Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major & Piano Quartet in A Minor
With their combination of modernism and Romantic nostalgia, and alternation of sweeping orchestral gestures with chamber-musical delicacy, Gustav Mahler’s orchestral works are as impressive and moving today as they were at the time of their premiere. ...
Komponist: Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Having demonstrated their musical excellence with three well-received recordings on PENTATONE of orchestral works of Antonin Dvořák, Houston Symphony and Andrés Orozco-Estrada now present an album that comes closer to their cultural roots than ever before. ...
Komponist: Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940), Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), Ástor Piazzolla, George Gershwin (1989-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis, Nobilissima visione Suite & Konzertmusik
Paul Hindemith belongs to the most original and interesting composers of the 20th century. Once described by the Boston Globe as a "20th-century Brahms", Hindemith wrote music that is Modernist in its rhythmic audacity and colourful orchestration, but simultaneously inspired by Classical forms and styles. ...
Komponist: Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Sensuously Mediterranean sounds and Northern solemnity shake hands on this recording of Mendelssohn’s Italian and Reformation symphonies (Nos. 4 and 5). This is the second release in a series of recordings in multi-channel surround sound for PENTATONE by the conductor Andrew Manze ...
Komponist: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Nach den Tondichtungen „Ein Heldenleben“ und „Macbeth“ setzen Andrés Orozco-Estrada und das hr-Sinfonieorchester ihre Strauss-Reihe mit einem weiteren epochalen Meisterwerk von Richard Strauss fort: der Oper „Salome“ nach Oscar Wilde. ...
Komponist: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Der renommierte Dirigent Lawrence Foster, der zuvor bereits beeindruckende Aufnahmen anderer Opern für Pentatone eingespielt hat, leitet bei dieser ambitionierten Studio-Aufnahme das bestens aufgelegte Gulbenkian Orchester. Die Sänger der drei Hauptrollen – Otello, Iago und Desdemona ...
Komponist: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
The acclaimed Russian-born maestro Vladimir Jurowski kicks off his new cycle of the complete symphonies of Prokofiev for PENTATONE with a searing account of the challenging and uncompromising second and third symphonies. ...
Komponist: Sergei Prokofjew (1891-1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Britten & Hindemith: Violin Concertos
Breathtaking virtuosity flows seamlessly with expansive lyrical passages and fiendish passagework in this commanding performance by Arabella Steinbacher of the restless and technically demanding violin concertos of Britten and Hindemith in this new release from ...
Komponist: Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Acclaimed for their adventurous and wide-ranging recording projects – from Beethoven Sonatas on period instruments to genre-bending arrangements of Radiohead and Arcade Fire – the endlessly inventive duo of cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O'Riley returns ...
Komponist: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1934), Viktor Tsoi
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra - Mahler: Totenfeier
Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin excel in these new recordings of Richard Strauss’s electrifying Also Sprach Zarathustra and Mahler’s Totenfeier, to coincide with the Russian maestro taking up office as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director ...
Komponist: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Jake Heggie: It's a Wonderful Life (Live)
Composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer knew before they ever wrote a note or a line of It s a Wonderful Life that there are challenges in adapting a treasured classic for the operatic stage. After all, Heggie and Scheer s hit 2010 opera Moby-Dick raised ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73 (Live)
Andrea Marcon, das La Cetra Barockorchester und das Vokalensemble Basel glänzen in dieser Aufnahme von Händels vergessenen Meisterwerk Il Parnasso in Festa, aufgenommen kurz vor der erfolgreichen Holland-Premiere im November 2016. ...
Komponist: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
New from the PENTATONE Oxingale Series, Tippet Rise OPUS 2016: Domo is a live recording birthed from the inaugural season at the Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail Montana. The center's intimate concert space is set on a 10,260-acre working sheep and cattle ranch dotted ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Graceful, refined and irresistibly charming, the Flute Quartets occupy an exquisite place in Mozart’s incomparable chamber music. This light, airy music with its vivid contrasts, delicious textures and irrepressible wit is brought to life by the soloists of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin in this new release. ...
Komponist: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 –1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Une barque sur l'océan & Pavane pour une infante défunte
Sensuous, lushly evocative and intricately constructed, Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé is widely regarded as his greatest orchestral masterpiece and one of the 20th century’s finest ballet scores. This vast musical fresco with its shimmering harmonies, ...
Komponist: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
Russia’s foremost composer Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev’s compositions are noted for their deep spirituality and commitment. With this new release, he brings the same sense of awe and wonder to the music of Bach in a series ...
Komponist: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Marc Albrecht conducts the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in a persuasive new recording of Mahler’s incomparable orchestral song cycles Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder and the Rückert-Lieder. ...
Komponist: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The Canterville Ghost was first performed in 2015 at Leipzig Opera, with Matthias Foremny conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra and an international cast of singers. This premiere recording invites us to witness again the delightful culture clash of the Old World invaded ...
Komponist: Gordon Getty (1933-)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Gemeinsam mit dem italienischen Ensemble Il Pomo d’Oro feiert die herausragende Sängerin Ann Hallenberg den venezianischen Karneval. Wir hören z. B. Arien und Kompositionen von Giacomelli, Orlandini, Händel, Leo und Porpora. ...
Komponist: Geminiano Giacomelli (1692-1740), Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni, Nicola Porpora (1686-1768), Leonardo Leo (1694-1744), Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Op. 123 (Live)
Mit Gott in die Natur: Ludwig van Beethovens Gottesbegriff hatte mit jeglicher institutionalisierten Kirche nichts zu tun. Seinem Bruder Johann riet er im Sommer 1822 – mitten in der Arbeit an der Missa – gutmütig: „Lies alle tage das Evangelium, führe Dir die Episteln Petri u. Pauli ...
Komponist: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
