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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Concerto & Horn Trio Augustin Dumay (violin) [ Erato / CD - due 30/Oct/2026 ] Augustin Dumay presents a milestone recording dedicated to Johannes Brahms, featuring the Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 paired with the Horn Trio in E-flat major, Op. 40. For the acclaimed violinist, this recording marks the culmination of a... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs without Words Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato / CD - due 16/Oct/2026 ] "Mendelssohn's Songs without Words are very well known, yet little known at the same time," says Bertrand Chamayou. "There are 48 of them in all, but fewer than ten of them feature regularly in concert programmes." With this recording of the... |
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Bruno de Sá (sopranist), Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra de Rouen, Pierre Dumoussaud, Comunicantus Choir
Uyaras: The Enchanted Voice [ Erato / CD - due 9/Oct/2026 ] Uyaras centers on the shape-shifting water spirits of Amazonian mermaids whose songs are as beautiful as they are fatal. For pioneering male sopranist Bruno de Sá, the project is both a cultural homecoming and a groundbreaking artistic leap. Moving... |
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DANNY ELFMAN
Danny Elfman: Cello Concerto & Film Music Gautier Capuçon (cello), Danny Elfman, Jérôme Ducros (piano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Lionel Bringuie [ Erato / CD - due 20/Nov/2026 ] Gautier Capuçon enters the musical world of composer Danny Elfman with the premiere recording of his sensational Cello Concerto, written expressly for the French cellist in a uniquely collaborative and interpersonal process not unlike that of the... |
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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... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 30, 31 & 32 Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato CD + DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 8/Oct/2018 ] Alexandre Tharaud records Beethoven for the first time! Beethoven's last three sonatas, Nos. 30, 31, 32, composed 1820-22 and are considered some of the most difficult works in the repertoire. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Mémoire Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 25/Sep/2026 ] The music of Alexandre Tharaud's native France has always held a special place in his repertoire and his Erato discography. His latest album, Mémoire, presents a meticulously conceived programme of 27 short pieces by 27 different French composers.... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D899 / Moments Musicaux, D780 / Rosamunde transcriptions Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 22/Oct/2021 ] When Tharaud performed the Impromptus at London's Wigmore Hall in 2014, The Guardian wrote: "He got to the heart of the beauties and abysses of this music." |
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THIERRY PECOU / RAMON LAZKANO / ALEX NANTE
Alexandre Tharaud: Concertos Alexandre Tharaud (piano) / Orchestre National de Lyon, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre Nation de Lille [ Erato / CD - released 25/Apr/2025 ] A sequel to Alexandre Tharaud's 2020 album of contemporary piano concertos, this release presents three recent, kaleidoscopic concertos, all composed specially for the multi-faceted French musician: Cara Bali Concerto by Thierry Pécou (born in France... |
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BACH / GLASS / SCHUBERT / TCHAIKOVSKY / GRIEG / RACHMANINOV / PIAZZOLLA
Alexandre Tharaud & Friends - Four Hands Alexandre Tharaud (piano), with Nicolas Angelich, Mariam Batsashvili. Gautier Capucon, Bertrand Chamayou, Beatrice Rana, Vikingur Olafsson, etc [ Erato Classics / CD - released 3/May/2024 ] "This was something I'd had in mind for a long time…to put together an album for the sheer pleasure of it, in collaboration with dear friends and paying tribute to the wonders of the piano duet repertoire." - Alexandre Tharaud |
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JANACEK / LISZT / LYAPUNOV / GRIEG / etc
Bertrand Chamayou - Good Night! Bertrand Chamayou (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "The danger with this kind of CD is that you end up with so much slow, quiet music that you find yourself drifting off into the most pleasant slumber…But not here, for the programme is full of surprises. A treasure-trove of an album." Gramophone |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Four Hands Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) [ Erato / CD - released 9/Jan/2026 ] Pianists Bertrand Chamayou and Leif Ove Andsnes join forces to record Schubert's magnificent Fantasia in F minor, presenting a landmark Schubert 4 Hands album. This release arrives 40 years after Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia's legendary CBS recording... |
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Christina Pluhar, L'Arpeggiata
La Torre del Oro [ Erato / CD - released 15/May/2026 ] Named after the twelve-sided 'golden' tower that dominates the River Guadilquivir in Seville, La Torre del Oro, is the latest album from Christina Pluhar's ensemble L'Arpeggiata. Tracing and mixing the musical cross-currents that run between Spain... |
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GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Grand Opera (Deluxe Packaging) Diana Damrau (soprano) / Orchestre et Choeur de l'Opéra National de Lyon, Emmanuel Villaume [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 6/May/2017 ] "The surprise of this disc is how much more than "grand opera" Meyerbeer actually has to offer...[Damrau] is adept at portraying a variety of characters and the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Lyon under Emmanuel Villaume offers stylish support." |
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BELLINI / DONIZETTI / LEONCAVALLERO / VERDI
Operette - Wien - Berlin - Paris Diana Damrau (soprano) / with Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ernst Theis [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2023 ] Soprano Diana Damrau, dazzling in the operas of Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi and Richard Strauss, also has operetta in her blood. With this album she tours three capital cities of operetta - Vienna, Berlin and Paris - and covers nearly seven decades of... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / CHOPIN / DVORAK / RACHMANINOV / SHOSTAKOVICH
Edgar Moreau - Rococo Edgar Moreau (cello), with David Kadouch (piano) / Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling [ Erato / Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Recorded with Luzerner Sinfonie Orchester and conducted by Michael Sanderling, Edgar's new album features a key piece in the cello repertoire: Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations. |
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W. A. MOZART
Elsa Dreisig - Mozart X 3 Elsa Dreisig (soprano), Basel Chamber Orchestra, Louis Langrée [ Erato / CD - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Elsa Dreisig credits Mozart with being the composer who first inspired her to become a professional singer. Now the French-Danish soprano pays him tribute with an album devoted entirely to arias from his operas. |
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BARBARA STROZZI / FRANCESCO CAVALLI / ANTONIO CESTI / BIAGIO MARINI / TARQUINIO MERULA
Emöke Baráth - Voglio cantar Emöke Baráth (soprano), Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti [ Erato Classics / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] "Not only is the voice intrinsically lovely, but Baráth brings a range of colour and nuance that show a grasp of both textual (so important in this repertoire) and musical syntax." Opera |
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VARIOUS FRENCH COMPOSERS
Gautier Capucon - Destination Paris Gautier Capucon (cello), Jérôme Ducros (piano & harpsichord) / Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Maîtrise de Radio France, Lionel Bringuier [ Erato Classics / CD - released 10/Nov/2023 ] A concept album of laidback repertoire from popular film melodies to French chansons to classical pieces - including "La Foule" by Édith Piaf, the main theme from Summer of '42 by Michel Legrand, "Beau soir" by Debussy, Sicilienne by Fauré, and "Chi... |
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RICHTER / DESSNER / EINAUDI / HISAISHI / MUHLY / MONTERO / MAZZOLI / etc
Gaïa Gautier Capucon (cello), with Frank Braley, Jérôme Ducros (piano), Michael Canitrot (electronics), Sarah Rebecca (vocals), etc [ Erato / CD - released 12/Dec/2025 ] Gautier Capuçon's cello becomes the voice of the Earth in an inspired album of world premiere recordings: Gaïa. Uniting seventeen original contributions by sixteen contemporary composers, this project sets out to explore humanity's relationship to... |