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Newly remastered version of Jóhann Jóhannsson's critically acclaimed debut album, Englabörn, combined with a complete album of brand new reworks, Variations. This double album takes the listener on a journey through Jóhannsson's unique sound-world.
Hélène Grimaud’s particular fascination with the music of German composers – from Beethoven, the father of musical Romanticism, through Schumann and Brahms to the late Romanticism of Strauss – is reflected in this 2-CD set, which also embraces music by Rachmaninov, Ravel and Gershwin.
The LSO's close connection with John Williams goes back nearly 40 years to the first notes of Star Wars in 1977. This once in a lifetime release includes the best film scores by John Williams including Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter that has been recorded by the LSO for the very first time and the world premier recording of Schindler's List featuring a solo cello, the first time the official arrangement by John Williams has been recorded.
The series from violinist Alina Ibragimova and pianist Cédric Tiberghien continues to redefine the standards by which these works should be performed. The fifth and final installment features a selection of violin sonatas alongside the Piano Sonata K570 and Variations in G major K359.
Renowned French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard kicks off his exclusive engagement to Pentatone with a recording of Olivier Messiaens Catalogue D'Oiseaux. The pianist had intimate ties to the composer himself and his wife, Yvonne Loriod, for whom Messiaen wrote the Catalogue. Praised by The Guardian as one of the best Messiaen interpreters around, this is Aimards first recording of Messiaens most extensive, demanding and colourful piano composition.
Known for his Grammy-winning recordings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for DG's first complete Shostakovich cycle, Andris Nelsons releases the third installment in his Bruckner cycle with the Gewandhausorchester. Recorded during the concerts celebrating the orchestra's 275th birthday and Nelsons' inauguration as the new Gewandhauskapellmeister.
Anita Rachvelishvili's latest features some of the most popular and enduring opera arias in the mezzo repertoire, including arias from Carmen and Don Carlo. There are also a few rare gems added to the mix.
Alexander Melnikov performs four masterworks of the piano repertoire, Chopin, Liszt, Schubert and Stravinsky, on four different instruments. Each of the pianos has characteristics corresponding to those of the instruments on which these virtuoso pieces were first performed.
