Recordings of the Week - Contemporary Music

Every week we ask our staff to tell us about some of their favorite recordings. We've gathered the current titles with past features for a full collection.

Have you heard music by a living composer that you particularly like? Let us know and if there is a recording, we will add it to the list.

Latest Deals

ArkivMusic celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth in March of Maurice Ravel with a sale on hundreds of items featuring his music. Also in the mix and on sale are Reingold Gliere and Pierre Boulez, whose 150th and 100th anniversaries of their births respectively we also commemorate this year.

Sale ends at 9:00am ET, Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Celebrate Women's History Month with 300 titles featuring female artists and composers at ArkivMusic! Discover remarkable performances from great contemporary female artists, including Alisa Weilerstein and Lara Downes, and brilliant music by female composers including Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Amy Beach.

Sale ends at 9:00am ET, Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Over 200 titles from Chicago’s Cedille Records are on sale now at ArkivMusic!

Sale ends at 9:00am ET, Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Over 600 titles from Berlin Classics are on sale now at ArkivMusic!

Discover recordings featuring acclaimed pianist Lilit Grigoryan, the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Concerto Köln ensemble, the music of Bartok, Beethoven, Vivaldi, and more.