Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Three Intermezzi Op. 117 (Live)
Francesco Piemontesi, conductor Manfred Honeck, and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig come together in a new recording of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2. This concerto transcends the traditional form, blending symphonic grandeur with virtuosic brilliance and moments of intimate chamber-like dialogue between piano ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
For Les Arts Florissants, one of the world’s most renowned Baroque ensembles, and artistic director William Christie this is a landmark release: the first complete recording of André Campra’s Requiem, paired with his profoundly moving Miserere. These works, filled with clarity, grace, and emotional power, offer a deeply ...
Composer: Andre Campra (1660-1744)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
The Recovery of Paradise: Blackford Cello Concerto
PENTATONE presents Richard Blackford’s powerful new Cello Concerto, commissioned by Czech Philharmonic for the acclaimed virtuoso cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Orchestra and soloist perform this piece under the baton of Tomáš Netopil. Structured in four vivid movements, the concerto transforms the raw forces of nature—Earth, Air, Water, and Fire—into a deeply personal and emotionally ...
Composer: Richard Blackford (1954)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Intimate Voices: Chamber Music of David Conte
David Conte’s Intimate Voices presents a deeply personal journey through a decade of his chamber music, with works recorded between 2014 and 2024. Celebrating the composer’s 70th birthday, this album reflects his belief in the continuity of musical culture, shaped by his studies with the ...
Composer: David Conte (1955)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The Miró Quartet, celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, presents an album featuring the complete string quartets of Alberto Ginastera, one of the most influential Latin American composers of the 20th century. A master of vivid contrasts and emotional depth, Ginastera infused his music with the spirit of Argentine folk ...
Composer: Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Beloved worldwide, Chloe Chua returns to PENTATONE with Mozart’s complete violin concertos – a project that began when she was just 15 years old. The album features Mozart’s Rondo in B-Flat Major, K. 269 and Rondo in C Major, K. 373 as well as the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E-Flat Major, K. 364. The latter also features the ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Schnittke: Cello Concerto No. 1
Cellist Matt Haimovitz, together with the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dennis Russell Davies, continues to spotlight rarely heard and powerful cello concerti, brought to life through dynamic recordings. Following the acclaimed release of Thomas de Hartmann’s Cello Concerto, ...
Composer: Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Corelli: Concerti grossi Op. 6, 1-6
Following their acclaimed Handel trilogy, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin presents a recording of Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerti grossi, Op. 6, 1-6. Led by concertmasters Mayumi Hirasaki and Georg Kallweit, the ensemble showcases the enduring brilliance and influence of Corelli’s music with their signature virtuosity and historical insight. ...
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Brahms-Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra
Daniel Ottensamer presents Brahms’ two legendary clarinet sonatas, reworked for clarinet and orchestra by Stephan Koncz, who also conducts the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin on this recording. Koncz’ orchestrations bring these masterful pieces out of the limited space of chamber music, presenting them in a new symphonic light. The idea to create this very personal ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Walter Rabl (1873-1940), Stephan Koncz (1984)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
L'extase: Debussy & Messiaen Songs
With mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená and pianist Mitsuko Uchida, two world stars join hands on L’extase, a collection of songs by Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen. Debussy was Messiaen’s life-long idol, and their songs are equally colourful, sumptuous, sensual, and occasionally exotic. The album derives its name from the ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
This album, which Denis Kozhukhin dedicates in memory of his parents, is very special and deeply personal to him. It brings together the innocence of Tchaikovsky’s Children’s Album, the playful yet technically demanding Music for Children by Prokofiev, and Alexey Shor’s emotionally rich ...
Composer: Serge Prokofieff (1891-1953), Alexey Shor (1970), Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Future Horizons: Pieces for Oboe and Violin
On Future Horizons, François Leleux, one of the most distinguished oboists of our time, presents a collection of works for oboe by renowned living composers Nicolas Bacri, Michael Jarrell, and Thierry Escaich, expanding the instrument’s repertoire to new artistic possibilities. ...
Composer: Nicolas Bacri (1961), Michael Jarrell (1958), Thierry Escaich (1965)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Vienna Mandolin Stories is Alon Sariel’s first full concerto album, inviting listeners on a journey through late-18th and early-19th-century Vienna. The album features works for mandolin and orchestra by Haydn, Mozart, Krähmer, and Paisiello. While some pieces were originally composed for mandolin, others have been skillfully adapted by Sariel. ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Ernest Krähmer (1795-1837), Alon Sariel (1986), Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Violinist Arabella Steinbacher, the Luxembourg Philharmonic (previously called Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg) and conductor Gustavo Gimeno present violin concertos by Beethoven and Lentz. Beethoven’s violin concerto may well be the most iconic contribution to its genre, and to Steinbacher, ...
Composer: Georges Lentz (1965), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
On her solo debut album Indomita, soprano Eleonora Buratto pays tribute to the greatest composers and most insurmountable heroines of Italian nineteenth-century opera, together with the Orchestra & Coro dell’Opera Carlo Felice Genova under the baton of Sesto Quatrini. For Buratto, these scenes from Bellini’s Il pirata, Donizetti’s Anna ...
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835), Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
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
