The choir actively inspires young Polish composers to create new works, many of which have been premiered and performed by the ensemble.

Join guitar master Artyom Dervoed on a musical journey featuring the timeless works of Astor Piazzolla and Cacho Tirao, brilliantly reimagined for guitar and orchestra. This monumental recording showcases the unparalleled talent of one of today’s greatest guitar players. Be among the first to experience world-premiere recordings of new transcriptions, including “Suite del Angel”, “Histoire du Tango”, and the iconic “Libertango”. Immerse yourself in the passion and rhythm of tango as you embark on this unforgettable musical adventure with Artyom Dervoed.

Winner of the Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition (2019) and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists (2021-2023), Mithras Trio has gained recognition as one of the most engaging young piano trios. Its debut recording on Linn is a stimulating programme of works by Bridge, Grime, Erod and Ginastera. Titled Eros, it invites several associations with the Greek god of love: the allure of the female form is heard in Helen Grime's sparkling Three Whistler Miniatures, as is the beautiful maiden in Alberto Ginastera's Danza de la moza donosa. Frank Bridge's Phantasie Trio drips with hyperromantic indulgence, while Ivan Erod's Piano Trio No. 1, a nod to the title, is a work that marries Haydn and post-Bartok Hungarian folk influence, with some French Impressionist harmonies and no small element of jazz!

Metamorphosis is conceived as a journey of transformation through Life, Love, and Death with pianist Zhengyi Huang. Rather than bringing together unrelated works, I wanted to shape this album as a single inner narrative.

The Skylark Vocal Ensemble is a chamber choir of professional soloists and music educators from across the United States. Formed in 2011 under the direction of Matthew Guard, Skylark has been described as “a gem… soloists who come together to create a dynamic and inspiring whole”. Skylark performs innovative programs that communicate truths about the human condition.

Mithras Trio’ second album for Linn showcases early works by Shostakovich, Korngold and Lisney, continuing the ‘intriguing and eclectic’ programming The Guardian praised on its first album Eros. Fountain of Youth highlights the surprising number of piano trios written by composers at the very start of their careers and features the world premiere recording of Petrichor by cellist Joy Lisney. Commissioned by Mithras Trio and premiered at Wigmore Hall in January 2023, this evocatively titled work is named after the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. Two youthful works by Shostakovich and Korngold complete the album: in Shostakovich’s First Piano Trio we find hints of the composer’s mature style, where grotesque and late-Romantic moments mingle in a single-movement trio, and in Korngold’s first published work, the Piano Trio, Op. 1, the influences of Mahler, Strauss and Puccini do not detract from the young composer’s already unique voice and exceptional maturity.

Alim Beisembayev is featured in this 14th volume of the Next Generation Mozart Soloists series. Under the baton of Howard Griffiths, the Kazakhstani pianist, who studied in Russia and at the Royal Academy of Music in London, presents two of Mozart's last piano concertos.

South African/Dutch clarinettist Maria du Toit and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arjan Tien release 'Clarinet Colours' on Channel Classics. Exploring the contemporary clarinet repertoire of South African composers reveals a sound world of striking colour and contrast. Often described as the “Rainbow Nation,” South Africa embodies a complex tapestry of cultures, languages, and histories, bound together by resilience and renewal. This album mirrors that spirit, showcasing the clarinet’s remarkable versatility while tracing a wide spectrum of expressive colour and energy. The concertos by leading South African composers David Earl, Roelof Temmingh and Conrad Asman were written for, or dedicated to Maria du Toit.

Following her critically-acclaimed recording projects of the entire solo piano works of Felix Mendelssohn, CPE Bach, and others, Ana-Marija Markovina releases the first volume of "Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel: Complete Solo Piano Works" on Hänssler Classic (HC2307) on May 15, 2026 (physical released in North America June 19). The four-disc set contains 78 tracks, half of which have never been recorded before.

Chopin sans Chopin is Adam Golka’s highly personal tribute to Frédéric Chopin, featuring works inspired by Chopin instead of music by the master himself. The album includes a plethora of international composers of the 19th and 20th centuries, including choices inspired by Golka’s Polish-American background and unique family history. The album includes a première recording of the 1894 Mazurka in E minor by Natalia Janotha (1856–1932). This is Golka’s fourth album on FHR.

For me, the greatest music exists in an abstract spiritual world that is informed, but by no means determined, by the given instrumentarium. Bach had few qualms about rewriting pieces for other instruments as required, and with many musical ideas, in contrast to virtuosos of the Romantic era, for example, one has the impression that they were hardly influenced by instrumental considerations. It's like a ghostly realm, a great white hall of tones, sounds and voices. This is another reason why I found it so interesting from the outset to realize this dream project with this recording. (Yorck Kronenberg)

Milestones is a cross-genre project by violinist Hugo Ticciati and the O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra, bringing together music by Josquin des Prez, Igor Stravinsky, and Miles Davis. Conceived around shared anniversary years, the album reflects O/Modernt's practice of placing music from different periods and traditions into direct conversation. Instrumental arrangements and collaborative performances draw attention to common ground between Renaissance polyphony, early modernism, and jazz, particularly in approaches to rhythm, texture, and improvisation. Recorded in Germany and the UK in 2021, the project documents an ensemble-led approach that emphasises attentive listening, flexible roles for soloists, and collective music-making across stylistic boundaries.

For more than twenty years, Haruki Murakami's novels have captivated him time and again: for pianist and composer Tim Allhoff, works such as Kafka on the Shore, 1Q84, and Naoko's Smile are more than mere literature-they are inspiration, guidance, and an enigmatic mirror of his own emotional world. With his new solo album Between Here and Nowhere, which will be released on May 15, 2026, by Neue Meister and is now the eleventh album in his discography, Allhoff has created a musical homage to the cult Japanese author, whose books have long since become a soundscape in their own right.

With Vom Willen und Tod (‚Of Will and Death‘), Gellért Szabó’s Ideal Orchestra pushes even further into existential weight and musical scale after Live at Berghain (2025). To record the album, the ensemble from Leipzig secluded themselves in a church, where they captured four compositions by Szabó alongside two newly reworked excerpts from Brahms’ Requiem. A sense of inner struggle runs through the entire record: the drive toward transcendence in the shadow of mortality, and the pull back toward one’s own origins after the death of the father.

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) revolutionized traditional tango by creating Tango Nuevo, a genre that fused traditional Argentine sounds with elements of jazz, classical music, and even rock. His compositions shifted tango from the dance halls to the concert stage, emphasizing intricate harmonies and intense emotion. While the album is a 2026 compilation, it consists of original recordings where Piazzolla plays his signature instrument, the bandoneón. These tracks are digitally remastered to take advantage of Qobuz's Hi-Res audio formats. The distinct, breathy, and percussive sound of the lead instrument is Piazzolla himself. Most of these recordings feature his famous Quinteto Tango Nuevo, including legendary collaborators like Fernando Suárez Paz (violin) and Pablo Ziegler (piano).