Channel Classics Records

04/08/2025

After securing the #1 spot on last month’s Apple Music Classical Top 100, ‘Just Biber’ by Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque has now been chosen as one of the 10 Classical albums you must hear this month by Apple Music! Discover these extremely virtuosic works in a dazzling performance by these period instrument specialists.

→ Listen on Apple Music: https://apple.co/40IOKNU

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22/07/2025

Three years after their album of works by J.S. Bach (FUG 792), flautist Toshiyuki Shibata and keyboard player Anthony Romaniuk now record works not only by Bach but also by his sons Carl Philipp Emanuel and Wilhelm Friedemann, "the most original and innovative" of the lineage, according to Shibata. Their programme includes improvised preludes, a bold ending to BWV 1032/I and an original extra movement — a Gigue from BWV 997 with influences from several genres woven into its bass line, honouring both tradition and invention.

→ Pre-order 'J. S. Bach & Sons: Flute Sonatas' (out August 15th) and listen to this single now: lnk.to/JSBachSonsFluteSonatasFA

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17/07/2025

'Concerto in G Minor for Harpsichord, Strings and Basso continuo: I. Allegro' from Camerata Øresund's album, 'In Wilhelmine’s footsteps', presenting several long-forgotten works by Wilhelmine von Bayreuth and musicians from within her circle.

→ Discover the album, out now: lnk.to/InWilhelminesFootstepsFA

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14/07/2025

Congratulations to Rachel Podger whose new recording, ‘Just Biber’ with Brecon Baroque, is #1 on the Apple Music Classical Top 100!

According to Apple Music’s editor, these “inspired musicians […] reveal the depths of Biber’s Sonatas of 1681, not least by bringing a profound spiritual stillness to each work.”

→ Listen on Apple Music Classical: https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1807000884

04/07/2025

Rachel Podger leads Brecon Baroque on ‘Just Biber’, her new Channel Classics album of Sonatas from Biber's 1681 collection Sonatæ Violino Solo and his Sonata Representivo. These works are very virtuosic with extensive multiple stopping and dazzling passages of stylus fantasticus.

→ Discover the album, out now: lnk.to/JustBiberFA

Thanks to Andy Staples and David Hinitt at Voces8 Studios for the film.

Outhere Music | Percius Management |

25/06/2025

Classic FM has Biber fever! 🎻 Rachel Podger and Brecon Baroque's album, 'Just Biber' is out next Friday, July 4th.

→ Pre-order the album and listen to the singles: lnk.to/JustBiberFA

20/06/2025

Camerata Øresund and their director, violinist Peter Spissky follow in the footsteps of Baroque composer, instrumentalist, and patron of the arts, Wilhelmine von Bayreuth. This album brings to light several long-forgotten works by Wilhelmine and musicians from within her circle.

→ Discover 'In Wilhelmine’s footsteps', out now: lnk.to/InWilhelminesFootstepsFA

Outhere Music |

13/06/2025

'Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, C. 138: I. [...]' is the second single from Rachel Podger's upcoming album, 'Just Biber', with her dynamic ensemble Brecon Baroque. The album comprises the extremely virtuosic Sonatas from Biber's 1681 collection Sonatæ Violino Solo and his Sonata Representivo. Dedicated to Archbishop Maximilian Gandolf, the sonatas were not only designed to delight, but also potentially to balm and heal.

→ Pre-order the album (out July 4th) and listen to this single now: lnk.to/JustBiberFA

Thanks to Andy Staples and David Hinitt at Voces8 Studios for the film.

Percius Management | Outhere Music |

04/06/2025

Wilhelmine von Bayreuth (1709–1758) was a composer, instrumentalist, and patron of the arts. Her entrepreneurial spirit, intellect, talent, and deep love of music and the arts remain an enduring source of inspiration. In their upcoming album, 'In Wilhelmine’s footsteps', Baroque ensemble Camerata Øresund and their musical director, violinist Peter Spissky explore the musical world of Wilhelmine and musicians from within her circle.

→ Pre-order the album (out on June 20th) and listen to this first single now: lnk.to/InWilhelminesFootstepsFA

Outhere Music |

03/06/2025

Congratulations to Nikola Meeuwsen who won First Prize in the Piano Edition at the 21st Queen Elisabeth Competition on Saturday! 2025 is set to be a remarkable year for the young pianist who will release his first recording for Channel Classics Records in the autumn.

Two of the works that secured him his place in the final – ’s Variations sérieuses op. 54 and ’s Après une lecture du Dante – will form part of this forthcoming recording. More news coming soon!

07/04/2025

Read The Strad's conversation with Maria Milstein and Mathieu van Bellen about their new album, 'Bartók & Berio: Duos for Two Violins' here:

https://www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/exploring-the-didactic-works-for-two-violins-by-bartok-and-berio/

Many musicians come across the violin duos by Bartók and Berio during childhood studies, so what's it like to explore them as adults? 'Seemingly easy things become difficult!'

Maria Milstein and Mathieu van Bellen speak to The Strad about their new album of didactic violin works: https://trib.al/zfadBFG Channel Classics Records

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