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Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz.106: II. Allegro

Béla Bartók•

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra•

Single - Released August 22, 2025

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August 22, 2025

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz.106: II. Allegro
Béla Bartók•
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra•
Eivind Aadland
1 tracks
August 18

"Ansermet conducts Orchestre de la Suisse Romande"
Ernest Ansermet•
Claude Debussy•
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Maurice Ravel
80 tracks
August 15

Abel Selaocoe’s "Four Spirits" (Live)
Abel Selaocoe•
Aurora Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
6 tracks
August 8

Boito: Nerone (Live)
Arrigo Boito•
Franco Vassallo•
Roberto Frontali•
Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari•
Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari•
Francesco Cilluffo
32 tracks
August 8

Patterns / Solo (Pt. 2)
Max Richter•
Louisa Fuller•
Natalia Bonner•
Max Ruisi
2 tracks
August 1

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Op. 46 - Ballade Op. 4 - Suites from “24 Negro Melodies”
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor•
Michael Repper•
Curtis Stewart
10 tracks
August 1

Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes
Frédéric Chopin•
Tom Hicks
21 tracks
July 25

Betsy Jolas: Works for Organ
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Titus Engel
6 tracks
July 18

Ravel: Miroirs, M.43: IV. Alborada del gracioso (Arr. for Flute and Piano by Robert Stallman)
Maurice Ravel•
Julien Beaudiment•
Célia Oneto Bensaid
1 tracks
July 18

Pictures from Finland
Rumon Gamba
14 tracks
July 18

Coleridge-Taylor:Suite from “24 Negro Melodies”: I. I’m Troubled in Mind (America) Op. 59, No. 14 [Orchestration by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; ed. Patrick Meadows, Lionel Harrison, 2012]
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor•
Michael Repper
1 tracks
July 18

Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
Frédéric Chopin•
Tom Hicks
1 tracks
July 18

Concertos from the Caucasus, Vol. 1: 3 Violin Concertos
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra•
John McLaughlin Williams
9 tracks
July 11

Non-Eternal (Pt. 3)
Max Richter•
Louisa Fuller•
Max Ruisi
2 tracks
July 11

Air Variation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet
1 tracks
July 11

Reflecting Moons
Agata Kielar-Długosz•
Łukasz Długosz
18 tracks
July 11

Tsohle Tsohle (Live)
Abel Selaocoe•
Aurora Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
1 tracks
July 8

The Essential ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Robert Schumann•
Albert Lortzing•
Anton Bruckner•
Benjamin Britten•
Walter Braunfels•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Edward Elgar
20 tracks
July 4

Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections from “24 Negro Melodies”: I. Deep River (America) (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Curtis Stewart and Hamilton Berry)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor•
Michael Repper•
Curtis Stewart
1 tracks
July 4

Madetoja: Suite pastorale, Op. 34 IV. Valssi (Waltz)
Leevi Madetoja•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
June 27

Melancholy Variation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Martynas•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
June 27

Ichmouratov: The Ninth Wave, Viola Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1
Elvira Misbakhova•
Stéphane Tétreault
7 tracks
June 27

Bohême
Mathieu Herzog
10 tracks
June 20

Erkki-Sven Tüür: Aeris
Erkki-Sven Tüür•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
german hornsound•
Olari Elts
3 tracks
June 20

Roubanis: Misirlou (From "Pulp Fiction")
Delirium Musicum•
Étienne Gara
1 tracks
June 19

"A Tempo: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande plays Debussy, Ravel & Bizet"
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande•
Claude Debussy•
Maurice Ravel•
Georges Bizet
80 tracks
June 13

Ichmouratov: Concerto for Viola No. 2, Op. 41, “Rennsteig”: I. Allegro moderato
Elvira Misbakhova
1 tracks
June 13

Kaprálová: Suite en miniature, Op. 1: IV. Menuetto
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Mathieu Herzog
1 tracks
June 13

Raitio: Scherzo ‘Felis domestica'
Väinö Raitio•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
June 13

Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra
Daniel Ottensamer•
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin•
Stephan Koncz•
Noah Bendix-Balgley•
Christoph Traxler
11 tracks
June 13

El cant dels ocells
Traditional•
David Bruce•
Avi Avital•
Between Worlds
1 tracks
June 13

Another June Night
Niklas Walentin
11 tracks
June 13

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps - Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye
Pavel Kolesnikov•
Samson Tsoy
19 tracks
June 6

Sibelius: Orchestral Works
Jean Sibelius•
Christian Tetzlaff•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
14 tracks
June 6

Durey: Mélodies
Holger Falk•
Steffen Schleiermacher
56 tracks
June 6

Pitfield: Orchestral Music
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra•
Paul Mann
22 tracks
June 5

Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 2)
Max Richter•
Max Ruisi
2 tracks
May 30

Pärt: Silouan's Song
Arvo Pärt•
Delirium Musicum•
Étienne Gara
1 tracks
May 25

Sleep Aid: Guided Deep Relaxation to Fall Asleep (Self-Hypnosis) with Beautiful Affirmations, Sleep Music
Torsten Abrolat•
SyncSouls
10 tracks
May 23

Stockhausen: Tierkreis & Schwartz: The Neon Pterodactyl
Karlheinz Stockhausen•
Sophie Dunér•
Steven Beck
13 tracks

August 18, 2025

"Ansermet conducts Orchestre de la Suisse Romande"
Ernest Ansermet•
Claude Debussy•
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Maurice Ravel
80 tracks
August 15

