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The piano Duo FourTe - Eva-Maria Weinreich and Tomohito Nakaishi - presents it's debut album with GENUIN, unveiling a fresh perspective on Franz Liszt's symphonic poems, rendered with the monumental resonance of two concert grand pianos. Liszt himself transcribed his groundbreaking orchestral works for...

Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma announce the fourth album in their Beethoven for Three series, featuring Symphony No. 1 (Op. 21) and the “Gassenhauer” (Op. 11) and “Ghost” (Op. 70, No. 1) piano trios, three works that span more than a decade...

Nonesuch Records releases mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile’s Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2 on November 7, 2025. The two-LP album comprises Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005; and Partita No. 3 in E major,...

Nonesuch Records releases mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile’s Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2 on November 7, 2025. The two-LP album comprises Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005; and Partita No. 3 in E major,...

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The annual new production at the Bayreuth Festival is always one of the most eagerly awaited events in the operatic calendar. Presenting Wagner's revolutionary work of music theatre, Tristan und Isolde, Icelandic director Thorleifur ?rn Arnarsson made his Bayreuth debut and was celebrated for...

Crist?bal de Morales's five-voice Missa pro defunctis is steeped in a grandeur and solemnity which resonate powerfully with the listener, especially in a large-scale account such as that recorded here by De Profundis. The Requiem is preceded by a selection of motets which address...

Two significant choral premieres separated by the Atlantic Ocean and a gap of 100 years. `In the Land of Uz' by Judith Weir is the first commercial recording of a major new work for choir, solo tenor and instruments premiered by conductor David Hill...

After dazzling performances of "Rhapsody in blue" and "Turangal?la" at the 2024 BBC Proms, Steven Osborne offers reflective, mature Schubert - including the beloved "Moments musicaux." The Piano Sonata in A major, D959, is the mightiest of the piano works from the final year...

Introducing the fourth album in the London Oratory Schola Cantorum's `Sacred treasures' series on Hyperion. Sacred Treasures of Rome (Palestrina & His Contemporaries - A Golden Age of Polyphony in Rome) also features music by other Renaissance composers in Rome: Allegri, the Anerios, Animuccia,...

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Aeris is the ninth ECM New Series album to feature the vibrant and highly expressive music of Erkki-Sven T??r. Olari Elts, a long-time champion of T??r's compositions, conducts the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in compelling, intensely focused performances of Phantasma, De Profundis and T??r's...

One of the jewels of Decca's unrivalled opera catalog, Herbert von Karajan's classic 1960 'Die Fledermaus' returns to celebrate the bicentenary of Johann Strauss. A Viennese cast in excelsis: Hilde Gueden, Erika Koth, Walter Berry, Erich Kunz and the Wiener Philharmoniker. Presented in it's...

One of the jewels of Decca's unrivalled opera catalog, Herbert von Karajan's classic 1960 'Die Fledermaus' returns to celebrate the bicentenary of Johann Strauss. A Viennese cast in excelsis: Hilde Gueden, Erika Koth, Walter Berry, Erich Kunz and the Wiener Philharmoniker. Presented in it's...

Global superstar Yunchan Lim's Cliburn-winning performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 is available to own for the first time on CD. Yunchan Lim's performance made him the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 and launched his career,...

In conjunction with his 50th birthday, iconic French violinist Renaud Capucon presents his interpretations of the indispensable Sonatas and Partitas of J.S. Bach. In recording these works, often regarded as among the most important pieces ever written for solo violin, Capucon shares an interpretation...

Canadian star pianist Jan Lisiecki showcases the kaleidoscopic world of the prelude. Taking the notion of the prelude as meaning something "that comes before," Lisiecki asks: "Can a recording project be composed entirely of such introductions, then, one leading directly into the next, and...

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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

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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...

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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...

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