classical cds

It seems amazing to me that I have not yet featured any music by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho (born 1949). These three quartets date from 1967, 1970 and 1971; Aho’s First Symphony was born […]

Firstly, what a beautiful disc this is, from each and every angle: the performer, one of the most experienced tenors active today, James Gilchist, with a superb pianist, Anna Tilbrook, captured in Chandos’ trademark excellence […]

Recorded on the Aix-en-Provence based label Rocamadour, this is an eclectic disc divided Ito four parts: “Réjooussez-vous”; “Un Enfant nous et né”; :Dans une Nuit silencieuse”‘; “Soyez Joyeux”. The label is new to me, but […]

Deutsche Grammophon and Operabase Collaborate on Classical Music Streaming with Integration of CueTV into STAGE+ Thursday 12 December 2024, Berlin, Germany | Copenhagen, Denmark Deutsche Grammophon’s world-class classical music streaming service STAGE+, and CueTV, a premier provider […]

Good to see more Respighi to add to Classical Explorer‘s collection: we already have La Bella dormente, we recently covered the first video incarnaion of the opera (or is it an oratorio?) Maria Egiziaca, and […]

I love Naxos’ pithy summary of the plot of Donizetti’s much-loved opera: Country boy Nemorino is determined to win the haughty Adina’s heart, but she refuses to give him the time of day. Can Doctor […]

The cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris has been much in the news recently thanks to its re-opening after the tragic fire. Although named as “Bach to Notre-Dame,” this disc – Notre-Dame organist Olivie Latry’s first […]

Recently, we covered two operas extracted from Puccini’s Il trittico: at ENO: Suor Angelica (review here) and, on DVD from Florence, Il tabarro (review here). So it is only right we consider the full deal […]

This is a beautifully-recorded mix of traditional and contemporary works on teh much-respected Avie label that celebrates the choir’s musical heritage, It begins with a carol by William Walton, Make we joy now in this […]

This is a live recording of the 2023 Christmas concert in Leuven (it’s an annual event). These concerts present Austrian music (Leuven lies between Vienna and Salzburg) composed between the 16th and 19th centuries. The […]