Chamber Music & Recitals

The overtures and preludes by Richard Wagner not only are masterly composed openings to his dramatic works - as independent pieces they are also among the most popular compositions of the 19th century. For the first studio record of the new label...

The Overture from 1943 is an excellent reflection of the principles adopted by the composer, realized also in her later pieces: dense and disciplined, based on the classic three-part scheme of Allegro - Andante - Allegro.1. Ouvert?re 2. Cellokonzert NR...

The outstanding pianist Anna Kavalerova's program on this release includes such masterpieces as the deeply philosophical Symphonic Etudes by Robert Schumann, Rachmaninov's highly emotional and tragic Variations on a Theme by Corelli, and brilliant...

The outstanding musical significance of Johann Rosenm?ller, who was said to be able to merge Italian sensuality and German "gravitas" in his compositions in the most harmonious way, was already undisputed among his contemporaries. He studied in Leipzig,...

The output of Marcel Dupr? (1886-1971) is so vast and various that only scholars and fellow organists can expect to grasp it's scale. Most listeners require a discerning ear to pull out some of the many highlights. The Italian organist Alessandro Perin...

The Otherworld... The human being rooted in the world that sees only what the eye can see... Does he at once dare a glance to the side where nature, spirits and elemental beings reside? Not many of us have kept the ability to view them and get in contact...

The Oslo Philharmonic and Vasily Petrenko present the first of a new series of recordings of Richard Strauss' orchestral music. This first release features the great tone poems "Also Sprach Zarathustra" and "Ein Heldenleben," both works the Oslo...

The Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, in collaboration with several universities, researches repertoire linked to the history of Andalusia. This Proyecto Atalaya has already produced a series of albums with unknown jewels, which have also been released on...

The Orpheus myth was as important for the birth of opera in France as it had been in Italy. In 1684, Charpentier composed a work for three voices, Orph?e descendant aux Enfers. With this piece, remarkable for it's style and concision, he showed how well...

The Orpheum Foundation, which has been supporting young musicians for over thirty years, has joined forces with Alpha Classics for a series of recordings devoted to Mozart's concertos, regardless of instrument. The leading soloists of the young...

The Orpheum Foundation, which has been supporting young musicians for over thirty years, has joined forces with Alpha Classics for a series of recordings devoted to Mozart's concertos, regardless of instrument. The leading soloists of the young...

The origins of the accordion can be traced back to the Chinese Sheng, though the instrument we know as an accordion today was patented by Cyrillus Damian in Vienna in 1829. Popular the world over in various forms as a folk instrument, it was only in the...