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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Paganini Rhapsody Anna Vinnitskaya (piano), NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbanski [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 25/Aug/2017 ] .Serge Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto might never have seen the light of day had it not been for hypnosis: before the twenty-seven-year-old composer began work on it, he was on his last legs - financially, artistically and psychologically. Dr... |
HENRY MADIN
Madin: Te Deum pour les Victoires de Louis XV Anne Magouet, Michiko Takahashi, Robert Getchell, Alban Dufourt, Alain Buet / Stradivaria & Les Cris de Paris, Daniel Cuiller [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] [Madin] writes vividly…[and] Daniel Cuiller is well in command of his forces in both pieces; worth investigating" (Gramophone) |
ANDRE PREVIN / SEBASTIAN CURRIER
American Tunes #1 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Knut Johannessen, Roman Patkoló, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Lambert Orkis (piano), Mutter's Virtuosi [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 21/Aug/2026 ] In this second volume of the ASM Forte Forward series, Anne-Sophie Mutter performs works by two composers close to her heart. First, André Previn (1929-2019), to whom the violinist was married for several years, and with whom she remained close... |
ANDRE PREVIN / SEBASTIAN CURRIER
American Tunes #1 (LP) Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Knut Johannessen, Roman Patkoló, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Lambert Orkis (piano), Mutter's Virtuosi [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 21/Aug/2026 ] In this second volume of the ASM Forte Forward series, Anne-Sophie Mutter performs works by two composers close to her heart. First, André Previn (1929-2019), to whom the violinist was married for several years, and with whom she remained close... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
On Modes Anthony Romaniuk [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] For his third solo album for Alpha, keyboard polyglot Anthony Romaniuk returns to the piano, exploring the seven modes: derived from the major scale, the basis of ancient Greek music but nowadays endemic in folk, jazz and beyond, each one containing... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
On modes (LP) Anthony Romaniuk [ Alpha Classics / 2 LP - released 13/Mar/2026 ] For his third solo album for Alpha, keyboard polyglot Anthony Romaniuk returns to the piano, exploring the seven modes: derived from the major scale, the basis of ancient Greek music but nowadays endemic in folk, jazz and beyond, each one containing... |
GUILLAUME DUFAY
Dufay: Missa Se la face ay pale Antoine Guerber, Diabolus in Musica [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Aug/2019 ] Following the Alpha label's successful Red, Yellow, Blue and Pink collections (a total of fifty-six reissues), which brought the pearls from the Baroque catalogue back into the spotlight, there are now fourteen new titles offering a chance to... |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Chandos Anthems (Anthems for Cannons) Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Jul/2025 ] In the summer of 1717, after performing his Water Music during a royal cruise on the Thames, Handel began composing for James Brydges (1674-1744), who became the first Duke of Chandos and created the Cannons Concert at his estate in Cannons (near... |
DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Trio Sonatas Op.1 Arcangelo, Sophie Gent, Jonathan Manson, Thomas Dunford, Jonathan Cohen [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] For this recording of music by Buxtehude, Jonathan Cohen, founder of the ensemble Arcangelo, is joined by a distinguished trio, including two regulars on the Alpha label, Sophie Gent and Thomas Dunford, alongside the gambist Jonathan... |
Arianna Vendittelli; Emőke Baráth; Filippo Mineccia; Margherita Maria Sala; Valerio Contaldo; Federico Fiorio; Accademia Bizantina; Ottavio Dantone
Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto [ Alpha Classics / 3 CD - released 22/Aug/2025 ] The Italian conductor Ottavio Dantone breathes new life into Cesare in Egitto, an opera by Geminiano Giacomelli (1692-1740) based on a libretto written by Domenico Lalli with the assistance of a young collaborator not yet in his thirties: Carlo... |
Aromate, Michèle Claude
Rayon De Lune [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Jun/2017 ] From the Alpha Collection III of reissues restoring to the limelight some of the gems of early music repertory in their catalogue of labels. The discs in this series allow listeners to renew acquaintance with treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque,... |
GEORGES BIZET / CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE / JACQUES AUBERT
Passage secret Arthur Ancelle; Ludmila Berlinskaya [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 23/Feb/2024 ] It goes without saying that the duo's ensemble precision is second to none. - Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Dissonance Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Lukas Geniušas (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] "Grigorian is utterly compelling throughout. Even on disc, without the visuals, you can hear how Grigorian lives and breathes each song...Pianist Lukas Geniušas is an equal partner dramatically." Gramophone Award WINNER 2022 - Song |
JEAN CRAS / MARCELLE SOULAGE / PIERRE-OCTAVE FERROUD
Invisibles Astrig Siranossian (cello), Nathanäel Gouin [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Astrig Siranossian and Nathanael Gouin pluck from obscurity three rare works that time has rendered (temporarily) invisible. The first of these sonatas for cello and piano, recorded at the La Grange-Fleuret Music Library, was composed by Jean Cras in... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Dear Mademoiselle: A Tribute to Nadia Boulanger Astrig Siranossian (cello), Nathanäel Gouin (piano), Daniel Barenboim (piano) [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] An emblematic figure of her time, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) taught and inspired several generations of musicians, from Igor Stravinsky to Quincy Jones. Her musical and pedagogical philosophy, demanding yet highly stimulating, influenced the entire... |
EDWARD ELGAR / MAX BRUCH / BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Sir! Astrig Siranossian, Nathanäel Gouin, London Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 21/Aug/2026 ] This album is titled "Sir!" because it is dedicated to the famous Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar. But also because Astrig Siranossian plays Sir John Barbirolli's cello, a magnificent instrument by Gennaro... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Violin Concerto - Lemminkäinen Suite Ava Bahari (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 24/Apr/2026 ] As chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali has spent five years recording Sibelius's symphonies and symphonic poems for Alpha Classics, landmarks of the discography which have received numerous awards worldwide. He... |
VICTOR AVIAT / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Ein Portrait Victor Aviat (oboe, oboe d'amore, voice, piano), Kim Barbier (piano), Bruno Delepelaire (cello), Zoltan Szoke (horn), Naomi Shaham (double bass) [ Alpha Classics / 2 CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] An internationally renowned oboist, Victor Aviat was a soloist with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, the Orchestra Mozart under Claudio Abbado, and Iván Fischer's Budapest Festival Orchestra for 20 years. He also studied piano, composition, and... |
ANTONIO CALDERA
48° North. Caldara, from Venice to Vienna The BanXhies, Emmanuel Arakelian [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 4/Sep/2026 ] In Celtic mythology, the 'Banshee' is a messenger between worlds. The four musicians of The BanXhies have come together around this figure, seeking to use music as a conduit from the outer world to the inner world. For their very first album, Roxana... |
BAPTISTE TROTIGNON
Anima Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-François Verdier [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] An eminent ambassador of the 'French touch' in jazz and winner of many awards (Django-Reinhardt, Victoires du Jazz, Django d'Or, SACEM jazz awards) - Baptiste Trotignon has been composing for symphony orchestras and classical musicians for several... |
