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Belgian contemporary classical is a modern art‑music scene that balances rigorous craft with an exploratory spirit, drawing on Belgium’s conservatory tradition while staying open to international currents. Its sound often favors clear, finely etched textures—piano, chamber ensembles, and virtuosic percussion—alongside larger symphonic writing, with harmony ranging from luminous tonal centers to dense chromatic or spectral color. Rhythmic drive and performer physicality can be prominent, yet many works retain a sense of narrative pacing and architectural form. The result is music that feels both intellectually precise and vividly immediate, blending European modernism with fresh, local sensibilities.

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Echoes of the Forest (Waldszenen & Clarinet Concerto)

Robert Schumann•

Roeland Hendrikx

Album - 13 Tracks - Released September 3, 2026

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September 3, 2026

Echoes of the Forest (Waldszenen & Clarinet Concerto)
Robert Schumann•
Roeland Hendrikx
13 tracks
July 17

Fin de siècle. Revisited
Thomas Hoppe
11 tracks
June 26

Lotti: Crucifixus a 8
Antonio Lotti•
Vlaams Radiokoor
1 tracks
June 19

Elgar & Dvořák: Cello Concertos
Alban Gerhardt•
Edward Elgar•
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Antonín Dvořák•
Andrew Manze
7 tracks
June 12

Cliff Martinez - Music For Film
Brussels Philharmonic•
Dirk Brossé•
Cliff Martinez
16 tracks
June 10

Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Live: All Japan Band Competition Required Pieces 2026
大井剛史•
Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
4 tracks
June 5

Tuning Time - Orchestral Works by Annelies Van Parys
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra•
Kristiina Poska•
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
6 tracks
May 29

Korngold: Die stumme Serenade, Op. 36: No. 11, Lied vom Glück (Transcr. Sonnenmoser for Violin & Piano) [Musical Moments]
Erich Wolfgang Korngold•
Bomsori•
Thomas Hoppe
1 tracks
May 29

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto
Edward Elgar•
Alban Gerhardt•
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Andrew Manze
1 tracks
May 22

Lully: Proserpine
Jean-Baptiste Lully•
Christophe Rousset•
Véronique Gens•
Nick Pritchard•
David Witczak•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur•
Les Talens Lyriques
71 tracks
May 22

Heiner Goebbels: Walden: IV. Reading
Bob Rutman•
Ensemble Modern•
Peter Eötvös
1 tracks
May 15

Van Parys: Concerto for piano and orchestra: I.
Jan Michiels•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
May 15

Van Parys: Concerto for piano and orchestra: I.
Jan Michiels•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
May 13

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40, 25 & 29
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
12 tracks
May 1

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
Edward Elgar•
Alban Gerhardt•
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Andrew Manze
1 tracks
April 24

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39
Jean Sibelius•
NDR Radiophilharmonie
4 tracks
April 24

Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole (Original Series Soundtrack)
Nick Cave•
Warren Ellis
16 tracks
April 24

William Mival: Vale - a pastoral symphony, Tristan - still, Pluen (Feather)
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
14 tracks
April 9

Pluen (feather): III. Sempre molto espressivo e con anima
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
April 8

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 26, 28 & 30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
12 tracks
April 5

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31 "Paris", 34 & 35 "Haffner"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
11 tracks
April 3

Handel: Theodora
George Frideric Handel•
Millenium Orchestra•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur•
Leonardo García-Alarcón•
Andreas Wolf•
Christopher Lowrey•
Matthew Newlin•
Sophie Junker•
Dara Savinova
74 tracks
April 3

Flemish Music Heritage - Ryelandt: Piano Sonatas 3 & Nocturnes
Jozef De Beenhouwer
15 tracks
April 3

So Poétique !
Cyrille Dubois•
Pierre Dumoussaud•
Brussels Philharmonic
24 tracks
April 1

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 33 & 36 "Linz"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
14 tracks
March 31

Davor Vincze: Ashes
Alarm Will Sound•
Alan Pierson•
JACK Quartet•
Ensemble Modern•
Reinbert de Leeuw•
HIIIT
6 tracks
March 27

Dancing on a Volcano (Musik zwischen 1920 und 1933)
Ensemble Modern•
H.K. Gruber•
Wallis Giunta•
Amarcord
19 tracks
March 27

Haydn: La Création du monde
Joseph Haydn•
Julie Roset•
Stanislas de Barbeyrac•
Nahuel di Pierro•
Le Concert de la Loge•
Julien Chauvin•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur
32 tracks
March 27

García-Alarcón: La Passione di Gesù, Overo il vangelo di Giuda
Leonardo García-Alarcón•
Andreas Wolf•
Ana Quintans•
Julie Roset•
Mark Milhofer•
Maxence Billiemaz•
Cappella Mediterranea•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur
79 tracks
March 26

Tristan - still: II. Poco meno messo. Tenero e fragile
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
March 26

Dvořák: Symphonies No. 7, No. 9 "From the New World" & The Wild Dove
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
12 tracks
March 20

What a Wonderful World (Live)
Brussels Jazz Orchestra•
Brussels Philharmonic
1 tracks
March 18

Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Johannes Brahms•
Rudolf Buchbinder•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
7 tracks
March 16

Mozart: Thamos, K. 345
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
12 tracks
March 15

Mozart: Requiem, Edited And Completed By Robert D. Levin
Robert Levin•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Ataneres Ensemble
18 tracks
March 13

Pla(y)ces
Jan Michiels
10 tracks
March 13

L'infinito
Chantal Perraud•
Alain Altinoglu
7 tracks
March 12

Vale - a pastoral symphony: III. Fluido, bucolico e espressivo (cont.)
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
March 6

