The Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123, is a Solemn Mass composed by Ludwig van Beethoven from 1819 to 1823. It was first performed on 7 April 1824 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, under the auspices of Beethoven's patron Prince Nikolai Galitzin; an incomplete performance was given in Vienna on 7 May 1824, when the Kyrie, Credo, and Agnus Dei were conducted by the composer.  It is generally considered one of the composer's supreme achievements and, along with Bach's Mass in B minor, one of the most significant Mass settings of the common practice period. Written around the same time as his Ninth Symphony, it is Beethoven's second setting of the Mass, after his Mass in C major, Op. 86. The work was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf of Austria, archbishop of Olmütz, Beethoven's foremost patron as well as pupil and friend. The copy presented to Rudolf was inscribed "Von Herzen—Möge es wieder—Zu Herzen gehn!" ("From the heart – may it return to the heart!") Conducted by Joana Filipe MartinezPerformed by the CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Purchase this recording at: Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store)

Der Kuss, Op. 128Rondo a Capriccio, Op. 129String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130 Performances byKriss Schmidt, baritoneJoana Filipe Martinez, pianoCMD Paris String Quartet Please purchase this album at: The Last Compositions of Beethoven - Part 2 (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store)

SOMM RECORDINGS announces the first volume of Prokofiev Milestones, featuring three characterful sonatas and a sparkling arrangement of music from Romeo and Juliet performed by violinist Lana Trotovšek and flutist Boris Bizjak accompanied by Maria Canyigueral on piano. Prokofiev Milestones revealingly turns the focus away from the prolific composer’s famed orchestral works and celebrated ballets to his rich and varied chamber music. First performed in 1943, the Sonata for Flute and Piano (Op.94) is, as Robert Matthew-Walker comments in his notes, “music not of war, but of peace”; a pastoral escape laced with wit and mischief vouchsafed within a pristine neo-classical frame. It is heard again, transformed, in Prokofiev’s transcription for Violin and Piano (Op.94a). Composed soon after, it lays claim to being “one of the finest 20th-century works in the genre and a genuine masterpiece”. The Sonata for Two Violins (Op.56) is heard in a new arrangement by Boris Bizjak that eloquently makes much of its sentimentality, drama, and vitality. A characterful suite drawn from Romeo and Juliet, and arranged for violin and piano by Lidia Baich and Matthias Fletzberger, revels in Shakespeare’s great romance and Prokofiev’s ardent response to it. TracksSonata for Flute and Piano in D Major, Op. 94 (24:15)I. Moderato (8:06)II. Scherzo: Presto (5:09)III. Andante (3:49)IV. Allegro con brio (7:10)Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (arr. Boris Bizjak for flute and violin) (14:40)I. Andante cantabile (2:22)II. Allegro (3:15)III. Commodo (quasi allegro) (3:32)IV. Allegro con brio (5:29)Suite from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Lidia Baich and Matthias Fletzberger for violin and piano) (15:45)I. Introduction (1:29)II. Juliet (1:31)III. Dance of the Knights (3:03)IV. Balcony Scene (4:47)V. Dance of the Couples (1:27)VI. Mercutio – Fight – Tybalt’s Death (3:25)Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in D Major, Op. 94a (24:35)*I. Moderato (7:52)II. Scherzo: Presto (5:13)III. Andante (4:14)IV. Allegro con brio (7:14)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.

6 Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 126String Quartet No. 12 in E-flat Major, Op. 127Performances byJoana Filipe Martinez, pianoThe CMD Paris String QuartetPurchase this at:The Last Compositions of Beethoven - Part 1 (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store)

