Cobra Records

Classical Music in story telling albums. High End DSD256 recordings in stereo, binaural and surround quality Every Cobra album is a story telling project.

Story telling projects

COBRA RECORDS is always looking for remarkable projects performed by young talent and/or internationally well known musicians and special ensembles, domestically and abroad. Enthusiasm, ambition, open-minded, sense of quality, cooperation and flexibility are our keywords. Remarkable can be defined as groundbreaking, innovative, but also sublime performance of the “main repe

rtoire”. Looking for everyone’s highest quality we create all conditions to achieve a special production. This all starts with discussing repertoire, planning, choosing acoustical location. Each musician gets complete artistic freedom and all the support to achieve highest expression. Audiophile quality

All productions are recorded in native DSD256, the highest possible audio quality. These recordings are made in three different styles: Stereo, Surround and Binaural.

11/02/2025

An editorial recommendation from Klassik Magazin 🤩

ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴘʀᴇᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
sᴏᴜɴᴅ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“In general, Sato's agogic 'tricks', his coloring and the general phrasing are extremely expressive, but never stray too far from the musical text, rather breathing individual life into it. In the dreamlike, confident interaction with Shuann Chai the seemingly impossible is achieved: Beethoven's incredible compositional effort and the work structures, which are refined down to the last detail, are filled with the freedom of improvisation. The captivating sound with its tangible spatiality does the rest to round off the overall impression.”

Congratulations to Shunske Sato（佐藤俊介） and Shuann Chai 🥳

Read the full review at Klassik 🙏

07/02/2025

Cobra Records 🎉 Turns 25! 🎶

Celebrate this milestone with us and enjoy an exclusive Anniversary Special – 25% OFF the entire Cobra Records catalog of Stereo, Binaural and 5 Channel Surround Sound albums!
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07/02/2025

Cobra's 25th anniversary - We have been around since 2000 and that is reason to celebrate our anniversary.
That is why we are giving you a 25% discount on our entire catalogue, until the end of February 2025, with the coupon code “CELEBRATE25”.
Stay in touch to hear more from us on that milestone.
https://www.cobrarecords.com

31/01/2025

Let’s celebrate Franz Schubert his birthday today!

Shuann Chai playing one of his impromptus 🤩

15/01/2025

25% Off 64 Previous Album of the Year Winners!

Now that the 2024 Album of the Year Awards have wrapped up, we thought it would be nice to look back at the first 6 years of our Album of the Year Awards.

You can get 25% Off 64 Album of the Year Award Winners from 2018 to 2023. Featuring albums from music labels including 2L, 2xhd Mastering, AnalogFather, AudioDefine Records / Same Great Sound, Channel Classics Records, Cobra Records, Eudora Records, Fonè, Groove Note Records USA, HR Recordings, Hunnia Records & Film Production, Impex Records, Jazzology Records - GHB Jazz Foundation, Just Listen Records, LAWO Classics, London Symphony Orchestra Live, OUR Recordings, Outer Marker Records, PENTATONE, Peter Takács Music, Reference Recordings, Regga Records - רגע רקורדס , Resonance Records, Saidera Mastering, Sound Liaison and Yarlung Artists.

This offer expires on January 21, 2025 at the end of the day Pacific Standard Time (PST). The discount will be applied automatically at checkout at NativeDSD.Com

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28/12/2024

Flash Sale!
50% Off All Christmas & Holiday Music Albums

NativeDSD is celebrating the season with a Special Flash Sale. 50 Albums of Christmas and Holiday Music at 50% Off. Music to fill your holiday times with cheer and special memories.

Including albums from 2L, 2xhd Mastering, Aliud Records, Challenge Records International Classics, Channel Classics Records, Cobra Records, Fonè, harmonia mundi international, Hunnia Records & Film Production, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, LAWO Classics, Naxos, OUR Recordings, PENTATONE, Reference Recordings, Sono Luminus, TRPTK and Wilson Audio.

The Offer is valid through December 31, 2024 end of day (Pacific Standard Time). Discount will be applied automatically at checkout. The Discount will not applied in combination with other discounts

Happy Holiday, and Happy Listening!

