Ennio Morricone: Movie Themes presents a selection of fifteen titles from film music by the legendary composer Ennio Morricone. This is a One Microphone Recording featuring Morricone’s music arranged for solo guitar by the Italian guitarist Mauro Di Domenico. A player, composer , arranger and a personal friend of Morricone. The album also includes three extra pieces arranged by guitarist Agustín Maruri.

On their upcoming album, conductor Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker explore the six symphonies of Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů – one of the 20th century’s finest symphonic cycles. Composed during the composer’s American exile, these mature works encompass poetic lyricism, epic tragedy, and Bohemian colour and energy. The Bamberg Symphoniker traces its artistic lineage to Prague, with roots reaching back to the Estates Theatre and the city’s rich musical culture. Based in Bamberg since 1946, the orchestra has brought its rich and warm sound to music lovers worldwide. In a close artistic partnership, Hrůša and the orchestra bring this shared heritage to life with clarity, depth, and expressive power.

With her new album “Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works”, pianist Alice Sara Ott pays tribute to the legacy of one of Hollywood’s most visionary composers: Jóhann Jóhannsson. His music is defined by emotional depth, gentle force, and a distinctive musical voice. Ott, known for her poetic playing, her versatility and her experience in both contemporary and core classical repertoire, creates a beautiful new sound world on both a grand and an upright piano. These premiere recordings are Alice Sara Ott’s solo piano reimaginations, bringing 30 of the late Icelandic composer’s hauntingly beautiful works to life with her personal touch – marked by great musicality and a profound understanding of his musical language. The repertoire spans Jóhannsson’s compositions for acclaimed films such as “The Theory of Everything”, “Personal Effects”, and “Copenhagen Dreams”, as well as pieces from his celebrated studio albums like “Orphée” and “Englabörn”.

Music For Museum Gift Shops by Lullatone is a beautifully understated ambient piano collection that captures the quiet emotional details of everyday life through delicate minimalist compositions. Released in 2019 as a self-released project, the double album presents a large selection of intimate piano pieces inspired by fleeting moments, nostalgic memories, seasonal imagery, and gentle human experiences. Known for their soft and comforting sound design, Lullatone creates a warm sonic atmosphere filled with simplicity, calmness, and subtle emotional depth. Each composition feels like a small musical snapshot, often accompanied by poetic titles that enhance the reflective mood of the album. The stripped-down piano arrangements emphasize melody and emotional texture over complexity, making the album ideal for relaxation, studying, reading, or peaceful background listening. Across both discs, the music maintains a consistent sense of warmth and innocence while exploring themes of memory, nature, childhood, and quiet introspection. Music For Museum Gift Shops stands as one of Lullatone’s most immersive and emotionally resonant releases, offering listeners a comforting and deeply personal ambient experience.

Mithras Trio’ second album for Linn showcases early works by Shostakovich, Korngold and Lisney, continuing the ‘intriguing and eclectic’ programming The Guardian praised on its first album Eros. Fountain of Youth highlights the surprising number of piano trios written by composers at the very start of their careers and features the world premiere recording of Petrichor by cellist Joy Lisney. Commissioned by Mithras Trio and premiered at Wigmore Hall in January 2023, this evocatively titled work is named after the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. Two youthful works by Shostakovich and Korngold complete the album: in Shostakovich’s First Piano Trio we find hints of the composer’s mature style, where grotesque and late-Romantic moments mingle in a single-movement trio, and in Korngold’s first published work, the Piano Trio, Op. 1, the influences of Mahler, Strauss and Puccini do not detract from the young composer’s already unique voice and exceptional maturity.

South African/Dutch clarinettist Maria du Toit and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arjan Tien release 'Clarinet Colours' on Channel Classics. Exploring the contemporary clarinet repertoire of South African composers reveals a sound world of striking colour and contrast. Often described as the “Rainbow Nation,” South Africa embodies a complex tapestry of cultures, languages, and histories, bound together by resilience and renewal. This album mirrors that spirit, showcasing the clarinet’s remarkable versatility while tracing a wide spectrum of expressive colour and energy. The concertos by leading South African composers David Earl, Roelof Temmingh and Conrad Asman were written for, or dedicated to Maria du Toit.

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 presents a masterful collaboration between pianists Gerhard Oppitz and Nicolas Economou, performing the composer's own transcription of his final orchestral masterpiece for two pianos . Written between 1940 and 1941 at his Long Island home overlooking the Long Island Sound, Rachmaninoff's three-movement work—originally titled "Fantastic Dances" with movements "Noon," "Twilight," and "Midnight"—stands as his last major composition, emerging from a period when the composer felt "I try to capture the music simply and directly from my heart, whether love, sorrow, bitterness, or religion—all become part of my music".

Radiohead Reimagined is a bold orchestral reworking of the music of Radiohead by the internationally acclaimed ensemble London Concertante. The arrangements were developed for London Concertante’s acclaimed Radiohead Reimagined live tour, which attracted sold-out audiences across the UK in 2025. Performed by musicians from the touring orchestra, the recordings capture the same powerful and immersive sound that audiences experienced live.

Our sixth album, D’Azur et d’Orage (Of Azure and Storm), marks a new artistic and creative stage. The result of two years of work, this album explores the contrasts of existence and seeks to translate them into music. Between calm and storm, it evokes metamorphoses, inner and outer journeys, and how each of us navigates them. D’Azur et d’Orage is an invitation to feel, to allow ourselves to be moved by opposing forces, and to find renewed energy in their encounter. This album explores a sonic universe where strings and percussion become the foundation and driving force of the voices, creating a musical texture that is both organic and vibrant. The songs rise in an invented language, a poetic tongue that transcends borders. This imaginary language is sometimes inspired by the sounds and rhythms of languages ​​from the greater Mediterranean to the Black Sea, evoking multiple roots and shared memories.

Obscure, and often ridiculed during his lifetime, Erik Satie, the most unusual protagonist of the early 20th century French avant-garde, has transcended cult status and is now a composer whose modernity is at last appreciated.

The American publisher The Audiophile Society has a new title. This time, it's music written by the label's founder, David Chesky. Composed for mezzo-soprano, string orchestra, and percussion, "Songs of New York" is said to be "the culmination of Chesky's artistic language," a synthesis of baroque virtuosity, jazz expression, and contemporary orchestral color.

Tōru Takemitsu’s Quatrain and A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden exemplify his synthesis of Western avant-garde techniques and Japanese aesthetics. In Quatrain, scored for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and orchestra, Takemitsu evokes the Japanese concept of ma—the space between things—through fluid shifts of timbre and atmosphere. He likened the work to an emaki, a picture scroll unfolding scene by scene, where each musical idea is independent yet interwoven.

Shostakovich’s Sixth and Ninth Symphonies stand as sharply contrasting yet deeply connected reflections of a century scarred by violence, fear, and forced optimism.

It was a bit of a bold move when Leif Ove Andsnes decided to program Geirr Tveitt's Piano Sonata No. 29 'Sonate etere' in 35 concerts across Europe and North America in 2024 and 2025. However, in Andsnes' words, it is "the most ambitious solo piano piece by any Norwegian composer", and bold move or not, audiences went wild for it and his Carnegie Hall performance of Geirr Tveitt's Sonata No. 29 was hailed as one of the 'Best Classical Performances of 2025' by The New York Times.

A cinema project for the Insula orchestra conducted by Laurence Equilbey. Musiques de Cinéma showcases classical music masterpieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, Purcell, Handel, and others. These iconic pieces have been featured in films such as Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon and A Clockwork Orange, Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, David Fincher's The Social Network and Seven, and Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street.