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Addio Amore

In Addio Amore, Kammerorchester Basel, soprano Jeanine De Bique and countertenor Terry Wey present a programme of searing intensity and refined expressive beauty, exploring the fragile threshold between love and loss in 18th-century opera. Inspired by a world in which singing was not merely an expression of virtuosity, but the most direct language of the heart, this recording explores the emotional core of the farewell moment—when ...

Composer: Nicola Antonio Porpora (1686-1768), Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), Geminiano Giacomelli (1692-1740), Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Six Piano Pieces Op. 118

Brahms’ First Piano Concerto is a monumental work. More than 150 years after it was written, I often find myself asking what place this music still holds in our world today. Many composers invite us into another world. For the duration of a concert, we leave everyday life behind and enter a place shaped by imagination, beauty and wonder. ...

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Concertos

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the earth trembled

Signum Quartett presents the album the earth trembled, recontextualising the visionary string quartets of Leoš Janáček alongside the striking String Quartet Op. 8 by Vítězslava Kaprálová. Janáček’s lifelong engagement with folk traditions shaped these works profoundly; he lays bare an extraordinary spectrum of feeling, exposing the innermost reaches of his psyche with an almost unsettling immediacy, music in which the earth really does tremble. Set against this, Kaprálová’s ...

Composer: Leos Janacek (1854-1928), Leo Tolstoi (1828-1910), Vitezslava Kapralova (1915-1940)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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SPACES

Celebrating 25 years of PENTATONE, SPACES brings together world premiere recordings of contemporary works by composers from across the globe. From established names such as Anna Clyne and Sarah Kirkland Snider to new, emerging voices, this collection reflects the diversity of music being created today and PENTATONE’s commitment to giving new music a place at the heart of classical recording. A celebration of the present, and a glimpse of where music is heading next. ...

Composer: Donnacha Dennehy (1970), Anna Clyne (1980), George Lewis, Sarah Kirkland Snider (1973), Zoe Yost

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Modern Composition

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Bamboo Grove

Violinist Patrick Yim presents an album of world-premiere recordings, Bamboo Grove, featuring the music of Chen Yi and Zhou Long – two of the most distinguished voices bridging Chinese and Western musical traditions. Rooted in a profound artistic lineage and shaped by lived history, this recording captures a rare moment of creative intimacy: works brought to life during a residency at the University of Notre Dame in April 2024, enriched by close collaboration with the composers themselves. ...

Composer: Zhou Long (1953), Chen Yi (1953)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Concertos

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Sur

Mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack presents a deeply personal exploration with Sur, an album shaped by memory, identity, and the enduring pull of home. Inspired by a vivid childhood recollection - listening from the back seat of her father's car - Mack traces her first encounter with the electrifying sound world of Astor Piazzolla. His music, brimming with colour, grit and ...

Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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The Leipzig Collegium Musicum Vol. 1: Music before Bach

The Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum, under the direction of Reinhard Goebel and outstanding soloists such as Max Volbers on recorder and Clemens Röger on horn, present the first instalment in the series The Leipzig Collegium Musicum, Vol. 1: Music before Bach, offering a vivid exploration of a formative musical world. The term Collegium Musicum refers to an assembly of musicians who gathered regularly, under direction, to study and perform vocal and instrumental works, ...

Composer: Johann Beer (1655-1700), Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729), Johann Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), Georg Melchior Hoffmann (1679-1715)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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John Williams: Flute Concerto – Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de Voyage

The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Darrell Ang and Joshua Tan, presents a compelling programme that explores the rich and often unexpected dialogue between film and concert music, featuring works by John Williams, Bernard Herrmann, and Hugo Friedhofer. Once considered distinct spheres, these worlds are brought together through compositions that reveal the breadth and depth of three composers whose artistry extends far beyond the screen. ...

Composer: John Williams (1932), Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975), Hugo Friedhofer (1902-1981)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Concertos

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Over My Head

Countertenor John Holiday presents Over My Head, a striking and deeply personal debut that reflects both the breadth of his artistry and the clarity of his artistic voice. The album brings together spirituals, contemporary works, and art song in a program shaped by faith, love, and individuality. Joined by pianist and close collaborator Kevin miller, Holiday traverses a musical landscape of works by Hall Johnson, Robert L. Morris, H. Leslie Adams, world premiere recordings of music by Theo Morrison and Carlos Simon, ...

