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Japanese contemporary classical music is a rich tapestry woven from traditional Eastern sounds and the expansive techniques of Western avant-garde composition. The genre often exemplifies a profound synergy between the delicate aesthetics of Japanese culture, such as the use of silence and natural imagery, with cutting-edge experimentation in harmony, texture, and form. Its composers implore diverse instruments, from kotos and shakuhachis to full orchestras and electronics, crafting a sound-world that is both intimately reflective and strikingly expansive. From the cinematic echoes of Ryuichi Sakamoto to the intricate soundscapes of Toru Takemitsu, the genre bends time, blending ancient melodies with the urgency of the modern narrative, charting new territories in the ever-evolving landscape of classical music.

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Tisserand: Valse vénézuélienne (Play Along)

Album - 9 Tracks - Released November 11, 2026

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November 11, 2026

Tisserand: Valse vénézuélienne (Play Along)
Traditional
9 tracks
November 7

Stocking Stuffers
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
George Frideric Handel•
Leopold Mozart•
John Rutter•
Gustav Holst•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Sergei Prokofiev
35 tracks
November 6

Célimène Daudet plays Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
15 tracks
November 6

Geschichten und Lieder zum St. Martins-Tag
Traditional
20 tracks
November 6

The Latin Album
Traditional
12 tracks
November 6

Morales: Missa Ave Maria, Missa Si bona suscepimus & Magnificat tertii toni
Traditional•
Cristobal de Morales
15 tracks
November 6

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Arr. by Ken Thomson)
Ryuichi Sakamoto•
Bang On A Can All-Stars
1 tracks
October 31

Classical Music Masterpieces
London Symphony Orchestra•
Alexander Borodin•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arnold Bax•
Arthur Sullivan•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
Cole Porter•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Frederick Delius•
George Frideric Handel•
George Gershwin•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Gustav Holst•
Henri Vieuxtemps•
Igor Stravinsky•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
John Tavener•
Joseph Haydn•
Jules Massenet•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov•
Olivier Messiaen•
Ottorino Respighi•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Ralph Vaughan Williams•
Richard Rodgers•
Richard Strauss•
Richard Wagner•
Samuel Barber•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
William Walton
87 tracks
October 31

Thaz Sadayum Entamatramu (From "Divine Duet Sisters")
Traditional•
M. S. Subbulakshmi
1 tracks
October 30

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Traditional•
Libera
1 tracks
October 30

Sakamoto: Energy Flow
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1 tracks
October 30

Pages of a Biography
Gidon Kremer•
Arvo Pärt•
Kremerata Baltica•
Georgs Pelēcis
8 tracks
October 28

Antiphonarium Nidrosiense — Gregorian chant from Nidaros
Traditional
66 tracks
October 27

Pranavam - OM Chanting
Shankar Mahadevan•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 27

Tari Hari Na Na
Champa Nishad•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 24

Anand Sahib Kirtan (Raag Ramkali)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 23

Coventry Carol (Arr. for Piano by Leah Arbor)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 23

5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3/III. Mélodie
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Mao Fujita
1 tracks
October 23

Layers
Traditional•
Páll Ragnar Pálsson
17 tracks
October 18

The Essential Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Marin Alsop•
Jenő Jandó•
Eldar Nebolsin
30 tracks
October 16

Auld Lang Syne
Traditional
1 tracks
October 16

Mémoires vivantes
Traditional
15 tracks
October 16

Konstantia Gourzi: Logos – Works for Orchestra
Konstantia Gourzi•
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin•
Anna Skryleva•
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien•
Marin Alsop•
Munich Radio Orchestra•
Bavarian Radio Chorus•
Ulf Schirmer
22 tracks
October 16

Rain
Ryuichi Sakamoto•
Bang On A Can All-Stars
1 tracks
October 15

The Essential Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi•
Takako Nishizaki•
Julian Lloyd Webber•
Adrian Chandler
30 tracks
October 14

Autumn Classics by Chandos
Claude Debussy•
Edvard Grieg•
Gustav Holst•
Robert Schumann•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Antonio Vivaldi
30 tracks
October 9

Guest: Suo Gân
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
October 9

Sakamoto: The Wuthering Heights
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1 tracks
October 7

Greensleeves
Traditional
1 tracks
October 2

Ave Maria: Marian Chants for the Liturgical Year
Traditional
12 tracks
October 2

Palestrina: Song of Songs
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
29 tracks
October 2

Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Finale: Très Animé (2026 Remaster)
Claude Debussy•
Anne Akiko Meyers
1 tracks
October 2

Through the Looking Glass
Traditional
8 tracks
September 29

Defend Us In Battle (Chants for Spiritual Warfare)
Traditional
18 tracks
September 28

Molfar's Rhapsody
Traditional
1 tracks
September 25

Sakamoto: Solitude
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1 tracks
September 25

Massey: Now Tell Us, Gentle Mary
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
September 25

Elevation - Concertos for Harmonica and Piano
Benyamin Nuss•
Konstantin Reinfeld
8 tracks
September 25

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 6, Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 24

