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Folk classical is a refined and evocative genre that blends the structured elegance of classical music with the earthy expressiveness of traditional folk melodies. Characterized by intricate arrangements, virtuosic instrumentation—often featuring guitar, violin, or small ensembles—and rich, lyrical themes, it bridges cultural heritage with formal musical traditions. Whether through orchestral interpretations or intimate solo performances, this genre evokes pastoral landscapes, historical narratives, and emotional depth. Its seamless fusion of regional folk influences with classical forms offers listeners a timeless and cross-cultural auditory experience.

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Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, II. Adagio album image

Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, II. Adagio

Joaquín Rodrigo•

Ana Vidović•

Alexander Liebreich

Single - Released September 11, 2026

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September 11, 2026

Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Ana Vidović•
Alexander Liebreich
1 tracks
May 29

Barber: Vanessa
Samuel Barber•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center•
J'nai Bridges•
Thomas Hampson
37 tracks
May 1

Barber: Vanessa, Intermezzo
Samuel Barber•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
February 20

Aho: Symphony No. 17
Kalevi Aho•
Lahti Symphony Orchestra•
Erkki Lasonpalo•
Jan Lehtola
3 tracks
January 16

Elgar from the Archives, Vol. 1 (Remastered 2025)
Edward Elgar•
Sir Henry Wood
36 tracks
December 5, 2025

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Gustav Mahler•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
5 tracks
November 14

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Hindemith: Violin Concerto
Alexandra Tirsu•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Vasily Petrenko
7 tracks
November 7

Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 33, Nos. 3,4,6
Joseph Haydn•
Quatuor Terpsycordes
12 tracks
November 7

Mahler: Symphony No. 7, III. Scherzo. Schattenhaft - Trio
Gustav Mahler•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
October 24

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77: Scherzo. Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Alexandra Tirsu•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Vasily Petrenko
1 tracks
October 24

Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42: I. Vivace assai
Joseph Haydn•
Quatuor Terpsycordes
1 tracks
September 8

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - British Composers. Elgar, Holst, Bax, Delius...
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Arnold Bax•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Edward German•
Frederick Delius•
George Frideric Handel•
Granville Bantock•
Gustav Holst•
John Ireland•
John Ogdon•
Ralph Vaughan Williams•
Sir Charles Mackerras•
Edward Elgar•
Sir Henry Wood•
William Walton
96 tracks
August 29

Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Alto Flute: VI. Epilogue
Kalevi Aho•
Sharon Bezaly•
Erkki Lasonpalo
1 tracks
July 11

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-3 & Triple Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Reed Tetzloff•
Alexandra Tirsu•
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
12 tracks
July 4

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Reed Tetzloff•
Alexandra Tirsu•
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
1 tracks
July 4

Ben Folds Live with The National Symphony Orchestra
Ben Folds•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
14 tracks
June 13

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Ludwig van Beethoven•
National Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
8 tracks
June 13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
National Symphony Orchestra•
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
6 tracks
June 13

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5
Edward Elgar•
National Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
20 tracks
June 13

Handel/Harty: Royal Fireworks Music; Scarlatti/Tommasini: The Good Humoured Ladies; Grieg: Lyric Suite
National Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
16 tracks
March 21

Pantcheff: Chamber Music, Vol. 2
Victoria String Quartet
14 tracks
March 21

Richard Pantcheff: Chamber Music, Vol. 2
Victoria String Quartet•
Simon Passmore
14 tracks
January 22

Nikodemowicz: Music of Our Time
Andrzej Nikodemowicz•
Dominika Falger•
Paweł Kos-Nowicki
13 tracks
December 17, 2024

Guido Mancusi: Orchestral Works Vol. 2
Guido Mancusi
11 tracks
August 23

Carlos Simon: Four Symphonic Works
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
10 tracks
August 23

Carlos Simon: Wake Up! Concerto for Orchestra
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
July 12

Diary of the Bee: Chamber Works by Helen Leach
Victoria String Quartet
24 tracks
July 12

Pitfield: His Friends & Contemporaries
Victoria String Quartet
29 tracks
June 1

Barrios Mangoré: Vals, Op.8: No.4
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Klaus Jäckle
1 tracks
May 31

Carlos Simon: Songs of Separation
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
J'nai Bridges•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
4 tracks
May 17

Carlos Simon: Songs of Separation: I. The Garden
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
J'nai Bridges•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
April 26

Tarantella, Op.87 A
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco•
Klaus Jäckle
1 tracks
April 24

Hijo De La Luna
Klaus Jäckle
1 tracks
April 19

So Fragile, So Blue
William Shatner•
Ben Folds•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center•
Steven Reineke
12 tracks
April 12

Frank Martin : Piano Quintet, Quartet, Pavane couleur du temps
Frank Martin•
Quatuor Terpsycordes•
Fabrizio Chiovetta
9 tracks
April 5

Are You the Bayou?
William Shatner•
Ben Folds•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center•
Steven Reineke
1 tracks
March 22

I Want to Be a Tree
William Shatner•
Ben Folds•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center•
Steven Reineke
1 tracks
March 22