Fauré: En prière
Gabriel Fauré•
Cyrille Dubois•
Brussels Philharmonic•
Pierre Dumoussaud
1 tracks
March 6

García-Alarcón: La Passione di Gesù, Overo il vangelo di giuda, Canto III, la voce della madonna: Pater noster
Leonardo García-Alarcón•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur•
Cappella Mediterranea
1 tracks

September 3, 2026

Echoes of the Forest (Waldszenen & Clarinet Concerto)
Robert Schumann•
Roeland Hendrikx
13 tracks
July 17

Fin de siècle. Revisited
Thomas Hoppe
11 tracks
June 19

Elgar & Dvořák: Cello Concertos
Alban Gerhardt•
Edward Elgar•
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Antonín Dvořák•
Andrew Manze
7 tracks
June 12

Cliff Martinez - Music For Film
Brussels Philharmonic•
Dirk Brossé•
Cliff Martinez
16 tracks
June 10

Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra Live: All Japan Band Competition Required Pieces 2026
大井剛史•
Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
4 tracks
June 5

Tuning Time - Orchestral Works by Annelies Van Parys
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra•
Kristiina Poska•
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
6 tracks
May 22

Lully: Proserpine
Jean-Baptiste Lully•
Christophe Rousset•
Véronique Gens•
Nick Pritchard•
David Witczak•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur•
Les Talens Lyriques
71 tracks
May 13

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40, 25 & 29
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
12 tracks
April 24

Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole (Original Series Soundtrack)
Nick Cave•
Warren Ellis
16 tracks
April 24

William Mival: Vale - a pastoral symphony, Tristan - still, Pluen (Feather)
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
14 tracks
April 24

Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39
Jean Sibelius•
NDR Radiophilharmonie
4 tracks
April 8

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 26, 28 & 30
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
12 tracks
April 5

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31 "Paris", 34 & 35 "Haffner"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
11 tracks
April 3

Flemish Music Heritage - Ryelandt: Piano Sonatas 3 & Nocturnes
Jozef De Beenhouwer
15 tracks
April 3

Handel: Theodora
George Frideric Handel•
Millenium Orchestra•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur•
Leonardo García-Alarcón•
Andreas Wolf•
Christopher Lowrey•
Matthew Newlin•
Sophie Junker•
Dara Savinova
74 tracks
April 3

So Poétique !
Cyrille Dubois•
Pierre Dumoussaud•
Brussels Philharmonic
24 tracks
April 1

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 33 & 36 "Linz"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Nikolaus Harnoncourt•
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
14 tracks
March 31

Davor Vincze: Ashes
Alarm Will Sound•
Alan Pierson•
JACK Quartet•
Ensemble Modern•
Reinbert de Leeuw•
HIIIT
6 tracks
March 27

Haydn: La Création du monde
Joseph Haydn•
Julie Roset•
Stanislas de Barbeyrac•
Nahuel di Pierro•
Le Concert de la Loge•
Julien Chauvin•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur
32 tracks
March 27

Dancing on a Volcano (Musik zwischen 1920 und 1933)
Ensemble Modern•
H.K. Gruber•
Wallis Giunta•
Amarcord
19 tracks

June 26, 2026

Lotti: Crucifixus a 8
Antonio Lotti•
Vlaams Radiokoor
1 tracks
May 29

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto
Edward Elgar•
Alban Gerhardt•
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Andrew Manze
1 tracks
May 29

Korngold: Die stumme Serenade, Op. 36: No. 11, Lied vom Glück (Transcr. Sonnenmoser for Violin & Piano) [Musical Moments]
Erich Wolfgang Korngold•
Bomsori•
Thomas Hoppe
1 tracks
May 22

Heiner Goebbels: Walden: IV. Reading
Bob Rutman•
Ensemble Modern•
Peter Eötvös
1 tracks
May 15

Van Parys: Concerto for piano and orchestra: I.
Jan Michiels•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
May 15

Van Parys: Concerto for piano and orchestra: I.
Jan Michiels•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
May 1

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
Edward Elgar•
Alban Gerhardt•
WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln•
Andrew Manze
1 tracks
April 9

Pluen (feather): III. Sempre molto espressivo e con anima
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
March 26

Tristan - still: II. Poco meno messo. Tenero e fragile
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
March 20

What a Wonderful World (Live)
Brussels Jazz Orchestra•
Brussels Philharmonic
1 tracks
March 12

Vale - a pastoral symphony: III. Fluido, bucolico e espressivo (cont.)
Philharmonia Orchestra•
Martyn Brabbins
1 tracks
March 6

Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 3: Chorus of Christians. O Love Divine, Thou Source of Fame
George Frideric Handel•
Millenium Orchestra•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur•
Leonardo García-Alarcón
1 tracks
March 6

Fauré: En prière
Gabriel Fauré•
Cyrille Dubois•
Brussels Philharmonic•
Pierre Dumoussaud
1 tracks
March 6

García-Alarcón: La Passione di Gesù, Overo il vangelo di giuda, Canto III, la voce della madonna: Pater noster
Leonardo García-Alarcón•
Chœur De Chambre De Namur•
Cappella Mediterranea
1 tracks
February 20

Tschaikowsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Pas de deux (Live, Hannover, 2025)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
NDR Radiophilharmonie•
Stanislav Kochanovsky
1 tracks
February 13

Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz.117: III. Melodia. Adagio
Béla Bartók•
Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden
1 tracks
February 6

With These Hands
Jan Bang•
Ensemble Modern
2 tracks
February 6

Bluesette (Live)
Brussels Jazz Orchestra•
Brussels Philharmonic
1 tracks
January 30

Johann Michael Bach: Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (II)
Cindy Castillo
1 tracks
January 30

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden
1 tracks