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23/12/2024

Música Temprana gezien en gehoord bij de kerst uitzending van Podium Klassiek? Het hele album van de Misa Criolla is bij Cobra Records verkrijgbaar!

16/12/2024

𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙬𝙖𝙨 "𝙇𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠" 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙗𝙧𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 "𝘿𝙐𝙊", "𝙄𝙣 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙖" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙛𝙤𝙧 "𝘽𝙀𝙀𝟭𝙃𝟬𝙑𝙀𝙉" 🤩

"De levendige manier waarop de motieven worden gekarakteriseerd, de afwisselend sprekende en dan weer zingende dictie, de vrije omgang met ritme en tempo, de talloze expressive portamenti - naar de toen toe glijden - dit is echt onderscheidend."
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"The lively way in which the motifs are characterized, the alternating speaking and then singing diction, the free use of rhythm and tempo, the countless expressive portamenti - sliding towards the note - this is truly distinctive."

Congratulations to Shunske Sato and Shuann Chai 👏👏

13/12/2024

𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝟖 🤩
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"Wanneer de zangers zich voor het refrein verenigen in een klagend unisono staat het kippenvel op de armen."
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"When the singers unite for the chorus in a plaintive unison, goosebumps rise on the arms."
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And if you want to hear Música Temprana live, they start their upcoming tour tomorrow in Tilburg. See their website for the entire tour!
https://www.musicatemprana.nl/agenda/

11/12/2024

"In Terra Aliena" by Música Temprana amongst the 25 best Dutch albums according to NRC 🤩
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/12/10/de-25-beste-nederlandse-albums-van-2024-volgens-nrc-2-a4875723

Congratulations to everyone involved. The full review can be found here:
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/08/23/met-het-nieuwe-album-van-nile-kun-je-de-mummies-uit-hun-sarcofagen-jagen-musica-temprana-schroeft-gevoelens-van-gemis-diep-het-gemoed-in-a4863591

Order now at https://cobrarecords.com/catalogue/albums/in-terra-aliena/

Jaaroverzicht muziek: De makers van het beste Nederlandse album van 2024 trapten zichzelf, een hele scéne en een publiek ver daarbuiten wakker. Dit zijn de beste Nederlandse albums van het afgelopen jaar.

06/12/2024

📀 ʟᴜɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴀɢᴀᴢɪɴᴇ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ: 9 📀

"𝘔𝘦𝘵 𝘷𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘒𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘔𝘤𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘻𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩: 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘬 𝘨𝘢𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘬 𝘢𝘢𝘯, 𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘥 𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘬 𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥."

"𝘔𝘤𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘒𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨."

Congratulations to Nuala McKenna - Cellist and Robert Kulek!

04/12/2024

✨𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥✨

Congrats to Shunske Sato and Shuann Chai 🤩

“Having started with this recording by wondering how on earth to write about performances that diverge in many ways from expected convention, I’ve embarked on a learning curve and now appreciate and admire them for their individuality and wealth of personality.”

“What you get here is a set of superbly recorded works, with an excellent balance between the fortepiano and violin. Beethoven throws his melodic invention liberally between each instrument, and with plenty of positive energy in articulation and dynamic give and take there is an equality of status between each instrument in these performances that is really stimulating.”

Beethoven's Complete Violin Sonatas on Cobra

27/11/2024

📀 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 📀

The Complete Beethoven violin sonatas by Shuann Chai and Shunske Sato（佐藤俊介） is album of the week at de Volkskrant.

Congratulations to all involved!

Welke nieuwe muziek is er uitgebracht en wat vinden de experts van de Volkskrant daarvan? Bekijk onze muziekpagina met het album van deze week, alle recensies en de tracks van de week.

22/11/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ voor Shunske Sato en Shuann Chai hun Beethoven release in de Volkskrant!

“Zo dansen ze lichtvoetig en dan weer boertig door de Vijfde vioolsonate, ‘Frühling’, heen. Het eerste deel van de Negende, ‘Kreutzer’, heeft nog nooit zo desolaat en boos geklonken. De Tiende was niet eerder zo balsemend.”

