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Poema 1. Ad Astra is the first in a series of recordings by Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra in which Music Director Alexander Shelley asked Canadian Composers to craft compositions that respond to masterpieces by German Composer, Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Kelly-Marie Murphy responds to...

2019 fiftieth anniversary collection. Formed in 1969, ZZ Top developed a worldwide fan base on the strength of their bluesy, guitar driven sound. The Goin 50 retrospective includes an assortment of music spanning the band's career.

Recorded live at London's legendary Royal Albert Hall at the peak of Einaudi's European and American tour in 2010, showcasing his works/albums 'Nightbook', 'I Giorni' and 'Divenire'.

Franz Liszt (1811-1886), though primarily known for his groundbreaking work as a pianist and composer, had an indirect but meaningful relationship with the harp. While he did not compose extensively for the instrument, he recognized it's expressive capabilities and occasionally incorporated it into his...

For his first album as an exclusive Erato artist, the French clarinettist Pierre Génisson focuses on his instrument's most inspired 18th century advocate: Mozart. The centrepiece of his programme is the composer's sublime clarinet concerto. "The spiritual and symbolic scope of this concerto is...

There is something wondrous in the music of Sergei Prokofiev," says Nemanja Radulović, "as if it constantly moves between light and shadow, searching for truth through contrast, sarcasm, magic, love, irony, and beauty." Now the violinist - praised by The Times for both his...

Nikolaus Harnoncourt was one of the most influential conductors of the 20th century, a pioneer who redefined how we listen to music. A cellist by training, he first revolutionised Baroque performance with his own Concentus musicus Wien, before seeking an ensemble that could bring...

For many, Oistrakh remains the violinistic ideal. His winning combination of tonal sumptuousness, clear interpretative focus, musical humility and effortless technical poise across a broad repertoire remains unmatched to this day. When Oistrakh played, one felt there was nothing coming between the composer and...

In this Schumann anthology, Elisabeth Leonskaja displays the full extent of both her love for the composer and her artistry, with the expressiveness and clarity that characterize her playing, making this recording a true Schumann-esque testament from this great lady of the piano. Many...

Daniel Barenboim served as the Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Paris from 1975 to 1989, following Charles Munch, Herbert von Karajan and Georg Solti, starting the role at the age of 33. His tenure was marked by a strong commitment to both the...

With Pianosong, Alexandre Tharaud pays homage to the great French singers and songwriters of the 20th century (Brel, Piaf, Barbara, Gainsbourg, Trenet, Ferré, Berger) by transposing their songs into a new pianistic and symphonic language. This is not a cover album, nor a tribute...

Born at the intersection of music, visual arts, and the world of cinema, this vibrant new program by producer Robert Townson brings together ten internationally renowned composers in world-premiere compositions. Pictures at an Exhibition: The Paintings of Bob Peak is modelled after the timeless...

Gautier Capuçon's cello becomes the voice of the Earth in an inspired album of world premiere recordings: Gaïa. Uniting seventeen world-premiere works by sixteen contemporary composers, this project - which takes it's name from the Greek goddess of Earth and mother of all life...

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The recordings of all Mendelssohn symphonies by Kammerakademie Potsdam under the direction of Antonello Manacorda were euphorically praised. A 3-CD-Set of these sensational recordings is now being released. The Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang", which already enjoyed enormous success during the composer's lifetime and became...

Sony Classicals new release features yet another authoritatively idiomatic interpreter, Michael Tilson Thomas, conducting three great orchestras in the major orchestral and choral works of his compatriot Charles Ives on 4 albums. The recordings featuring the Chicago Symphony and Amsterdam Concertgebouw orchestras date from...

Sony Music proudly releases SPIDER-MAN™: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) featuring original music by multiple Golden Globe nominee Daniel Pemberton. Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations' Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse will debut in U.S. theaters on December 14.

Nonesuch Records releases an album comprising the first recordings of Steve Reich’s two latest works—Jacob’s Ladder (2023) and Traveler’s Prayer (2020) —on July 11, 2025. Jacob’s Ladder, performed by the New York Philharmonic led by Jaap van Zweden with Synergy Vocals, was made during...

2026 release. Sarah Kirkland Snider's fifth full-length LP, a new, all-orchestral album titled Forward Into Light, produced by multi-GRAMMY-winning producer Silas Brown and recorded by GRAMMY-nominated Metropolis Ensemble led by artistic director/conductor Andrew Cyr.

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Secret Love Letters is a collaboration between two of the biggest names in classical music, violinist Lisa Batiashvili and music director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Joined by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the album celebrates the fine art of concealment, of holding private passions just beneath the surface...

40 discs showcasing Christoph von Dohn?nyi's Cleveland years with Decca. Dohn?nyi's relationship with the Cleveland Orchestra is one of the world's foremost conductor/orchestra partnerships, a collaboration Decca has captured on many critically acclaimed recordings, praised not only for the clarity of their interpretative vision...

Grammy winner Daniil Trifonov presents a cycle of Sergei Rachmaninovs highly virtuosic Piano Concertos. Recorded with Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, the orchestra with which Rachmaninov himself famously recorded the set of concerti over 80 years ago. The two-part Journey with Rachmaninov begins...

Daniel Barenboim / Staatskapelle Berlin

Czech Philharmonic / Jiri Belohlavek

Carmignola s fiery and successful Vivaldi con moto will be continued with a more subtle and traditional Bach Concerto recording, a Co-Production between Deutsche Grammophon and DeutschlandfunkbrbrThough presenting a traditional piece, Carmignola and Concerto K?ln bring new and outstanding colours into this often recorded...

Gjeilo, Ola

ATMA 22333; ATMA Classique - Canada; Classica da camera Liuto

Sony Classical announces another ten releases in its popular series of Classical Masters. This new batch of budget-priced sets contains major recording projects by some of the 20th centurys most celebrated musicians. Once again, the series offers cornerstones of the orchestral repertoire, including four...

Personnel: Rik Emmett (vocals, guitar); Gil Moore (vocals, drums); Mike Levine (keyboards, bass guitar). Audio Mixer: L. Stu Young. Audio Remixer: Rich Chycki. In an age when record companies wantonly rape and pillage every last vestige of most successful rock band catalogs, leaving no...

Recorded with producer WZRD BLD in Los Angeles, CA, DISGUISE follows Motionless In White’s chart-topping Roadrunner Records debut album, GRAVEYARD SHIFT.