Alpha Classics

‘Vsevolod Zavidov Plays Rachmaninoff’ is one of @AppleClassical's 10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month! Zavidov’s own transcription of #Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise is showcased on this playlist. ➜ Listen on @AppleClassical: apple.co/4emOqMf #AppleMusicClassical

Greek-Russian pianist Sasha Stychkina makes her recording debut as part of @alpha_classics' ‘Piano Stories’ series. The album opens with #Ravel’s Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn. ➜ Pre-order the album (out 05/06) & listen to this single: lnk.to/Debut_Stychkin…

Nelson Goerner revisits a composer he particularly cherishes for his new solo recording: #Schumann. The Davidsbündlertänze is full of poetic and romantic pianism and allows Goerner to develop his full sense of narrative. ➜ Discover the album: lnk.to/HandelSchumann…

Anne-Sophie Mutter caught up with composer Aftab Darvishi to discuss the emotive solo work, 'Likoo, for Violin Solo', which is the first track on her newly released @alpha_classics album, ‘East Meets West’. ➜ Listen to Likoo on ‘East Meets West’: lnk.to/EastMeetsWest_…

Rachmaninoff 🤝 Corelli Russian piano whizz Vsevolod Zavidov performs Variations on a Theme of Corelli. His new album doesn't disappoint: apple.co/VZavidov

‘Byrd and the Bird’ brings together Giovanni Antonini & Shen-Fang Chiu, who share a love of unexpected repertoires. Sollima’s 2024 tribute to William Byrd provides the title of this album spanning from the 15th-c. to present day. ➜ Discover the album: lnk.to/ByrdAndTheBird…

On 'Bomba Flamenca' Simon-Pierre Bestion and La Tempête transport us to a Spain marked by Arab-Andalusian culture with an imaginary Requiem he has created for Charles V. ➜ Discover the album, out now: lnk.to/BombaFlamencaTW

Pianist @alimbeisembayev is the soloist for the 14th vol. of the Next Generation Mozart Soloists series, in which Howard Griffiths returns to conduct the @rsowien. ➜ Pre-order the album (out 15/05) & listen to this single: lnk.to/MozartNextGenV…

Violinist @kersonleong & pianist @JonathanFournel present Fauré’s violin sonatas & transcriptions of several melodies & short pieces that reveal different sides of his character. ➜ Pre-order the album (out 29/05) & listen to this single: lnk.to/FaureSonatas_L…

Conceived by conductor Lawrence Foster, this album with the @MonteCarlo_Orch and soprano Julie Roset pays tribute to Benjamin #Britten. Four works showcase the British composer's impressionism tinged with post-Romanticism. ➜ Discover 'Britten', out now: lnk.to/Britten_RosetF…

For his new solo recording, Nelson Goerner performs #Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, 2 books of 9 movements of intricate pianism. #Handel's 21 variations on the Chaconne in G major opens the album. ➜ Pre-order the album (out 01/05) & listen to the single: lnk.to/HandelSchumann…

Simon-Pierre Bestion introduces the sonic world of 'Bomba Flamenca' with @CLaTempete. The album takes its name from the effect musicians from Flanders had on Spanish music during the Renaissance. ➜ Pre-order the album (out 24/04) & listen to the singles: lnk.to/BombaFlamencaTW

Giovanni Antonini adds to his discography of by #Vivaldi & #Telemann with ‘Byrd and the Bird’, a duo album with Sheng-Fang Chiu. The latest single is the 18th-c duets of Jacques Hotteterre. ➜ Pre-order the album (out 24/04) & listen to this single: lnk.to/ByrdAndTheBird…

Julien Chauvin introduces a 4-part series focused on the process behind the recreation of the 1800 version of #Haydn’s La Création du monde, in a world premiere recording with @concertdelaloge recently released on @alpha_classics. ➜ Discover the album: lnk.to/HaydnLaCreatio…

On ‘So Poétique !’, @cyrille_dubois focuses on a unique genre: French mélodie with orchestra. Pierre Dumoussaud and the Brussels Philharmonic join him in this exploration of lost French treasures, designed by @bru_zane. ➜ Discover the album, out now: lnk.to/SoPoetiqueTW

Anne-Sophie Mutter’s treasury of contemporary works has been named 1 of the 10 Classical Albums You Must Hear This Month by @AppleClassical! Likoo from her new album ‘East Meets West’ is featured on this month’s playlist. ➜ Listen on @AppleClassical: apple.co/4uSi2XC

Bold and beautiful new works, written especially for Anne-Sophie Mutter. apple.co/EastMeetsWest

Tenor @cyrille_dubois & Pierre Dumoussaud describe the unique joy & importance of showcasing the repertoire designed by the researchers & editors of the @bru_zane featured on 'So Poétique !'. ➜ Pre-order the album (out Friday) & listen to the singles: lnk.to/SoPoetiqueTW

Returning to a composer featured on his debut recital; Behzod Abduraimov speaks about #Debussy's ability to create imagination & poetry in pieces such as 'Clair de Lune' on his upcoming recital. ➜ Pre-order 'Inferno' (out 08/05) & listen to the singles: lnk.to/Inferno_Abdura…

‘La Passione di Gesù’ is the 1st major composition by Leonardo García-Alarcón. The conductor has created a passion for our times, which is given its world premiere recording by @cappellamediter, @ChoeurdeNamur & a team of soloists. ➜ Discover the album: lnk.to/GarciaAlarconL…