Orchestral & Symphonic

Despite it's title, Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence, composed in 1890, owes more to the Russian tradition than to the Italian school. Full of strong contrasts, very intense, and extremely demanding for the performers, it is one of the cornerstones of...

Despite charitable funds raised by the Fortune and Viennese Kreutzer polkas revolutionary Habsburg insurgencies became a dangerous fact of life in the Vienna of 1848. Strauss (the Elder) demonstrated solidarity through his Austrian National Guard March...

Desmarest was something of a frustrated genius. A precocious musician, he had a great career on opera from 1693 to 1698. His destiny was broken when he kidnapped the love of his life and fled to Brussels to escape a death sentence. Kapellmeister to the...

Described by the composer as a kaleidoscope of fairy-tale images and designs of oriental character, Rimsky-Korsakov' symphonic suite Sheherazade has delighted listeners for generations.1. I. the Sea and Sinbad's Ship 2. II. the Kalender Prince 3. III...

Described by The Australian as 'a boon for lovers of the piano and those keeping an ear on exciting musical talent', the Sydney International Piano Competition (The Sydney) has become a fixture on the classical music landscape. This unique retrospective...

Described as one of the world's most imaginative contemporary orchestral composers (5-star-BBC Music Magazine Review), Jacob M?hlrad comes back with a new album for a chamber ensemble. Burn All My Letters is the original soundtrack for awarded director...

Described as a 'visionary and poet of the cello', Bartosz Koziak has gained the acclaim of music lovers and critics not only for his extraordinary interpretation of works by both classical and contemporary composers but also for his thoughtful and often...

Der Freisch?tz holds a crucial place in history, setting the course of German Romantic opera. Nikolaus Harnoncourt's typically probing approach produced an interpretation that, in the words of the distinguished critic Alan Blyth, "has the ring of reality...

Delving into black magic and folk culture, Weber created with Der Freisch?tz a new aesthetic that was to nourish the imaginative world of a whole generation of composers. Ren? Jacobs has gone back to the sources of the initial project and here offers us...

Deluxe Version - The internationally renowned and beloved Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli releases his breathtaking new album, Believe, celebrating the power of music to soothe the soul. It follows his record-breaking 'Music for Hope' performance at Easter...

Deluxe two DVD + two CD edition. The New College Choir, Oxford, is one of the leading choral ensembles in the world, celebrated for it's distinctive and stylish performance of music from five centuries. This DVD edition includes the moving documentary...

Deluxe two disc (CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) edition. 2011 release from the man described as classical guitar's newest hero. Milo's choices of solo repertoire as well as music for guitar and orchestra are guaranteed to appeal to all lovers of guitar,...