Super-Audio CD

In Gustav Mahler's first four symphonies many of the themes originate in his own settings of folk poems from the collection DesßKnabenßWunderhornß(The Boy's Magic Horn). A case in point, Symphony No.?4 is built around a single song, DasßhimmlischeßLeben...

In English Renaissance collections of music, the term 'lessons' is often used to describe instrumental pieces, even though they aren't pedagogical exercises as such. But as Jonas Nordberg writes in an introduction to his new disc 'there remains much in...

In celebration of the Britten anniversary year, Richard Farnes, Music Director of Opera North, conducts an all-English cast in Britten's the Turn of the Screw - his most ingeniously crafted opera. Soloists include Andrew Kennedy, Sally Matthews, and...

In celebration of Michael Tilson Thomas' 25th and final year as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, SFS Media presents the premiere recordings of MTT's first and most recent compositions for voice and orchestra. MTT's From the Diary of Anne...

In celebration of Claude Debussy's Centenary in 2018, the French pianist Vincent Larderet presents a recording of three masterpieces: Images (Book I), Pr?ludes (Book II), and the world premiere recording of Andr? Caplet's transcription of the Symphonic...

In an effort to arrange the first performance of his Seventh Symphony, Gustav Mahler declared it to be his best work, 'preponderantly cheerful in character'. His younger colleague Schoenberg expressed his admiration for the work, and Webern considered it...

In a world where musicianship and audio quality have often been sacrificed for convenience, we aspire to preserve the traditions of excellence in recording. To date, the disc has sold thousands of copies to HIFI audio resellers, equipment manufacturers,...

In a way it is odd that Stenhammar may be best known for a comparative trifle - the Entr'acte from the huge cantata "S?ngen" (The Song). This is an encore for basically all Swedish orchestras touring abroad. So why limit oneself to recording just that?...

In a continuation of his symphony cycle with the London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda conducts two curious and contrasting symphonies by Dmitri Shostakovich-the Sixth and Fifteenth. Following the success of his Fifth Symphony, all eyes were on...

In 2019, when Alexandre Kantorow, at the age of 22, became the first French pianist to win the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky competition, his program included no less than three works by Johannes Brahms. Two of these, Piano Sonata No. 2 and the Rhapsody...

In 2019, at the age of 22, Alexandre Kantorow became the first French pianist to win the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition. Before then he had released three acclaimed albums, awarded distinctions such as Diapason d'or de l'Ann?e and Gramophone's...

In 2019, Alexandre and Jean-Jacques Kantorow's recording of the last three piano concertos by Camille Saint-Sa?ns earned the highest praise around the world, including a Diapason d'or de l'ann?e, Editor's Choice in Gramophone and top marks and...