Classical Music Discoveries

Parnassus Records presents its latest release in the “Black Swans” series, returning to international availability a pioneering recording of Schubert’s best-known song cycles, Die schöne Mullein and Winterreise, sung by American soprano Inez Matthews accompanied by Lowell Farr. The recordings were briefly available as a two-LP-plus-EP set in the mid-1950s and are one of only a few recordings made by Matthews and had become one of the most elusive vocal collectors’ items of the early LP era. The recordings, newly restored and remastered, reveal an artist with an exceptionally beautiful voice and stunning diction, bringing vitality and insight to Schubert’s dramatic and demanding songs.1-20 Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 79521-44 Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.

The astonishing young singer and Britain’s Got Talent 2023 finalist, Malakai, has secured a record deal with Universal Music, the record company home of Pavarotti, and today announces his debut album, to be released on Universal Classics and Jazz in association with Classic FM, the UK’s most popular classical music station. The 14-year-old chorister, who won the hearts of both judges and viewers, reduced them to tears with his voice of breath-taking beauty.Tracklist:01. Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)02. Benedictus (Karl Jenkins)03. O Mio Babbino Caro (Giacomo Puccini)04. Ombra mai fu (George Frederic Handel)05. Somewhere (Leonard Bernstein)06. Amazing Grace (Trad.) 07. Lascia ch’io pianga (George Frederic Handel)08. Caruso (Lucio Dalla)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).   

What is the sound of one hand clapping? We may never know. What does the Eiffel Tower sound like? Hah! There’s an answer to that one.Never one to shy away from a compositional challenge, Joseph Bertolozzi undertook what became a twelve-year odyssey to sample and write music using only the sounds of the Eiffel Tower. Without the aid of supplemental instruments or effects, he worked with the raw surfaces of this architectural landmark.[1] A Thousand Feet of Sound / Trois cents mètres de son (5:11)[2] The Harp That Pierced the Sky / La harpe qui a percé le ciel (3:11)[3] Continuum / Continuum (3:19)[4] Prelude / Prélude (0:49)[5] Ironworks / Ferronnerie (4:05)[6] The Elephant on the Tower / L’éléphant sur la Tour (3:29)[7] Glass Floor Rhythms /Rythmes sur le parterre vitré (2:45)[8] Evening Harmonies / Harmonies du Soir (4:31)[9] Tower Music / Musique de la Tour (10:53)[10] BONUS TRACK: Audio Tour of Eiffel Tower (11:25) TOTAL: 49:41Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).  

Deutsche Grammophon introduces the Sphinx Virtuosi to a global stage via the release of its debut album, Songs for Our Times. Hailed as “topnotch” by The New York Times, this groundbreaking self-conducted American string ensemble comprises 18 exceptional Black and Latinx artists and has curated an album featuring works by outstanding composers and artistic visionaries of color. Its strikingly diverse tracks include the world premiere recordings of Valerie Coleman’s Tracing Visions and Jessie Montgomery’s Divided, both written expressly for Sphinx Virtuosi, which commissions new music annually, in line with its desire to expand its repertoire and connect with new audiences. Songs for Our Times Track List1. Michael Abels – Global Warming [8:34]2. Aldemaro Romero – Fuga con Pajarillo [8:04]Valerie Coleman – Tracing Visions for String Orchestra     3. ii. Till [5:52]     4. iii. Amandla! [5:15]5. Carlos Simon – Between Worlds [4:32]6. Florence Price – String Quartet No. 2, Andante Cantabile [7:06]7. Jessie Montgomery – Divided [10:01]8. Ricardo Herz – Sísifo na Cidade Grande [6:44]9. Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Rengel) – Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47, "Bridgetower", Presto [6:42]Total Time: 62:50Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Salomon representing Primo Artists.

Decca Classics is thrilled to announce the new album from Australian-Chinese violinist Christian Li. Having topped the UK Classical Charts with his debut album in 2021 (with which he became the youngest artist ever to record Vivaldi’s Four Seasons) the award-winning musician prepares to release his second album, entitled ‘Discovering Mendelssohn’, on 7th July.Track Listing:1 FELIX MENDELSSOHN: On Wings of Song from 6 Songs Op.34 3.132 FELIX MENDELSSOHN: 2 Rondo capriccioso Op.14 7.243 FRANZ SCHUBERT: 3 Serenade from Schwanengesang D.957 4.404 FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Spring Song from Songs Without Words Op.62 2.295 FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 / I. Allegro molto appassionato6 II. Andante 7.477 III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace 6.378 JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Erbarme dich, mein Gott from St Matthew Passion BWV 244 6.429 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Violin Sonata No.21 in E minor K.304 / I. Allegro 9.2810 II. Tempo di Menuetto 6.1511 FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Venetian Gondola Song from Songs Without Words Op.62 2.59Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).   

