Cellist Matt Haimovitz, together with the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Dennis Russell Davies, continues to spotlight rarely heard and powerful cello concerti, brought to life through dynamic recordings. Following the acclaimed release of Thomas de Hartmann’s Cello Concerto, the series now presents a landmark work of 20th-century music—Alfred Schnittke’s Cello Concerto No. 1, a deeply personal and transformative work born from the composer’s near-death experience.

Lowlives isn't so much about carefully stoking the embers as pouring on gasoline with merry impetuosity. Vocalist Lee Downer, drummer Luke Johnson, guitarist Jaxon Moore and bassist Steve Lucarelli, share a love of '90s alternative and grunge, and the desire to make music for little more than the love of doing so.

The best-selling Paris live performances by the great Karajan with the BPO and VPO are now available on SACD! The bestseller is back again with a new remastering and a surprise reissue of the bestseller, featuring the most coveted performances of Beethoven, Locatelli, R. Strauss and more. This is a remarkable disc with a new charm different from the CD version, carefully remastered using the original INA sound source (24bit/192kHz). The 180 minutes of content is recorded on a single disc, taking advantage of the recording time available only on SACD. The 1960 recording with the Berlin Philharmonic is from the final day of the Beethoven Ticles in Paris, which began on April 21 of the same year.The 1962 recording with the Vienna Philharmonic is also available in stereo. The very rare concerto concerto by Locatelli is sublime and gorgeous, and Boskovsky's solo is a gem. From the main work, Schubert's "Unfinished," to Karajan's eponymous "Zarathustra," to the encore, you will be struck by the seamless and magnificent sound. King International

“I always try to create a story,” Alex Sipiagin says. “For me, the pieces are totally connected, even if they don’t sound that way – a standard could connect with some free composition or complicated odd meter. It’s a very logical line from the beginning until the end.”

This album combines pieces for the core quintet of Onyx Brass with works for extended brass forces, plus piano in the case of Florence Price’s Octet for Brasses and Piano.

Reference Recordings proudly presents our 6th release with the outstanding, multi-Blues Music Award winner Doug MacLeod.

Adam Silverman's choral work Elegy for the Earth, sets biting texts by Susan Gubernat on pertinent social issues ranging from migration, the donor class, species extinction, and unsustainable energy practices. The world is a clarion call to action and awareness, given a powerful performance by The Jenesais Choir, conducted by Mitos Andaya Hart.

From Renaissance Spain to 21st century Denmark, On a Ground is a musical journey across time and traditions,centered around one of music’s most universal elements: the ground bass. Celebrated recorder virtuosa Michala Petri and renowned Japanese baroque harpist Marie Nishiyama unite to explore the expressive power of this timeless form.

Drummer Vladimir Kostadinovic compares his experience during the September 5, 2024 session in New York's Samurai Studios that gestated this tour de force - titled Iris for his daughter, then 8 years old - to the pressure of competing in the Olympic Games.

This new recording from Elizabeth Jordan and the Northern Chamber Orchestra showcases the clarinet's remarkable versatility, featuring music from the 18th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

The Silver-Garburg Piano Duo has been successfully performing together for over 20 years and touring in more than 70 countries. Their new album on Berlin Classics, "Great Fugue, " is set to be released on June 27, 2025, and features a unique combination of works by Beethoven as well as newly written and arranged workds by Austrian composer Richard Dunser.

late night drive home have never known a world without Wifi – without access to the endless stream of joy, sorrow, heartbreak, and hope that we all tune in and tune out to on the daily. In many ways, the guys can't really extricate themselves from that reality – even their band name comes from a random Wikipedia page – but they're trying to at least grapple with it.

The next album in their mixtape series, Light and Shadow is the new album from Orchestra of the Swan and artistic director David Le Page.

Goffredo Petrassi was 28 when his Partita (recorded on Naxos 8.572411) propelled him to European fame. He fused neo-Classicism with more contemporary traits reinforced by his mastery of polyphony, qualities that can be found in his eight Concertos for Orchestra (Nos. 1–3 are available on 8.573702).

This trio programme is dedicated to two of the most extraordinary songwriters of the 20th century and combines them with songs by Franz Schubert: Kurt Weill, most famous for his songs and theatre music, and the exceptional US artist Tom
Waits.