Composer: Hall Johnson (1888-1970), Carlos Simon (1986), Robert Morris (1943), Harrison Leslie Adams (1932)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Orff: Carmina Burana

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Jader Bignamini present Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, one of the most electrifying works of the twentieth century. Drawing on thirteenth-century manuscripts from Benediktbeuern Abbey, Orff transformed the exuberant, irreverent texts of wandering scholars and rebellious clerics into a monumental scenic cantata. ...

Composer: Carl Orff (1895-1982)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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The Year of Silence

The Louisville Orchestra with Music Director Teddy Abrams, Dashon Burton, and Jeffrey Kahane present the digital-only album The Year of Silence, featuring works by Christopher Cerrone and Andrew Norman. Cerrone’s The Year of Silence is inspired by Kevin Brockmeier’s short story about a city that mysteriously falls silent, a text the composer first encountered in 2010 but only returned to during the early months of the pandemic. ...

Composer: Christopher Cerrone (1984), Andrew Norman (1979)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Classical Crossover

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Haydn: Sonatas

Denis Kozhukhin presents a new album of Haydn: Sonatas, offering a fresh and illuminating journey through the composer’s keyboard repertoire. Haydn’s keyboard sonatas brim with invention, drama, and wit, matching the brilliance of his symphonies and quartets. Revisiting this repertoire, Kozhukhin reveals their expressive depth and sparkling originality in a recital ...

Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

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Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances

The Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Choir, under Chief Conductor Karina Canellakis, present Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances, a powerful and deeply expressive interpretation of these late masterpieces by Sergei Rachmaninoff. In The Bells, radiant choral textures and richly coloured orchestration trace a ...

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Beethoven: The Late String Quartets

Quatuor Diotima presents an album of Beethoven’s late string quartets, bringing renewed clarity and passion to some of the most profound works in the chamber repertoire. Written in the final years of his life, these late quartets unfold as deeply expressive explorations of form, counterpoint and human emotion. ...

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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Goyescas

Pianist Charlotte Hu presents Goyescas, an album featuring Granados’ monumental Goyescas alongside two Spanish Dances. A cornerstone of Spanish piano literature, Goyescas was inspired by the paintings of Francisco Goya and unfolds as a richly poetic suite where passion, tenderness, shadow, and light coexist across six vividly characterised movements. ...

Composer: Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

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The Deep Has Always Known Me

Grammy Award-winning flautist Brandon Patrick George and pianist Bryan Wagorn present “The Deep Has Always Known Me”, a programme that draws thematically on the myth of the Undine. The selection, developed from 2022 onwards from joint concert programmes, revolves around themes such as transformation, intimacy and loss. The focus is on Romantic literature for flute and piano: works by Franz Schubert and Carl Reinecke combine narrative elements, images of nature ...

Composer: William Grant Still (1895-1978), Carl Heinrich Reinecke (1824-1910), Lili Boulanger (1893-1918), Florence Price (1887-1953), Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

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Seaborne

This thirty minute concerto for six percussionists, video projection, and string orchestra is at the nexus of the percussive art soundscape and the visual celebration of our endangered oceans. Just as rhythm and the percussive voice are the heartbeat of music, our precious oceans are the lifeblood of the planet and thus our very existence. Seaborne awakens sensibilities in the listener / viewer to both the importance and beauty that our ...

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

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From Venice to Buenos Aires

Andrés Gabetta (violin & direction), Veronica Cangemi (soprano), Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (bandoneon and accordion), and the Gabetta Consort present From Venice to Buenos Aires, a remarkable journey from 18th-century Venice to the streets of Buenos Aires. Anchored by Vivaldi’s dazzling concertos and the fiery passion of Ástor Piazzolla’s María de Buenos Aires, the album traces Italian music across centuries and continents. Luca Salvadori’s inventive compositions, including ...

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747), Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Concertos

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Plucked Bach III

With Plucked Bach III, Alon Sariel deepens his acclaimed Bach cycle, shaping a sound world marked by exceptional refinement and inward focus. This final volume enriches the series with new colours: a further relative of the lute family—the Ottoman bağlama—and a rare Tuscan-type mandola, whose octave-lower tuning lends Bach’s Third Cello Suite a dark, velvety resonance. ...

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Nicola Matteis (1670-1737), Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656-1705)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

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Esther

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits, joined by an outstanding cast led by Corinne Winters, present the world premiere recording of Thomas de Hartmann’s lost opera Esther. Often written by candlelight during the Nazi occupation of Paris, Esther was composed as de Hartmann—a non-Jewish Ukrainian expatriate—lived through the unfolding horrors of the ...

Composer: Thomas de Hartmann (1884-1956)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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