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Festive Overture, Op. 96

Dmitri Shostakovich•

Royal Scottish National Orchestra•

Single - Released August 14, 2026

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August 14, 2026

Festive Overture, Op. 96
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra•
Neeme Järvi
1 tracks
August 14

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"/III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Yo-Yo Ma•
Leonidas Kavakos•
Emanuel Ax•
Antoine Tamestit
1 tracks
August 7

Schumann: Complete Symphonies
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
17 tracks
July 31

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: II. Allegro scherzando
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Simon Trpčeski•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra•
Thomas Søndergård
1 tracks
July 24

To Awaken the Sleeper
Kansas City Symphony•
Michael Stern•
Joyce DiDonato•
Yo-Yo Ma
11 tracks
July 24

Hymn to the Sun
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Alessandro Scarlatti•
Amilcare Ponchielli•
André Messager•
Antonio Caldara•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arthur Sullivan•
Aulis Sallinen•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Daniel Auber•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Duke Ellington•
Déodat de Séverac•
Eduardo di Capua•
Edward Elgar•
Einojuhani Rautavaara•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Eugène Ysaÿe•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
George Enescu•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Gerald Finzi•
Gioachino Rossini•
Gustav Holst
108 tracks
July 24

Schumann: Symphony No. 1, Op. 38, "Spring": III. Scherzo: Molto vivace - Trio
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
July 24

Hymn to the Sun
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Alessandro Scarlatti•
Amilcare Ponchielli•
André Messager•
Antonio Caldara•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arthur Sullivan•
Aulis Sallinen•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Daniel Auber•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Duke Ellington•
Déodat de Séverac•
Eduardo di Capua•
Edward Elgar•
Einojuhani Rautavaara•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Eugène Ysaÿe•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
George Enescu•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Gerald Finzi•
Gioachino Rossini•
Gustav Holst
108 tracks
July 3

Schumann: Symphony No. 2, Op. 61: II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
June 26

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra•
Andris Poga
1 tracks
June 26

Schumann: Symphony No. 3, Op. 97, "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
June 19

Yelele Mama / Bado Mapema
Yo-Yo Ma
2 tracks
June 12

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: II. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra•
Andris Poga
1 tracks
June 5

The 7 Symphonies
Jean Sibelius•
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra•
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
23 tracks
June 5

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon•
Helsinki Chamber Choir
8 tracks
June 5

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon•
Helsinki Chamber Choir
8 tracks
June 5

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon•
Helsinki Chamber Choir
8 tracks
May 22

Holst: Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
1 tracks
May 22

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (Live)
Sergei Prokofiev•
Viola Davis•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
15 tracks
May 22

Holst: Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
1 tracks
May 15

Sibelius & Saraste: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Jean Sibelius•
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra•
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
1 tracks
May 15

Ittai Shapira: Chunhyang
Ittai Shapira•
Hila Plitmann•
Florin Parvulescu•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
3 tracks
May 8

Maksimal
Ryan McAdams•
Francisco Fullana•
Aizuri Quartet•
Ryan MacEvoy McCullough
9 tracks
May 8

Palmgren: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 9
Selim Palmgren•
Jouni Somero
29 tracks
April 24

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: III. On a Branch of a Big Tree Sat a Little Bird (Live)
Sergei Prokofiev•
Viola Davis•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
April 24

Filidei: Lied
Francesco Filidei•
Ensemble Musikfabrik
1 tracks
April 17

I Am a River
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
13 tracks
April 17

Temkin: Ocean's Call. III. Lullaby Waves
Aizuri Quartet
1 tracks
April 17

I Am a River
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
13 tracks
April 3

Tulve: Nächtliche Gesänge: II. Zärtliche Nacht
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks
April 3

Tulve: Nächtliche Gesänge: II. Zärtliche Nacht
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks
April 3

Back to Nature: Čiurlionis — Gražinis — Debussy (Extended Version)
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis•
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla•
Onutė Gražinytė•
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra•
Claude Debussy•
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
20 tracks
April 3