Pavane couleur du temps, for String Quintet
Frank Martin•
Quatuor Terpsycordes
1 tracks
March 8

Carlos Simon: The Block
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
February 9

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
4 tracks

May 29, 2026

Barber: Vanessa
Samuel Barber•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center•
J'nai Bridges•
Thomas Hampson
37 tracks
January 16

Elgar from the Archives, Vol. 1 (Remastered 2025)
Edward Elgar•
Sir Henry Wood
36 tracks
December 5, 2025

Mahler: Symphony No. 7
Gustav Mahler•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
5 tracks
November 14

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 - Hindemith: Violin Concerto
Alexandra Tirsu•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Vasily Petrenko
7 tracks
November 7

Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 33, Nos. 3,4,6
Joseph Haydn•
Quatuor Terpsycordes
12 tracks
September 8

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - British Composers. Elgar, Holst, Bax, Delius...
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Arnold Bax•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Edward German•
Frederick Delius•
George Frideric Handel•
Granville Bantock•
Gustav Holst•
John Ireland•
John Ogdon•
Ralph Vaughan Williams•
Sir Charles Mackerras•
Edward Elgar•
Sir Henry Wood•
William Walton
96 tracks
July 11

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-3 & Triple Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Reed Tetzloff•
Alexandra Tirsu•
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
12 tracks
July 4

Ben Folds Live with The National Symphony Orchestra
Ben Folds•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
14 tracks
June 13

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5
Edward Elgar•
National Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
20 tracks
June 13

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Ludwig van Beethoven•
National Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
8 tracks
June 13

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
National Symphony Orchestra•
The New Symphony Orchestra Of London•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
6 tracks
June 13

Handel/Harty: Royal Fireworks Music; Scarlatti/Tommasini: The Good Humoured Ladies; Grieg: Lyric Suite
National Symphony Orchestra•
Sir Malcolm Sargent
16 tracks
March 21

Pantcheff: Chamber Music, Vol. 2
Victoria String Quartet
14 tracks
March 21

Richard Pantcheff: Chamber Music, Vol. 2
Victoria String Quartet•
Simon Passmore
14 tracks
January 22

Nikodemowicz: Music of Our Time
Andrzej Nikodemowicz•
Dominika Falger•
Paweł Kos-Nowicki
13 tracks
December 17, 2024

Guido Mancusi: Orchestral Works Vol. 2
Guido Mancusi
11 tracks
August 23

Carlos Simon: Four Symphonic Works
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
10 tracks
July 12

Pitfield: His Friends & Contemporaries
Victoria String Quartet
29 tracks
July 12

Diary of the Bee: Chamber Works by Helen Leach
Victoria String Quartet
24 tracks
May 31

Carlos Simon: Songs of Separation
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
J'nai Bridges•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
4 tracks

September 11, 2026

Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Ana Vidović•
Alexander Liebreich
1 tracks
May 1

Barber: Vanessa, Intermezzo
Samuel Barber•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
February 20

Aho: Symphony No. 17
Kalevi Aho•
Lahti Symphony Orchestra•
Erkki Lasonpalo•
Jan Lehtola
3 tracks
November 7, 2025

Mahler: Symphony No. 7, III. Scherzo. Schattenhaft - Trio
Gustav Mahler•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
October 24

Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6, Hob. III:42: I. Vivace assai
Joseph Haydn•
Quatuor Terpsycordes
1 tracks
October 24

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77: Scherzo. Allegro
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Alexandra Tirsu•
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra•
Vasily Petrenko
1 tracks
August 29

Kalevi Aho: Concerto for Alto Flute: VI. Epilogue
Kalevi Aho•
Sharon Bezaly•
Erkki Lasonpalo
1 tracks
July 4

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Reed Tetzloff•
Alexandra Tirsu•
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
1 tracks
August 23, 2024

Carlos Simon: Wake Up! Concerto for Orchestra
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
June 1

Barrios Mangoré: Vals, Op.8: No.4
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Klaus Jäckle
1 tracks
May 17

Carlos Simon: Songs of Separation: I. The Garden
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
J'nai Bridges•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
April 26

Tarantella, Op.87 A
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco•
Klaus Jäckle
1 tracks
April 24

Hijo De La Luna
Klaus Jäckle
1 tracks
April 5

Are You the Bayou?
William Shatner•
Ben Folds•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center•
Steven Reineke
1 tracks
March 22

Pavane couleur du temps, for String Quintet
Frank Martin•
Quatuor Terpsycordes
1 tracks
March 22

I Want to Be a Tree
William Shatner•
Ben Folds•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center•
Steven Reineke
1 tracks
March 8

Carlos Simon: The Block
Carlos Simon•
Gianandrea Noseda•
National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center
1 tracks
February 9

Beethoven: Two Famous Pieces
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Klaus Jäckle
2 tracks
January 31

36 Original Dances, D. 365: No. 1 In D-Major - No. 2 In D-Major (Arr. For Guitar By Klaus Jäckle)
Franz Schubert•
Klaus Jäckle
1 tracks
January 27

Mozart-Variations
Fernando Sor•
Klaus Jäckle
2 tracks