New Releases

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Jonas Kaufman singing Schumann's Dichterliebe and Kerner Lieder.
Unfortunately you need to see the cover to understand why @Brian's comment is justified.

Thanks, Jeffrey.

[AnotherSpin]

creeeepy!!!!!!

Hands that cover the face, yet bear the image of that same face, can be seen as a visual symbol of non-duality — there is no separate "observer" and "observed"; it is all the same Self.

The face seems to emerge through the hands, as if through maya. It is both hidden and revealed at the same time.

[Brian]

Thanks, Jeffrey.

Suffer with us: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9780839--schumann-dichterliebe-kerner-lieder
(The picture came directly from the Presto URL, so it is possible you may not be able to see it there either)

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Suffer with us: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9780839--schumann-dichterliebe-kerner-lieder
(The picture came directly from the Presto URL, so it is possible you may not be able to see it there either)

Thanks, Brian. I can see the image on Presto's site, but I can't bring the image into a larger view as I just get a blue box with a question mark.

Anyway, that cover is creepy and not in a good way!

[JBS]

Suffer with us: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9780839--schumann-dichterliebe-kerner-lieder
(The picture came directly from the Presto URL, so it is possible you may not be able to see it there either)

It seems it will be a digital-only release, with no physical CD issue.
Maybe they thought the cover wouldn't matter.

[Selig]

2025-08-15

"Die Kunst der Fuge" (The Art of Fugue) is the fifth album in the Bach series by Jorg Halubek and his ensemble il Gusto Barocco - the think tank for the music baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach. The new recording is led by Jorg Halubek, who plays the historic German Silbermann Organ from 1737.

"Silbermann Organ from 1737" refers to the organ in Ponitz, which may be enough reason to want to hear this, although there are already so many ensemble recordings of this work to choose from...

[Daverz]

Coming on Friday, Beecham's complete stereo recordings on Warner:



According to the very helpful Musicweb review only a few things have been remastered for 2025, so if you have the previous Beecham boxes, you probably don't need this.  Otherwise, I'd snap this up.

https://musicwebinternational.com/2025/06/sir-thomas-beecham-conductor-complete-stereo-recordings-on-warner-classics/ 

[MaryHorner]

I'm particularly looking forward to Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's upcoming Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano, which Chandos will release worldwide on April 4, 2025; Bavouzet's playing is celebrated for its vivid character and precision, from the rippling water-images of Jeux d'eau to the virtuosity of Gaspard de la nuit.

Equally exciting is Klaus Mäkelä's new Decca Classics disc with the Orchestre de Paris, pairing Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Ravel's La Valse; this sixth-June-2025 release marks the third instalment in his Ballets Russes–inspired series, and promises a colorful, theatrical reading of two of France's most dramatic works.

On the same day Ondine will issue a richly varied Sibelius programme—his Symphony No. 5 alongside the seldom-heard Two Serenades, Two Serious Melodies, and the Swanwhite suite—with Christian Tetzlaff in dialogue with Nicholas Collon and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; the June 6, 2025 release has already earned praise for its depth and lyrical intensity.

Then on June 13, the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel will join forces with Anne Akiko Meyers to release Philip Glass's Violin Concerto No. 1 on the Platoon label; this disc also features the world-premiere recordings of Glass's New Chaconne and Echorus, rounding out a beautiful tribute to his minimalist yet deeply expressive style.

Finally, Gramophone's June Editor's Choice round-up draws attention to brand-new accounts of Shostakovich's piano concertos, C. P. E. Bach's violin sonatas, and Elgar's oratorio The Kingdom—each one already generating buzz as essential additions to any classical library.

[Roasted Swan]

I'm particularly looking forward to Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's upcoming Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano, which Chandos will release worldwide on April 4, 2025; Bavouzet's playing is celebrated for its vivid character and precision, from the rippling water-images of Jeux d'eau to the virtuosity of Gaspard de la nuit.

Equally exciting is Klaus Mäkelä's new Decca Classics disc with the Orchestre de Paris, pairing Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Ravel's La Valse; this sixth-June-2025 release marks the third instalment in his Ballets Russes–inspired series, and promises a colorful, theatrical reading of two of France's most dramatic works.

On the same day Ondine will issue a richly varied Sibelius programme—his Symphony No. 5 alongside the seldom-heard Two Serenades, Two Serious Melodies, and the Swanwhite suite—with Christian Tetzlaff in dialogue with Nicholas Collon and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; the June 6, 2025 release has already earned praise for its depth and lyrical intensity.

Then on June 13, the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel will join forces with Anne Akiko Meyers to release Philip Glass's Violin Concerto No. 1 on the Platoon label; this disc also features the world-premiere recordings of Glass's New Chaconne and Echorus, rounding out a beautiful tribute to his minimalist yet deeply expressive style.

Finally, Gramophone's June Editor's Choice round-up draws attention to brand-new accounts of Shostakovich's piano concertos, C. P. E. Bach's violin sonatas, and Elgar's oratorio The Kingdom—each one already generating buzz as essential additions to any classical library.

Goodness doesn't this read like a publicity handout!

[DavidW]

Goodness doesn't this read like a publicity handout!

The excessive em-dashes give away the use of AI as well.

[JBS]

Goodness doesn't this read like a publicity handout!

Especially as it starts off with something that was released almost 3 months ago.

[Brian]

Well, folks, it seems the AI chatbot escaped the registration process. I just deleted them, but left the post for laughs.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Well, folks, it seems the AI chatbot escaped the registration process. I just deleted them, but left the post for laughs.

How does anyone who signs up here on GMG able to escape the registration process?

[ritter]

How does anyone who signs up here on GMG able to escape the registration process?

It's the screening process they got through...