The effect of the ever-changing seasons has been a perpetual inspiration for composers since Ancient Greece’s Delphic hymns and before, down to the present day, arguably finding its richest expression, as Robert Matthew-Walker’s erudite booklet notes argue, in the generations who alternatively espoused Romanticism and Impressionism.Tracks Christian Sinding: Rustle of Spring, Op. 32 No. 3 (2:56) Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt (Années de pèlerinage) (3:31) Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Song of the Lark (The Seasons, Op. 37a) (2:23) Béla Bartók: From the Diary of a Fly (Mikrokosmos) (1:29) Claude Debussy: Jardins sous la Pluie (Estampes) (3:46) Liszt: Au bord d’une source (Années de pèlerinage) (4:06) Liszt: Orage (Années de pèlerinage) (4:31) Bartók: The Night’s Music (Out of Doors) (5:18) Debussy: Clair de Lune (Suite Bergamasque) (5:06) Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan, arr. Godowsky (2:34) Edvard Grieg: Butterfly (Lyric Pieces, Op. 43) (2:00) Grieg: Little Bird (Lyric Pieces, Op. 43) (1:40) Maurice Ravel: Oiseaux Tristes (Miroirs) (4:25) Liszt: Les jeaux d’eau à la villa d’Este (Années de pèlerinage) (7:28) Ravel: Jeux d’eau (5:43) Sergei Rachmaninov: Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 (2:22) Rachmaninov: Daises, Op. 38 No. 3 (2:17) Tchaikovsky: Autumn Song (The Seasons, Op. 37a) (4:32) Debussy: The Snow is Dancing (Children’s Corner) (2:41) Debussy: L’isle joyeuse (5:58) Grieg: To the Spring (Lyric Pieces, Op. 43) (3:04) Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.

The Consecration of the House (German: Die Weihe des Hauses), Op. 124, is a work by Ludwig van Beethoven composed in September 1822. It was commissioned by Carl Friedrich Hensler, the Director of Vienna's new Theater in der Josefstadt, and was first performed at the theatre's opening on October 3, 1822. It was the first work Beethoven wrote after his revival of studying the works of J. S. Bach and Handel and bears their influence.The Consecration of the House overture was also the first item on the program at Beethoven’s 7 May 1824 concert at Vienna’s Theater am Kärntnertor, where the world premiere of his 9th Symphony took place.Previously, in 1811, Beethoven had written The Ruins of Athens (Die Ruinen von Athen), Op. 113, incidental music for August von Kotzebue's play of the same name, for the dedication of a new theatre in Pest. This same work was to be performed again in 1822 for the new theatre in Vienna. However, Carl Meisl, the commissioner of the Royal Imperial Navy, changed the texts of numbers 1, 6, 7, and 8 of Beethoven's work. Beethoven was not pleased with the revision, and felt that the new text did not fit the music. Meisl also introduced a section, Wo sich die Pulse, for which Beethoven wrote new music. Beethoven wrote a completely new overture for the work, altered some of the musical numbers, and added others, including a final chorus with a violin solo and ballet. This new overture is known as The Consecration of the House Overture. (The extra incidental pieces constitute the entire work.)Conducted by Gertrude HeinzPerformed by the CMD German Opera Company of BerlinPurchase this recording at:Beethoven: The Consecration of the House, Op. 124 - Ruins of Athens, Op. 113 (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store)

These five works – four sonatas and a sonatina – chronicle a century of American writing for the viola and are linked by a concern for the directness of musical language. But they also reflect diversity in their origins and inspirations, the Ulysses Kay pieces being written by a pioneering African American, Libby Larsen’s by a successful female freelance composer, Eric Ewazen’s animated by a particularly American lyricism and energy, and the sonata by David Tcimpidis commemorating the ‘9/11’ terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, which Tcimpidis heard unfolding.TracksUlysses Kay Sonatine for Viola and Piano (1939)* (4:54)Viola Sonata (1942)* (10:29) I. Largo (2:33) II. Allegro (2:19) III. Adagio (1:18) IV. Allegretto (4:19) David Tcimpidis Viola Sonata (2004)* (8:31)Libby LarsenViola Sonata (2004) (18:32) I. Flow (6:24) II. Drift (7:16) III. Breathless (4:52) Eric EwazenViola Sonata (1991) (18:59) I. Lento. Allegro Apassionato (7:06) II. Andante (5:29) III. Allegro energico (6:24) Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.

