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Myung-Whun Chung records Debussy and Ravel with Seoul Philharmonic for DG – Apr 04, 2012
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra is to release a recording of Debussy’s La mer and Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye and La Valse, conducted by Myung-Whun [...]
Simon Rattle to premiere new completion of Bruckner 9 finale with the Berlin Philharmonic on EMI Classics – Apr 03, 2012
The first recording of a new completion of the fourth movement of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, left unfinished at the time of the composer’s death, [...]
EMI marks Kathleen Ferrier centenary with release of three-disc box set – Mar 29, 2012
The centenary of the birth of Kathleen Ferrier is to be marked by EMI Classics with a three-disc set of the English contralto’s complete [...]
Berlin Philharmonic release Blu-ray of acclaimed semi-staged ‘St Matthew Passion’ with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars at the helm – Mar 28, 2012
The Berlin Philharmonic has released its performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in Peter Sellars’ semi-staged “ritualisation,” conducted by Simon Rattle, on its in-house [...]
Furlanetto takes the lead for Gergiev in Massenet’s ‘Don Quichote’ on the Mariinsky label – Mar 26, 2012
Bass Ferruccio Furlanetto has recorded Massenet’s Don Quichotte with Valery Gergiev conducting the Mariinsky Orchestra for the Mariinsky label. A tale of heroism, adventure [...]
Tine Thing Helseth’s all-female brass ensemble debuts on EMI Classics – Mar 26, 2012
tenThing, the all-female brass ensemble formed by Tine Thing Helseth, has recorded its first disc for EMI Classics. Reaching its half-decade in 2012, tenThing [...]
Joyce DiDonato records Jake Heggie’s ‘Dead Man Walking’ for Virgin Classics – Mar 22, 2012
Joyce DiDonato has reprised her acclaimed performance in 2010 for Houston Grand Opera of the nun Sister Helen Prejean in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man [...]
Rostropovich’s complete Decca and Philips recordings to be released as five-disc box set – Mar 15, 2012
Recordings made by Mstislav Rostropovich for Decca and Philips are to be re-issued in their entirety to mark what would have been the 85th [...]
East Coast Chamber Orchestra to release debut recording on eOne – Mar 14, 2012
The East Coast Chamber Orchestra has recorded works by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Geminiani for its debut appearance on disc for the eOne label. The [...]
Gloriae Dei Cantores to celebrate Alan Hovhaness centenary on disc – Mar 13, 2012
The American choir Gloriae dei Cantores is to mark last year’s centenary of the birth of Alan Hovhaness with a new recording of sacred [...]