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 "To October" & Symphony No. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich•
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra•
John Storgårds
8 tracks
April 3

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 "To October" & Symphony No. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich•
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra•
John Storgårds
8 tracks
March 26

Her Sonic Realm - The Creative Legacy of Women in Music
Louise Farrenc•
Agathe Backer Grøndahl•
Amy Beach•
Augusta Holmès•
Augusta Read Thomas•
Barbara Strozzi•
Comtessa de Dia•
Yi Chen•
Clara Schumann•
Cécile Chaminade•
Ethel Smyth•
Fanny Mendelssohn•
Florence Beatrice Price•
Francesca Caccini•
Gabriella Smith•
Galina Ustvolskaya•
Germaine Tailleferre•
Grażyna Bacewicz•
Hildegard von Bingen•
Isabella Leonarda•
Julia Wolfe•
Kaija Saariaho•
Lili Boulanger•
Margaret Bonds•
Maria Theresia von Paradis•
María Grever•
Mel Bonis•
Meredith Monk•
Nadia Boulanger•
Naomi Shemer•
Olga Neuwirth
77 tracks
March 20

Sariaaho: Kesäpäivä: No. 5. Hekti: Yön sarastus
Kaija Saariaho•
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks
March 20

Shostakovich Symphony No. 2 "To October": IV. My shli, my prosili roboty i khleba (We marched, we asked for work and bread)
Dmitri Shostakovich•
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra•
John Storgårds
1 tracks
March 20

Pájaros Mágicos
Igor Stravinsky•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
7 tracks
March 20

Sariaaho: Kesäpäivä: No. 5. Hekti: Yön sarastus
Kaija Saariaho•
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks
March 20

Sariaaho: Kesäpäivä: No. 5. Hekti: Yön sarastus
Kaija Saariaho•
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks

August 7, 2026

Schumann: Complete Symphonies
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
17 tracks
July 24

Hymn to the Sun
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Alessandro Scarlatti•
Amilcare Ponchielli•
André Messager•
Antonio Caldara•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arthur Sullivan•
Aulis Sallinen•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Daniel Auber•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Duke Ellington•
Déodat de Séverac•
Eduardo di Capua•
Edward Elgar•
Einojuhani Rautavaara•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Eugène Ysaÿe•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
George Enescu•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Gerald Finzi•
Gioachino Rossini•
Gustav Holst
108 tracks
July 24

Hymn to the Sun
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Alessandro Scarlatti•
Amilcare Ponchielli•
André Messager•
Antonio Caldara•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arthur Sullivan•
Aulis Sallinen•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Carl Loewe•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Daniel Auber•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Duke Ellington•
Déodat de Séverac•
Eduardo di Capua•
Edward Elgar•
Einojuhani Rautavaara•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Eugène Ysaÿe•
Franz Lehár•
Franz Schubert•
François Couperin•
Frederick Delius•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
George Enescu•
George Frideric Handel•
Georges Bizet•
Gerald Finzi•
Gioachino Rossini•
Gustav Holst
108 tracks
July 24

To Awaken the Sleeper
Kansas City Symphony•
Michael Stern•
Joyce DiDonato•
Yo-Yo Ma
11 tracks
June 5

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon•
Helsinki Chamber Choir
8 tracks
June 5

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon•
Helsinki Chamber Choir
8 tracks
June 5

The 7 Symphonies
Jean Sibelius•
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra•
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
23 tracks
June 5

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, H. 125 - Raitio: Moonlight on Jupiter, Op. 24
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon•
Helsinki Chamber Choir
8 tracks
May 22

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 (Live)
Sergei Prokofiev•
Viola Davis•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
15 tracks
May 8

Maksimal
Ryan McAdams•
Francisco Fullana•
Aizuri Quartet•
Ryan MacEvoy McCullough
9 tracks
May 8

Palmgren: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 9
Selim Palmgren•
Jouni Somero
29 tracks
April 17

