Four Centuries of Great Music June 28, 2026
New Classical Album Releases in June
SIR EDWARD ELGAR
(1857–1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85
1 Adagio – Moderato
2 Lento – Allegro molto
3 Adagio
4 Allegro
ALBAN GERHARDT, cello
WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER ANDREW MANZE conductor
Elgar Dvorak Cello Concertos
Hyperion Records
FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL
H 235 Ostersonate (Easter Sonata)
1. Allegro assai moderato
2. Largo e molto espressivo
3. Allegretto-Scherzo
4. Allegro con strepito
Ana-Marija Markovina, piano
FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL COMPLETE SOLO PIANO WORKS VOL. 1
Hanssler Classics
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
The Bells, Op. 35
1 I. Allegro, ma non tanto
2 II. Lento
3 III. Presto
4 IV. Lento lugubre
Dmytro Popov, tenor (Track 1)
Kristina Mkhitaryan, soprano (Track 2)
Alexander Vinogradov, bass (Track 4)
Netherlands Radio Choir (Tracks 1–4) · Benjamin Goodson, choirmaster
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Rachmaninoff The Bells & Symphonic Dances
Pentatone Records
Achille-Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
Works for Piano Duet and Two Pianos, Volume 2
1 Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86b (for Orchestra
Transcribed 1895 for Two Pianos, Four Hands by the Composer
Deux Danses, L 103b for Harp and Strings
I Danse sacrée
II Danse profane
Transcribed 1904 for Two Pianos, Four Hands by the Composer
Louis Lortie and Helene Mercier, pianos
Works for Piano Duet and Two Pianos, Volume 2
Chandos Records
- 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Introduction on Four Centuries of Great Music (Pre-recorded)
- 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music June 28, 2026 Recent Classical Music Releases June Part 1 by Recent Classical Music Releases June on Four Centuries of Great Music
- 3:01pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
- 3:02pm SIR EDWARD ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 – 1 Adagio – Moderato by ALBAN GERHARDT, cello and the WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER, ANDREW MANZE conductor on Elgar Dvorak Cello Concertos (Hyperion Records)
- 3:09pm SIR EDWARD ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 – 2 Lento – Allegro molto by ALBAN GERHARDT, cello and the WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER, ANDREW MANZE conductor on Elgar Dvorak Cello Concertos (Hyperion Records)
- 3:12pm SIR EDWARD ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 – 3 Adagio by ALBAN GERHARDT, cello and the WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER, ANDREW MANZE conductor on Elgar Dvorak Cello Concertos (Hyperion Records)
- 3:17pm SIR EDWARD ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 – 4 Allegro by ALBAN GERHARDT, cello and the WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER, ANDREW MANZE conductor on Elgar Dvorak Cello Concertos (Hyperion Records)
- 3:27pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
- 3:27pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Four Centuries of Great Music (Pre-recorded)
- 3:31pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
- 3:32pm FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL: Ostersonate (Easter Sonata) H 235 – 1. Allegro assai moderato by Ana-Marija Markovina, piano on FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL COMPLETE SOLO PIANO WORKS VOL. 1 ( Hanssler Classics)
- 3:37pm FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL: Ostersonate (Easter Sonata) H 235 – 2. Largo e molto espressivo by Ana-Marija Markovina, piano on FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL COMPLETE SOLO PIANO WORKS VOL. 1 ( Hanssler Classics)
- 3:43pm FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL: Ostersonate (Easter Sonata) H 235 – 3. Allegretto-Scherzo by Ana-Marija Markovina, piano on FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL COMPLETE SOLO PIANO WORKS VOL. 1 ( Hanssler Classics)
- 3:48pm FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL: Ostersonate (Easter Sonata) H 235 – 4. Allegro con strepito by Ana-Marija Markovina, piano on FANNY MENDELSSOHN HENSEL COMPLETE SOLO PIANO WORKS VOL. 1 ( Hanssler Classics)
- 3:57pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
- 3:58pm Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35 – I. Allegro, ma non tanto by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis, conductor; Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson, choirmaster; and Dmytro Popov, tenor on Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances (Pentatone Records)
- 4:00pm Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35 – I. Allegro, ma non tanto by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis, conductor; Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson, choirmaster; and Dmytro Popov, tenor on Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances (Pentatone Records)
- 4:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music June 28, 2026 Recent Classical Music Releases June Part 2 by Recent Classical Music Releases June on Four Centuries of Great Music
- 4:05pm Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35 – II. Lento by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis, conductor; Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson, choirmaster; and Kristina Mkhitaryan, soprano on Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances (Pentatone Records)
- 4:16pm Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35 – III. Presto by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis, conductor; Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson, choirmaster on Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances (Pentatone Records)
- 4:25pm Sergei Rachmaninoff: The Bells, Op. 35 – IV. Lento lugubre by Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Karina Canellakis, conductor; Netherlands Radio Choir Benjamin Goodson, choirmaster; and Alexander Vinogradov, bass on Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances (Pentatone Records)
- 4:36pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
- 4:36pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Four Centuries of Great Music (Pre-recorded)
- 4:40pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
- 4:40pm Achille-Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86b for Orchestra Transcribed 1895 for Two Pianos, Four Hands by the Composer by Louis Lortie and Helene Mercier, pianos on Claude Debussy: Works for Piano Duet and Two Pianos, Volume 2 (Chandos Records)
- 4:49pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
- 4:50pm Deux Danses, L 103b for Harp and Strings Transcribed for Two Pianos, Four Hands by the Composer – I. Danse sacrée and II. Danse profane by Louis Lortie and Helene Mercier, pianos on Claude Debussy: Works for Piano Duet and Two Pianos, Volume 2 (Chandos Records)
- 4:59pm Commentary on the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