Lotario ("Lothair", HWV 26) is an opera seria in three acts by George Frideric Handel. The Italian-language libretto was adapted from Antonio Salvi's Adelaide. The opera was first given at the King's Theatre in London on 2 December 1729.The story of the opera is a fictionalization of some events in the life of Holy Roman Empress Adelaide of Italy.Conducted by Kathryn CavanaughPerformed by the CMD Opera Company of VenicePlease visit this album in our store for the full opera synopsis at:Handel: Lotario, HWV 26 (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store)

A captivating anthology of British clarinet compositions curated and performed by versatile musician Ronald Woodley and pianist Andrew West. This collection explores British musical modernism, featuring both new and underappreciated pieces from the twentieth century by composers Elisabeth Lutyens, Angela Elizabeth Slater, Morris Pert, Christopher Fox, and Edward Cowie. Woodley’s deep-rooted fascination for the basset horn, inspired by Lutyens, drove him to rediscover the world of British musical modernism, revealing its complexities and dynamics.Notable compositions in the anthology include Elisabeth Lutyens’ “This Green Tide” for the basset horn, Angela Elizabeth Slater’s “Around the Darkening Sun” for bass clarinet and piano, Morris Pert’s “Luminos” for basset horn and piano, Christopher Fox’s “This has happened before” featuring multitracked bass clarinets, and Edward Cowie’s “Heather Jean Nocturnes” inspired by visual art. This collection is a valuable addition for clarinet enthusiasts and music lovers, shedding light on the lesser-known gems of British music and showcasing the power of artistic collaboration across mediums, offering a glimpse into the evolution of British music.TracksElisabeth LutyensThis Green Tide, Op. 103 (10:15)Angela Elizabeth SlaterAround the Darkening Sun* (5:25)Morris PertLuminos, Op. 16a (16:22)Christopher FoxThis has happened before (10:54)Elisabeth LutyensFive Little Pieces, Op. 14 No. 1* I. Lirico (1:21) II. Drammatico (0:47) III. Doloroso (1:41) IV. Pastorale (0:46) V. Declamatorio (0:35) Liz Dilnot JohnsonThe Space Between Heaven and Earth* I. Winter (4:19) II. Spring (1:08) III. Summer (1:24) IV. Autumn (1:08) Edward CowieHeather Jean Nocturnes* I. The Singing Stream – Evening (4:08) II. Sun and Moon Dancing (4:11) III. Okavango Dream Streams (4:00) IV. Lake Eacham Blue (3:31) V. Earth Nocturnal (3:58) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Conductor Shea Lolin and composer/producer Christopher Hussey have returned to Prague to record with the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, carefully curating an album of premiere recordings spotlighting the woodwind orchestra, capturing its kaleidoscopic colors and symphonic potential to deepen and broaden appreciation of the medium’s power.A large chamber ensemble of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and saxophones in various sizes, the woodwind orchestra has a highly adaptable and magical tonal palette—it can be, in turn, boldly vibrant and delicately beautiful, thrillingly powerful and hauntingly tender, earnestly solemn and joyously comical.The recorded repertoire reflects a spectrum of musical styles that exist in 21st-century concert music, ranging from the familiar and instantly singable to the more avant-garde, but always possessing an accessible and inviting musical narrative. Chromosphere is a landmark album, comprising exciting new and re-imagined pieces by leading composers in the genre and demonstrating the unique soundworld of the woodwind orchestra.Shea Lolin is a dynamic and versatile freelance musician living in London. His principal studies were in clarinet performance, composition, and conducting at the Colchester Institute, and he has since developed an inimitable portfolio career as a conductor, performer, and teacher.TracksKeiron AndersonAlice in Wonderland* (11:30)Judith BinghamMozart’s Pets* I. Miss Bimperl, Fox Terrier (2:38) II. A London Cat (0:59) III. Dawn Chorus in a Viennese Bird-seller’s Shop (2:46) IV. Grasshopper (0:52) V. A Canary Sings by Mozart’s Death Bed (4:00) Charlotte HardingBright Lights* (8:35) I. Luminos (4:28) II. Energetic, colorful (4:07) Kamran InceDomes* (13:18)Christopher HusseyChild of the Wandering Sea* (11:54)Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

