Michael Hersch: Sonatas for Unaccompanied Cello
-- Daniel Gaisford
This disc is the first in an ambitious three-part series surveying Michael Hersch's complete solo works for strings. The current recording focuses on the demanding early sonatas for unaccompanied cello, both of which were written while the composer was still in his twenties. The second installment, to be released in 2010, will feature his music for violin, performed by violinist Miranda Cuckson. The final installment, scheduled for a 2011 release, will comprise unaccompanied works for double bass and viola. More...
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Francesca di Rimini / Capriccio Italien / Polonaise from Eugen Onegin
-- Pavel Kogan / Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
Following on last year's release of Pavel Kogan's acclaimed recordings of the Rachmaninoff symphonies, Alto is pleased to release his thrilling recordings of four Tchaikovsky favorites. More...
Monteverdi: Duets and Solos
-- Emma Kirkby / Evelyn Tubb / Anthony Rooley / The Consort of Musicke
This essential Monteverdi disc, first released in 1993 to unanimous critical acclaim, returns on Alto. More...
Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 / "Gadfly" Suite
-- Maxim Shostakovich / London Symphony Orchestra
This high-octane, unrelentingly impassioned recording of the most popular of Shostakovich's symphonies returns to the catalogue on Alto. More...
Verdi: Aida
-- Renata Tebaldi / Carlo Bergonzi / Herbert von Karajan / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
One of the best-selling Verdi operas of all time, featuring two opera superstars at the peak of their careers — newly remastered and available at a value price! More...
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.2 / Symphony No.15
-- David Oistrakh / Kiril Kondrashian / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Two landmark recordings of music by the Soviet Union's greatest composer, together on one disc at a value price. More...
Crispain Steele-Perkins — Six Trumpet Concertos
-- Crispain Steele-Perkins / Anthony Halstead / English Chamber Orchestra
Concertos by Haydn (both Joseph and Michael), Torelli, Telemann, Humphries, and Neruda, played by Britain's virtuoso master of period trumpets. More...
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
-- Sir Charles Mackerras / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Mackerras and the Royal Philharmonic unleash one of the most colorful and dramatic digital-era recordings of Berlioz's most popular work. The CD also includes recordings of the Roman Carnival and Benvenuto Cellini Overture and the "Rákóczy March from The Damnation of Faust conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson and Yuri Simonov. More...
Wagner: Orchestral Favorites
-- Yuri Simonov / Philharmonia Orchestra
Dramatic performances of selections from Parsifal, Der Ring des Nibelungen, Tristan und Isolde More...
Britten: Peter Grimes
-- Peter Pears / Benjamin Britten / Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
The definitive recording of Britten's masterpiece, now available at a value price. More...
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
-- Lisa della Casa / Cesare Siepi / Hilde Gueden / Erich Kleiber / Vienna Philharminoc
The landmark recording of Mozart's comic opera masterpiece, now available at a value price! More...
Vlado Perlemuter Plays Schumann
-- Vlado Perlemuter
Legendary recordings from the Vox catalogue, newly remastered from archival materials, showcase the great French pianist in colorful repertoire for which he had a clear affinity. More...
Guiomar Novaes Plays Schumann
-- Guiomar Novaes
Great recordings from the early years of Vox, newly remastered from archival sources. More...
Bach: Violin Sonatas
-- Susanne Lautenbacher / Martib Galling
First CD release! Unavailable for three decades, the complete set of Bach's sonatas for violin and piano performed by Susanne Lautenbacher and Martin Gallling return to the catalog in high-definition remastering. More...
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.1 / Isle of the Dead
-- Pavel Kogan / Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
The third disc in Pavel Kogan's spectacular Rachmaninoff symphony cycle. More...
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli / Stabat Mater / Missa l'Homme Armé / Motets
-- Bruno Turner / Mark Brown / Pro Cantione Antiqua
Masterpieces of early polyphony in an atmospheric, beautiful recording as performed by one of the world's great vocal ensembles. More...
Vivaldi: 6 Concertos for Flute, Op.10 / Concerto in a minor for Flute, R440 -- Jennifer Stinton / Harry Christophers / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
The essential Vivaldi flute concertos played by one of the world's finest players. More...
