New Classical Music
Schubert
$24.95 – Audio
Iconic Deutsche Grammophon pianist and celebrated Schubert interpreter Maria João Pires returns to further explore the music of the quintessential romantic composer; deepening a musical relationship that has captivated critics and... Buy or find out more→
Bach Js Violin Concertos
$24.95 – Audio
Probably written for the virtuoso Kapelle at Cöthen (BWV1042) or the concerts of the Leipzig Collegium Musicum which the composer often directed himself from the violin, Bach’s three well-known violin concertos are joined here... Buy or find out more→
Bach Piano Transcriptions
$34.95 – Audio
Distinguished pianist Antony Gray is an Australian who has based himself in London for over 30 years. He has recorded for ABC Classics for the last 20 years. Antony’s debut recording for ABC Classics was in the early 1990s; the... Buy or find out more→
Bach Js Choruses
$14.95 – Audio
Parallel to the forthcoming John Eliot Gardiner Collection, here’s a famous compilation of Great Bach Choruses, newly re-presented just in time for Easter 2013. It comes with a fresh cover, liner notes and texts... Buy or find out more→
Amore The Opera Album
$16.95 – Audio
Russell Watson explores the full-blooded romantic potential of the operatic repertoire with this collection of some of the best-loved tenor arias of all time. Bernstein: Somewhere (from West Side... Buy or find out more→
Ashkenazy 50 Years Of Decca
$149.95 – Audio
Decca Classics releases ‘Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca’ on 4 March 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the label’s remarkable 50-year recording partnership with Vladimir Ashkenazy. ‘Ashkenazy:... Buy or find out more→
Alleluia
$21.95 – Audio
The vocal sensation everyone's talking about - Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva - makes her Decca solo debut with a celebratory disc of motets from Vivaldi, Handel, Porpora and Mozart, partnered by one of the world's leading early... Buy or find out more→
Raff Orchestral Works Vol 1
$24.95 – Audio
This disc marks the beginning of a new series, dedicated to the engaging, albeit neglected, orchestral works of the German-Swiss composer Joachim Raff. The survey starts with Symphony No. 2 and the orchestral preludes to four... Buy or find out more→
Mahler Symphony No 9
$21.95 – Audio
This is Dudamel’s first CD with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, recorded live at LA’s famed Disney Concert Hall as part of their epic 2012 Mahler Project, celebrating one of the most energetic and exciting musical partnerships of... Buy or find out more→
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1, Sonata for cello & piano op. 40
$29.95 – Audio
Written 25 years apart, the two masterpieces for cello by Shostakovich recorded here were represent very different periods in the composer's career. Buy or find out more→
Sound The Trumpet Royal Music Of Purcell And Handel
$14.95 – Audio
In the year of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, Alison Balsom celebrates the heroic era of the Baroque trumpet in works by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) and Henry Purcell (1658 or 1659-1695), whose anthems, odes,... Buy or find out more→
Beethoven: Symphonies No. 4 & 7
$26.95 – Audio
Joshua Bell's first recording as Music Director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, where he both directs and plays from the concertmaster's chair. Buy or find out more→
Mussorgsky Pictures At An Exhibition Prokofiev Sarcasms Op 17 Visions Fugitives
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ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 26th of November 2012 Steven Osborne has become one of the most valuable pianists recording today. His recent complete Rachmaninov Preludes release was critically acclaimed... Buy or find out more→
Bruckner Symphony No 7
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Hyperion is delighted to present Donald Runnicles, chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, in his debut on the label. Runnicles commands his orchestra in one of Bruckner's most popular symphonies - repertoire... Buy or find out more→
Rachmaninov Rarities
$21.95 – Audio
Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is considered the pre-eminent interpreter of Rachmaninov’s music, and as he marked his seventy-fifth birthday (6 July 2012), he recorded a final album of the composer’s music... Buy or find out more→
Voice From Assisi
$24.95 – Audio
Alessandro Brustenghi – from the original friary founded by Saint Francis of Assisi, the Porziuncola in Assisi – made the headlines earlier this year when he became the first Friar in the history of music to land a major record... Buy or find out more→
Bach: Flute Sonatas
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Fans of Angela Hewitt will be delighted to find her in chamber mode, accompanying Andrea Oliva (described as 'one of the best flutists of his generation, a shining star in the world of the flute' by Sir James Galway) in a... Buy or find out more→
Then: Renaissance Airs and Dances
$29.95 – Audio
The brass quintet as we know it is a modern constellation, but ensembles of wind instruments, involving shawms and sackbuts, were a staple before the Renaissance had even begun. Featuring works by Francisco de la Torre,... Buy or find out more→
Kaufmann: Wagner
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ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 4th March 2013 Kaufmann?s fifth solo album on Decca is specially recorded for the Wagner anniversary year by the world?s leading Wagner tenor. Kaufmann and Wagner is a... Buy or find out more→
