With over one billion streams worldwide, Vikingur Olafsson is one of the most listened-to classical artists of our time. Following the global success of his Grammy-winning recording of the Goldberg Variations, the Icelandic pianist now presents his latest album: Opus 109. At it's heart is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109, a masterpiece of the composer's late period, which Vikingur Olafsson places in an illuminating and musically thrilling temporal dialogue, tracing the lineages that converge on this beloved beacon of the piano literature. CD Mintpack.

Almost 50 years after his first DG recording of Franck's symphony with the Orchestre de Paris, Barenboim now presents a new interpretation with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In the outer movements in particular, he focuses on the large, monumental sound that emphasizes the hymnal aspect of Franck's symphony which fuses the spirit of Beethoven with French elegance. CD Digipak.

Vikingur Olafsson / CONTINUUM As he continues his epic tour of J.S. Bach's equally epic Goldberg Variations, Vikingur Olafsson presents a series of six new Bach singles. Recorded at Reykjavik's Harpa concert hall in January 2024, the tracks feature piano arrangements of sacred pieces by Bach, four of which have been realized by Olafsson himself. 12" EP, 45 RPM.

SYMPHONY NO.3, METAPHYSICA HARP CONCERTO Internationally acclaimed Japanese composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi leads the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with celebrated harpist Emmanuel Ceysson, in a major world premiere recording that pairs his Symphony No. 3 'Metaphysica' with his new harp concerto - a virtuosic, genre-defying work.

Three CDs. This limited edition presents three outstanding albums by V¡kingur Olafsson in one box set including additional fan content and deluxe packaging. Including all of V¡kingur's albums with the full scope of repertoire so far: Philip Glass (2017), J. S. Bach (2018) and Claude Debussy - Jean-Philippe Rameau (2020). Featuring the original liner notes by the artist plus exclusive fan content: reprints of hand-written short statements about each album on the album sleeves.

Deluxe two CD + Blu-Ray edition. Daniil Trifonov's 2022 album, Bach: The Art of Life, explores the scientific, emotional and spiritual dimensions of Johann Sebastian Bach's cosmos. This Deluxe Edition includes the album on 2 CDs, plus an exclusive Blu-ray Video/Audio disc recorded live at the legendary Berlin Philharmonie recital in 2021. "The star pianist plays this monumental keyboard work, wrote RBB Kultur after the recital, "and not a single wish is left unfulfilled by his interpretation."

To mark the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich's death (August 9, 2025), Deutsche Grammophon releases world premiere recordings and rarities by the great Russian composer - most of them recorded at the International Shostakovich Festival in Gohrisch (Saxony), the world's only annual Shostakovich festival. Almost 80 minutes of largely unknown music by Shostakovich, interpreted by renowned artists: a must for every Shostakovich fan!

More than a decade after he devoted his Deutsche Grammophon debut album to Mozart, Jan Lisiecki revisits the composer's oeuvre. "Engaging with the genius of Mozart's music is a true privilege. It is characterized by purity, elegance, emotional depth, intellectual challenge, and profound rewards," says the pianist. He is joined by the Bamberger Symphoniker and Manfred Honeck for this album featuring the Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 22. "Within the extensive collection of 27 concertos composed for the piano by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, these two concertos, both In the key of E flat major, emerge as singular masterpieces."

MIKHAIL PLETNEV / CHOPIN & SCRIABIN: PRELUDES - The legendary pianist, Mikhail Pletnev, proudly presents his first Deutsche Grammophon recording in decades: Chopin & Scriabin: Preludes. The renditions captured reflect a master's perspective on two masterpieces of the piano repertoire. In a historic milestone for DG, the engineering team captured the performances on a pure analog vinyl format (AAA), the first time since the 1980s that this has been done for a frontline release. The analog version was recorded on a Studer tape machine with two custom-made Sennheiser microphones, while at the same time an 11-channel microphone setup was used for the digital CD version. The tape was cut and pasted with the virtuosity of earlier sound engineering, so to speak "by ear" at the Emil Berliner Studios, while the same cuts had to be made visually on the computer.

