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SMETANA, B.: Dvĕ vdovy (The Two Widows) [Opera] (Kučerová, Kněžíková, Breslik, Plachetka, Sibera, Nekoranec, Prague Radio Symphony, Jindra) more

RACHMANINOV, S.: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 / Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 / 4 Pieces / 3 Nocturnes (Giltburg) more

CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Piano Quintets Nos. 1 and 2 (Quartetto Adorno, Marangoni) more

Piano Trios - ROSLAVETS, N.A. / SHOSTAKOVICH, D. (History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 10 - Soviet Avant-garde) (Brahms Trio) more

FRITZE, G.: Overtures and Symphonies (London Symphony, Sanz-Espert) more

ELGAR, E.: Cello Concerto / IRELAND, J. / BRIDGE, F.: Cello Sonatas (English Cello Works) (Brantelid, Forsberg, Royal Danish Orchestra, Søndergård) more

KULLAK, T.: Piano Works - Grande Sonate / Symphonie de Piano / Ballade / Scherzo / Impromptu-Caprice (Romantic Piano, Vol. 7) (R. Fediurko) more

YAO, Chen: Chamber Music - Cloud Herding / Sentiments of Qin / Jun / Cloud - Mountain - Wind - Pine (QINscape) (Xuemeng Wu, Mei Huang, Leiji Chen) more

POLIGNAC, A. de: Piano Works (Belthoise, Costa Ferreira) more

HINDEMITH, P.: Cardillac [Opera] (Konieczny, Boecker, Lippert, Bankl, Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Meister) more

GRUBER, H.K.: Piano Concerto / Short Stories from the Vienna Woods / Castles in the Air (Dupree, Vienna Radio Symphony, HK Gruber) more

MASCAGNI, P.: Zanetto [Opera] (Yajie Zhang, Yeghiyan, Berliner Operngruppe Choir and Orchestra, Krieger) more

BRUCKNER, A.: Te Deum / Mass No. 3 (WDR Chorus, SWR Vocal Ensemble and Symphony, Heras-Casado) more

VASKS, P.: 80th Anniversary Edition more

GERBER, S.R.: Music in Dark Times (Nuremberg Symphony, D. Boico) more

BRUCKNER, A.: Mass No. 3 (WDR Chorus, SWR Vocal Ensemble and Symphony, Heras-Casado) more

CHOPIN, F.: Mazurkas, Vol. 1 - Nos. 1-17, 22-25 (Lilamand) more

CHOPIN, F.: Mazurkas, Vol. 2 - Nos. 26-32, 36-41, 46-49 (Lilamand) more

HANDEL, G.F.: Resurrezione (La) [Oratorio] (Töpler-Marizy, Kertész-Gabry, Lisken, Fackert, Wenk, Santini Chamber Orchestra, Ewerhart) more

HANDEL, G.F.: Israel in Egypt [Oratorio] (Burton, B. Allen, Chabay, Conant, Prince-Joseph, The Dessoff Choirs, Symphony of the Air, Boepple) more

SCHÜTZ, H.: Johannes-Passion (Markus, Müller-Heuser, Kölschbach, Esser, Küpper, Georg, Heidbüchel, Cologne Pro Musica Vocal Ensemble, Hömberg) more

MOZART, W.A.: Piano Concerto No. 9, "Jeunehomme" / Andante, K. 315 / MOZART, F.X.: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Dosse, Akiko Sagara, Hager, Kuntzsch) more

MOZART, W.A.: Sinfonie concertanti, K. 297b and 364 (Milde, Triebskorn, Anton, Baumann, Lautenbacher, U. Koch, Faerber, Rilling) more

KODÁLY, Z.: Galántai táncok / Serenade, Op. 12 / Budavári Te Deum (Lautenbacher, Schäfer, Koch, Budapest Chorus, Kodály, Perlea) more

GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Violin Concerto / Meditation / Piano Concerto No. 2 (Ponti, Ricci, Landau, R. Peters) more

SCHUBERT, F.: String Quintet, D. 956 / MENDELSSOHN, Felix: String Quintet No. 2 (Bamberg String Quartet, Endres Quartet, Hennevogel, Kiskalt) more

