Chamber Music & Recitals

Richard Strauss composed a career total of more than two hundred songs, most of them for a high female voice. The master repeatedlyw as inspired by sopranos, and the fact that he married one of these ladies, Pauline de Ahna, is proof of his intimate...

Renowned French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard kicks off his exclusive engagement to PENTATONE with a recording of Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux (1956-1958). The pianist had intimate ties to the composer himself and his wife, Yvonne Loriod, for...

Released in the year of Claude DeBussy's death centenary, this album demonstrates the exceptional harmonic and coloristic richness of his music. The centerpiece of the album is 'La Mer' (1903-1905), a musical realization of the composer's "sincere...

Reference Recordings proudly presents two new works from leading American composer Jonathan Leshnoff. Distinguished by The New York Times as "a leader of contemporary American lyricism," Leshnoff is renowned for his music's striking harmonies, structural...

Reference Recordings proudly presents these two iconic works in definitive interpretations from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in superb audiophile sound. This release was recorded in beautiful and historic Heinz Hall, home of the...

Reference Recordings proudly presents the beloved Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" of Ludwig van Beethoven, with Steven Stucky's "Silent Spring, " in exceptional performances from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. "Silent Spring" was...

Reference Recordings proudly presents Holst's best known and beloved works in an outstanding interpretation from Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony. This release was recorded in the beautiful and acoustically acclaimed Helzberg Hall, Kauffman...

Recording such a world-spanning úuvre as Gustav Mahler's ten symphonies is truly a Herculean task. After 15 years of intensive musical work, Gabriel Feltz is the only German conductor of his generation to present such an impressive complete recording...

Recorded before Sir Stephen Cleobury's untimely passing in November 2019, King's College presents a new account of one of the greatest masterpieces in sacred music - Bach's St. Matthew Passion. For this recording, Cleobury leads the Choir of King's...

Recorded at the height of the international Covid lockdown, Oliver Davis's sixth album for Signum is a feat of both technological as well as artistic achievement. Following from draws together artists from across the globe for a selection of moving works...

Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, op. 37 - Gloriae Dei Cantores releases All-Night Vigil, Op. 37 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, conducted by Peter Jermihov (internationally recognized specialist in Russian and Orthodox Liturgical music). Rachmaninoff s All Night...

Rachel Podger and Gary Cooper continue to impress the world with their Mozart seres on historical instruments. This is the fifth super audio recording in a series of eight. So far all releases in the series have received great reviews and awards...