Celebrated violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter introduces a new concerto by her friend and frequent collaborator John Williams, with the legendary composer himself conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Composed especially for Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams's Violin Concerto No. 2 is the culmination of several years of collaboration and friendship between two of the world's most celebrated musical artists. John Williams & Anne-Sophie Mutter reunite for World Premiere Recording of the composer's Violin Concerto No. 2 - written especially for Mutter. Alongside three film themes in special new arrangements by Williams. New Single and Video of "Rounds" (from the Concerto) out 11 March. Album released on Deutsche Grammophon on 3 June 2022. "I can only think of this piece as being about Anne-Sophie. I took my inspiration and energy directly from this great artist herself" - John Williams. "It has been a lifelong dream of mine to have John Williams compose a concerto for me." - Anne-Sophie Mutter

Vikingur Olafsson / FROM AFAR - From Afar is a new album full of beautiful arrangements recorded on two pianos with the repertoire mirrored on both grand piano & upright piano. Inspired by a meeting with the iconic Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurt g, this album is a musical response with music from: Kurt g, J. S. Bach, Brahms, W. A. Mozart, AdSs*, Schumann, Birgisson, Kaldal¢ns. With beautifully evocative titles & forgotten melodies, V¡kingur creates a thread of stories within a bigger structure: nature, home, childhood, family.

This major orchestral work was inspired in general by the composer's fascination with technology, and in particular by field recordings he made at Iceland's Ellida r power plant and the writings of Henry Adams. "J¢hannsson's minimalistic music is infused by a sense of wonder based on how electricity has transformed the world"

John Williams Legacy is a landmark collection featuring the maestro conducting his most iconic film scores, including beloved classics from Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, E.T., and more. Performed by world-renowned orchestras, including Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, and the Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles, these definitive high-fidelity recordings capture the composer's vision with unparalleled authenticity. Featuring liner notes by acclaimed journalist and author John Burlingame, this collection is a powerful celebration of one of film music's greatest careers and an essential addition for fans old and new. CD Digipak.

55 years after the release of their first recording, Katia & Marielle Labeque celebrate an extraordinary artistic journey with "55," a landmark set that brings together new recordings and curated archive treasures spanning more than half a century. Released in 1970, the Labeque sisters' debut album marked the beginning of one of the most singular careers in contemporary music. The collection offers an intimate portrait of two artists who have consistently crossed boundaries between classical, contemporary, jazz, minimalism and popular traditions. "55" has a particular focus on women composers, to which Katia & Marielle say, "Their apparent silence was only a veil imposed by history. Their stories, extraordinary journeys and courageous destinies, resonate today with striking force." Featuring 22 tracks on 2LPs. Limited Edition.

For almost 3 decades, brothers Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky were the world's leading piano duo. They set the standard for all subsequent pairs of siblings to play the piano. Even today, their musical and analytical acuity and intellectual insight remain unrivalled. What is particularly fascinating about their playing is the lucid, transparent sound. An American critic summed it up succinctly, "One pianist in two bodies." Between 1959 and 1983, they recorded numerous albums for Deutsche Grammophon. These recordings are now available for the first time as an 18 CD Original Jackets Collection, which includes three CD premieres. Saint-Saens' 'Carnival of the Animals' is featured in 3 versions: English, German and a purely musical rendition. Additional Philips, ECM & Koch Schwann recordings are also available, as are live recordings from the Lockenhaus festival. The portrait is completed by liner notes from Peter Uehling & Markus Kettner, as well as numerous rare and unpublished photos.

Gustavo Dudamel presents his highly anticipated second album on Deutsche Grammophon. Again with the forces of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, the disc features another symphonic masterpiece - Mahler's captivating Symphony No. 5. Gustavo Dudamel's debut album of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7 caused a celebration in the music world and received ravishing reviews: "This is model music-making... every phrase is played with an exciting, deeply internalized sense of ownership that adult orchestras would do well to emulate." -The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Tchaikovsky/Elgar/Mozart: Serenades - Daniel Hope/Z�rcher Kammerorchester - To mark it's 75th anniversary, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra has recorded a selection of favourite masterpieces as a gift to both the musicians and their audiences. Founded in 1945 by Edmond de Stoutz, the orchestra has enjoyed decades of highly successful and invigorating music-making, ranging from Baroque to contemporary works. Here, together with Music Director Daniel Hope, they have chosen three classic serenades which are highlights of their repertoire.

