Schnittke: Psalms of Repentance
Cappella Amsterdam and its artistic leader Daniel Reuss present their third Pentatone album with a recording of Alfred Schnittke’s Psalms of Repentance. Schnittke composed the piece in 1988 to commemorate the Christianisation of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus in 1988, and based it on anonymous Russian texts from the 16th century about guilt and repentance. ...
Composer: Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
"Love at Last" is pianist Lara Downes’ first Pentatone album, inspired by the poem Sachki, Sachki by the Odessa-born Jewish writer Shaul Tchernichovsky. Downes presents 24 pieces, many of them in world premiere recordings, of works by living composers around the globe. Spanning generations, continents and cultures, these diverse voices ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Countertenor Franco Fagioli makes his Pentatone debut with Anime Immortali, together with the Kammerorchester Basel, exploring the music that Mozart composed for castratos. Ranging from opera to sacred music and culminating in Exsultate, jubilate, the recorded works share a sublime and profound character, demonstrating ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
After critically-acclaimed recordings of Mahler’s Fourth and Fifth Symphony, the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov continue their Pentatone Mahler cycle with a rendition of the composer’s Second, nicknamed “The Resurrection”. They are joined by soprano Christiane Karg, alto Elisabeth Kulman and the Prague Philharmonic Choir. Starting with a ..
Composer: Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Rising star violinist Chloe Chua makes her recording debut on Pentatone together with the Singapore Symphony, presenting Vivaldi’s Four Seasons alongside Locatelli’s Harmonic Labyrinth. With the Four Seasons, Chua returns to a piece that’s very dear to her, and which she won the joint-first prize at the 2018 Yehudi Menuhin International ...
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
The Ruisi Quartet makes its recording debut on Pentatone with Big House, bringing together music by Matthew Locke, Joseph Haydn and Oliver Leith. Spanning nearly four centuries, this combination of composers establishes a harmonious as well as dissonant relationship between past, present and future. ...
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Matthew Locke (1622-1677)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
J.S. Bach & Pärt: Works for Violin & Chamber Orchestra
Arabella Steinbacher presents works for violin and orchestra by Johann Sebastian Bach and Arvo Pärt, together with violinist Christoph Koncz, pianist Peter von Wienhardt and the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester. Bach’s violin concertos have had a very special significance for Steinbacher ever since hearing the ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Arvo Pärt (1935)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Holland Baroque presents Bachs Königin, an album full of masterful organ works by J.S. Bach, transcribed for the orchestra by Judith and Tineke Steenbrink. These creative interpretations add unique colours and a fresh spirit to baroque monuments. Here is yet another chance to enjoy Bach’s genius. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Tenor Ian Bostridge and the late pianist Lars Vogt present two nocturnal Schubert songs. While Der Wanderer an den Mond has a folksy walking rhythm, the repetitive chords of Nacht und Träume create a sense of being suspended in time, fully immersed
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 "Vespers"
The Clarion Choir and its Artistic Director Steven Fox make their Pentatone debut with a recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s choral masterpiece, the All-Night Vigil, demonstrating their exceptional proficiency in Russian repertoire. The All-Night Vigil is an evening service that gradually moves towards daybreak, symbolizing the ...
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Cellist Johannes Moser and pianist Andrei Korobeinikov present Bohuslav Martinů’s complete cello sonatas. These works belong to the most significant twentieth-century repertoire for cello and piano. Reflecting Martinů’s troubled existence, defined by ...
Composer: Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Mari Kodama presents New Paths, exploring the young Johannes Brahms and his fascinating friendship with Clara and Robert Schumann. The album derives its title from Robert Schumann’s famous essay “Neue Bahnen”, in which he heralded the young Brahms as the most ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Star tenor Javier Camarena makes his Pentatone debut with Signor Gaetano, together with Gli Originali under the baton of Italian opera specialist Riccardo Frizza, presenting a carefully-curated exploration of Donizetti's greatest tenor arias. Besides famous excerpts from L'elisir d'amore, Don Pasquale and Roberto Devereux, this ...
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
A dynamic discovery of Bach's very best, including sonatas, concertos, and suites. Join us as we journey through J.S. Bach's most famous repertoire. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Compilations
Pentatone presents a new album full of world-premiere recordings of orchestral songs by Hans Sommer, sung by an excellent quartet of soloists – Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter and Benjamin Appl – together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under the baton of Guillermo García Calvo. Sommer was a Liszt student whose operas were ...
Composer: Hans Sommer (1837-1922)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Molieri: Mozart and Salieri Arias
Bass-baritone Adam Plachetka presents Molieri, a programme of opera arias by Mozart and Salieri, together with the Czech Ensemble Baroque under the baton of Roman Válek. Thanks to fictional works such as the film Amadeus, Antonio Salieri is often scapegoated as the man who allegedly caused Mozart’s untimely death out of professional envy. ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor
After their critically-acclaimed recording of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, the Czech Philharmonic and Semyon Bychkov continue their Pentatone Mahler cycle with a rendition of the composer’s Fifth. The Fifth Symphony marks an important turning point in Mahler’s symphonic output, away from the prominence of vocal movements in his previous symphonies. ...
Composer: Gustav Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Rossini & Donizetti: French Bel Canto Arias
On her second solo album Lisette Oropesa has combined two of her greatest loves, the French language and Italian bel canto. This recording with the Dresdner Philharmonie under the baton of Corrado Rovaris showcases the variety of lesser-known and more popular works by Rossini and Donizetti, featuring arias that contain coloratura, lyricism, drama, ...
Composer: Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Desolate, but Ultimately Consoling Swansong: Tenor Ian Bostridge completes his Pentatone trilogy of Schubert song cycles with a rendition of Schwanengesang, together with the renowned pianist Lars Vogt. Schwanengesang was compiled and published after Schubert’s death, and the pieces are literally among his swansongs. Ranging from the romantic ‘Ständchen’ ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Visions offers Tamara Stefanovich and Pierre-Laurent Aimard’s return to Pentatone, presenting a programme revolving around Messiaen’s intoxicating Visions de l‘amen for two pianos. This centrepiece is surrounded by Enescu’s Carillon nocturne, Knussen’s Prayer Bell Sketch and Clock ...
Composer: Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), George Enescu (1881-1955), Oliver Knussen (1952-2018), Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
