Beethoven: Missa solemnis, Op. 123 (Live)
The conductor Marek Janowski and the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin continue their critically acclaimed collaboration with PENTATONE in a magnificent reading of Beethoven’s monumental Missa Solemnis, recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie in September 2016 in partnership ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
From London to Venice via Leipzig and The Hague, with Grand Tour – Baroque Road Trip, Simon Murphy and the New Dutch Academy take a fascinating journey through Europe in a sumptuous programme of Baroque musical treasures. Using authentic instruments in an immersive ...
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
De Falla: Noches en los Jardines de España & El Sombrero de Tres Picos
Manuel de Falla’s richly evocative music erupts in a riot of colour in this vibrant new recording from Kazuki Yamada with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande for PENTATONE. Works included are the ever popular Noches en los jardines de España and El sombrero de tres picos as well ...
Composer: Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 & 4 Orchestral Pieces
In his keenly anticipated first release for PENTATONE, rising young star Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg in a riveting performance Bruckner’s towering First Symphony, heard in the lesser-known “Vienna” version of 1890/1891. ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1, Scherzi, Theme and Variations & 5 Fragments
Gustavo Gimeno conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg in a fascinating survey of confident, assured and striking orchestral works by the young Shostakovich. This new recording for PENTATONE includes his breathtaking Symphony No.1 op. 10 – the student work which brought Shostakovich international fame. ...
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 53, 64 & 96 (Live)
Whether it’s a confident swagger or a balletic grace, a beguiling folk-melody or a quicksilver rondo, there is always something new to discover in the endlessly inventive symphonies of Haydn, especially in these firm favourites played ...
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" & 2 Slavonic Dances
"Dvorak's New World Symphony is counted among the most successful and distinctive symphonies ever written and it loses none of its drama or appeal on repeated playing. Inspired by American spirituals ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
On My Journey Now: Spirituals & Hymns
Life affirming, defiant and uplifting, there is nothing quite like the extraordinary power and simplicity of American Spirituals to move and inspire, abundantly demonstrated ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Elgar & Tchaikovsky: Cello Works
The profoundly moving, elegiac lyricism of Elgar and the wistful charm and brilliance of Tchaikovsky are on full display in this irresistible new release played with consummate virtuosity by the German-Canadian cellist ...
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Bold, turbulent defiance sits alongside pained introspection and bittersweet reverie in this penetrating recital of Brahms piano works by the acclaimed young Russian pianist ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Between 1860 and 1870, a group of composers got together in St Petersburg under the leadership of Mili Balakirev. The “Mighty Five”, as they came to be known, aimed to create ...
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Works for Cello & Piano
The achingly beautiful, haunting lyricism of early Rachmaninov and the soaring effusiveness of late Prokofiev are glowingly brought to life by the German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser and the Russian ...
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov (1943), Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Dvorak: Symphonic Variations & Slavonic Rhapsodies
For the third of his three-album series for PENTATONE, the young rising star Jakub Hrůša conducts the PKF-Prague Philharmonia in an all Dvořák programme of appealing orchestral works comprising the evergreen favourite
Composer: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Matt Haimovitzs continuously-evolving and intense engagement with the Bach Cello Suites reaches a new zenith with Overtures to Bach, six new commissions that anticipate and reflect each of the cello suites. The new overtures expand
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Philip Glass (1937), Du Yun (1977), Vijay Iyer (1971), Roberto Sierra (1953), David Sanford (1963), Luna Pearl Woolf (1973)
Genre: Classical
Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane - Debussy: 6 Épigraphes antiques - Poulenc: Les biches
Vibrant, striking colours, sensuous harmonies and coruscating wit abound in this irresistible collection played by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) under the baton of the young rising star Kazuki Yamada. Hailed by Gramophone
Composer: Albert Roussel (1869-1937), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Wagner: Overtures, Preludes & Orchestral Excerpts
Celebrating the conductor Marek Janowski’s triumphant Ring cycle at this year’s Bayreuth festival, PENTATONE rounds off his groundbreaking survey of Wagner’s operas with the release of a double album featuring orchestral highlights from
Composer: Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Fantasies, Rhapsodies & Daydreams
Thrilling flights of fancy abound from violinist Arabella Steinbacher in Fantasies, Rhapsodies and Daydreams. Spectacular virtuoso playing, bravura passagework and show-stopping melodies are balanced with wistful lyricism and
Composer: Franz Waxman (1906-1967), Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
