The Dresdner Philharmonie and Marek Janowski present a recording of Antonín Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, together with the MDR Leipzig Radio Choir, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Roxana Constantinescu (mezzo-soprano), Christian Elsner (tenor) and Tareq Nazmi (bass). In terms of scope and duration, Dvořák’s Stabat Mater is ...
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Quatuor Diotima celebrates Pierre Boulez’ centenary with a recording of his Livre pour quatuor, containing the world-premiere of the piece’s fourth movement, which the composer conceived in close cooperation with the members of Diotima, and was completed by Philippe Manoury after his ...
Composer: Pierre Boulez (1925-2016)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Jader Bignamini present Wynton Marsalis’ Blues Symphony. The work is a triumphant ode to the power of the blues and the scope of America’s musical heritage. With a blend of influences from ragtime to habanera, the work takes listeners on a sonic ...
Composer: Wynton Marsalis (1961)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
A Tribute To The Master of 18th-Century Neapolitan Opera: Soprano Rosa Feola, Cappella Neapolitana and maestro Antonio Florio pay tribute to Niccolò Piccinni, master of the 18th-century Neapolitan opera tradition, with Son regina e sono amante. Deliberately avoiding his most famous work, La buona figliola, the album offers arias from ...
Composer: Niccolo Piccinni (1728-1800)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The Czech Philharmonic and its Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon Bychkov continue their acclaimed Mahler cycle with the composer’s Third Symphony, working together with mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, the Prague Philharmonic Choir and Pueri Gaudentes. In this monumental work, ...
Composer: Gustav Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Le temps des lilas is an ode to Romanticism, a love song and a nostalgic reflection on the bittersweet beauty of lost happiness. Dedicated to the music of Ernest Chausson, this album oscillates between passion and melancholy, wonder and nostalgia. The Concert Op. 21, a masterly work on the borderline between chamber music ...
Composer: Ernest Chausson (1855-1899), Barbara (1930-1977)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Don’t Look Down is an accidental diary of having lived through the worst pandemic of the last hundred years. When I started writing this piece in February 2020, it would be inconceivable to imagine the world we live in now. The one thing that kept me sane during this period was clocking into work—that is, working on this piece. ...
Composer: Christopher Cerrone (1984)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Modern Composition
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Ode to the End of the War
Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony is extraordinary music, but typical of the composer in its blend of lyric and rhythmic elements. Conductor Vladimir Jurowski grasps all facets of the Russian composer's music, and the fine Russian National Orchestra responds to his direction splendidly. The flittering rhythms of the second movement ...
Composer: Sergej Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Mozart: March & Serenade "Haffner"
If you step out of Mozart's birthplace in Salzburg, turn right along Getreidegasse to the next corner and then turn right again, you will find yourself in Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse. It commemorates a wealthy Salzburg merchant and mayor whose son, also called Sigmund, ‘smuggled’ the name Haffner into the history ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
The Cappella Amsterdam and its principal conductor Daniel Reuss present a complete recording of Orlando di Lasso's Penitential Psalms. Following on from their highly acclaimed recording of Alfred Schnittke's Penitential Psalms, this release explores new levels of the ‘penitential’ theme and marks a return to the Renaissance repertoire after their ...
Composer: Orlando di Lasso (Lassus) (1532-1594)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Based on the beloved 1934 novella Goodbye, Mr. Chips and other stories by James Hilton, the opera tells the heart-warming story of a teacher at Brookfield, an English boarding school for boys, to which “Chips” devotes most of his adult life. The opera chronicles Chips’ story of love, loss and ...
Composer: Gordon Getty (1933)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Organist and pianist James McVinnie makes his PENTATONE debut with Dreamcatcher, an intimate sequence of contemporary classical music centred around the act of imagining. The recording features the organ of St Albans Cathedral—an epoch-making instrument closely associated with legendary organists Peter Hurford and Ralph Downes.
Composer: Gabriella Smith (1991), Nico Muhly (1981), Laurie Spiegel (1945), Meredith Monk (1943), Marcos Balter (1974), John Adams (1947), Giles Swayne (1946), Bryce Dessner (1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Alisa Weilerstein and Inon Barnatan present Brahms‘ two Cello Sonatas, alongside their arrangement of his Violin Sonata in G Major on the cello. This Brahms portrait is a logical next step after the duo’s acclaimed interpretation of Beethoven’s complete Cello Sonatas, released in 2022. ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
An Idiomatic Interpretation Of Orchestral Dvořák Gems. Dvořák’s Legends and Slavonic Rhapsodies, recorded by regular guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Tomáš Netopil, marks the orchestra’s fourth recording featuring Czech composers in 2024’s Year of Czech Music. Dvořák wrote his Slavonic Rhapsodies just before the Slavonic Dances ...
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Mandolinist Alon Sariel presents arrangements of Schubert’s Ave Maria, Ständchen, Der Leiermann and an excerpt from his Moments musicaux, together with harpist Anne-Sophie Bertrand. Thanks to a famous painting of Schubert playing the guitar, it is generally assumed that the composer was a seasoned guitarist too. ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Renowned bass-baritone Adam Plachetka celebrates the Year of Czech Music with an anthology of Czech evening songs by Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Fibich and Josef Suk. All based on love poems for Vítězslav Hálek’s Večerní písně (Evening Songs), these songs provide a panorama of great Czech music, also zooming in on lesser-known repertoire. ...
Composer: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904), Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900), Josef Suk (1874-1935)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Jacqueline is a powerful, award-winning new opera that dives into the real-life struggle between famed cellist Jacqueline du Pré and the multiple sclerosis that ravaged her body, mind, and talent – robbing her of her identity, her breathtaking musical gift, and ultimately her life. ...
Composer: Luna Pearl Woolf (1973)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande & Verklärte Nacht
The Orchestre symphonique de Montreal and its Music Director Rafael Payare celebrate Arnold Schoenberg's 150th birthday with a recording of two of his late-Romantic masterworks: Verklarte Nacht and Pelleas und Melisande. Both pieces are based on stories evolving around love, jealousy, acceptance and forgiveness, and showcase Schoenberg's expressive harmonic language ...
Composer: Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Full Circle: Reflections on My Journey
Baritone Lester Lynch presents a highly personal collection of songs from Schubert, Brahms, and Mussorgsky. Full Circle: Reflections on my Journey is a musical voyage through the echoes of resilience - a beacon of hope amidst suffering and despair. These melodies are a reminder of how music can transform ...
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Grace: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas
In celebration of his 80th birthday, this four-disc set spans more than five decades of Michael Tilson Thomas' compositional career. It features 18 works, from premiere recordings to remastered archival recordings available for the first time. The deluxe collection also includes an extensive booklet containing composer's notes, ...
Composer: Michael Tilson Thomas (1944)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
