The curators of the London Piano Festival reflect on what makes the perfect partner on the piano-bench, and discuss their new album of music by Poulenc, Milhaud and Debussy (released on Orchid Classics last month).
José Carreras's complete recitals on Philips, Bruckner cycles from Marek Janowski and Rémy Ballot, and collections celebrating the long histories of the Wiener Sängerknaben and Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden.
Ian Clarke's *A Winged Brocade*; violin and piano music from Sikorski; additional titles added to *The New Decade Series*; a choral collection of the music from the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla; Bonds' *Montgomery Variations*; and a large number of new Bärenreiter titles.
As the year draws to an end, we reflect on the numerous greats who won't be here to ring in the new. Our video pays tribute to the brightest sparks to have faded over the past twelve months, from Wayne Shorter to Astrud Gilberto and Carla Bley.
This collaborative album between two of the most impressive voices in their respective fields marks the crowning moment of an intensely busy work period— and their symbiotic relationship simply bursts off the page.
Devotion and drama work hand-in-glove on the American conductor's live recording from Coventry Cathedral with The English Concert and soloists Lucy Crowe, Alex Potter, Michael Spyres & Matthew Brook.
We are delighted to announce that we are now able to offer for sale the series of full orchestral film scores published by Chris Siddall Music. Find out more.
Mahler from Santtu-Matias Rouvali & the Philharmonia, Mendelssohn from Jordi Savall, the conclusion of Sarah Willis's *Mozart y Mambo* project with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra, and a third helping of *Sturm und Drang* from Ian Page & The Mozartists.
As Bradley Cooper's *Maestro* lands on Netflix, our Finance Assistant Sue Nicholls takes time away from the books to reflect on some of the many occasions when Bernstein's music has inspired and moved her.
Take a look back on some of the releases that initially slipped through our fingers here in the jazz department during 2023... featuring global sounds and (*checks notes*) Joni Mitchell!
The Romanian soprano marks the centenary of Puccini's death with a recital of his songs on Signum, with other stand-outs for the beginning of the year including Tosti from Javier Camarena, Lalo from Neeme Järvi, and *Samson et Dalila* from Covent Garden on DVD & Blu-ray.
The complete shortlist of the year's best jazz albums, featuring Joshua Redman, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Lakecia Benjamin, Jaimie Branch, Shakti, Tyshawn Sorey and many more.
The French conductor talks about the choir which he founded as a twenty-one-year-old student in Paris, their mission to be 'specialists of nothing', and their close rapport with his mentor François-Xavier Roth & Les Siècles.
The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla was watched by millions around the world, and was not just a state event of immense historical significance, it was also a major musical landmark. This official publication includes the form and order of the service as well as vocal scores of all the works performed in the Coronation service.
The American trumpeter's eleventh hour album, his first in an upcoming hat-trick for Nonesuch, is a delicately-balanced blend of embalming trio sorcery.
The German coloratura soprano is on sparkling form on a whistle-stop tour of seven decades of operetta history - taking in Berlin, Paris and Vienna along the way, and including classy cameos from Jonas Kaufmann and Emily Sierra.