This ground-breaking album is the first of its kind – devoted entirely to new music written for the woodwind orchestra. It features outstanding performances by the principal woodwind players of the Czech Philharmonic, conducted by Shea Lolin, and includes four world premiere recordings.The recording was made to both promote British composers and to give focus to the woodwind orchestra. This program showcases the woodwind orchestra in all its voices: Overture for Woodwinds is bright and lyrical, while Pantomime is joyously comical with moments of heartrending nostalgia. A notable shift in the language comes with Dreamtide, which is a beautiful expression of the subconscious, with delicate and tender lines. Battle Symphony is a pictorial suite containing elements of pastiche in ten highly original sections. The album concludes with Twisted Skyscape, a vibrant and excitingly powerful piece.Conductor Shea Lolin is a dynamic and versatile freelance musician living in London. His principal studies were in clarinet performance, composition, and conducting at the Colchester Institute, and he has since developed an inimitable portfolio career as a conductor, performer, and teacher.A second album of world premieres for woodwind orchestra, Chromosphere, will be released by Divine Art in early 2024.TracksPhilip Sparke Overture for Woodwinds (6:10)Gary CarpenterPantomime* I. Prologue (2:48) II. Cavatina and Polka (2:51) III. Dream Calypso and Farewell (4:30) IV. Grand March (of the Chief Executive) (3:38) V. Waltz – Finale (Depravity) (3:31) Christopher HusseyDreamtide* I. Twilight’s Haze (3:35) II. Wild Reality (5:13) III. A Dream within a Dream (6:29) Adam GorbBattle Symphony* I. Fourish; II. Courtly Dance; III. Flourish (reprise) (3:06) IV. Sword fighting practice; V. Soldiers’ drunken panic; VI. Preparation for battle; VII. The Battle (3:35) VIII. Lament for the Dead; IX. Triumphal Dance; X. Flourish (Reprise) (3:46) Christopher HusseyTwisted Skyscape* I. A Natural World (3:49) II. The Human Footprint (5:41) III. Nature’s Conquest (4:42) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

A memorable collection, a composer whose primacy spans the ages, a great performer. We find ourselves in front of Johann Sebastian Bach's (1685-1750) six Suites for solo cello, performed by Antonio Meneses. In J. S. BACH: THE CELLO SUITES he turns to this precious legacy, which he masters like few others. Around the world, he presents it to audiences. In the past, he has recorded it. Now, a new perspective on these eternally meaningful works leads him to rediscover them. Tracks1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude – (2:30)         2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande – (4:13)           3. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante – (2:52)          4. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande – (2:48)         5. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuets I & II – (3:33)       6. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue – (1:52)               7. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude – (3:54)         8. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande – (3:33)           9. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante – (2:12)           10. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande – (4:26)           11. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuets I & II – (3:21)    12. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue – (2:42)              13. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude – (3:14)          14. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande – (3:54)           15. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante – (3:19)           16. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande – (3:52)           17. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrées I & II – (3:40)     18. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue – (3:19)               19. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude – (4:02)         20. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande – (4:05)      21. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante – (3:45)      22. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande – (4:01)      23. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrées I & II – (5:04) 24. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue – (2:49)    And others …This album is broadcast with the permission of Bárbara Leu from Azul Music.         

