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• The definitive Beethoven 7 recording (and our top 10 list)

  Dec 8

  The Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, is a symphony in four movements composed by Ludwig van Beethoven between 1811 and 1812, while improving his health in the… more ›

• Claude Debussy – La Demoiselle élue (1959 recording)

  Oct 19

  La Damoiselle élue (The Blessed Damozel), L. 62, is a cantata for two soloists, female choir, and orchestra, composed by Claude Debussy in 1887–1889 based on a text by Dante… more ›

• Iannis Xenakis – Empreintes (For Orchestra) (1975)

  Sep 21

  Xenakis made use of the resources of the expanded modern orchestra throughout his composing career. Visceral gestures‚ prolonged in sequences of vibrant inner activity‚ typify Xenakis’s Pythagorean ballet for Balanchine‚… more ›

• Franz Liszt – Sonata in B minor (1853)

  Sep 4

  The Sonata in B minor, S.178, is a sonata for solo piano by Franz Liszt. It was completed in 1853 and published in 1854 with a dedication to Robert Schumann.… more ›

• Four new promos for Concertgebouw

  Aug 31

  “Wrong representation of classical music? Join Entrée and discover what classical music really represents.” Entrée is a new Dutch campaign to get people under 35 to listen to classical music… more ›

• John Cage – Music Of Changes (1951)

  Aug 29

  Music Of Changes I Music Of Changes II Music Of Changes III Music Of Changes IV Piano – Pi-Hsien Chen Recorded April 2nd, 3rd & 5th, 2012. Music of Changes… more ›

• Alireza Mashayekhi – Violin Concerto (1977)

  Dec 11

  Alireza Mashayekhi (born 1940) is a notable Iranian musician, composer and conductor. He is one of the first Iranian composers who has pioneered Persian Symphonic Music [source] Maziyar Zahireddini –… more ›

• Henri Dutilleux – Métaboles (1964)

  Oct 30

  Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013): Métaboles, per orchestra (1964) — Orchestre National de France diretta da Sergiu Celibidache. more ›

• Boguslaw Schäffer – Symphony (1966)

  Dec 1

  Symphony is the first work of any considerable length realised by the Experimental Studio of the Polish Radio; its composition was spread out over more than a year. The basic… more ›

• Béla Bartók – Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117 (1937–38)

  Nov 18

  Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117 was written in 1937–38. Bartók composed the concerto in a difficult stage of his life, when he was filled with serious concerns… more ›