Orchestral & Symphonic

Following their successful Dvork cycle with Signum Records, Albion String Quartet are back with a selection of string quartets by Walton and Shostakovich, recorded in 2021. The concept: to juxtapose two masterpieces written in the same year in the...

Following their recording of Franz Schmidt' Symphony No. 1 and excerpts from his opera Notre Dame, the Malmo Symphony Orchestra and Vassily Sinaisky here present Schmidt' astonishing Second Symphony. The composer transformed his original conception.1. I...

Following their first album for Linn (Dvork: Legends Op. 59, Czech Suite Op. 39), the WDR Sinfonieorchester and Cristian Macelaru pursue the same folk vein with two orchestral works by B?la Bart?k. Based on a rather childish tale (prince, princess,...

Following their electrifying account of Shostakovich' Eleventh Symphony, Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra explore the profound ambivalences of the composer' most performed symphony, the Fifth, written in 1937 at a time.1. I...

Following their acclaimed recording of the Brandenburg Concertos, Sigiswald Kuijken leads his ensemble La Petite Bande in Bach's four Orchestral Suites. Kuijken has chosen to use an unusually small ensemble. Alongside the harpsichord, the continuo group...

Following their "impressive album" (Daily Mail) of Mozart's Piano Quartets, Daniel Barenboim and his fellow musicians Kian Soltani (cello) and Michael Barenboim (violin) release Complete Mozart Piano Trios, recorded live at Berlin's Pierre Boulez Saal.1...

Following the two volumes of the Guide des Instruments, RICERCAR goes further into the knowledge of several instruments and their specific repertoire. It was in 1817 that the instrument maker Halary invented this instrument whose low register prefigures...

Following the success of the 'Very Best of...' singer and other releases, Virgin Classics presents six composer compilations featuring the best of each composer and the cream of the label's artists. Virgin. 2006.1. -The Four Seasons Op.8 - Concerto No.1...

Following the success of the 'Very Best of...' singer and other releases, Virgin Classics presents six composer compilations featuring the best of each composer and the cream of the label's artists. Virgin. 2006.1. 1. Symphony No. 40 in G minor/G-Moll/En...

Following the success of the 'Very Best of...' singer and other releases, Virgin Classics presents six composer compilations featuring the best of each composer and the cream of the label's artists. Virgin Classic. Virgin. 2006.1. Toccata ; Fugue in D...

Following the success of the previous three volumes in Naxos' Martucci Orchestral Edition, the fourth presents the Italian composer' Piano Concerto No. 2, a spaciously Romantic work whose sweeping opening movement reaches a dramatic climax, setting t.1...

Following the success of her crowd-sourced 'Best Of' collection "reJoyce" and her electrifying 'Drama Queens' album of Baroque arias, Joyce DiDonato returns to her heartland repertoire to celebrate the birth of Bel Canto opera in 19th c. Naples. On...