Classical - CD

Essential Borodin: Polovtsian Dances; Symphonies 1-3; String Quartet No. 2, Prince Igor - Overture, In The Steppes of Central Asia

Decca Classics announces the second official joint recording from Seiji Ozawa and Martha Argerich, presenting Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.2 in his 250th anniversary year, and Ozawa's first-ever recording of Grieg's Holberg Suite Martha Argerich continues to be one of the most extraordinary pianists performing...

Aigul Akhmetshina is the fiery young mezzo taking the opera world by storm. Her story is one of determination and perseverance against the odds, starting in a rural village in the mountains of Bashkortostan. She left home aged 14 to pursue her singing career....

Marriner conducts Beethoven (10CD)

A previously-unreleased live recording of Claudio Abbado conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in 1971 is out now on DG. Discovered in the archives of Austrian Radio – the “ORF,” Abbado Rediscovered features Abbado conducting the Vienna Philharmonic shortly after Karajan invited him to conduct the...

Rieu, Andre

This the official reissue of the bands long out of print live album from 2000, ALABAMA ASS WHUPPIN'. Recorded in various Georgia clubs during the Pizza Deliverance Tour of 1999, it is probably the most punk rock thing they have ever done. ATO Records...

Steve Hackett proudly presents 'The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall', a stunning audio/visual document of his show at the iconic London venue in October 2024. Steve and his live band celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Genesis concept album...

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MILOŠ is undoubtedly one of the most exceptional guitarists of our time. His technical skill, emotional depth and musical sensitivity are unmatched, and he has earned critical praise and numerous awards for his recordings ranging from Bach to The Beatles. After his meteoric rise...

Bizet: The Piano Works ROBERTO PROSSEDA - Marking 150 years since the death of Georges Bizet, composer of 'Carmen,' this recording from Roberto Prosseda

Steven Isserlis -"Schumann & Moscheles: 1851 Cello Sonatas" "Prepare to be seduced," (Gramophone). Steven Isserlis's latest album takes inspiration from a single year: 1851, a year of invention, exhibition and creativity. Sonatas by Moscheles and Schumann (Violin Sonata No 2, specially arranged for cello...

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The first two volumes from an ongoing series of classic Kiwi hits compilations at a budget price. The perfect way to brighten up your front of store display areas, front windows, budget bins and counter displays. Sorry forgot to mention that they sound Shit...

Isobel Waller-Bridge, composer and musician returns with Objects. Where her 2022 album VIII articulated a tormented mind's undoing, Objects is an act of radical stillness. It confers beauty on things the pace of our lives has taught us to ignore, inviting us to listen...

Two of the world's leading string quartets, the Ebène and the Belcea, come together to perform octets written 75 years apart by two phenomenally gifted teenage composers, Felix Mendelssohn and George Enescu. The two ensembles, the Ebène based in Paris and the Belcea in...

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With a captivating collection of lush new arrangements for violin and orchestra of film and TV scores, classical music from the movies, anime hits and new compositions by Oscar-winning composers, the album 'Cin?ma' showcases Esther Abrami's versatility, musical sensitivity and technical mastery. 'Cin?ma' features...

Andre Rieu, the King of Waltz and one of the most famous violinists of our time, will celebrate his 70th birthday in October this year. Universal celebrates the occasion with a unique and first-time 2CD release, featuring Rieu's greatest hits: waltzes, operas, musical and...

Gelosia! (Jealousy!), Philippe Jaroussky's latest project with the instrumentalists of Artaserse, takes it's dramatic name from two solo cantatas receiving world premiere recordings. Programmed beside cantatas by Vivaldi, Handel and Alessandro Scarlatti, they are by the Neapolitan Nicola Porpora (1686-1768) and the Venetian Baldassare...

Sarah Willis, horn-player of the Berliner Philharmoniker, teams up with the Sarahbanda for a a celebration of the vibrant Cuban Christmas rhythms. The album injects the colorful, contagious energy of Cuban music into a selection of timeless holiday classics - some featuring vocals from...

When Night Falls ...

FLORENCE PRICE: SYMPHONIES NOS.1 & 3 - The Philadelphia Orchestra and its Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin release their latest album Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 to celebrate the achievements of Florence Price in surmounting systemic barriers of African-Americans and women in classical...

Winner Of The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition 2021 We release recordings made live during various stages of the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition by Bruce Liu, the newly crowned winner of the world's most prestigious competition for classical musicians. Born on 8 May...

Bach's monumental Goldberg Variations stands as a work of unique, brilliant artistry in piano literature. Lang Lang first began exploring the masterpiece 20 years ago, now presenting this album as the outcome of a personal, emotional journey. A new stage in Lang Lang's artistic...

Batiashvili, Lisa

After her last two albums of completely new compositions, Silfra and In 27 Pieces The Hilary Hahn Encores, Ms. Hahn returns with classic-romantic repertoire.brbrThree-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn now combines Mozart's beloved Concerto in A, K 219 with its fiery Turkish episode with...

ARGERICH MARTHA/BARENBOIM DANI

Konstantinos Destounis has made a speciality of Ravel's piano works, playing them in concert on many occasions, including a two-night survey of the whole solo-piano output at the Conservatoire in Athens last November. He made this recording around the same time and captures the...

Coming into French and English from the Greek elegos ('lament'), an elegy (elegie) is a poetic or musical composition expressing sorrow or lamentation, typically mourning the loss of a loved one or reflecting on themes of grief and melancholy.

Francois d'Agincour (1684-1758) was a French composer, organist, and harpsichordist. Though overshadowed by contemporaries such as Francois Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau his surviving keyboard works offer a fascinating glimpse into the refined and ornate French classical organ tradition of the early 18th century.

Born in 1626, John Dowland was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer, often regarded as one of the greatest masters of the lute song. His melancholic music, filled with deep emotional expression, perfectly captures the mood of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. His...

Being Kiddo In Public

The award-winning Classical Kids series introduces children -- and adults -- to the joys of classical music. A dramatic story, a little bit of history and the world's best-loved classical music set the scene for these fun-filled musical adventures. The arrival of an eccentric...

CLASSICAL KIDS