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
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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
Schubert: Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911 (Live)
A 13-time Grammy nominee, one of the world’s leading tenors and an unparalleled recitalist, Ian Bostridge stands at the peak of his powers. Bostridge is also the author of Schubert’s Winter Journey, Anatomy of an Obsession, an insightful and gracefully ....
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
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Belgian clarinettist Annelien Van Wauwe revives the golden glow of a bygone age on her PENTATONE debut album Belle époque, together with the Orchestre National de Lille and its music director Alexandre Bloch. The programme is built around treasures of French turn-of-the-century music such ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Mendelssohn & Mendelssohn-Hensel: Works for Cello & Piano
German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser and Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson present a moving portrait of the Mendelssohn family with this recording of pieces by the siblings Felix and Fanny. Once composed for the popular Sunday Sessions at the Berlin Mendelssohn family house, these works ...
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Fanny Caecilie Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 1-6
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin kickstarts their Handel trilogy with this recording of the first six concerti grossi op. 6. Originally designed as attractive interludes to English oratorio performances, Handel’s concerti grossi soon gained fame as the most appealing orchestral music of the baroque era.
Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
An American Song Album is a fine collection of songs by American composers, presented by soprano Melody Moore. The repertoire includes Samuel Barbers introspective Hermit Songs, Jake Heggies engaged cycles These Strangers and How Well I Knew the Light, Carlisle Floyds exploration of motherhood ...
Composer: Gordon Getty (1933), Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Carlisle Floyd (1926), Jake Heggie (1961), Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Grieg: Lyric Pieces - Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte
On his new solo album, Russian star pianist Denis Kozhukhin presents a personal and colourful collection of character pieces taken from Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte and Edvard Grieg’s Lyric Pieces. Combing these miniature gems by two outstanding poets of music, Kozhukhin provides ...
Composer: Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Saint-Saëns, Poulenc & Widor: Works for Organ
The monumental and colourful sounds of the organ and symphony orchestra blend together perfectly on this splendid recording of Saint-Saëns’s “Organ” Symphony, Poulenc’s Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani and the Toccata from Charles-Marie Widor’s Organ Symphony No. 5. The majestic organ ...
Composer: Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Silk Baroque presents a musical encounter between Wu Wei and Holland Baroque, performing a programme that ranges from Baroque greats such as Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Rameau to Chinese traditional tunes, all tied together by the musicians’ openness to improvisation, experimentation and cultural ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Verdi & Donizetti: Opera Arias
American star tenor Michael Fabiano presents a spectacular set of scenes taken from late Donizetti and middle Verdi operas, revealing the strong ties between these two composers. The album documents a paradigmatic shift in Italian opera, from the beautiful lines and crispness of belcanto to a richer, ...
Composer: Giuseppe Donizetti (1813-1901), Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
On her first PENTATONE album, Czech star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená returns to the baroque repertoire that launched her early career. Il giardino dei sospiri is a collection of scenes from secular cantatas on tragic love, ranging from Handel’s Qual ti riveggio to new editions of works by ...
Composer: Benedetto Marcello, Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730), Francesco Gasparini (1661-1727), Domenico Sarro (1679-1744), Leonardo Leo (1694-1744), George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), George Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Tchaikovsky has dedicated some of his finest music to the violin, but this new album expands the instrument’s repertoire even further. Inspired by greats such as Sarasate, Heifetz, Kreisler and Joachim, violinist Guy Braunstein reanimates a tradition of violin and orchestra rhapsodies with ...
Composer: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Beethoven & Hillborg: Chamber Works
The Calder Quartet invites you on a journey from early to late Beethoven, passing through an exciting contemporary piece by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg along the way. Beethoven’s Op. 131 string quartet, that concludes this album, is already a great adventure in its own right, with its ...
Composer: Anders Hillborg (1954), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Love is a rollercoaster, and so is this swinging new take on Virgil’s classical tragedy. Dido & Aeneazz is a recomposition of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas by Raaf Hekkema, combined with newly- composed music by Eric Vloeimans. The album showcases the congenial collaboration between ...
Composer: Eric Vloeimans
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
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