Green Book (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the official soundtrack to the 2018 Academy Award-winning film “Green Book,” composed and curated by Kris Bowers. The album blends period-accurate blues, jazz, and classical-inspired performances with original score compositions that reflect the emotional journey and historical setting of the film. It features a combination of archival recordings, reinterpreted classics, and original piano-driven cues performed by The Don Shirley Trio and various vintage artists. The soundtrack captures the contrast between elegance and social tension portrayed in the story, moving seamlessly between upbeat jazz numbers, intimate piano pieces, and atmospheric orchestral scoring. Kris Bowers’ compositions provide emotional continuity, highlighting character development and key narrative moments with subtle yet expressive musical themes. Tracks such as “Water Boy,” “Lullaby of Birdland,” and “The Lonesome Road” showcase the virtuosity of Don Shirley’s musical style, while short score cues like “Dr. Shirley's Luggage” and “Makeup for Wounds” enhance the cinematic storytelling. The result is a richly textured soundtrack that bridges classical performance, jazz heritage, and modern film scoring.

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.

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.

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).

The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim, long known for his Mozart interpretations, turns his attention to Mozart’s piano sonatas, a body of work that, while forming the core of the pianist’s repertory, is not often heard in the concert hall. These sonatas showcase Mozart’s genius for the small-scale, and truly shine in Barenboim’s masterful rendering.

The String Quartet Tribute to the Beatles mixes down the legend to the pure, brash, melodic beauty of the music. These pop-masterpiece performances by four different string quartets span the Beatles’ career with creations as perfect as Bach, as passionate as Beethoven and as rocking as the Liverpool basement club they burst out of forty years ago to launch John, Paul, George and Ringo-mania. The Beatles are rock and roll Relativity – the world ages, their music stays forever young.

Carl Maria von Weber’s overtures are cornerstone works of German Romanticism, famed for their lyrical melodies, dramatic tension, and brilliant orchestration.

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 presents a masterful collaboration between pianists Gerhard Oppitz and Nicolas Economou, performing the composer's own transcription of his final orchestral masterpiece for two pianos . Written between 1940 and 1941 at his Long Island home overlooking the Long Island Sound, Rachmaninoff's three-movement work—originally titled "Fantastic Dances" with movements "Noon," "Twilight," and "Midnight"—stands as his last major composition, emerging from a period when the composer felt "I try to capture the music simply and directly from my heart, whether love, sorrow, bitterness, or religion—all become part of my music".