Vivaldi Four Seasons Recomposed
$21.95 – Audio
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) wrote the four violin concertos known as Le quattro stagioni - “The Four Seasons.” Today The Four Seasons may be the most widely heard piece of classical music ever composed. Max Richter, the... Buy or find out more→
Glass Metmorphosis The Hours
$29.95 – Audio
"My first encounter with Philip Glass in 2011 was truly one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. As a harpist I feel greatly privileged to have such new experiences - not only on stage, but also behind the scenes.... Buy or find out more→
Chopin Preludes Op 28 Scriabin Sonata No 2 Op 19
$29.95 – Audio
In June 2011, Beatrice Rana, then 18, became the youngest-ever winner of a first prize at the Montreal International Music Competition. She also won each of that year’s special prizes. She is, said Le Devoir, “not only a... Buy or find out more→
Karajan Adagio Music To Free Your Mind
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The most successful franchise in classical compilation history – NOW re-engineered, re-titled, and newly compiled for the 21st century! Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the most successful classical collection of all... Buy or find out more→
Devienne Six Trios Op 17
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Bassoonist Mathieu Lussier’s latest recording concludes a series of three ATMA discs dedicated to the bassoon music of François Devienne. The six trios opus 17 included here are among the body of works by this important... Buy or find out more→
Passione
$21.95 – Audio
“Passione” is a Stunning Collection of Mediterranean Love Songs Featuring Duets with Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and the late Edith Piaf; Album Reunites Bocelli with Multiple Grammy-winning Producer David... Buy or find out more→
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Classical Music
$26.95 – Audio
A companion to the book of the same name, this is the one-stop guide to the very best and most popular in classical music, in one space-saving box. It includes a galaxy of great artists from the Deutsche Grammophon roster, no... Buy or find out more→
Brahms Symphonies 1 & 3
$19.95 – Audio
Recorded live at London's Southbank Royal Festival Hall in 1992 (Symphony No 1) and 1992 (Symphony No 3), this album is a testament to the great Klaus Tennstedt's genius as an interpreter of German Romantic repertoire.... Buy or find out more→
Verdi La Traviata Cd/dvd
$37.95 – Audio
2CD/ 1DVD The legendary performance of one of the world’s most popular operas is now available in a special limited edition hardback book of 2 CDs and DVD. Conducted by Sir Georg Solti and starring Angela... Buy or find out more→
Golden
$21.95 – Audio
Australia’s leading lady of the violin Sally Cooper dazzles on her stunning debut album Golden. Rolling out like a celebrated movie soundtrack, its varied pop, rock and classical sounds include ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘While My... Buy or find out more→
Piazzolla 4 Buenos Aires
$29.95 – Audio
Piazzólla: Cuarto Estaciones Porteñas arr. D. Plante for bandoneon and guitar Tango Sensations (5) for bandoneón & string quartet arr. D. Plante for bandoneon and guitar Tango del... Buy or find out more→
Endless Days
$21.95 – Audio
Australia’s favourite tenor, David Hobson, is back with an exquisite new album. The long-awaited sequel to best-selling album Enchanted Way is here... Endless Days will carry you across the seas to a time where love is sought,... Buy or find out more→
Nouveau Monde Baroque Arias And Songs
$21.95 – Audio
Admired for her remarkable creative imagination and exemplary musicianship, soprano Patricia Petibon, in her newest album for Deutsche Grammophon, offers a treasure-trove of fascinating Baroque curiosities guaranteed to enthral... Buy or find out more→
Spirit Of Armenia
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This album is a tribute to Armenia and to the Armenian musicians who played alongside Jordi Savall and his wife Montserrat Figueras over the years. The repertoire consists alternately of very lively pieces and more... Buy or find out more→
Vine String Quartets
$24.95 – Audio
Carl Vine has emerged as one of Australia’s foremost and popular composers, his music performed and heard regularly in concert halls. His 5 string quartets – 3 of them recorded here for the first time – are alive with beauty,... Buy or find out more→
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2
$21.95 – Audio
Janine Jansen has been a top-selling artist since her debut recording in 2004 for Decca sold 300,000 records. A major star in Europe, especially the Netherlands, Jansen has frequently topped the classical charts and featured in... Buy or find out more→
Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Voice Of The Century
$119.95 – Audio
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who died in May this year, was undoubtedly one of the outstanding artistic talents of the 20th century - and one of the most recorded singers ever. Now we are able to offer an impressive number of his... Buy or find out more→
Mozart Question
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Children’s author Michael Morpurgo narrates his book The Mozart Question, an eloquent and ultimately uplifting story charting a small boy’s discovery of his love for the violin, and of his parents’ traumatic past in a... Buy or find out more→
Opera Collection 18cd Box
$179.95 – Audio