Abel Selaocoe’s "Four Spirits" (Live)
Abel Selaocoe•
Aurora Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
6 tracks
August 8

Boito: Nerone (Live)
Arrigo Boito•
Franco Vassallo•
Roberto Frontali•
Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari•
Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari•
Francesco Cilluffo
32 tracks
August 1

Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes
Frédéric Chopin•
Tom Hicks
21 tracks
August 1

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L’Ouverture, Op. 46 - Ballade Op. 4 - Suites from “24 Negro Melodies”
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor•
Michael Repper•
Curtis Stewart
10 tracks
July 25

Betsy Jolas: Works for Organ
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Titus Engel
6 tracks
July 18

Concertos from the Caucasus, Vol. 1: 3 Violin Concertos
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra•
John McLaughlin Williams
9 tracks
July 18

Pictures from Finland
Rumon Gamba
14 tracks
July 11

Reflecting Moons
Agata Kielar-Długosz•
Łukasz Długosz
18 tracks
July 8

The Essential ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Robert Schumann•
Albert Lortzing•
Anton Bruckner•
Benjamin Britten•
Walter Braunfels•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Edward Elgar
20 tracks
June 27

Bohême
Mathieu Herzog
10 tracks
June 27

Ichmouratov: The Ninth Wave, Viola Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1
Elvira Misbakhova•
Stéphane Tétreault
7 tracks
June 19

"A Tempo: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande plays Debussy, Ravel & Bizet"
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande•
Claude Debussy•
Maurice Ravel•
Georges Bizet
80 tracks
June 13

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps - Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye
Pavel Kolesnikov•
Samson Tsoy
19 tracks
June 13

Another June Night
Niklas Walentin
11 tracks
June 13

Brahms/Koncz: Sonatas for Clarinet and Orchestra
Daniel Ottensamer•
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin•
Stephan Koncz•
Noah Bendix-Balgley•
Christoph Traxler
11 tracks
June 6

Sibelius: Orchestral Works
Jean Sibelius•
Christian Tetzlaff•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
14 tracks
June 6

Pitfield: Orchestral Music
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra•
Paul Mann
22 tracks
June 6

Durey: Mélodies
Holger Falk•
Steffen Schleiermacher
56 tracks
May 25

Sleep Aid: Guided Deep Relaxation to Fall Asleep (Self-Hypnosis) with Beautiful Affirmations, Sleep Music
Torsten Abrolat•
SyncSouls
10 tracks

August 22, 2025

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz.106: II. Allegro
Béla Bartók•
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra•
Eivind Aadland
1 tracks
August 8

Patterns / Solo (Pt. 2)
Max Richter•
Louisa Fuller•
Natalia Bonner•
Max Ruisi
2 tracks
July 18

Coleridge-Taylor:Suite from “24 Negro Melodies”: I. I’m Troubled in Mind (America) Op. 59, No. 14 [Orchestration by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; ed. Patrick Meadows, Lionel Harrison, 2012]
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor•
Michael Repper
1 tracks
July 18

Nocturnes, Op. 48: No. 2 in F-Sharp Major
Frédéric Chopin•
Tom Hicks
1 tracks
July 18

Ravel: Miroirs, M.43: IV. Alborada del gracioso (Arr. for Flute and Piano by Robert Stallman)
Maurice Ravel•
Julien Beaudiment•
Célia Oneto Bensaid
1 tracks
July 11

Non-Eternal (Pt. 3)
Max Richter•
Louisa Fuller•
Max Ruisi
2 tracks
July 11

Air Variation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Norwegian String Quintet
1 tracks
July 11

Tsohle Tsohle (Live)
Abel Selaocoe•
Aurora Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
1 tracks
July 4

Coleridge-Taylor: 3 Selections from “24 Negro Melodies”: I. Deep River (America) (Arr. for Violin and Orchestra by Curtis Stewart and Hamilton Berry)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor•
Michael Repper•
Curtis Stewart
1 tracks
July 4

Madetoja: Suite pastorale, Op. 34 IV. Valssi (Waltz)
Leevi Madetoja•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
June 27

Melancholy Variation
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Eldbjørg Hemsing•
Martynas•
Norwegian String Quintet•
Tim Allhoff
1 tracks
June 20

Erkki-Sven Tüür: Aeris
Erkki-Sven Tüür•
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra•
german hornsound•
Olari Elts
3 tracks
June 20

Roubanis: Misirlou (From "Pulp Fiction")
Delirium Musicum•
Étienne Gara
1 tracks
June 13

Kaprálová: Suite en miniature, Op. 1: IV. Menuetto
Vitezslava Kaprálová•
Mathieu Herzog
1 tracks
June 13

Ichmouratov: Concerto for Viola No. 2, Op. 41, “Rennsteig”: I. Allegro moderato
Elvira Misbakhova
1 tracks
June 13

El cant dels ocells
Traditional•
David Bruce•
Avi Avital•
Between Worlds
1 tracks
June 13

Raitio: Scherzo ‘Felis domestica'
Väinö Raitio•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks
June 5

Dream 11 / Moth-Like Stars (Pt. 2)
Max Richter•
Max Ruisi
2 tracks
May 30

Pärt: Silouan's Song
Arvo Pärt•
Delirium Musicum•
Étienne Gara
1 tracks
May 23

Palmgren: Pictures from Finland, Op. 24 IV. Sleigh Ride
Selim Palmgren•
Rumon Gamba
1 tracks