Orchestral & Symphonic

With each new album, the Stradivari collection invites you to discover another unique instrument lovingly preserved and housed at the Museum of Music in Paris, such as the magnificent 1734 Guarneri cello and the 1855 Gebauhr grand piano, both of them...

With an album of celebration, both joyful and solemn, trumpeter Alison Balsom again declares her love for the baroque era, which she calls 'the golden age of the trumpet'. Joining Handel's exuberant 'Music for the Royal Fireworks' are works by two other...

With a tradition going back to it's formation in 1941, The United States Air Force Band has long been the Air Force's premier musical organization, inspiring audiences in America and all over the world. Many of the works on this album demonstrate the...

With a program of chamber works drawn from both ends of Bruch's long composing career, members of The Nash Ensemble once more reveal a neglected side of the composer's output.1. Bruch: Piano Trio in C minor Op.5 - I. Andante molto cantabile 2. Bruch:...

Winner of the prestigious Siola d'oro opera prize (2013) for coloratura sopranos, Jessica Pratt has been lauded for her gleaming sound, agility and lyrical grace (New York Times) and is one of today's most skilled bel canto singers. Her Serenade is a...

Winner of the Leeds Piano Competition at the age of just twenty, Rafael Orozco exemplified a new generation of virtuoso pianists who favoured musical expression over spectacular display. His Chopin interpretations were truly revelatory, finding poetry...

Winner of the coveted 2002 Grawemeyer Award and one of the youngest composers ever to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Aaron Jay Kernis is among the most distinguished musical figures of his generation. Conceived as a concerto for toy piano and orchestra,...

William Wallace was a classical scholar, a doctor, a poet and dramatist, a writer on music and musicians, and the man described by Shaw as, "a young Scotch composer with a very tender and sympathetic talent." His orchestral compositions rank amongst the...

William Schuman juggled many careers in his full and productive life: teacher, administrator, conductor and composer of ten symphonies as well as a significant representation of music in many genres.1. Passacaglia and Fugue 2. Chorale and Toccata 3...

William Schuman juggled many careers in his full and productive life: teacher, administrator, conductor and composer of ten symphonies and a significant representation of music in many genres.1. Largo Assai 2. Vigoroso 3. Cantabile Intensamente 4...

William Byrd's The Battle performed on the organ by the talented Eberhard Kraus.1. The Battle

William Byrd was one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance. He was widely admired in his own time both at home and abroad and the influence he had on future generations of composers was immense. This programme explores the music of his influences,...