FALKNER, J.M.: Moonfleet (Unabridged) more

Audiovisual Productions

WAGNER, R.: Tristan und Isolde [Opera] (Semperoper Dresden, 2024) (NTSC) more

TEATRO LA FENICE: New Year's Concert 2025 (Sicilia, Demuro, Teatro La Fenice Chorus and Orchestra, Harding) (NTSC) more

Opera Production of the Week

The Royal Opera: Peter Grimes trailer

Top Charts

ORCHESTRAL COLLECTION (THE) more

TRENET, Charles: La Mer (1938-1946) more

ITALY - Joel Francisco Perri: Mandolins from Italy (24 Most Popular Melodies) more

CLASSICAL MUSIC - 30 of the Best more

HITS OF THE 1940s, Vol. 1 (1940): I'll Never Smile Again more

TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Nutcracker (The) (Russian National Orchestra, Pletnev) more

Chamber Music (Romantic 19th Century) - SCHUBERT, F. / WEBER, C.M. von / SPOHR, L. / BRAHMS, J. / GRIEG, E. / SCHUMANN, R. / BOCCHERINI, L. more

CLASSIC MASTERWORKS - Antonio Vivaldi more

MACABRE MASTERPIECES more

SHOSTAKOVICH, D.: Jazz Suites Nos. 1 and 2 / The Bolt Suite / Tahiti Trot (Russian State Symphony Orchestra, D. Yablonsky) more

VIVALDI: Four Seasons (The) / Violin Concertos, Op. 3, Nos. 6 and 8 more

Ballet Music - BURGMULLER, J.F.F. / TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I. / MINKUS, L. / PAULLI, H.S. / HERTEL, P.L. / ASAFIEV, B.V. (Spassov) more

VIVALDI, A.: Four Seasons (The) / Violin Concerto in E-Flat Major / Concerto for Four Violins in B Minor (Lautenbacher) more

FAMOUS AUSTRIAN COMPOSERS - STRAUSS / MOZART, W.A. / SCHUBERT, F. / BEETHOVEN, L. van / HAYDN, J. / HAYDN, M. / ALBRECHTSBERGER, J.G. more

TRANQUILITY - Music for Relaxation more

MOZART: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6 more

CHOPIN: Nocturnes more

LISZT, F.: Scherzo and March / 3 Liebesträume / Berceuse (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 10) (Jandó) more

101 CLASSICS - The Best Loved Classical Melodies more

Sephardic Romances: Traditional Jewish Music from Spain more

News

Backtrack of the week. Elgar.

This week’s pick from the Naxos label is an orchestral miniature by Elgar, music that represents a less familiar side to his work but nonetheless imparts engaging, wistful charm and immediate melodic appeal.

Critically Acclaimed

ALCHEMY OF THE PIANO (THE) (Documentary, 2024) (NTSC) more

SULLIVAN, A.: Gondoliers (The) [Operetta] (Scottish Opera, 2021) (NTSC) more

Videos

SHOR: Humoresque (2019) #musicvideo

Playlists

New & Now Classical

Date Night Classical

Sound of Winter (The)

Calming Classical

Meditation and Reflection

Classical Artists on Tour

Upcoming
Past Tours

FEB
20

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Jun Märkl
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FEB
20

Konzil, Konstanz, Germany

Frank Dupree
Gabriel Venzago, conductor Bodensee Philharmonie Konstanz

FEB
20

Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

Hannu Lintu
Daniel Lozakovich, violin Olga Heikkilä, soprano Mihails Culpajevs, tenor Andrey Zhilikhovsky, baritone Gulbenkian Orchestra

FEB
20

Düsseldorf, GERMANY

Adam Fischer
Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra

FEB
18

Stadthaus Winterthur, Winterthur

Christian Tetzlaff
Musikkollegium Winterthur

FEB
18

Konzil, Konstanz, Germany

Frank Dupree
Gabriel Venzago, conductor Bodensee Philharmonie Konstanz

FEB
15

Sarsota, Florida, USA

Giancarlo Guerrero
Sarasota Orchestra

FEB
15

Philharmonie Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Markus Poschner
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

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Classical Discoveries: KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI - Life in Four Quartets

Classical Discoveries: KURT WEILL - From Brecht to Broadway

Podcast: Composer Ronald Stevenson. A fantastically original musical mind.

