This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents albums that explore new corners of classical’s vast musical landscape, from fresh takes on Baroque masterworks to highlighting traditionally underrepresented voices, and more.
Dive in and discover new music from All Classical Radio, Christopher Alan Schmitz, London Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Manuel Vargas, Ferdinando DeSena, Cassandra Eisenreich, Yoko Hagino, Juventas New Music Ensemble, Kühn Choir of Prague, Lenka Navrátilová, Megan Ihnen, Arcadian Winds, Jennifer Bouton, David Jaeger, and Christina Petrowska Quilico.
ELEVATE
Yuko Uébayashi, Nobu Kōda, Damien Geter
ELEVATE, the second installment of All Classical Radio’s award-winning Recording Inclusivity Initiative. Bringing to life the sonatas of Yuko Uébayashi and Nobu Kōda and a string quartet by Damien Geter, ELEVATE pairs deserving compositional talent with several of today’s leading classical performers — a synergetic testament to the power of uplifting each other in the arts.
VIOLIN CONCERTO AND SYMPHONY NO. 1
Christopher Alan Schmitz
The violin concerto is a challenging setup to write for: it beckons with promises of both might and fragility. Composer Christopher Alan Schmitz is well-versed in both the theoretical and practical aspects of composition: his resulting VIOLIN CONCERTO AND SYMPHONY NO. 1 gets the balance just right.
SOUVENIRS
Carlos Manuel Vargas
Pianist Carlos Vargas gives the public a rare glimpse into the depths of a musician’s soul with his intimate new solo album SOUVENIRS. It is a truly eclectic selection of pianistic gems, expertly collected across several centuries and countries, yet interconnected by profound virtuosity and sweeping romanticism.
TURNING POINT
Ferdinando DeSena
Ferdinando DeSena’s TURNING POINT is an experimental odyssey, an enticing collection of music that reimagines the timbres of familiar instruments like flute, piano, the human voice, and more. An impressive tour de force, this release leaves listeners with an expanded sense of what is possible in the realm of chamber music.
VIVALDI PICCOLO CONCERTOS
Jennifer Bouton
Jennifer Bouton’s VIVALDI PICCOLO CONCERTOS is the first complete recording of the concerti by an American piccoloist. Bouton possesses a mastery over these works, having performed the most famous and beloved C Major concerto (RV 443) numerous times, notably with the Milwaukee Symphony and Nicholas McGegan in 2023.
GAMES OF THE NIGHT WIND
David Jaeger, Christina Petrowska Quilico
Described by the Oskar Morawetz Award jurors as a “legend” of Canadian musicians, Christina Petrowska Quilico joins lauded composer and champion of new music David Jaeger on GAMES OF THE NIGHT WIND, a dreamy musical landscape premiering 12 of Jaeger’s original nocturnes in addition to seven 20th century solo piano works.