Sacred Music Jewels
Choir of King's College, Cambridge•
Aaron Copland•
Alexander Goehr•
Antonio Lotti•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Arnold Bax•
Arvo Pärt•
Basil Harwood•
Benjamin Britten•
Charles Ives•
Charles Villiers Stanford•
Christopher Tye•
Claudio Monteverdi•
César Franck•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Edgar Leslie Bainton•
Edward Bairstow•
Edward Elgar•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Guerrero•
Franz Schubert•
Franz Xaver Gruber•
Gabriel Fauré•
George Frideric Handel•
Gerald Finzi•
Giovanni Gabrieli•
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Girolamo Frescobaldi•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Gregorio Allegri•
Gustav Holst•
Hans Leo Hassler•
Hector Berlioz•
Henry Balfour Gardiner•
Henry John Gauntlett•
Henry Purcell•
Henryk Górecki•
Herbert Howells•
Hubert Parry•
Igor Stravinsky
170 tracks

November 11, 2026

Tisserand: Valse vénézuélienne (Play Along)
Traditional
9 tracks
November 7

Stocking Stuffers
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
George Frideric Handel•
Leopold Mozart•
John Rutter•
Gustav Holst•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Sergei Prokofiev
35 tracks
November 6

Morales: Missa Ave Maria, Missa Si bona suscepimus & Magnificat tertii toni
Traditional•
Cristobal de Morales
15 tracks
November 6

Célimène Daudet plays Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
15 tracks
November 6

The Latin Album
Traditional
12 tracks
November 6

Geschichten und Lieder zum St. Martins-Tag
Traditional
20 tracks
October 31

Classical Music Masterpieces
London Symphony Orchestra•
Alexander Borodin•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arnold Bax•
Arthur Sullivan•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Claude Debussy•
Cole Porter•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Frederick Delius•
George Frideric Handel•
George Gershwin•
Gioachino Rossini•
Giuseppe Verdi•
Gustav Holst•
Henri Vieuxtemps•
Igor Stravinsky•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
John Tavener•
Joseph Haydn•
Jules Massenet•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov•
Olivier Messiaen•
Ottorino Respighi•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Ralph Vaughan Williams•
Richard Rodgers•
Richard Strauss•
Richard Wagner•
Samuel Barber•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
William Walton
87 tracks
October 30

Pages of a Biography
Gidon Kremer•
Arvo Pärt•
Kremerata Baltica•
Georgs Pelēcis
8 tracks
October 28

Antiphonarium Nidrosiense — Gregorian chant from Nidaros
Traditional
66 tracks
October 23

Layers
Traditional•
Páll Ragnar Pálsson
17 tracks
October 18

The Essential Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Marin Alsop•
Jenő Jandó•
Eldar Nebolsin
30 tracks
October 16

Konstantia Gourzi: Logos – Works for Orchestra
Konstantia Gourzi•
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin•
Anna Skryleva•
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien•
Marin Alsop•
Munich Radio Orchestra•
Bavarian Radio Chorus•
Ulf Schirmer
22 tracks
October 16

Mémoires vivantes
Traditional
15 tracks
October 15

The Essential Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi•
Takako Nishizaki•
Julian Lloyd Webber•
Adrian Chandler
30 tracks
October 14

Autumn Classics by Chandos
Claude Debussy•
Edvard Grieg•
Gustav Holst•
Robert Schumann•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Antonio Vivaldi
30 tracks
October 2

Ave Maria: Marian Chants for the Liturgical Year
Traditional
12 tracks
October 2

Through the Looking Glass
Traditional
8 tracks
October 2

Palestrina: Song of Songs
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
29 tracks
September 29

Defend Us In Battle (Chants for Spiritual Warfare)
Traditional
18 tracks
September 25

Elevation - Concertos for Harmonica and Piano
Benyamin Nuss•
Konstantin Reinfeld
8 tracks

November 6, 2026

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Arr. by Ken Thomson)
Ryuichi Sakamoto•
Bang On A Can All-Stars
1 tracks
October 31

Thaz Sadayum Entamatramu (From "Divine Duet Sisters")
Traditional•
M. S. Subbulakshmi
1 tracks
October 30

Sakamoto: Energy Flow
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1 tracks
October 30

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord
Traditional•
Libera
1 tracks
October 27

Tari Hari Na Na
Champa Nishad•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 27

Pranavam - OM Chanting
Shankar Mahadevan•
Traditional
1 tracks
October 24

Anand Sahib Kirtan (Raag Ramkali)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 23

5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3/III. Mélodie
Sergei Rachmaninoff•
Mao Fujita
1 tracks
October 23

Coventry Carol (Arr. for Piano by Leah Arbor)
Traditional
1 tracks
October 16

Auld Lang Syne
Traditional
1 tracks
October 16

Rain
Ryuichi Sakamoto•
Bang On A Can All-Stars
1 tracks
October 9

Sakamoto: The Wuthering Heights
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1 tracks
October 9

Guest: Suo Gân
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
October 7

Greensleeves
Traditional
1 tracks
October 2

Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Finale: Très Animé (2026 Remaster)
Claude Debussy•
Anne Akiko Meyers
1 tracks
September 28

Molfar's Rhapsody
Traditional
1 tracks
September 25

Sakamoto: Solitude
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1 tracks
September 25

Massey: Now Tell Us, Gentle Mary
Traditional•
Huw Williams•
The Choir Of Bath Abbey
1 tracks
September 25

Palestrina: Song of Songs: No. 6, Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina•
Traditional•
The Sixteen
1 tracks
September 18

Kolo Vivo (Arr. for String Quartet by Eric Mouret & Raphaël Maillet)
Traditional•
Quatuor Zaïde
1 tracks