A remarkably nuanced and moving collection of songs from across the globe from vocalist Alice Zawadzki, in trio with Fred Thomas and Misha Mullov-Abbado.
Bruckner’s ‘cathedrals in sound’ have often been described as overblown, but this recording of his most popular symphony, played here in its second version of 1878-1880, offers a convincing counterargument.
Highlights this week include Nubya Garcia's gorgeous Odyssey, Markus Harm's cosmic Out in Space... and seeing as he's taken into the cosmos let's give Sun Ra's Jazz in Silhouette another spin.
Bach's Cello Suites from Jean-Guihen Queyras, late Schubert from Ronald Brautigam, Strauss Lieder from Kateřina Kněžíková and Jakub Hrůša, and a sixtieth-birthday celebration from Roberto Alagna.
The *Accessible Choral Library* series is all about accessible, affordable and appealing repertoire, and now boasts over fifty titles covering sacred, folk and traditional and Christmas music. Find out more.
The British baritone discusses his debut album on Erato (released earlier this month), getting under the skin of Count Almaviva in the recent revival of David McVicar's production of *Le nozze di Figaro* at Covent Garden, and the joys of sharing a profession with his parents...
Chris introduces this month's choices, headed by 'undoubtedly one of the best recordings of Bruckner 7 in the digital era' - courtesy of Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on Reference Recordings.
Our guest-contributor Rob Cowan explores Supraphon's complete edition of the Czech composer's eight finished operas plus the fragment *Viola* - made in Prague and Brno between 1960 and 1983, the recordings were reissued in July to mark the bicentenary of Smetana's birth.
Boosey & Hawkes's Music Diary for 2025, biographies of Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Debussy, an exploration of the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, a paperback reissue of a book exploring music during the Second World War, guides for young people to musical instruments and Christmas carols, and a handbook on music theory for beginners.
Myriad details abound in this luxury recording of the duo's second hit musical, given in all its uncut glory with Don Walker's original orchestrations and a powerhouse central performance from Nathaniel Hackmann as the volatile carnival-barker Billy Bigelow.
Puccini love-scenes from Jonas Kaufmann and six outstanding sopranos, Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 from Anima Eterna Brugge and Pablo Heras-Casado, a second volume of Beethoven from the Calidore Quartet, and Rameau's *Les Boréades* from György Vashegyi.
On this day, one hundred and fifty years ago, Austrian-born composer Arnold Schoenberg was born. Discover more about the composer and some of his most celebrated works here.
Bassist and composer Orlando le Fleming's band Romantic Funk fully delivers on the promise of the first two albums with *Wandering Talk*, a varied collection of le Fleming orignals, played with dazzling virtuosity by the likes of Tom Cawley (piano/keys), James Maddren (drums), Nathaniel Facey (saxophone) and Philip Dizack (trumpet)... plus a very starry guest vocalist.
Ahead of the opening concert of his first season as Chief Conductor of the LSO at the Barbican tonight, Sir Antonio Pappano talks about his history with the orchestra as well as his future plans with them, including his commitment to English music and new commissions.
Schaum Publications *Fingerpower Anthology*, *Piano Music by Jewish Composers*, Reger's *Twelve Pieces, op. 59*, Trinity College London's *Theory for Rock & Pop Musicians*, Strauss's *An der schönen blauen Donau op. 314*, and a deluxe slipcase edition of six of Mozart's symphonies.
GRAMMY-nominated composer, activist and curator Carlos Simon has just released an album of orchestral works with the National Symphony Orchestra (where he's been Composer-in-Residence since 2021), and has a new commission being premiered at the 2024 Last Night of the Proms, on 14th September.
The Czech Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor present Dvořák’s final three symphonies, showing their stylistic mastery of this repertoire with performances that are full of warmth, grace, and class.
The three finalists in each of the eleven categories for this year's Awards (presented in partnership with Presto Music) were revealed this morning, with Jonathan Tetelman, Hilary Hahn, Yunchan Lim and Timothy Ridout among those in the running...
Orchestral works by Imogen Holst, the Elgar Violin Concerto from Vilde Frang, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Robin Ticciati, baritone Huw Montague Rendall's debut solo album, and Lars Vogt's final recordings.