Orchestral & Symphonic

For the first time Hindemith's Clarinet Quintet op. 30 can be heard in it's original version of 1923. In this version it is one of Hindemith's wildest and most adventurous works, not to compare with the smooth conventional one of 1954 which has been the...

For the American composer Caroline Shaw, writing music is like 'cooking someone you love a meal', she told BBC Music Magazine. The youngest-ever winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Shaw has premiered works at Carnegie Hall and the BBC Proms. She has...

For the 70th birthday of the great Barbara Hendricks, Erato-France is releasing a new version of her best-selling compilation La Voix du Ciel. Now on 3 CDs, it assembles all titles which have made her the legend she is: Schubert and Gounod Ave Maria,...

For Romain Leleu, what we call "classical" music could never have gained all it's richness and variety without absorbing manifold influences from "popular" music that continues to be it's fuel since the dawn of time. The French virtuoso, backed by his...

For over three decades, the multi-gifted Anthony Newman has been in the international limelight as America's leading organist, harpsichordist & Bach specialist. This album features Anthony's stunning new choral & intrumental composition of the ancient...

For over 60 years, repeated efforts have been made to capture on recording Robert Schumann's Complete Works for Piano solo, a fascinatingly broad and varied spectrum ranging from highly virtuosic pieces for the concert hall and valuable literature for...

For over 35 years, 11-time Grammy½ nominee and Platinum Record recipient R. Carlos Nakai has been at the forefront of the musical development of the Native American flute, introducing the traditional flute to the genres of jazz, new age as well as...

For Music Council prize winners Andreas Martin Hofmeir and Andreas Mildner, instrumental perfection and ideal ensemble playing are only the basic conditions for their new CD. Sensitivity and humor characterize both of them, and they are two of the most...

For most artists, a 'Best Of' compilation is a chance to sit back and take a well-deserved break without having to go through all the work of putting together a new album. But Joyce DiDonato has made a career out of doing things differently, and her new...

For more than two decades before he achieved fame and financial security as England' foremost composer, the young Edward Elgar earned a living as a violinist and violin teacher.1. I. Allegro 2. II. Andante 3. III. Allegro Molto 4. I. Allegro Piacevole 5...

For more than 20 years, the Classic 100 has been one of the most anticipated events on the Australian classical music calendar: a chance for music-lovers across the country to nominate the music that means the most to them. This year's theme is...

For me, Strauss is one of the greatest composers," Diana Damrau has said. "The way he handles the soprano voice is a joy. And to be able to sing his music with my voice feels like coming home." The centrepiece of this album of Strauss songs is the...