Julius Asal - "Scriabin - Scarlatti" / Scriabin - Scarlatti creates a dreamlike meditation in which the boundaries between pieces, eras and states of mind fade away. Julius Asal's full performance of the Sonata is framed by a selection of Scriabin's etudes and preludes, six sonatas by Scarlatti and two improvisatory Transitions by the pianist himself.

Carlo Maria Giulini/Los Angeles Philharmonic -"Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" [180gram Black Vinyl 2xLP ] Beethoven began composing his Third Symphony shortly after his increasing deafness and suicidal thoughts became public knowledge. The 'heroic' style of this symphony can be interpreted as a musical expression of his triumph over personal suffering. But the symphony also has enormous musical significance: with the 'Eroica,' Beethoven expanded the symphonic form and thus changed the expectations of a four-part symphony for the next two centuries. Giulini's recording with Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra is highly regarded as reference recording. 2-LP set, 180g viny

Joe Hisaishi - "Joe Hisaishi Conducts The End Of The World; Reich: The Desert Music". Joe Hisaishi's new album blends cinematic sound worlds with the spellbinding power of a live performance experience. Recorded in 2024 at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Hisaishi's album features the maestro's original piece "The End of the World" and Steve Reich's "Desert Music," performed with the Futures Orchestra Classics and the Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo. Now in it's seventh volume, the "JOE HISAISHI FUTURE ORCHESTRA CLASSICS" series highlights Joe Hisaishi's signature versatility, precision and passion. 2 LP set, gatefold jacket.

Seiji Ozawa / Boston Symphony Orchestra - Respighi: Pines of Rome; Roman Festivals; Fountains of Rome [180g 2 LP] No contemporary Italian was as successful an instrumental composer in the concert hall in the period after World War I as Ottorino Respighi with his four-movement symphonic poems, 'Fountains of Rome' (1917), 'Pines of Rome' (1924) and 'Feste Romane' (1929). In these works, programme music experienced a magnificent revival. When this Boston Symphony recording was made on 8-track analog in 1977, the nightingale's song was not recorded during the orchestral sessions but added in from an additional tape when the 2-track master was mixed a few weeks later in Hanover. That additional tape is no longer in the archives. So, in preparing this new release for DG's Original Source Series, producer Rainer Maillard decided to use one of Hampe's original recordings (as chosen by Respighi himself), playing the 1910 shellac disc (matrix no. 7438r) on an acoustic gramophone in the Emil Berliner Studios' echo chamber and mixing it in (in real time) while cutting. 2-LP set, 180g vinyl.

Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works and Concertos - The ultimate offering for the 2025 Ravel Anniversary Year: Seong-Jin Cho is joined by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons to bring you, Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works and Concertos, available on this deluxe, hardcover book 3 CD boxset. Limited Edition. Seong-Jin Cho Andris Nelsons Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Avi Avital/Between Worlds - "Song of the Birds". Mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital leads a new ensemble that challenges the boundaries between classical and folk music. Each project of the Between Worlds ensemble is dedicated to a different geographical region - the Iberian Peninsula, the south of Italy and the Black Sea - and paints a rich musical portrait of that region in bright colors and detailed nuances. Classical composers from each region are played side by side with traditional music that often inspired their work, performed together with renowned folk vocalists and instrumentalists as guest artists.

HILARY HAHN & EUGENE YSAYE: SIX SONATAS FOR VIOLIN SOLO OP 27 EugSne Ysa-e, universally regarded as one of the foremost violinists of all time, was one such composer. Ysa-e wrote six solo sonatas, which taken as a group mark one of his most ambitious compositional efforts. "These sonatas are iconic, generation-defining and a beautiful celebration of the instrument" - Hilary Hahn

Helene Grimaud/Konstantin Krimmel -"For Clara - Schumann: Kreisleriana Op. 16 & Brahms: Lieder Op. 32" - "The most literary of composers" is how Helene Grimaud defines Robert Schumann, and the extent of that literary engagement can be measured not only in his vast output of songs and choral and operatic works, but also in the subtle way that inspiration from works of literature is threaded through his piano music.

Andre Schuen/Daniel Heide - "Schubert: Winterreise" / With this album, baritone Andre Schuen and longstanding accompanist Daniel Heide complete Schubert's three big song cycles, among which Winterreise holds a special place for the singer. "Almost everyone would agree with me when I say that it is the first work that comes to mind when you talk about Lieder. The feeling that you're always at the beginning with this work never goes away." - Andre Schuen. CD Digipak.