Composer and Latin Grammy-nominated conductor Dimitri Cervo presents in this album his complete piano works, in a comprehensive selection of pieces that span nearly four decades of creative output.   Interpreted by Lucas Thomazinho, one of the most prominent figures in the contemporary piano scene, the album showcases the ongoing artistic evolution and rich diversity of musical influences that permeate Cervo's body of work.   The album features three distinct phases in Cervo's compositional journey: The first phase, spanning from 1985 to 1997, is notably marked by the influence of classical piano repertoire, with special reverence for the works of Scriabin and Chopin, whose works were intensely studied by Cervo during his academic piano training. Standouts from this phase include Estudo (1985), with its intricate rhythmic changes, and Prelúdio Titanic (1985), an evocative piece that portrays the history of the famous ship. The second creative phase (1998-2010) is characterized by the innovative fusion of distinctive elements of Brazilian music with minimalism. Finally, the third and current phase, which began in 2011 and continues to the present day, is marked by the amalgamation of various influences and the consolidation of the composer's artistic maturity and innovative vision in the contemporary musical landscape. Tracks1. Estudo (1985) (01:11) 2. Prelúdio in B Major (1985) (01:49) 3. Prelúdio “Titanic” (1985) (01:39) 4. Prelúdio in C-Sharp (1988) (01:27) 5. Toccata Fantástica (1989) (04:41) 6. Prelúdio I (1990) (01:57) 7. Prelúdio II (1991) (02:33) 8. Prelúdio III (1990) (02:48) 9. Prelúdio IV (1995) (03:33) 10. Flot (1994) (07:28) 11. Brasil 2000 (1998) (07:54) 12. Tema para Filme I (2005) (03:22) 13. Tema para Filme II (1989) (03:00) 14. Tema para Filme III (2007) (04:02) 15. Tema para Filme IV (2008) (01:35) 16. Tema para Filme V (2008) (04:32) 17. Tema para Filme VI (1987) (00:59) 18. Tema para Filme VII (2021) (01:23) 19. Variações Ternas Sobre um Tema de Ronaldo Miranda (2022) (05:41) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Bárbara Leu from Azul Music.         

Founded in 2016, the Brazilian group Brazú Quintê is dedicated to performing chamber music, enriched by nuances and inflections of Brazilian music. They present their second album, DIVINARE, with original works that stand out for the diversity of their distinct musical atmospheres.   With a unique lineup that includes Fábio Leal (electric guitar), Mariana Rodrigues (piano), Ariane Rodrigues (flute), Thiago Faria (cello), and Letícia Andrade (violin), the group was conceived with the aim of integrating the electric guitar into the world of chamber music, blending tradition and modernity.   Among the highlights, Aromas do Sul (Fábio Leal) constructs a harmonious dialogue of rhythms such as chamamé, guarânia, and Argentine tango, with precision and refinement. Divinare (Fábio Leal) is inspired by the poem "Os Sabiás Divinam" by Manoel de Barros, while Caxinguelê, with lyrics by Paulo César Pinheiro, pays homage to Villa-Lobos, capturing the essence of the Amazon and its mythologies. DIVINARE is a sophisticated and urgent sonic kaleidoscope; an open portrait of the creativity and versatility of its performers, who together, write a new chapter in contemporary Brazilian instrumental music. Tracks1. Aromas do Sul Fábio Leal (02:15) 2. Divinare Fábio Leal (02:56) 3. Sálvia I Fábio Leal (00:42) 4. Caxinguelê Breno Ruiz/Paulo César Pinheiro (03:20) 5. Bons Ventos Mariana Rodrigues (03:14) 6. Prelúdio Mariana Rodrigues (04:07) 7. Sálvia II Fábio Leal (00:43) 8. Serena do Olhar Vanessa Moreno (05:10) 9. O Girassol da Maria Andrea dos Guimarães (08:20) 10. Sálvia III Fábio Leal (00:54) 11. Fragmentos Gaia Wilmer (08:28)Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Bárbara Leu from Azul Music.    