Podcast: Florence Price's choral works. An introduction.

Podcast: Joby Talbot details the progression of his ballet score, The Winter’s Tale.

Podcast: Assembled again. The Peterhouse Partbooks.

Podcast: Sweeping Romanticism. Polish folk spirit. Orchestral music by Zygmunt Noskowski.

Podcast: Bizarre and beautiful. Telemann, Vivaldi, Rosetti horn concertos.

Podcast: Classical Discoveries - REDISCOVERING SALIERI - Werner Ehrhardt on raiding the archives

Podcast: Valentin Silvestrov. A powerful voice, defiant in exile.

Podcast: Alan Hovhaness. A prolific legacy of East-West synthesis.

Podcast: Vasari Singers. Close harmony. Open perfection.

Podcast: Introducing piano works by Oscar Lorenzo Fernández.

Podcast: Introducing the symphonic sphere of Leevi Madetoja

Podcast: From expressive intimacy to rhythmic incision. Music for guitar trio.

Podcast: Classical Discoveries - DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH: The Symphonies

Podcast: Transcription addiction. Liszt refashions Mozart and Donizetti.

Podcast: Weigl’s Third Symphony. A long overdue premiere.

Podcast: Classical Discoveries - CHARLES KOECHLIN: France's Hidden Symphonist

Podcast: Florence Price. The concertos.

Podcast: Lepo Sumera. At the forefront of Estonian music.

Podcast: Evocative, filmic, celebratory. Sacred choral music by Philip Stopford.

Podcast: Weinberg's complete music for cello and orchestra.

Podcast: Classical Discoveries - Dmitri Shostakovich: The Film Music Scores

Podcast: Mischief, brevity, constancy. Piano works by Vittorio Rieti.

Podcast: César Guerra-Peixe. The Brazilian Bartók.

Podcast: Miklós Rózsa. A double creative life.

Podcast: Classical Discoveries - EASTER CLASSICS beyond J. S. Bach

Podcast: Flights of imagination. Michael Daugherty's new orchestral album.

Podcast: Goffredo Petrassi. Concertos for Orchestra Nos. 1-3.

Podcast: Alexey Shor. A suite, a nocturne and a concerto

Podcast: Notker Balbulus, a mediaeval marvel.

Podcast: Classical Discoveries - FRANZ SCHMIDT: beyond the "Seven Seals"

Podcast: Karabtchevsky on Villa-Lobos.

Podcast: Weaving intellect with emotion: Daron Hagen's cantata Everyone, Everywhere

Podcast: Lutenist Yasunori Imamura plays transcriptions of Bach

Podcast: An introduction to Christian Sinding’s four symphonies.

Podcast: A Brazilian discovery. Francisco Mignone's late violin sonatas

Podcast: Regaining recognition. Paul Wranitzky's orchestral works.

Podcast: Christmas fizz. Black Dyke presents John Rutter.

Podcast: Composer Kenneth Fuchs. The latest recordings.

Podcast: Two into one does go. The music of Nikolai Kapustin.

Podcast: Convention defied. Beethoven defined. The final three cello sonatas.

Podcast: Dale Kavanagh & Friends

Podcast: Latin Landscapes

Podcast: Sheer Bliss.

Podcast: Maria Herz (1878-1950). An overdue renaissance of an extraordinary musician.

Podcast: The VOX Elite Recordings: Susskind and Semkow conduct Rimsky-Korsakov and Smetana

Podcast: Bruckner's Symphonies. All Versions. Part 4.

Podcast: Bruckner's Symphonies. All Versions. Part 3.

Podcast: Bruckner's Symphonies. All Versions. Part 2.

Podcast: Bruckner’s Symphonies. All Versions. Part 1.

Podcast: Manual overdrive. American organ concertos.

Podcast: Janna Gandelman: a recital of Catalan violin works

Podcast: Fischer hallmarks Haydn: the effect, not the sound.

Podcast: Castelnuovo-Tedesco's 3 String Quartets.

Podcast: Margaret Brouwer. Orchestral colour, imagery and emotional power.

Podcast: The Music of Brazil. Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948)

Podcast: Smetana, Susskind & St Louis. An Elite Recording.

