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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MISSY MAZZOLI
Mazzoli: The Listeners Lyric Opera of Chicago, Enrique Mazzola (conductor) [ Pentatone / 2 CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] Lyric Opera of Chicago, under the leadership of General Director John Mangum and the baton of Music Director Enrique Mazzola, presents the world-premiere recording of The Listeners, a striking new opera by Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek,... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" Mari Eriksmoen; Anna Lucia Richter; Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Florian Helgath; Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich; Paavo Järvi [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] For this fourth volume of their complete recording of Mahler's symphonies, Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich present a monumental work: Symphony No. 2, with its five movements and colossal orchestra, complemented by a choir and soloists:... |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" (LP) Mari Eriksmoen; Anna Lucia Richter; Zürcher Sing-Akademie; Florian Helgath; Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich; Paavo Järvi [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - due 30/Oct/2026 ] For this fourth volume of their complete recording of Mahler's symphonies, Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich present a monumental work: Symphony No. 2, with its five movements and colossal orchestra, complemented by a choir and soloists:... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 Martin Helmchen (piano) [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] Martin Helmchen continues his complete recording of Schubert's piano sonatas, comprising four double albums to be released between now and 2028, the bicentenary of the composer's death. This volume includes Sonatas D. 568 (1817), D. 845 (1825) and... |
MARCEL DUPRÉ / FRANZ LISZT
Dupré & Liszt Olivier Latry (organ), Kahchun Wong, Dresdner Philharmonie [ La Dolce Volta / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] A central figure of the organ in the first half of the twentieth century, Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) brought the French symphonic organ to international prominence and trained several generations of leading organists. In this recording, Olivier Latry... |
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Orchestral Discoveries Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Francesco Cilluffo (conductor) [ Orfeo / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] Gian Carlo Menotti was born in Italy in 1911, the sixth of ten children. A child prodigy, he started composing at the age of seven, and was encouraged and supported by his mother, who was a keen and talented amateur musician. Following the unexpected... |
ERNEST GUIRAUD / AUGUSTA HOLMÈS / FLORENT SCHMITT / MARIE JAËLL / CHARLES GOUNOD / GASTON CARRAUD / GUY ROPARTZ / CHARLES SILVER
Phantoms. French Symphonic Poems Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Pierre Dumoussaud [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] "A genre of high fantasy, complete with its host of ghosts, demons, spirits and witches, usurped the place of the magical elements of Baroque opera in France during the 19th century," writes Alexandre Dratwicki in the introduction to this programme,... |
MAURICE RAVEL / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe / Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare [ Pentatone / 2 CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] Under the direction of Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents two landmark works created for Sergei Diaghilev's legendary Ballets russes: Maurice Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé and Igor Stravinsky's Le... |
CARL MARIA VON WEBER
Weber & The Clarinet: Complete Works Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Quartet 212, Frank Braley (piano) [ Erato / 2 CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] "Weber was the composer who truly established the clarinet as a major virtuoso instrument while revealing its uniquely expressive and poetic qualities," says Pierre Génisson, praised by Gramophone for his "searching eloquence" and the "magical... |
J.S. BACH
Bach: Partitas for Viola da Gamba Teodoro Baù (viola da gamba) [ Arcana / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] Johann Sebastian Bach's Partitas for solo violin BWV 1002, 1004, and 1006 are remarkably visionary works. Within the established framework of the dance suite, Bach pushes the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument to unprecedented... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV / REINHOLD GLIÈRE / BORIS ASAFIEV / NIKOLAI TCHEREPNIN / VALERY GAVRILIN / DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH etc
Anthology of Russian Ballet Music Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Filatov [ Fuga Libera / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] The music on this album reflects the rich tradition of Russian ballet, from 19th-century classics such as Swan Lake to the innovations of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and the ballets of the Soviet era. While ballet music had long been treated as... |
HANS NEWSIDLER / JOHANNES BACH / HEINRICH BACH / JOHANN MICHAEL BACH / JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH / GEORG CHRISTOPH BACH / C. BACHŸ / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Ancestors of J. S. Bach Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier, Cindy Castillo, Clematis [ Ricercar / 6 CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] The rich patrimony of works by the ancestors of Johann Sebastian Bach has been a focus of Ricercar's work since its founding in the early 1980s, with recordings made by Philippe Herreweghe's Collegium Vocale and the Ricercar Consort. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 3 Busch Trio [ Alpha Classics / CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] For this third volume of their complete recording of Beethoven's piano trios, the Busch Trio presents the famous Trio in D Major, known as the 'Ghost' - a title which, according to Czerny, is likely a reference to Shakespeare and, in the slow... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Canto da Saudade Cármelo de los Santos, Ney Fialkow [ Fuga Libera / CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] "Cármelo de los Santos and Ney Fialkow follow their award-winning album ""Sonatas Brasileiras"" with a colorful exploration of unjustly neglected works for violin and piano by Brazilian composers. ""Canto da Saudade"" delineates a sonic map that... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov [ Pentatone / 2 CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic present two of Dmitri Shostakovich's most powerful symphonic statements: the Fifth and Seventh Symphonies. For Bychkov, no music is more essential or closer to the bone than that of Shostakovich. He and the... |
RUDOLPH GANZ / CHRISTIAN SINDING / FERRUCCIO BUSONI / MAURICE RAVEL
Rudolph Ganz & The Last Romantics Dominic Chamot [ Fuga Libera / CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] Pianist, conductor, composer, close friend of Busoni and champion of Ravel in the United States, Rudolph Ganz remains one of the great forgotten figures of early twentieth-century music. Through eleven works, including five world premiere... |
JOSEPH JONGEN
Jongen: Couleurs retrouvées - Autour des œuvres pour orgue et harmonium Edward Vanmarsenille (organ) [ Musique en Wallonie / CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] This recording highlights the early organ works of Joseph Jongen, a major figure in Belgian music at the turn of the 20th century. Composed during a period of profound transformation in the aesthetics of organ music, these pieces demonstrate the... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL / ANTONIO CALDARA
Handel / Caldara: Basso furioso José Coca Loza; La Cetra Basel; Andrea Marcon [ Arcana / CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] While there is no proof of any direct interaction between Handel and Caldara, it seems likely that their paths crossed in Italy between 1706 and 1710. Their careers then diverged, with Handel settling in London and Caldara becoming... |
GASPAR FERNÁNDEZ / GIL DE ÁVILA / FRANCISCO GUERRERO
Cantando en la Ciudad de los Ángeles La Boz Galana, Concerto Scirocco [ Fuga Libera / CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] Cantando en la Ciudad de los Ángeles - Christmas Villancicos by Gaspar Fernández in Viceregal Mexico offers a vibrant re-creation of the Christmas villancico tradition as heard in early seventeenth-century Puebla Cathedral, where Fernández served as... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Naulet Nau: Nöels anciens et musique baroque Louise Tixier, Alban Tixier [ EnPhases / CD - due 6/Nov/2026 ] This album does not set out to provide an exhaustive overview of the rich heritage of traditional Christmas carols, but offers a programme that combines Nau's carols with instrumental pieces from the 16th and 17th centuries. Louise and Alban Tixier... |
