Three years after a superb 'Dumky' acclaimed by the critics, the Trio Kar�nine revisits Dvor�k. His epic Trio No.3, combining Brahmsian inspiration with strains of Mitteleuropa, is heard here alongside two 'little' works by Suk: the early Trio Op.2, polished under the guidance of Dvor�k himself, and a poignant elegy in memory of the great Czech man of letters Zeyer. This is the very heart of Bohemia.

How is viola da gamba literature hidden in keyboard music during the reign of Louis XIV in France? R�cit, Salom� Gasselin's first album, explores this forgotten practice at a time when the viola da gamba was just becoming a solo instrument in France.

The first in a new cycle of Dvor�k symphony recordings, Dvor�k: Symphonies 5 & 6 is the second release from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and it's Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Jaime Mart�n, on the MSO's own record label. Recorded in 2023 at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, these performances-under Concertmasters Dale Barltrop (Symphony No.5) and Tair Khisambeev (Symphony No.6)-were artistic highlights of the MSO's second season under Mart�n's baton. The artwork approach to the MSO's Dvor�k cycle profiles iconic scenes from across Melbourne and the state of Victoria, beginning with the Twelve Apostles of the Great Ocean Road, a day trip from Hamer Hall.

LPO Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski completes his survey of Brahms's four symphonies. Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 were recorded live in concert at Royal Festival Hall in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Brahms Third Symphony is one of the composer's most personal works. The Fourth Symphony's extraordinary passacaglia finale - based on a Bach cantata - seems to sum up the composer's symphonic mastery. 'a performance of colossal proportions' (The Guardian, No. 4).

GENIUS OF FILM MUSIC: HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTERS 1960S

This recording captures the UK premiere performance of James MacMillan's Christmas Oratorio at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, performed and recorded in the presence of the composer. The world premiere of the work was given by the Dutch Radio Philharmonic and Choir in Amsterdam in January 2021. The LPO was due to give the world premiere of the work however, due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the performance came on December 4 2021, a year later than planned. Composed in 2019, this work reflects MacMillan's Scottish roots and Catholic faith, embracing a Scots Gaelic lullaby, English poetry, Latin texts and Bible passages recounting the Nativity. The work, commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, is split into two parts with seven movements each. Both parts start and finish with short orchestral movements, creating a palindromic structure. Soprano Lucy Crowe and baritone Roderick Williams shine in this performance, both performing two arias each and singing with the London Philharmonic Choir in the Tableaux.

FLORENTINE TRAGEDY & SIX MAETERLINCK SONGS

This is the first commercially available recording of Tippett's first opera in over 50 years, recorded in a landmark performance conducted by Tippett enthusiast Edward Gardner. Performed at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, this performance was a thrilling start to Edward Gardner's tenure as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Brett Dean was the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Composer-in-Residence from 2020-2023; this release brings together seven works recorded live in concert during his tenure. Together with five leading conductors and five outstanding soloists, the LPO skilfully navigates the diverse facets of Dean's orchestral writing, from the vivid soundscapes and virtuosity of the Viola and Cello Concertos, to the drama of In spe contra spem - quoting letters and speeches by Queen Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots - and the theatrical accordion work The Players, which revisits scenes from Dean's award-winning 2017 opera Hamlet.

ROOT DOWN

WAGNER: ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FROM WAGNER'S OPERAS

LPO Principal Conductor Edward Gardner loves the music of Michael Tippett, he says, because of it's 'otherworldly, luminous and elemental' qualities, which 'strike right from his inspiration to a listener's heart.' In 2022 the LPO and Gardner released a landmark live recording of Tippett's opera The Midsummer Marriage, which won a Gramophone Award, and on this disc Gardner continues to shine a spotlight on this fascinating 20th-century composer. The ferociously difficult Piano Concerto is executed flawlessly by Steven Osborne, while the Second Symphony revels in the newfound clarity, intricate textures and formal rigor that would become the hallmarks of Tippett's later works.

A FEELING FOR SOMEONE

As a young chorister, the fourteen-year-old Franz Schubert penned his first string quartets, a genre that he would continue to explore until the last years of his life. Fifteen quartets, of remarkable originality and bewitching lyricism, entered into history, bearing at once the legacy of the Classical Era and a vision of the future. These works are marked by the tides of life - disillusion, illness, but also the flourishing of a magisterial mind. "The communion with a confidential soul, the discovery of indescribable colors, the admiration of a remarkable message whose ideas never cease to evolve and inspire... This is part of a distinctive journey that will leave an everlasting mark upon us. The recording of the Octet two years ago was just the initial building block of a project dear to us, one that we now see fulfilled through this immersion dedicated to Schubert."

This final volume contains the recording of the world premiere of Mambo, Blues and Tarantella with soloist Christian Tetzlaff, as well as the first released recordings of on Opened Ground and Texan. "After three years working with Turnage, their composer in residence, the LPO speak his language brilliantly."

Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3 exudes an essential Russianness reacting both the country's distinctive character and the exiled composer's nostalgia for the homeland he left in 1917. Contrastingly, the natural beauty of Rachmaninoff's country estate, Ivanovka, is evoked in 10 Songs, delicately orchestrated by the grandfather of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Vladimir Jurowski and sung here by Vsevolod Grivnov. Jurowski conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in live concert recordings of this fascinating combination of works.

11 SONGS LANDEN

The head of a musical dynasty, Neeme J�rvi is one of today's most respected maestros. He conducts many of the world's most prominent orchestras and works alongside soloists of the highest caliber. J�rvi has a special affinity with the music of Dvorak and this CD adds to his acclaimed recording of the Requiem released on the LPO label in 2009. In this wonderful live concert recording, he conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir. This release presents a strong lineup of soloists from superlative soprano Janice Watson, bass Peter Rose, and tenor Peter Auty.

PIANO SOLO 2

PIANO SOLO 1

SCHWEIZER-CYRILLE

SYMPHONY NO 5 & CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA

WISDOM IN TIME

CONFESSION OF ISOBEL GOWDIE / CHAMBER SYMPHONY

QUARTETTE