Orchestral & Symphonic

ABEL SELAOCOE / WHERE IS HOME? - WARNER CLASSICS - South African cellist Abel Selaocoe makes his debut on Warner Classics with Where is Home (Hae Ke Kae). It's dual title, in English and Sesotho, reflects the album's diverse program which draws from...

Aaron Copland's suite from the ballet Appalachian Spring won him a Pulitzer Prize and global recognition. The famous Quaker song 'Simple Gifts' and the American ambience of this suite contrast with the more modernist Symphonic Ode, which conveys rugged...

A young ensemble backed with over 400 years of history is releasing it's debut CD with GENUIN - the Dresden Chamber Soloists, are all members of the S?chsische Staatskapelle - one of the most tradition-rich orchestras in the world. The CD proves,...

A world-premiere recording of elegant, courtly French harpsichord suites by a forgotten name of the early 18th century. The early life and formation of Charles-Alexandre Jollage is shrouded in obscurity. By the time he enters the historical record in the...

A world premiere recording of Stucky's August 4, 1964, a "secular oratorio" commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to honor the 100th Anniversary of LBJ's birth. The work centers on a single day in the Johnson Presidency when President Johnson and...

A wonderfully and sensitively curated recital of piano music with light and darkness, or night and day as the central theme. Water, fantastical dreams and visions also inhabit the world conjured by Maria Martinova from the music of Debussy, Ravel and the...

A wonderful release of B?la Bart?k's 1943 work, which to this day is the Hungarian's most recognizable works. Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra led by Fritz Reiner, this CD is a perfect introduction to the modernist classical movement, and a...

A wonderful collection of 15 of the favorite and most popular carols for the Christmas season, performed by the world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge.1. Once in Royal David's City (Arr. Mann ; Willcocks) 2. O Little Town of Bethlehem (Arr...

A wide-ranging tribute to one of the greatest violinists of the last century. The encore pieces accompanied by Georges Pludermacher, first issued in 1983 although recorded in November 1975, have long been unavailable. Milstein's Tchaikovsky Concerto with...

A wealth of Classical Masterpieces. All-time favourites and tempting discoveries that span musical eras from the baroque right up to the present day. Moods that range from tranquil and reflective to fast and furious. Performed by the great...

A unique release filling out Britten's voluble performances of the Brandenburg Concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra with the very rare LP issued by Decca of 'the 1953 Aldeburgh festival opening concert'. It contains the much sought-after...

A trumpet and organ spectacular: three original Argo and DG albums on a generous, newly compiled 2-CD set. In Baroque works generally, the trumpet is always accompanied by drums, both of these instruments having strong associations with military music...