Time: 18th centuryPlace: The workshop of the clockmaker Torquemada in Toledo, Spain.The opera takes place in 21 scenes, with an introduction.Torquemada is at work in his shop when the muleteer Ramiro stops by to have his watch fixed so that he can fulfill his duties of collecting the town's post. It is Thursday, the day that Torquemada goes out to tend the municipal clocks, so Ramiro must wait. Torquemada's wife, Concepción, enters to complain that her husband hasn't yet moved a clock into her bedroom. After Torquemada has left, she takes advantage of his absence to plan assignations with gentleman friends. However, the presence of Ramiro is initially a hindrance. So she asks him to move a grandfather clock to her bedroom, which he agrees to do.Meanwhile, she waits for Gonzalve, a poet. He arrives, and is inspired to poetry, but not to lovemaking, where Concepción would prefer the latter. When Ramiro is about to return, she sends him back saying that she chose the wrong clock. She then has the idea of having Gonzalve hide in one clock so that Ramiro can carry him upstairs. After Gonzalve is concealed, Don Iñigo, a banker and another of Concepción's gentleman friends, arrives. When Ramiro returns, she persuades him to carry up the clock with Gonzalve concealed in it, and she accompanies him.On his own, Don Iñigo conceals himself in another clock. Ramiro enters, asked to watch the shop, and musing on how little he understands of women. Concepción then summons him back upstairs, saying that the clock's hands are running backwards. She and Don Iñigo try to communicate, but Ramiro arrives back with the other clock. Don Iñigo has hidden himself again, and Ramiro now carries up the clock with Don Iñigo upstairs.With Gonzalve now downstairs, Concepción tries to turn him away from poetry towards her, but Gonzalve is too absorbed to follow her lead. Ramiro returns, and Gonzalve must conceal himself again. He offers to take the second clock up again. Impressed by how easily Ramiro carries the clocks (and their load) upstairs, Concepción begins to be physically attracted to him.With Gonzalve and Don Iñigo now each stuck in clocks, Torquemada returns from his municipal duties. Both Gonzalve and Don Inigo eventually escape their respective clock enclosures, the latter with more difficulty. To save face, they each have to purchase a clock. Concepción is now left without a clock, but she muses that she can wait for the muleteer to appear regularly with his watch repaired. The opera ends with a quintet finale, as the singers step out of character to intone the moral of the tale, paraphrasing Boccaccio: "Among all lovers, only the efficient succeed,The moment arrives, in the pursuit of love,When the muleteer has his turn!"

Marking an exciting new chapter in her career, organ sensation Anna Lapwood stands on the cusp of something special as she announces her eagerly anticipated new album Luna - out September 29th on Sony Classical.The album follows a flurry of exciting activity this year.  She picked up the prestigious RPS Gamechanger Award at The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, celebrated the release of her stunning 5 track EP Midnight Sessions At The Royal Albert Hall, and is about to perform a solo recital as part of this year’s BBC Proms season. An album that represents a rounded reflection of her highly impressive career to date, Luna is a fifteen-track collection of traditional classical repertoire alongside contemporary composers and new film music transcriptions.  The album predominantly features Anna as an organist, but the other side of her musical life is showcased too, conducting the Pembroke College Chapel Choir for two of the tracks. Track Listing:1 Flying (from ‘Peter Pan’)2 Grain Moon3 Nocturne Op. 9, No.24 Dreamland5 Dawn (from ‘Pride and Prejudice’)6 Stay (from ‘Interstellar’)7 Ave Maria8 Mad Rush9 In Paradisum10 Stars11 Star Fantasy12 On the Nature of Daylight13 An Elf on a Moonbeam14 Experience15 Clair de LuneClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

The choral music of Richard Lambert, born in Bath in the English West Country in 1951, covers a wide range of expression, ranging on this album from straightforward SATB settings for church performance to a sardonic parody of the excesses of established religion. It also encompasses the timeless and the timely, with a number of contributions to the age-old tradition of Christmas music to a cantata inspired by the Covid pandemic.This is the first recording of the Accordare Choir, founded and conducted by Karolina Csáthy, initially using former choral scholars of The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge; since then it has expanded in size, scope and accomplishment.Tracks The Jackdaw of Rheims (1995/2018) (12:46) Prayer and Supplication (1979, rev. 2020) (9:20) Lord, Make us Instruments of Thy Peace (1993) (3:14) A Christmas Sequence All was for an Apple (2020) (2:15) Herrick’s Carol (1995) (4:18) Hodie Christus natus est (2012) (2:44) O Magnum Mysterium (2012) (2:54) Away in a Manger (2009) (2:26) The Holly and the Ivy (2012) (3:30) There was Sweet Music (2019) (5:34) The Wind among the Reeds (2016-17) (10:03) …a plague o’ your houses (2021) (15:12)

