Opera Omaha presents Missy Mazzoli’s opera Proving Up (2018) in its premiere recording with the International Contemporary Ensemble and conductor Christopher Rountree and soloists. Crowned as “Brooklyn’s post-millennial Mozart” by Time Out New York, Mazzoli is one of today’s most ...
Composer: Missy Mazzoli (1980)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 3
A multifaceted opus: The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin complete their Handel trilogy with this recording of the Op. 3 concerti grossi. Even if this selection of concertos was most likely compiled by Handel’s publisher rather than by the composer himself, the overall quality and colourful nature of the music ...
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
It is all too easy to forget that when Ludwig van Beethoven presented his early symphonies to the Viennese public at the beginning of the 19th century, the genre there had already lost much of its allure. But the facts speak for themselves: by around 1795, well-known symphonic composers such as Haydn, Gyrowetz ....
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Melancholic violin, affectionate duets, and comforting concertos, enjoy Julia Fischer’s most introspective & reflective repertoire. Put together with privacy and familiarity in mind, let this music be the accompaniment for your most preciously intimate moments. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 “Babi Yar”
The Russian National Orchestra continues its Shostakovich cycle with Symphony No. 13, Babi Yar, together with bass Oleg Tsibulko, the Popov Academy of Choral Arts Choir, the Kozhevnikov choir and maestro Kirill Karabits. Inspired by Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem Babi Yar about a Nazi ...
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Star mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton presents a recital of songs by American composer Jake Heggie, with the composer at the piano. UNEXPECTED SHADOWS is a celebration in words and music of powerful, exceptional women. The program contains four song cycles, a standalone art song, and an opera aria. ...
Composer: Jake Heggie (1961)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Mozart: Mass in C Minor, K. 427 "Great" (Reconstr. H. Eder) [Live]
Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre present a new recording of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor, the iconic opening Kyrie of which is among the most cherished religious music ever written. Mozart performed parts of the Mass in 1783, but the score remained unfinished, ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau (After H. Andersen) [Live]
A Fin-De-Siècle Little Mermaid: Marc Albrecht and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra present Zemlinsky’s lush symphonic poem Die Seejungfrau. Zemlinsky was a child of fin-de-siècle Vienna, who for decades has been overshadowed by colleagues such as Gustav Mahler – the man who married Alma, the woman Zemlinsky ...
Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Star violinist Arabella Steinbacher presents Antonio Vivaldi’s world-famous Four Seasons alongside Astor Piazzolla’s Cuatro estaciones porteñas, creating a lively combination of baroque and tango. The enormous popularity of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons tends to make us forget the original and ground- ...
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "L'estate"
This is the fourth and final of four digital pre-releases taken from the full album.
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Franck: Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 & Variations symphoniques, FWV 46
The Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and its Music Director Gustavo Gimeno present a composer portrait of César Franck. The album features the famous Symphony in D Minor, as well as the lesser known, but equally enchanting Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra, with Denis Kozhukhin as soloist. ...
Composer: César Franck (1822-1890)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in E Minor - Stravinsky: Mass
The Rundfunkchor Berlin, led by its chief conductor Gijs Leenaars and accompanied by wind players from the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, presents masses by Bruckner and Stravinsky. The mass is arguably the oldest genre in music history, full of traditions, but also an inexhaustible soil ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Jake Heggie: The Work at Hand (Version for Mezzo-Soprano, Cello & Piano)
This is the second pre-release EP derived from UNEXPECTED SHADOWS, a celebration in words and music of powerful, exceptional women, with songs composed by Jake Heggie, and performed by mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, with the composer at the piano. The Work at Hand sets poetry by the late Laura Morefield, ..
Composer: Jake Heggie (1961)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Global star tenor Piotr Beczala presents Vincerò!, the first fruit of his exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE. Vincerò! is a collection of heart-wrenching opera arias by Puccini, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Giordano and Cilea. For Beczala, this recording documents his vocal transition from the lyrical tenor ...
Composer: Giacomo Puccini, Francesco Ciléa, Pietro Mascagni, Umberto Giordano, Ruggero Leoncavallo (1858-1919)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Telemann: Miriways, TWV 21:24 (Live)
PENTATONE presents Telemann’s rarely-performed opera Miriways (1728) with a stellar cast and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin conducted by Bernard Labadie. Star vocalists such as André Morsch (Miriways), Robin Johannsen (Sophi), Sophie Karthäuser (Bemira), Lydia Teuscher ...
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Beethoven: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2
After an acclaimed first installment, Inon Barnatan, Alan Gilbert and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields complete their Beethoven piano concertos diptych. This recording project bears the fruit of longstanding and profound musical friendships. ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Sa Chen here gives serviceable performance (in splendid sound) of two concerto warhorses. The Pentatone label seems to have cornered the market in surround sound recordings of the great concertos, but it was perhaps inevitable that their unbroken series of definitive recordings would ...
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
After her acclaimed complete recording of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, Mari Kodama returns with a programme consisting of Beethoven string quartets transcribed for piano by Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky and Balakirev, as well as Beethoven’s variations on the finale of Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet. Most pieces are recorded for ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Mily Balakireff (1837-1910), Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Live)
Marek Janowski and the Dresdner Philharmonie present a new recording of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana, the verismo opera par excellence. Mascagni’s debut opera turned him into an overnight world star, and continues to captivate listeners today. Even if the depiction of simple village ...
Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Bach: Cello Suites, BWVV 1007-1012
After her acclaimed PENTATONE debut with Transfigured Night, Alisa Weilerstein returns with a complete recording of Bach’s Cello Suites. These pieces present the highest mountain to climb for any cellist, and one of the most transcendent and rewarding experiences for listeners alike. With his suites, Bach crafted ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
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