Once again, ALIA VOX remains true to its boutique offerings and reveals the secrets of Bulgarian minorities thanks to one of the geniuses of contemporary eth-no-music, Nedyalko Nedyalkov. The Spirit of Bulgarian Traditions is a project that pre-sents in summary form the exquisite and exceptionally intriguing melodies of ethnic groups that have settled in and inhabited Bulgarian lands.

Originally released in 1979 under the title Lessons for the Lyra-Viol, this album is a definitive recording of works composed at the beginning of the 17th Century by William Corkine and Alfonso Ferrabosco. The title refers to one of Corkine’s pieces, part of a suite dedicated to love. This album enables us to enjoy the fantastic sound of Jordi Savall playing two magnificent instruments. A solo recording full of surprises and variety. Jordi Savall plays: Lyra-Viol de Paul J. Reichlin, d’après John Rose, 1598 and Basse de Viole de 6 cordes de Barak Norman, Londres 1697.

Following the success of his Beethoven and Schubert recordings, Jordi Savall is now releasing his first album devoted to the composers Robert Schumann and Anton Bruckner. As you have come to expect from Alia Vox, he casts an entirely new light on a repertoire that has been unfairly for-gotten, starting with Robert Schumann's Zwickauer Symphony, of which he re-veals all the colours and ardour. The Symphony n*0, actually by Bruckner on the manuscript, also fascinated Jordi Savall with its spiritual dimension, which he restores with his customary attention to detail.

Here’s something in 2024 worth celebrating without reservation or caveat or vague dread that it might go away: a new album from Inner Ear Brigade. It’s been a long time since Dromology, but Perkunas is proof that the band not only still exists, but still has all of the qualities that made that album so great.

As a leading force in Japan's progressive rock scene, Evraak continues to push boundaries with their latest album, Requiem for Lost Tide. This work builds upon the dark, dynamic, and dramatic sound of their previous album, EVRAAKI, elevating it to new, transcendent heights.

Handel in Italy: Vedendo Amor (Seeing Love) features the “Italian Cantatas” written by Handel at his early years as a composer. In spite of its beauty they are still not well known.

For this album, Narek Hakhnazaryan has selected works that showcase the characteristics of cello playing: its tonal warmth, emotional depth and versatility. The interplay of original works and arrangements has resulted in a program that sees the cello as a unifying voice - inspired by the figure of the medieval minstrel in Glasunov's Chant du ménestrel op. 71.

Linda Guo and Manuel Lipstein make their duo debut on this new release. Titled Pas de deux, the programme features five significant 20th-century compositions for violin and cello. Works by Xenakis, Ravel and Honegger reflect the composers’ French roots, while a diverse, forward-looking harmonic language contrasts with such traditional forms as the sonata and passacaglia, the latter in Norwegian Johan Halvorsen’s Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after Georg Friedrich Händel; Austro-Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff’s Duo for Violin and Cello completes the programme.

This arresting new album presents a major addition to the solo flute repertoire, bringing together the visionary artistry of flautist Noemi Gyori and the intricate, evocative music of composer Sinan Savaşkan. Spanning nearly five decades of Savaşkan’s compositional output, the album explores the full expressive range of the flute—its lyric warmth, its structural clarity, and its capacity for sonic transformation—often in dialogue with subtly woven electronic elements.

Beloved worldwide, Chloe Chua returns to PENTATONE with Mozart’s complete violin concertos – a project that began when she was just 15 years old.

In London in 1736, the Baroque genius Handel celebrated the power of music with his oratorio about Alexander the Great, one of the foremost successes of his life. Covent Garden was never so full as on the evening of the premiere. For this original English version, Alfredo Bernardini unites the fantastic voices of the Arnold Schoenberg Choir with his lively Zefiro Baroque Orchestra. The three soloists Miriam Kutrowatz, Daniel Johannsen and Damien Gastl tell the ancient story of how the singer Timotheus was once able to change the mood of the great Alexander, evoking a whirlwind of diverse emotions, highlighting the power of music over politics and war.

Following their successful album Overtures from Finland (CHSA 5336), Rumon Gamba and Oulu Sinfonia present another programme of works from their native land. The album takes its title from Selim Palmgren’s four-movement suite, written in 1904, offering richly atmospheric character pieces celebrating the changing seasons.

Ria Moran’s debut album Cubico (out July 2025 via DeepMatter Records) is a bold fusion of R&B, neo-soul, and alternative influences, already earning early BBC 6 Music support before its release. A deeply personal and sonically rich project, Cubico is Moran’s most honest work to date—an intimate therapy journal exploring love, loss, and self-discovery.

I Beat Loneliness marks the band’s 10th studio album. This release sees frontman Gavin Rossdale along Chris Traynor, Nik Hughes and Corey Britz returning to top-form, delivering a sonic evolution that fuses their signature grunge-laden intensity with bold new textures and themes. 12 brand-new songs, ranging from heavy tracks as “The Land Of Milk And Honey”, to contemplative songs like “Everyone Is Broken”, all driven by Rossdale’s emotive, bittersweet vocals.

An ambitious piece by a young Italian! Beethoven (arranged by Liszt) Fate and Ives: Concord Sonata An ambitious coupling of young Italian composers. The performance is edgy and crisp, and the feeling of exhilaration after listening to it is exceptional. This way of making music is used not only by Ives but also by Beethoven. Because of his deep commitment to contemporary music, the combination of these two pieces is very successful as an album.