Brian Mulligan, ein Bariton, sang die Titelrolle in Richard Wagners Oper Der fliegende Holländer (WWV 63) in einer Aufnahme. Die Oper, die auf der Legende des verfluchten Kapitäns basiert, gilt als Wagners Durchbruch zu seinem eigenen musikalischen Stil und ist bis heute ein beliebtes Werk.

The prolific and versatile Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, one of the central figures of Italian bel canto opera, also wrote around 200 solo songs.

Volume 5 features songs in Italian for soprano performed by Ermonela Jaho, Opera Rara's Artist Ambassador, and pianist Carlo Rizzi, Opera Rara's Artistic Director. Most of these songs are rarely performed and some, until recently, completely unknown.

With Tutti all’opera (ACD2 2847), Pentaèdre delves into the rich world of 19th-century Italian opera through works that reflect the evolution of wind instruments and the birth of the modern quintet.

Encompassing the trends of the era and the inimitable soul of a composer at the dawn of Romanticism, Schubert's four-hand piano works unveil the relationships that the composer nurtured with society and his circle throughout his life.

Marc-Antoine Charpentier, with his Messe a quatre choeurs, delivers a unique work that reflects a rare encounter between French tradition and the splendor of Roman Baroque.

Pierre Boulez’s early ambitions to become a concert pianist provided the impetus to write piano music as a composition student at the Paris Conservatoire.

Originally released in 1993, Surfing On Sine Waves is the second album released under the Warp Artificial Intelligence series (the series also includes the two titular compilations, as well as contributions by Autechre, The Black Dog, F.U.S.E. and more).

For the Pianist magazine, Rodolphe Menguy "proves to be a wonderfully armed instrumentalist, of course, but above all, a real temperament", according to Diapason "he beautifully captures the singular atmospheres" and has "a whole orchestra at his fingertips" for the Classica magazine.

British pianist Danny Driver is releasing a new recording of J. S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 on the Onyx Classics label, with a release date of September 26, 2025.

Guitari Baro - meaning "Guitar Conversations"- is a groundbreaking instrumental trio showcasing extraordinary virtuosity. The ensemble features three renowned griot musicians from Guinea and Mali: guitarists Gaoussou Kouyate and Kerfala Diabate, joined by master balafonist Lassana Diabate.

Feeling all jammed up? Need to cool it down? Wanna stop the world so you can get off? Bitchin Bajas got you – come on and join them on a total trip to their latest, Inland See.

Reginald Smith Brindle pursued a distinguished academic career with numerous scholarly publications, but as a composer it was the impact of Italy and his studies with Pizzetti and Dallapiccola that coloured much of his music.

Journey into the forgotten world of 19th-century piano performance with Goran Filipec's groundbreaking interpretation of Chopin's Preludes, Ballades, and Scherzos. While Chopin's delicate style seemed out of place in an era dominated by virtuosic performers like Liszt and Rubinstein, period pianists found ways to adapt his works to the 'grand style' of their time. Discover how these historical performance practices breathe new life into beloved classics, revealing a more extroverted and powerful side of Chopin's genius that modern audiences rarely experience.

Anna Clyne, described as a ‘composer of uncommon gifts and unusual methods’ by The New York Times, is one of the most in-demand composers today, working with orchestras, choreographers, filmmakers and visual artists around the world.