This program, presented by Max Volbers and the ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro, invites you to discover the astonishing diversity of Teleman's oeuvre. The focus is on works brimming with imagination, humor, and expressiveness-works that tell stories, bring characters to life, and transform moods into sound. Telemann dedicated some of his most significant original compositions to the recorder in particular.

This is the 4th album of the New Talents Editions, showcasing young talented musicians and Saint-Saens complete concertos. In this CD it introduces, on the one hand, the Israeli pianist Ariel Lanyi, who performs two concert pieces composed in 1884: highly virtuosic and melodically inspired works distinct from piano concertos. On the other hand, Lukas Hasler takes his place at the Rieger organ in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein - a modern instrument with 86 stops, inaugurated in 2011, which the company from Schwarzach (Austria) fitted into the historic case of the original Ladegast organ.

In their new album 'DNA' Anouchka & Katharina Hack explore life in artistic families, deep connections and the passing down of musical language, placing creativity and humanity at the center of their work. They created an intimate duo programme that brings artistic heritage, inspiration and personal identity to life with works by Dvorak, Janacek, Schumann, and the Boulanger family. It is a rich blend of classical music, film music ('Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella') and chanson ('La Boheme')?, expanded with contemporary works, solo cello pieces, and improvisational elements.

Elevation explores the search for new sonic possibilities. At it's core is the conviction that the diatonic harmonica possesses far more expressive capabilities than are often attributed to it. It is precisely it's direct connection to the player that makes it an instrument capable of navigating a wide variety of musical worlds. A formative companion on this journey of discovery was Howard Levy. Working with him opened up classical music as a new field for the diatonic harmonica. His Concerto for Diatonic Harmonica and Orchestra remains one of the few significant concert works for this instrument and became an important source of inspiration. The long-standing collaboration between Benyamin Nuss and Konstantin Reinfeld arose from the same curiosity. Over many years, the two musicians developed a shared musical language that bridges classical, jazz, improvisation, and crossover. This deepened musical rapport gave rise to the desire to expand the sound of their duo with the colors of an orchestra. With Elevation, this idea became a reality. The new works by Wolf Kerschek and Benyamin Nuss take up the duo's characteristic sound and transport it into a larger orchestral space. In this way, the album combines the familiar with the new and opens up new perspectives for the harmonica. Elevation was recorded in February 2023 with the Detmold Chamber Orchestra at the Kulturstiftung Marienmünster. The title represents a path on which curiosity, openness, and artistic development give rise to new musical horizons.

Helge Burggrabe is a versatile composer who writes large oratorios and orchestral works, but also realises large-scale projects involving music, dance, and education. The composer has produced his extremely successful HAGIOS series for Berlin Classics, which is continued here with it's 3rd part. The idea behind HAGIOS is musical meditation and making music together, accompanied by concerts and workshops.

For her next album, guitarist Carlotta Dalia performs works by Niccolo Paganini together with the Goldmund quartet on historic Stradivari instruments dating back to Paganini's era. This creates an authentic sound world which connects today's artists with Paganini's timbre. It is the first musical and artistical cooperation of Carlotta Dalia and the Goldmund Quartet.

The Vienna based French bassoonist Sophie Dervaux continues her Vivaldi journey - completing the Bassoon Concerti step by step. She is the first female bassoonist of the famous Vienna Philharmonic. In this recording Dervaux is accompanied by La Folia Baroque Orchestra, which is one of the most important ensembles for historically informed perfomances on period instruments.