New Releases

Following on from their reissues taken from Helmut Rilling’s Complete Works of Bach, this 11-CD set takes the Complete Orchestral Works and packages them in a slimline style box set for the first time.

Apart from the famous Brandenburg Concertos and the concertos, this box set also includes reconstructions of works originally intended for other solo instruments, all of which are discussed in the extensive booklet essay on the possibilities and limits of musical reconstruction.

The musicians performing on this interesting set include early recordings from violinists Isabelle Faust and Christoph Poppen, plus the Oregan Bach Festival Orchestra and of course maestro Helmuth Rilling conducting the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart.

Released as part of Herr Rilling’s 80th birthday celebrations.

December 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of Paul Hindemith's death, but this is not the only reason for the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart to turn Hindemith's choral works.

His works continue to impress with diverse expressions and moods that utilize a variety of different compositional techniques and musical forms.

In the works on this program, the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart realizes this idea quite beautifully. With this latest recording of the choral works of Hindemith, the elite Stuttgart team under the direction of Marcus Creed continues its award-winning series of recordings together with the choral works by Kurtág, Carter, Schnittke and Villa-Lobos.

Emil Gilels in a pure Beethoven concert FROM 1980, the late phase of his artistic development. His musicianship is experienced in this late concert, performed five years before his death. An evening of the highest artistic intensity, a mature Beethoven interpretation.

On May 29th 2013, Helmuth Rilling, the founder and artistic director of the Gächinger Kantorei and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, will celebrate his 80th Birthday.

The spiritual father of the complete edition of the works of J.S. Bach on 172 CDs, a distinguished guest conductor, who has performed with leading orchestras world-wide, has put together for this occasion a special collection documenting his recorded legacy with Haenssler Classics over the past decades, featuring the recordings of his most admired and critically acclaimed works.

Ten CDs, focusing on central moments of Helmuth Rilling’s artistic growth are presented; many of them have received international awards. They show the conductor not only for his profound understanding of J. S. Bach, but as equally familiar with masterpieces of Romantic era.

Another installment in the unique series of compositions for the famous Ballet Russes commissioned by Diaghalev. Featuring some unusual works, this disc includes Milhaud’s ‘Le train bleu’ (which celebrates the train from Paris – Deauville, a luxury modernization of its time!), and Tommasini’s homage to Scarlatti’s compositions (1878-1950). Henri Saguet’s ‘Le Chatte’ is one of the most important works of the late Diaghalev era.

This recording marks the debut recording of the new principal conductor of the RSO Stuttgart, Stéphane Denève.

He has achieved some fantastic reviews here in the UK so we welcome him to the Haenssler label with open arms! The release presents a well-balanced program which shows both sides of Poulenc ’s compositions.

The recording has excellent artists including soprano Marlis Petersen who is a regular guest on the Metropolitan Opera, and is accompanied by the SWR Vokalensemble, and the NDR Choir Poulenc’s Stabat mater is one of the greatest sacred choral works of the 20th century and is released at a perfect time of year.

The recording of the complete Haydn Symphonies with the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Fey continues with this performance of Symphonies No’s 26, 27and 42. Critically acclaimed, this series has perfectly developed the ‘Haydn Sound’ created by orchestra and conductor alike.

This new recording of Ravel’s works is performed by Julian Steckel (winner ECHO Klassik 2012, category “Newcomer of the year”), and includes the rarely played piece “Habanera”.

The young violinist Lena Neudauer captivated the critics with her first recording for Haenssler, Schumann’s Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra (HAEN93258), and on this new recording she tackles the incredibly demanding violin works of Maurice Ravel. Accompanied by Paul Rivinius (who is a critically acclaimed performer in his own right), Lena’s interpretation is wonderfully inspired.