As part of a 10-concert European tour in June 2023, Anne-Sophie Mutter and her Virtuosi ensemble, comprising some of today’s finest young string players, gave an acclaimed concert at the Vienna Musikverein. This took place just days before the violinist’s 60th birthday and it speaks volumes that she chose to share a stage with her young colleagues rather than marking the occasion with a gala solo performance. Based on that live concert, Mutter’s latest Deutsche Grammophon album shows the variety and versatility for which she has become renowned, its repertoire ranging from Vivaldi and Bach to Previn and John Williams, via Joseph Bologne. It is set for release on 10 November, with three taster tracks to be issued digitally, complete with videos: Williams’s Theme from Schindler’s List on 6 October; the Allegro finale from Vivaldi’s Concerto for 3 Violins on 27 October; and the central Largo from Bologne’s Violin Concerto in A major on the same day as the album. The Vienna concert was filmed as a Unitel production, in co-production with Deutsche Grammophon & ZDF, and in cooperation with Arte Concert & Wiener Musikverein. Viewers around the world can enjoy it now on STAGE+, with the exception of those in France and Germany, who will be able to access it on the platform from 29 December onwards. Track Listing:1 Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 violins in F major, RV 5512 Bach, J S: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV10413 Previn: Nonet for two string quartets and double bass4 Saint-Georges: Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 5, No. 25 Bach, J S: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV10486 Williams, John: Nice to Be Around (from Cinderella Liberty)7 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Summer, RV315 - Presto8 Williams, John: Schindler's List: ThemeClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

“This is how I want to make music!” That was Avi Avital’s reaction when he first saw Il Giardino Armonico and Giovanni Antonini play live in Jerusalem. Now famed worldwide for his own charismatic and passionate performances, the mandolinist is delighted to be joined by this exciting period-instrument ensemble and its conductor and co-founder on his latest album, entitled simply Concertos. Together they perform three original concertos for mandolin – by Barbella, Paisiello and Hummel – and Avital’s own adaptations of concertos by J.S. Bach and Vivaldi. Antonini is the recorder soloist in the Bach, while elaborate recording techniques allow Avital to play all four parts in the Vivaldi. Concertos is set for release by Deutsche Grammophon on 17 November. The Vivaldi concerto and the Andantino of the Barbella are available to stream or download now, while excerpts from the Paisiello and Hummel works will be released on 29 September and 27 October respectively.Track Listing:1 VIVALDI: Concerto for 4 Mandolins, Strings and Basso continuo in B minor /Allegro2 Largo – Larghetto – Adagio – Largo3 Allegro 4 BACH: Concerto for Mandolin, Recorder, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor/ Allegro5 Adagio6 Allegro 7 BARBELLA:Concerto for Mandolin, Strings and Basso continuo in D major 1. Allegro8 Andantino9 Giga. Allegro10 PAISIELLO: Concerto for Mandolin, Strings and Basso continuo in E flat major / Allegro11 Larghetto grazioso12 Giga. Allegro 13 HUMMEL: Concerto for Mandolin and Orchestra in G major / Allegro moderato e grazioso14 Andante con variazioni15 RondoClassical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).

Directed, written, produced by, and starring Bradley Cooper in the title role, opposite Carey Mulligan, Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love. Deutsche Grammophon is delighted to be releasing the original soundtrack album for the movie, which has already garnered widespread critical acclaim. All the music in the film was chosen by Cooper, and the new recordings on the soundtrack were made by the London Symphony Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who also worked closely with the actor-director as conducting consultant before and throughout the film-making process.The tracklist was not included in this submission to us.Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.com This album is broadcast with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).