Music to celebrate Utah's Pioneer Day.1 |  | Ashokan Farewell | 5:102 |  | Bound For Another Harvest Home | 4:053 |  | Prairie Spring | 3:424 |  | Haymaker's Hoedown | 2:455 |  | Solstice Hymn | 2:546 |  | Thanksgiving Waltz | 3:467 |  | La Chanson De Mardi Gras | 3:508 |  | Bonaparte's Retreat/Hoedoen | 5:099 |  | Violin Solo | 0:2510 |  | Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair | 4:1711 |  | Hard Times Come Again No More | 5:1312 |  | The Voice Of Bygone Days | 3:5613 |  | Foster Favourites Medley | 3:5014 |  | Beautiful Dreamer | 3:5315 |  | That's What's The Matter | 3:1816 |  | Old Home Medley | 4:5617 |  | Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair | 3:2718 |  | My Wife Is A Most Knowing Woman | 3:4719 |  | Linger In Blissful Repose | 3:0720 |  | Ah! May The Red Rose Live Alway

On 30 March 2023, Deutsche Grammophon announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Joe Hisaishi, the revered Japanese composer whose work has become synonymous with the magical Studio Ghibli animations of director Hayao Miyazaki. Spanning the full spectrum of Hisaishi’s work as composer, conductor and pianist, the deal will deliver a richly varied range of audio and audiovisual recordings. For his first DG album, out now, Hisaishi has created an exciting series of symphonic arrangements of his original soundtracks for such Ghibli classics as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro. Fittingly titled A Symphonic Celebration and made in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer, the album presents state-of-the-art recordings of the extraordinary music of this much-loved artistic force in animated movie-making.Track Listing:1 Merry-Go-Round Of Life (from 'Howls Moving Castle')2 One Summer's Day (The Name of Life) (English Version from 'Spirited Away')3 The Legend of the Wind (from 'Nausicaa¨ of the Valley of the Wind')4 Nausicaa¨ Requiem (from 'Nausicaa¨ of the Valley of the Wind')5 The Battle between Mehve and Corvette (from 'Nausicaa¨ of the Valley of the Wind')6 The Distant Days (from 'Nausicaa¨ of the Valley of the Wind')7 The Bird Man (from 'Nausicaa¨ of the Valley of the Wind')8 A Town with an Ocean View (from 'Kiki's Delivery Service')9 Heartbroken Kiki (from 'Kiki's Delivery Service')10 Mother’s Broom (from 'Kiki's Delivery Service')11 The Legend of Ashitaka (from 'Princess Mononoke')12 The Demon God (from 'Princess Mononoke')13 Princess Mononoke (from 'Princess Mononoke')14 A Journey (A Dream of Flight) (from 'The Wind Rises')15 Nahoko (The Encounter) (from 'The Wind Rises')16 A Journey (A Kingdom of Dreams) (from 'The Wind Rises')17 Deep Sea Pastures (from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea')18 Mother Sea (from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea')19 Ponyo's Sisters Lend a Hand - A Song for Mothers and the Sea20 Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (from 'Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea').21 Doves and the Boy (from 'Castle in the Sky')22 Carrying You (from 'Castle in the Sky')23 Bygone Days (from 'Porco Rosso')24 Symphonic Variation Merry-Go-Round + Cave of Mind25 One Summer's Day (The Name of Life)26 Reprise (from 'Spirited Away')27 The Path of the Wind (from 'My Neighbor Totoro')28 Hey Let's Go (from 'My Neighbor Totoro')29 My Neighbor Totoro (from 'My Neighbor Totoro')This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

One World deals with a fractured world (populist governments, plagues, climate change, human trafficking, disrespect for basic human rights, terrorism, war) and heralds a vision of a peaceful and egalitarian planet. The work is best encapsulated by one of the texts set: ‘Tikkun Olam’, Hebrew for ‘repair the world’, a Jewish concept of stewardship over God’s creation.Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this season, New Century Chamber Orchestra has been resident in San Francisco’s Bay Area since its founding in 1992. One of just a handful of conductorless chamber orchestras in the world, the ensemble makes collaborative musical decisions, leading to an enhanced level of engagement from all involved. As well as giving masterful performances of the core chamber repertoire, New Century is known for reviving long-lost gems, experimenting with works from genres such as rock or jazz, and championing new music by commissioning, programming, and premiering works by living composers. Track Listing:1 Philip Glass: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Movement I2 Movement II3 Movement III (for Arvo Pärt)4 Tan Dun: Double Concerto / I. Misterioso5 II. Misterioso6 III. Misterioso 7 Mark-Anthony Turnage: Lament for Solo Violin & Orchestra 8 Jake Heggie: OvertureHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

How far is jazz from classical music? Do they really speak radically different languages? Michael Bates’ Acrobat and Lutosławski Quartet are ensembles from different musical environments. They have established an artistic dialogue focusing on the oeuvre of one of Poland’s greatest 20th-century composers: Witold Lutosławski. The results of their work have been recorded and will soon be released under the Polish music label ANAKLASIS. The CD METAMORPHOSES: VARIATIONS ON LUTOSŁAWSKI enters the market on 28th June.Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).