Dank aan Maartje Stokkers voor de fijne recensie ✨🙏

Album★★★★☆ Sato en Chai spelen Beethovens vioolsonates met levendige fraseringen en weerbarstige contrastenMaartje Stokkersschrijft voor de Volkskrant over klassieke muziek.21 november 2024, 10:00Er bestaan al talloze opnamen van de tien vioolsonates van Ludwig van Beethoven. Toch wilden v...

15/11/2024

Great, extensive review in Crescendo Magazine for Wittgenstein Project 🤩✨

Summarized
Sound: 9
Booklet: 9
Repertoire: 9
Interpretation: 9.5

Congratulations Prisma Trio, Lars Wouters and in memoriam Folke Nauta 🙏

Franz Schmidt (1874-1939) : Quintette en si bémol majeur pour piano (main gauche) clarinette, violon, alto et violoncelle – Josef Labor (1842 – 1924)

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💿 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 "𝐁𝐄𝐄𝟏𝐇𝟎𝐕𝐄𝐍 - 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐒" 💿 How far can you push Beethoven’s music? What’s the breaking point? Is there one? Shuann Chai (fortepiano) and Shunske Sato (violin) delve into this wonderful world of emotionality and arresting drama, inspired by the wealth of writings by and about Beethoven. Embracing historical sources and performance practices, they seek to inhabit and unleash the magic and message that these sonatas, even after two centuries, can move us with. Available now at: Cobra Records https://cobrarecords.com/catalogue/albums/bee1h0ven-the-complete-violin-sonatas-3cd/ Native DSD Music https://www.nativedsd.com/product/beethoven-the-complete-violin-sonatas-sonata-no-9-kreutzer-audio-video-bundle/ Streaming https://smartlink.musik.digital/bee1h0ven-the-complete-violin-sonatas-63dda

We are extremely excited about this upcoming release! 🤩 All Beethoven's sonatas for (forte)piano and violin by Shuann Chai and Shunske Sato 🎹🎻 Stay tuned for more!

𝕃𝕖𝕗𝕥 ℍ𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕃𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕔𝕪 𝕍𝕠𝕝.𝟚 💿🙏 by Wittgenstein Project For more information we would like to ask you to check out a longer video with our dear Folke about initiating this extraordinary project: https://youtu.be/JrO_V2snwMo?si=tqbHGLCI_G30HZX7

𝐋𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞 by Izhar Elias is out now!💿 For a brief period in the early 19th century, the guitar enjoyed a veritable hype. Salons in Paris and Vienna hosted musical soirees where the latest compositions were performed for an intimate audience. And when a true virtuoso guitarist came to play, like the Italians Carulli, Molino or Gragnani and the Bohemian Matiegka, the enthusiasm reached the level that can only be described as ‘guitaromanie’ – guitar mania. Visit our website (https://cobrarecords.com/catalogue/albums/la-guitaromanie/) for a physical CD or downloads! If you want to go all the way, visit Native DSD Music for the highest possible resolution downloads. Also available on streaming platforms: https://ffm.to/izhar-elias-la-guitaromanie

Impromptu No. 4 in A flat major, D 899, by Shuann Chai

🎹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁: 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘂 𝗡𝗼. 𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝗔 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿, 𝗗 𝟴𝟵𝟵 🎹 Here is a full movement from Shuann Chai her new album 𝐸𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑒. We are very happy with the result and to have Shuann on board of the 'Cobra Records family'! With the great support from Shunske Sato（佐藤俊介） , Marloes Biermans , Bart Houtgraaf , Sara Lewensztain - Yeruham and Ernst Coutinho 🙏 Video by Elbert Besaris

𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞: 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐬 & 𝐅𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 by Shuann Chai 🤩 Here is a little teaser that explains why Chai wanted to record these monumental pieces combined with two fugues Schubert wrote when he was 15. All of this on an original fortepiano by Michael Rosenberger (around 1820), available thanks to Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds 🙏 Video by Elbert Besaris