This is the LIMITED EDITION of Andrea Bocelli's new album Opera - an exclusive box set that?s only available to buy here. The Complete Opera Edition includes the complete recordings of the following operas presented in a... Buy or find out more→
Legendary Moments From The New Years 3cd/dvd
$29.95 – Audio
Philharmonic established a tradition that continues to flourish to this day. The list of names of other leading conductors who have led the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year Concerts reads like a veritable who’s who of great... Buy or find out more→
Debussy Ravel Ballets
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This collection brings together all the ballets by the two so-called Impressionistic composers, Ravel and Debussy, in recordings by Bernard Haitink. Ravel’s masterpiece is the three act ballet Daphnis et... Buy or find out more→
Duo
$21.95 – Audio
Two of today's most passionate and inspirational artists join forces in the recital programme that brought audiences to their feet at the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad in Summer 2011. The chemistry between Hélène Grimaud and Sol... Buy or find out more→
Barber Conspirare
$29.95 – Audio
Samuel Barber’s lyrical melodies and unabashed romanticism have earned him a cherished place in the pantheon of 20th-century composers. Recorded here are some of Barber’s finest works for choir (including the beloved 'Agnus... Buy or find out more→
Gershwin And Me
$21.95 – Audio
ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 17th of December 2012 World-renowned, Australian-bred, Simon Tedeschi plays an exuberant all-Gershwin album featuring favourites such as, ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, ‘I Got... Buy or find out more→
Wanderer
$21.95 – Audio
A new and exquisite collection of German songs from counter-tenor Andreas Scholl, providing a perfect balance between text and music. The choice of music reflects Scholl’s belief that music need not be confined in performance... Buy or find out more→
Live At The Royal Albert Hall
$21.95 – Audio
Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Valentina began playing the piano at the age of three and performed her first solo recital just one year later. She has won prestigious awards for her playing internationally, including the Murray Dranoff... Buy or find out more→
Classic 100 Music Of France 4cd Set
$36.95 – Audio
ABC Classic FM's annual Classic 100 survey of Australia's favourite music remains the definitive anthology of classic hits, its combination of superb performances and much-loved classics having proved appealing to both... Buy or find out more→
Chopin Album
$22.95 – Audio
World-renowned pianist LANG LANG turns to the composer who has accompanied him throughout his career on his new release for Sony Classical, THE CHOPIN ALBUM. The music of Chopin, universally loved for its beauty and... Buy or find out more→
Beethoven Symphony 5 7 Live At Carnegie Hall
$29.95 – Audio
or Deutsche Grammophon, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique returned to this repertoire for the first time last year, in a tour that took them to London, Philadelphia, Washington and New... Buy or find out more→
Bach Js Complete Works For Violin
$26.95 – Audio
Bach, J S: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006 Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Collegium Mozarteum Salzburg, Jürgen Geise Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major,... Buy or find out more→
Acoustic Orchestrations Works By Scriabin Sibelius
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Spanish Nights
$21.95 – Audio
The guitar legend Pepe Romero is back with his first solo album for Deutsche Grammophon. With “Spanish Nights” he presents a highly personal musical recreation of the Spain he knew in his youth: often dark, introspective... Buy or find out more→
Tchaikovsky Orchestral Suites
$12.95 – Audio
Catalogue # 94372 The complete 4 Orchestral Suites of Tchaikovsky on 2 CD’s. Tchaikovsky’s Suites are his most “western” works, his imagination and creativity set free from the restrictions of formal genres (symphonies,... Buy or find out more→
Westlake Missa Solis Requiem For Eli
$19.95 – Audio
ABC Classic FM CD of the Week: 29th October 2012 Forged by overwhelming tragedy, Missa Solis – Requiem for Eli is a profound expression not only of grief, but also of joy and celebration. Missa... Buy or find out more→
Leconvallo Pagliacci
$26.95 – Audio
Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci Teresa Stratas (Nedda), Plácido Domingo (Canio), Juan Pons (Tonio), Alberto Rinaldi (Silvio), Florindo Andreolli (Beppe) Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana Elena... Buy or find out more→
Bachianas Music By The Bach Family
$39.95 – Audio
Reinhard Goebel and Musica Antiqua Köln’s recordings of J. S. Bach are classics of the Early Music movement. Equally revelatory is their championing of the music of the Bach family – stretching from the mid-17th to the late... Buy or find out more→
Change Of Worlds
$29.95 – Audio
Prepare to be musically transported by A Change of Worlds, the latest release from Ensemble Galilei and Sono Luminus. Through the unique combination of old Irish tunes, traditional American folk melodies, and inspired original... Buy or find out more→
Mozart Paris And Vienna Piano Music
$34.95 – Audio
Gottlieb Wallisch, who has captivated audiences from many of the world’s major concert platforms, impressed the critics with his superb interpretations of Mozart’s Viennese repertoire. This, his second solo album on... Buy or find out more→