Barber, Zorn, Glass Violin Concertos

New Zealand-born American violinist Geneva Lewis is the recipient of a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant, has been Musical America’s New Artist of the Month, and was a BBC New Generation Artist in 2022–24.  Her solo debut album features a high-flying all-American program, accompanied by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra led by Gemma New. Starting with Samuel Barber’s neo-Romantic Violin …

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Fifty-five years after the release of their first recording, Katia and Marielle Labèque celebrate an extraordinary artistic journey with this new triple album, bringing together new recordings and archive selections spanning more than half a century. The Labèque sisters have consistently crossed boundaries between classical, contemporary, jazz, minimalism, and popular traditions. Commissioning works from composers such as Philip Glass and …

Nadia

WindSync’s new album pays homage to the French composer, conductor, music theorist, and legendary composition pedagogue Nadia Boulanger, who wielded immense influence over American music and musicians. Boulanger found a way to nurture each composer’s individual voice, and in doing so sowed the seeds of the kaleidoscopic breadth of styles that emerged in American music in the 20th century. The …

Light and Shadow

Following their acclaimed mixtape series, Light and Shadow is the sixth album from Orchestra of the Swan and David Le Page. Featuring works by Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman, and Radiohead alongside music by composers more widely accepted in the classical genre such as Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, this latest installment promises to take you on a compelling, …