Podcast: Paul Chihara's complete piano works. Quynh Nguyen's complete absorption

Podcast: Lukas Foss. A composer on the podium.

Podcast: Gerald Peregrine. A truly mobile music machine.

Podcast: Plucked and perfectly prepped. Alon Sariel’s Bach transcriptions for mandolin.

Podcast: Alsop + Adams + The Groove

Podcast: Standing with Eagles. The music of Louis Wayne Ballard.

Podcast: Rameau meets the accordion.

Podcast: Breathing new life into Orfeo Vecchi's motets for six voices.

Podcast: Florence Price. Leo Sowerby. Avalon String Quartet.

Podcast: Bach-Rheinberger • The Goldberg Variations

Podcast: Peter Boyer's Rhapsody in Red, White and Blue.

Podcast: Abbey Simon plays Chopin

Podcast: Billy Arcila. A guitarist's autobiography in sound.

Podcast: Haydn’s baryton trios. Refined rarities. Perfect performances.

Podcast: Godowsky’s Complete Piano Works · Konstantin Scherbakov concludes his masterly edition.

Podcast: VOX • 3. Stanisław Skrowaczewski and the Minnesota Orchestra

Podcast: Music of Brazil • Villa-Lobos • Works for Cello and Orchestra

Podcast: United at Last. 2 Operas by James P Johnson.

Podcast: VOX • 2. The legacy of Maurice Abravanel.

Podcast: JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo Philharmonic and music by Zoltán Kodály

Podcast: Jennifer Higdon. 2 Spectacular Concertos • 1 Sizzling Recording

Podcast: VOX: Restoring a unique voice.

Podcast: Claudio Santoro: Orchestral Explorations of the 1960s

Podcast: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A Polymath in Paris.

Podcast: John Corigliano Jnr's complete works for solo piano.

Podcast: Jonathan Leshnoff. Recent orchestral works.

Podcast: One genius through the eyes of another

Podcast: JoAnn Falletta introduces Walton’s complete Façades

Podcast: The Kernis Kaleidoscope

Podcast: Bolcom, Byron, Lorca – rich colours, dramatic swings

Podcast: Jean Sibelius – a journey beyond the symphonies

Podcast: Simply unmissable

Podcast: A fascination with sound – Ravel’s spellbinding works for the stage.

Podcast: Weinberg’s comprehensive keyboard catalogue

Podcast: A forgotten treasure. Marin Alsop discusses Hindemith.

Podcast: Paired to perfection. Tianwa Yang plays Prokofiev’s violin concertos.

Podcast: A centenary special – Sir Malcolm Arnold’s Complete Symphonies and Dances

Podcast: Mapping a musical monument. Giltburg’s Beethoven 32.

Podcast: Versatilité sans frontières. Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint–Georges (1745–1799).

Podcast: The string quartets of Jurgis Karnavičius (1884–1941).

Podcast: Jazz idioms, classical structures. Symphonic works by Nikolai Kapustin (1937–2020).

Podcast: Music of Brazil. The Villa-Lobos violin sonatas.

Podcast: Camille Saint-Saëns. A symphonic collection.

Podcast: The Power of Tower

Podcast: Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy (1744–1824). Piano sonata premieres.

Podcast: Liszt’s musical makeovers.

Podcast: Dancing elegance, melodic flow. Overtures by Daniel-François-Esprit Auber.

Podcast: Introducing guitarist Mabel Millán. From lyrical beauty to dramatic virtuosity.

Podcast: Music networking on the Inca Trails.

Podcast: Archivo de Guatemala. Where indigenous styles meet courtly life.

Podcast: Colour-contrast-surprise. The symphonies of John Abraham Fisher (1744–1806)

Podcast: Piano music by Aram Il’yich Khachaturian (1903–1978), ‘mouthpiece of the entire Soviet Orient’.

Podcast: Villa-Lobos and the art of choral transcription.

Podcast: Orchestral works by Žibouklé Martinaityté – a textural magician.

Podcast: Hit and bliss. Dame Evelyn Glennie performs mallet percussion concertos.

Podcast: The art and craft of John Adams.

Podcast: Bruckner’s Latin motets. Devotions of distinction.

Podcast: Vítezslav Novák. Orchestral Works Vol. 1.

Podcast: Bernard Herrmann in the round

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