Current Classical Highlights for October 2023

A few of this month’s classical highlights embrace new recordings by veteran performers, but additionally new music. Angela Hewitt (pictured) launched her second quantity of the Mozart piano sonatas, whereas Heinz Holliger put collectively a recital of French, primarily twentieth century music for oboe. New Millennium options twenty first century music composed for the St. John’s Faculty Choir, and consists of the final recordings made with its now former conductor Andrew Nethsingha. That is only a few examples of the range of latest albums.

Esther Abrami, Metropolis of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Ben Palmer – Cinéma

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, San Francisco Symphony, Esa-Pekka Salonen – Bartók: Piano Concertos

Gli Angeli Genève, Stephan MacLeod – Josquin Desprez: Malheur me bat

Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel – Haydn 2032, No. 14: L’Imperiale

Michael Barenboim, Philharmonia Orchestra, Alessandro Crudele – Britten & Elgar: Sea Interludes, Violin Concerto

Philippe Bianconi – Ravel: L’Œuvre pour piano

Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante – Vivaldi: Concerti per violino XI ‘Per Anna Maria’

Daníel Bjarnason, Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Jóhann Jóhannsson: A Prayer to the Dynamo; Suites from Sicario and The Principle of Every part

Ronald Brautigam – Franz Schubert: Impromptus

Semyon Bychkov, Czech Philharmonic – Mahler: Symphony No. 1

Laurent Campellone, Münchner Rundfunkorchester – Jules Massenet: Ariane

Giuliano Carmignola, Accademia dell’Annunciata, Riccardo Doni – The Three Seasons of Antonio Vivaldi

Francesca Chiejina, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective – Transfigured: Schoenberg, A. Mahler, Webern, Zemlinsky

William Christie, Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Les Arts Florissants – Haydn: Paris Symphonies; Violin Concerto No. 1

Metropolis Opera Vancouver, Mary Chun – Alice Ping Yee Ho: Chinatown

Anthony Roth Costanzo, Boston Trendy Orchestra Challenge, Gil Rose – Corigliano, Adamo: The Lord of Crie

Paul Daniel, Opera Rara Refrain, London Philharmonic Orchestra – Offenbach: La Princesse de Trébizonde

Federico De Michelis, Steven Blier – Mi País: Songs of Argentina

dogma chamber orchestra, Mikhail Gurewitsch – Mendelssohn Challenge, Vol. 4: String symphonies 8-10

Friedemann Eichhorn, Fazil Say – Liebestod: Works for Violin and Piano

Emerson String Quartet, Barbara Hannigan, Betrand Chamayou – Infinite Voyage

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste – Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae

Plínio Fernandes – Bacheando

Sarah Fox, Sarah Connolly, Crouch Finish Pageant Refrain, London Mozart Gamers, William Vann – Parry: Scenes from Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound; Blest Pair of Sirens

Thibaut Garcia – El Bohemio: Agustín Barrios

Brandon Patrick George – TwoFold

Boris Giltburg, Peter Jarůšek, Veronika Jarůšková – Dvorák: The Full Piano Trios

Elizabeth Grey, Darnell Ishmel, Kenneth Kiesler, College of Michigan Symphony Orchestra – James P. Johnson: De Organizer; The Dreamy Child (excerpts)

Hélène Grimaud – Postcards from Grimethorpe

Ofra Harnoy – Elgar & Lalo: Cello Concertos

Samuel Hasselhorn, Ammiel Bushakevitz – Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin

Angela Hewitt – Mozart: Piano Sonatas K310-K311, K330-K333

Heinz Holliger, Anton Kernjak – Éventail

John Holloway Ensemble – Henry Purcell: Fantazias

Jonas Kaufmann – The Sound of Films

Igor Levit – Fantasia

Lucia Lin, Natalie Rose Kress, Danny Kim, Ronald Feldman – Leonard Bernstein: Music for String Quartet (1936); Aaron Copland: Elegies for Violin and Viola (1932)

London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron – Mirabilis: The Music of Stephen Hough

Tim Mead, Nicky Spence, David Bates – Purcell: Dido & Aeneas

Antonio Meneses, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Isaac Karabtchevsky – Villa-Lobos: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and a couple of; Fantasia for Cello & Orchestra

Simone Menezes, Camila Provenzale, Philharmonia Zürich – Amazônia: Villa-Lobos, Glass

Mivos Quartet – JG Thirlwell: Dystonia

Edgar Moreau, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Andris Poga – Weinberg, Dutilleux: Cello Concertos

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Philadelphia Orchestra – Florence Value: Symphony No. 4; William Dawson: Negro Folks Symphony

Quynh Nguyen – Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra; Bagatelles; Reveries; Ami

Gianandrea Noseda, Nationwide Symphony Orchestra – George Walker: 5 Sinfonias

Orsino Ensemble, Peter Sparks, Llinos Owen, James Baillieu – Echoes of Bohemia: Czech Music for Wind

Francesco Piemontesi – Liszt: Transcendental Etudes & Piano Sonata

Trevor Pinnock, Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble – Bach: Partitas re-imagined for small orchestra by Thomas Oehler

The Queen’s Cartoonists, Joel Pierson – Mozart’s Jazz Requiem

Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra – Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

Natalya Romaniw, Claire Barnett-Jones, John Andrews – Ethel Smyth: Der Wald, Opera in a single Act

Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Philharmonia Orchestra – Santtu conducts Mahler

Jordi Savall, Le Live performance des Nations – Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonie no. 4 en La Majeur “Italienne”, Op. 90

Ekaterina Siurina, Kaunas Metropolis Symphony Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian – The place Is My Beloved?

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers – Sirens’ Tune

Choir of St John’s Faculty, Cambridge; Andrew Nethsingha – New Millennium

Laura Strickling – 40@40

Swedish Radio Choir / Kaspars Putniņš – Schumann: Missa Sacra

Yaara Tal – 1923

Gerardo Teissonnière – Schubert: The Full Impromptus

Robert Treviño, Orchestra Nazionale Sinfonica della RAI – Respighi: Roman Trilogy

Jaap van Zweden, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra – Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 9

Lars Vogt, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris – Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 24

Yuja Wang, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel – Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Sarah Willis, Havana Lyceum Orchestra, José Antonio Méndez Padrón – Mozart y Mambo: La Bella Cubana

Shai Wosner – Beethoven: Diabelli Variations