I Am a River
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
13 tracks
April 17

I Am a River
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
13 tracks
April 3

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 "To October" & Symphony No. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich•
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra•
John Storgårds
8 tracks
April 3

Back to Nature: Čiurlionis — Gražinis — Debussy (Extended Version)
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis•
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla•
Onutė Gražinytė•
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra•
Claude Debussy•
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
20 tracks
April 3

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 2 "To October" & Symphony No. 5
Dmitri Shostakovich•
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra•
John Storgårds
8 tracks
March 26

Her Sonic Realm - The Creative Legacy of Women in Music
Louise Farrenc•
Agathe Backer Grøndahl•
Amy Beach•
Augusta Holmès•
Augusta Read Thomas•
Barbara Strozzi•
Comtessa de Dia•
Yi Chen•
Clara Schumann•
Cécile Chaminade•
Ethel Smyth•
Fanny Mendelssohn•
Florence Beatrice Price•
Francesca Caccini•
Gabriella Smith•
Galina Ustvolskaya•
Germaine Tailleferre•
Grażyna Bacewicz•
Hildegard von Bingen•
Isabella Leonarda•
Julia Wolfe•
Kaija Saariaho•
Lili Boulanger•
Margaret Bonds•
Maria Theresia von Paradis•
María Grever•
Mel Bonis•
Meredith Monk•
Nadia Boulanger•
Naomi Shemer•
Olga Neuwirth
77 tracks
March 20

Pájaros Mágicos
Igor Stravinsky•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
7 tracks
March 6

Robin Stevens: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2
Stephane Rancourt•
Alice Neary•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra•
Paul Mann
6 tracks
March 6

Robin Stevens: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2
Stephane Rancourt•
Alice Neary•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra•
Paul Mann
6 tracks

August 14, 2026

Festive Overture, Op. 96
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra•
Neeme Järvi
1 tracks
August 14

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"/III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Yo-Yo Ma•
Leonidas Kavakos•
Emanuel Ax•
Antoine Tamestit
1 tracks
July 31

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: II. Allegro scherzando
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Simon Trpčeski•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra•
Thomas Søndergård
1 tracks
July 24

Schumann: Symphony No. 1, Op. 38, "Spring": III. Scherzo: Molto vivace - Trio
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
July 3

Schumann: Symphony No. 2, Op. 61: II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
June 26

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra•
Andris Poga
1 tracks
June 26

Schumann: Symphony No. 3, Op. 97, "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
June 19

Yelele Mama / Bado Mapema
Yo-Yo Ma
2 tracks
June 12

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65: II. Allegretto
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra•
Andris Poga
1 tracks
May 22

Holst: Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
1 tracks
May 22

Holst: Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
Gustav Holst•
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra•
Nicholas Collon
1 tracks
May 15

Ittai Shapira: Chunhyang
Ittai Shapira•
Hila Plitmann•
Florin Parvulescu•
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
3 tracks
May 15

Sibelius & Saraste: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Jean Sibelius•
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra•
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
1 tracks
April 24

Filidei: Lied
Francesco Filidei•
Ensemble Musikfabrik
1 tracks
April 24

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: III. On a Branch of a Big Tree Sat a Little Bird (Live)
Sergei Prokofiev•
Viola Davis•
Los Angeles Philharmonic•
Gustavo Dudamel
1 tracks
April 17

Temkin: Ocean's Call. III. Lullaby Waves
Aizuri Quartet
1 tracks
April 3

Tulve: Nächtliche Gesänge: II. Zärtliche Nacht
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks
April 3

Tulve: Nächtliche Gesänge: II. Zärtliche Nacht
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks
March 20

Sariaaho: Kesäpäivä: No. 5. Hekti: Yön sarastus
Kaija Saariaho•
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks
March 20

Sariaaho: Kesäpäivä: No. 5. Hekti: Yön sarastus
Kaija Saariaho•
Helsinki Chamber Choir•
Nils Schweckendiek
1 tracks