strada & Il Gattopardo [The Leopard] (film scores) Concerto Soiree, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Joseph Pons, with Benedetto Lupo (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - due 10/Aug/2018 ] This CD offers total immersion in the filmic and musical universe of Nino Rota, one of the greatest composers in the history of the cinema. "La strada" and "The Leopard" (with its unforgettable ball scene) are probably Rota's most famous scores,... |
ANONYMOUS
The Elfin Knight: Ballads & Dances from Renaissance England Joel Frederiksen (coloratura basso profondo) / Ensemble Phoenix Munich [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - due 10/Aug/2018 ] "the lion's share of the singing goes to Frederiksen, whose rich, clear bass seems capable of an almost infinite degree of tonal shading. His diction is impeccable, as is his taste" International Record Review |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (Complete Opera) Lynne Dawson (soprano) Gerald Finley (baritone) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Rene Jacobs (director) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - due 10/Aug/2018 ] "Lynne Dawson is powerfully expressive as teh doomed heroine, with strong support from rosemary Joshua as Belinda and Gerald Finley as Aeneas" (Five Stars BBC Music June 2006) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: String Quintets Op.81 & 97 / Quartets Op.34 & 96 'American' Melos Quartett with Garard Caussa (viola) [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - due 10/Aug/2018 ] " every one of the works is a chamber music masterpiece of the highest rank. And every performance is likewise chamber music playing of the highest order. The Melos is charmingly evocative in the "American" quartet, stoutly south German in the piano |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Choral Works (Lieder) Op. 41, 48, 59, 88, & 100 RIAS Kammerchor, Hans-Christoph Rademann [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - due 10/Aug/2018 ] "This is first-class singing, captured in equally first-rate sound (from Berlin's Jesus-Christus-Kirche)-and if you want to fall in love with Mendelssohn's choral writing, this is where it will happen. Highly recommended!" 10/10 Classics Today |
