Antarctica Records

16/06/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Roeland Hendrikx Ensemble !

Elvio Giudici (Classic Voice) writes: "Bernard Herrmann composed a beautiful Quintet for clarinet and strings – 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘶 𝘝𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘨𝘦 – performed so well that I would truly love to hear these five magnificent artists tackle Mozart’s sublime masterpiece of the same name. It is equally a pleasure to listen to Nino Rota’s Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, in which his characteristic lyrical and affectionate style reaches its absolute peak."

🇮🇹 "Bernard Herrmann ha composto un bellissimo Quintetto per clarinetto e archi - 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘶 𝘝𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘨𝘦 -, eseguito così bene che davvero mi piacerebbe ascoltare questi cinque magnifici artisti alle prese con l’omonimo, eccelso capolavoro mozartiano. Altrettanto piacere procura l’ascolto del Trio per clarinetto cello e piano di Nino Rota, in cui la sua così tipica vena lirica e affettuosa tocca un vertice assoluto."

🎧 orcd.co/rhe-beyond-vertigo

Recording, mixing and mastering: for Motormusic Studios
Music director: Felicia Bockstael
Assistant engineer: Siebe Geyskens

Cover Image: Diego Franssens
Graphic design: Brand-Ink, Stefaan Van Damme

11/06/2026

A disk we're extremely proud to present 🐧

05/06/2026

Happy birthday and congratulations on the release, !

It's not often we can give out double wished but today we can. Thank you too all musicians that made this happen: , , Jan Michiels, , Martyn Brabbins, , , , and ! As well as and for the support of this remarkable composer and repertoire.

🇧🇪/🇳🇱 voor onze Nederlandstalige volgers, luister ook zeker naar op en vier dit dubbele feestje via live radio met Annelies.

🎧 orcd.co/van-parys-tuning-time

Cover picture: Trui Hanoulle
Cover design & layout: .aghi.elmi, Giulia Molinari

01/06/2026

.donne.consort tijdens 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬-𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹!

𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥
Zaterdag, 20 juni | 10:00
Reframed neemt bekende oude melodieën als uitgangspunt en geeft ze nieuw leven via improvisatie en vernieuwende klankbenaderingen. De voorstelling vertrekt vanuit het idee dat oude muziek nooit zomaar wordt herhaald — elke uitvoe- ring is onvermijdelijk een product van het heden.
Zo ontstaat een boeiende dialoog tussen verleden en heden, waarbij het publiek wordt uitgenodigd om anders te luisteren en na te denken over hoe wij muziek herinneren en beleven.

🎟️ info & tickets: dionysosnow.com

28/05/2026

27/05/2026

🎬 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙧 𝙙𝙪 𝙫𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙜𝙚

Released earlier this year, 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗼 by Roeland Hendrikx Ensemble explores the musical territory where film composers step away from the screen and into the concert hall.

The album brings together music by Ennio Morricone, Tigran Mansurian, John Corigliano and Bernard Herrmann — composers whose musical language carries an unmistakable cinematic sensitivity, even in purely instrumental works.

🎼 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝗜𝗜𝗜 — 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼: 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼
Bernard Herrmann had little affinity with classical abstraction, yet Hitchcock’s musical alter ego — the composer of iconic scores such as 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰 and 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘰 — contributes the crown jewel of this programme with 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘶 𝘝𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘨𝘦. In this triptych, he translates his acute sense of atmosphere, colour and emotional tension into an autonomous concert form, where nostalgia, wistfulness and unease subtly alternate.
The highlighted movement unfolds with restrained lyricism and quiet intensity — suspended somewhere between memory and melancholy.

🎧 orcd.co/rhe-beyond-vertigo

21/05/2026

"A challenging but enormously rewarding disc," concludes Kate Wakeling in BBC Music Magazine.

The album 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 brings together four orchestral works by Annelies Van Parys.

Wakeling on the musical language: "There is something brilliantly strident about the music of Belgian composer Annelies Van Parys. A spectral composer - her musical structures are grounded in the acoustic properties of sound itself - Van Parys creates music that exudes a terrific power, both intellectually and emotionally."

📅 Album release: June 5, 2026
🎧 Discover the single already: orcd.co/van-parys-concerto

15/05/2026

✨ 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 ✨
On June 5, 2026, Antarctica Records releases 𝙏𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚, the very first portrait album dedicated to the music of composer .

As a first glimpse into the album, today we share the opening movement of Van Parys’ Piano Concerto — with as soloist alongside conducted by Martyn Brabbins.

🎧 orcd.co/van-parys-concerto

12/05/2026

🌿 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝘿𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚 — 𝙇𝙚 𝙟𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙮

Today, on Gabriel Fauré’s birthday, we spotlight a delicate and poetic miniature: 𝘓𝘦 𝘫𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 from the beloved 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦, Op. 56. ✨

Originally written for piano four hands, the suite unfolds in a series of intimate musical scenes filled with tenderness and warm imagination. Beneath its apparent simplicity lies the refined harmonic language that makes Fauré’s music so timeless.

🎼 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝟯 — 𝗟𝗲 𝗷𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆
The highlighted movement feels like a peaceful wander through a garden: flowing melodies, soft colours and a sense of calm wonder suspended between childhood innocence and nostalgia.

A small but beautiful piece of music to celebrate Fauré. 🌿

🎧 Listen here: orcd.co/amitie-musicale