Christopher Cerrone's new album is a decade-long journey through sound, collaboration, and innovation. From the first sketches of Goldbeater’s Skin in 2015 to the final touches on Ode To Joy in 2023, these works reflect his deep connection and friendship with Sandbox Percussion. #comingsoon
Organist and pianist James McVinnie makes his PENTATONE debut with ’Dreamcatcher’, an intimate sequence of contemporary classical music centred around the act of imagining. The recording features the organ of St Albans Cathedral -an epoch-making instrument closely associated with legendary organists Peter Hurford and Ralph Downes.
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“I first encountered the story in a re-release of the 1939 film with Robert Donat and Greer Garson, and I knew I would write the opera sooner or later. After reading Hilton’s novella many, many years later, I immediately read it twice more, I was so tremendously moved. I then read the short stories Hilton wrote on Chips, and was off and running with the libretto. The story captured me immediately, as well as the character of Chips himself and the affirmation of what he stood for.” – Gordon Getty
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Featuring: Nathan Granner, Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Kevin Short, San Francisco Boys Chorus, Barbary Coast Orchestra, Dennis Doubin
Exciting News! 🎉
Two PENTATONE albums have been selected among @The Times' 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024!
#4 - "Schubert: Ländler" with Pierre-Laurent Aimard
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#9 - "Dvořák Symphonies Nos. 7, 8, 9" with Česká filharmonie and Semyon Bychkov
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Congratulations to all the incredible artists!👏
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Writing both the music and libretto of his opera, Getty has shaped Hilton’s cherished story into a memory play, in which the protagonist looks back on important episodes of his life. The score encapsulates the intimacy of the plot and the nuances of its characters. Just like Chips, Getty treats each personality with a profound understanding of - and love for - the human spirit, with all its strengths and flaws. For Getty, after decades of fascination with the character and story of “Mr. Chips”, the completion of this opera is the realization of a long-held dream.
This feel-good opera is the perfect gift to share with your loved ones this Christmas - an unforgettable celebration of humanity's depth and beauty. Be sure to get your copy now and experience the magic of Mr. Chips!
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Featuring Nathan Granner, Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, Kevin Short, San Francisco Boys Chorus, Barbary Coast Orchestra, Dennis Doubin
PENTATONE releases Gordon Getty’s fourth opera, ”Goodbye, Mr. Chips”, in a new studio recording featuring Nathan Granner, Melody Moore, Lester Lynch, and @Kevin Short, as well as the San Francisco Boys Choir and Barbary Coast Orchestra, under the baton of Dennis Doubin. Based on the popular 1934 novella “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” and other stories by James Hilton, “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” tells the heart-warming story of a teacher at Brookfield, an all-boys English boarding school to which “Chips” dedicates most of his adult life. #comingsoon
GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas on 10 Classical You Must Hear This Month (Apple Music)
"GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas" has been featured on Apple Music's '10 Classical You Must Hear This Month' playlist!
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Featuring: Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Bay Brass, Isabel Leonard, Audra McDonald, New World Symphony, Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, John Wilson, and more!
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal - OSM and its Music Director Rafael Payare celebrate Arnold Schoenberg’s 150th birthday with a recording of two of his late-Romantic masterworks: ‘Verklärte Nacht’ and ‘Pelleas und Melisande’.
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Lifetime Achievement Award for Michael Tilson Thomas - 2024 Gramophone Awards,
Yesterday at the 2024 Gramophone Awards, Michael Tilson Thomas was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, acknowledging his immense contributions to the world of classical music. In celebration of this win and his forthcoming 80th birthday, PENTATONE presents 'GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas'. Featuring 18 works, from premiere recordings to remastered archival recordings available for the first time, this deluxe collection also includes an extensive booklet containing composer’s notes, original essays, and a timeline of archival photos chronicling MTT’s life as a pianist, conductor, composer, recording artist, and teacher.
Available worldwide TOMORROW:
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All proceeds from 'GRACE: The Music of Michael Tilson Thomas' will be donated to brain cancer research at the UCSF Brain Tumor Center.
Renowned bass-baritone Adam Plachetka celebrates the Year of Czech Music with an anthology of Czech evening songs by Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Zdeněk Fibich and Josef Suk. All based on love poems for Vítězslav Hálek’s ‘Večerní písně’, these songs provide a panorama of great Czech music while also zooming in on lesser-known repertoire. Plachetka performs them together with pianist David Švec. #comingsoon
Intermusica
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin continues its PENTATONE Mozart series with the composer’s 29th and 33rd symphonies. These works are coupled with his ravishingly beautiful Clarinet Concerto, performed by Ernst Schlader in the original edition for basset clarinet. Schlader, a specialist in historical instruments, has written an essay on the basset clarinet for the album booklet that includes a rare historical image showing the original shape of the instrument used in the years after the concerto's premiere.
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