We reveal who’s recording what and where...
Sony Classical recently announced its exclusive signing of Eldbjørg Hemsing. The Norwegian violinist already released a single (‘Winter Meditation’) at the end of last year to coincide with a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. Her first full album for Sony is scheduled for Autumn.
Speaking of debuts, Samoan tenor
Pene Pati has recorded his first album for Warner Classics, following muchlauded performances on the opera stage in Europe. Titled, simply, Pene Pati, it features showstoppers and rarer gems by Gounod, Rossini, Verdi, Donizetti, Meyerbeer and Benjamin Godard. The album will be released on 25 March.
Earthy Records is a new label initiative from innovative duo The Living Earth Show (aka Andy Meyerson and Travis Andrews). The label o ers comprehensive artistic support to composers, and each new release will exist digitally, physically, as a film and in printed scores. The first of its quarterly releases includes music by US composers Danny Clay, Samuel Adams, Sahba Aminikia and Sarah Hennies.
The San Francisco Symphony also continues to innovate with its own recording projects. The latest, just released, sees it perform Ligeti’s Lux Aeterna, Ramifications and Clocks and Clouds alongside visuals generated by Artificial Intelligence in reaction to the music. The 35-minute recording is available to hear (and see) for free on the Sfsymphony+ platform online or via their app.
American pianist Orion Weiss is about to release the first of an anticipated three-part recording cycle. The Arc series aims to take the listener from hope and despair to loss and renewal through solo works composed from 1911 to post-world War I. Arc I takes in music by Granados, Janá ek and Scriabin and is available on the FHR label from 18 March.