Elina Garanca/Christian Thielemann/Wiener Philharmoniker - "Live From Salzburg - Wagner: Wesendonck- Lieder/Mahler: Ruckert-Liede" In two live Salzburg Festival concerts, given a year apart yet both marked by the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elina Garanca sings orchestral songs with Christian Thielemann and the Wiener Philharmoniker. Their interpretations of Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder ("velvety, immensely rich in fine shadings" - Opera-online. Com) and Mahler's Ruckert Lieder ("simply to die for" - Bachtrack. Com) are moving tributes to the power of live performance following months of silence. Verve Label Group; Deutsche Grammophon; Classical
The American Project - Yuja Wang is the brilliant soloist in a piano concerto by a longtime friend of hers: Teddy Abrams. The music director of the Louisville Orchestra, which he conducts here, describes his virtuosic piece as "an opportunity for the piano to guide us through what I think is one of the strengths of American culture, it's plurality, it's interconnectedness." Also written for Yuja Wang, the solo piano work "You Come Here Often?" is by another great friend of hers, Michael Tilson Thomas.
To celebrate Gustavo Dudamel's final season as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Deutsche Grammophon proudly presents his final album as leader of the ensemble: Tales of Prokofiev. The two-part release begins with a unique interpretation of 'Peter and the Wolf,' with riveting Hollywood legend and EGOT-winner actress Viola Davis, as narrator. Featuring 10 tracks on vinyl with design elements by the acclaimed artist Alexandra Grant.
Mauricio Kagel's Acustica (1968-70), composed for experimental sound producers and loudspeakers, stands among his most ambitious and radical works. Combining electro-acoustic tape material created at WDR with acoustic performances on roughly 200 graphic-score cards, it embodies Kagel's idea of instrumentales theater - where sound, gesture, and performer presence merge into a single dramatic and musical act. The work explores an expanded field of musicality, using invented instruments and found objects to free sound from traditional performance conventions. Avantgarde Vinyl Series features limited and numbered editions pressed on 180g vinyl with original artwork and a newly designed, beautifully crafted collector's sleeve with new liner notes by Bradford Bailey. Mastered and cut from the original analog 1/4-inch, 2-track tapes by Rainer Maillard and Sidney Claire Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios.
Triple 180gm vinyl LP pressing housed in triple gatefold jacket. Now on vinyl, Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho releases Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works, on which he lays his focus on the music of Ravel. Having loved the French composer since childhood and immersed himself in him while studying at the Paris Conservatoire, Cho has chosen to mark the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth in 2025 by recording his complete solo piano music and the two piano concertos.
Lang Lang presents with this album a treasure trove of musical discoveries. Saint-Saens's Piano Concerto No. 2 was recorded with a stellar cast, the Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons and is for Lang Lang a true romantic masterpiece that rivals the greats like Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky.
In my opinion, film music is one of the rare territories where a composer can write freely, providing that he chooses the films and subjects that suit his personality. This is the ideology that Howard Shore, one of the most innovative film composers, has embraced for more than 40 years. This album provides the perfect synthesis of three Paris concerts, which aimed to define the mysterious contours of the composer's multifaceted output. 2 LP set.
Vinyl LP pressing. For his latest Deutsche Grammophon release, the legendary composer, conductor and pianist Joe Hisaishi turns the spotlight on his work with another leading figure in Japanese cinema, Takeshi Kitano. Recorded as part of the hugely successful collaboration with the Wiener Symphoniker that began with Hisaishi's acclaimed debut at the Vienna Musikverein in March 2023.
Julius Asal - "SIENA TAPES". Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Ravel's birth, Asal curates a personal program that combines the French composer's music with his own improvisatory pieces. SIENA TAPES presents Ravel's Jeux d'eau, Prelude in A minor, Menuet sur le nom de Haydn and A la maniere de Borodine, interwoven with Asal's Prelude (3191) and Cascades I-III.
Itzhak Perlman - "Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon" [25 CD] Between 1968 and 2001, Itzhak Perlman recorded a remarkable series of albums for Deutsche Grammophon and Decca, partnering with some of the greatest conductors, pianists, and ensembles of the era. To celebrate his 80th birthday, this 25-CD edition gathers these recordings in one definitive set. The collection highlights Perlman's unmatched versatility, from concertos and sonatas to chamber works and song accompaniments. It includes his celebrated collaborations with Daniel Barenboim, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pinchas Zukerman, Seiji Ozawa, James Levine, and Zubin Mehta, among others. The set also contains a special "favorites" disc, evocative session photographs, new liner notes by Tully Potter, and reflections from Perlman, Barenboim, and Zukerman. Verve Label Group; Deutsche Grammophon; Classical; Catalog.
Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Of the many recordings of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem", Herbert von Karajan's 1972 recording is among the most admired. Alongside the Berlin Philharmonic and the Wiener Singverein", he is joined by Mirella Freni", Christa Ludwig", Carlo Cossutta and Nicolai Ghiaurov - four of the finest Verdi interpreters of his time. THE ORIGINAL SOURCE SERIES is presented on 180g vinyl in deluxe gatefold edition with original cover and lyrics", the copies of this series are limited and numbered. They are accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes", plus an article which explains the exact technical background.
Sarah Willis/The Sarahbanda -"Cuban Christmas" [LP] Sarah Willis, horn-player of the Berliner Philharmoniker, teams up with the Sarahbanda for a a celebration of the vibrant Cuban Christmas rhythms. The album injects the colorful, contagious energy of Cuban music into a selection of timeless holiday classics - some featuring vocals from Carlos Calunga, of Buena Vista Social Club fame. Verve Label Group; Deutsche Grammophon; Holiday
Paying homage to Leipzig and the Gewandhausorchester, the city and ensemble at the core of Felix Mendelssohn's artistic identity, Andris Nelsons presents a compilation of the composer's Oratorios and Symphonies. Deutsche Grammophon proudly notes that this release marks the first full-length rendition of "Paulus," a remarkably formative score that had so far been absent from the Yellow Label's expansive catalog. Nelsons is joined by a stellar cast of soloists for the vocal works, and bolstered by the incredible musicians of the Gewandhausorchester, for whom he serves as Music Director, for fresh interpretations of the Symphonies. 7-CD box set in Capbox packaging.
Dutch pianist and composer Joep Beving is a leading neo-classical artist, garnering fans worldwide with his warm, contemplative music, which is evident on his 2017 album, Prehension. Pressed on EcoRecord, a sustainable record made from PET instead of PVC and, thanks to an innovative production process, saves up to 85% energy compared to conventional vinyl production, without compromising on sound and product quality. 2-LP set.
