J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos
Bach’s harpsichord concertos are arguably the first in the history of music designed specifically for this instrument. Composing them, Bach aimed to adapt the string writing of Italian instrumental concertos to a keyboard instrument, while simultaneously enriching this ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Aspects of America: Pulitzer Edition (Live)
Oregon Symphony and Carlos Kalmar continue their acclaimed Aspects of America series with this second instalment, featuring three symphonic works that were all awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Walter Piston’s Symphony No. 7 (Pulitzer Prize 1961) is a pastoral and jubilant glorification ...
Composer: Walter Piston (1894-1976), Howard Hanson (1896-1981), Morton Gould (1913-1982)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
The young players of the Swiss string ensemble Camerata du Léman make their recording debut with energetic performances of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, in a new arrangement by concertmaster Simon Bouveret. The Camerata realise an ensemble ...
Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Brahms: String Sextets Nos. 1 & 2
After their acclaimed Brahms String Quintets recording, the WDR Chamber Players now present the composer’s string sextets. Brahms wrote his two sextets at the beginning of his career, partly as a way to evade the “Ghost of Beethoven” haunting the string quartet, but also as the ideal genre to ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
On her PENTATONE debut Reine de coeur, star soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller brings the German and French art song traditions together, focusing on song cycles by Robert Schumann, Alexander von Zemlinsky and Francis Poulenc, accompanied by pianist Juliane Ruf. The album presents a highly ...
Composer: Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
From a deeply stirring Mass to hauntingly re-imagined Leonard Cohen masterpieces, LUNA PEARL WOOLF: Fire and Flood encompasses 25 years of vocal works by composer Luna Pearl Woolf, as performed by the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, cellist Matt Haimovitz, and more, conducted by ...
Composer: Leonard Cohen (1934-2016), Luna Pearl Woolf (1973)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Haydn, A. Stamitz & C. Stamitz: Concertos
Flautist Ana de la Vega teams up with two-time ECHO award-winning oboist Ramón Ortega Quero and the Trondheim Soloists on her second PENTATONE album, to explore the intricate and unique relationship between flute and oboe in concertos by Joseph Haydn and Carl Stamitz. ...
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Händel: 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 7-12
Immaculately Played Baroque Favourites: The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin continue their Handel trilogy with this recording of the last six concerti grossi of the composer’s Op. 6. Originally designed as attractive interludes to English oratorio performances, Handel’s concerti grossi soon gained fame as ...
Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
After their prize-winning Mendelssohn symphonies cycle and acclaimed Mozart symphonies album, the NDR Radiophilharmonie and its chief conductor Andrew Manze now present Beethoven’s Fifth and Seventh symphonies. While Beethoven’s Fifth ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Beethoven: Complete Works for String Quartet
The Miró Quartet, generally considered as one of the most established US classical ensembles, makes its PENTATONE debut with a complete recording of the Beethoven string quartets. Beethoven’s quartets truly stand at the centre of the repertoire, and present the summit for any quartet. ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter" (EP)
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-breaking ..
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Toccata - 200 Years of German Organ Music
Almost two centuries passed between the creation of the first and last pieces on the CD programme at hand, which was recorded by Bram Beekman on the De Rijckere organ in the Oostkerk (East Church) in the Dutch town of Middelburg. Almost 200 years in the wide-ranging history of the organ separate both the...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 (Live)
After the tremendous success of Swan Lake, Vladimir Jurowski and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov” continue their Tchaikovksy ballet series on PENTATONE with this recording of The Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s enchanting masterpiece is an absolute audience ...
Composer: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1993)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Weber: Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277
Maestro Marek Janowski leads a sensational cast — including star vocalists Lise Davidsen and Andreas Schager — on this new recording of Der Freischütz, the German Romantic opera par excellence. In the years after its 1821 premiere, the catchy melodies, picturesque charm and ...
Composer: Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
Beethoven: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1
One of the most admired pianists of his generation, Inon Barnatan kicks off his complete Beethoven piano concertos cycle with this double album, together with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and maestro Alan Gilbert. Ranging from the classical First and romantic Third to ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Elephant House Quartet invites the listener for a stroll through the colourful oeuvre of Telemann — himself a gardening enthusiast — presenting a bouquet of chamber-musical jewels. Telemann’s Garden ranges from excerpts of solo fantasias for violin, flute and harpsichord to a ...
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 [Live]
La Nuova Musica presents a new live recording of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, with countertenor star Iestyn Davies singing the title role. Once created to reinstate the “noble simplicity and calm grandeur” of ancient Greek culture, the opera continues to delight audiences with its direct and unpretentious appeal, epitomized by the world-famous ...
Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Die meisten Klassik-Solisten stehen vor dem Problem eines limitierten Repertoires: Wer nicht immer dieselben Stücke spielen oder hauptsächlich Zeitgenössisches zum Besten geben möchte, muss kreativ werden. Das wussten auch Guy Braunstein und Gili Schwarzman, als sie Alisa ....
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962), Hugo Wolf (1860-1903), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D. 958-960
Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi interprets Schubert’s last three piano sonatas (D958-D960) on his PENTATONE debut album, after years of engagement with these extraordinary works. These sonatas continue to fascinate pianists and listeners until this very day. They are arguably among the most ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Soirée captures the atmosphere of informal, domestic music making. Czech star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená offers an intimate and highly personal collection of international songs together with an outstanding group of musical friends, including Sir Simon Rattle, who makes his recording debut as a pianist. ...
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Leos Janacek (1854-1928), Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Ernest Chausson (1855-1899)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
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