Simon's CD of the Week

CDs of the Week - March

• Johann Halvorsen - Orchestral Works

  15 March: Simon's CD of the Week features the Bergen Philharmonic and Neeme Järvi in music by Johann Halvorsen.

• Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3

  8 March: Simon's CD of the Week is Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 by Simon Trpceski, Vasily Petrenko and the RLPO.

• Fantasy - A Night at the Opera

  1 March: Simon’s CD of the Week is Fantasy – A Night at the Opera by Emmanuel Pahud.

CDs of the Week - February

• Voices of Bach

  22 February: Simon's CD of the Week is oboist Albrecht Mayer's new Bach disc, Voices of Bach.

• Hommage A Chopin

  8 February: CD of the Week is Jonathan Plowright's new release, Hommage à Chopin.

• Rolando Villazón - Tenor

  1 February: Simon's CD of the Week is Rolando Villazón's new recording Tenor, due for release on 8 February.

CDs of the Week - January 2010

• Mozart and Spohr Clarinet Concertos

  25 January: Simon's CD of the Week is the forthcoming release from Jon Manasse: Mozart and Spohr Clarinet Concertos.

• Complete Tranquility

  18 January: Simon's CD of the Week is actually three CDs. Complete Tranquility is a boxed set of beautiful relaxing music.

• Dvorak Symphony No.7 & Symphony No.8

  11 January: Classic FM Orchestra on Tour, the Philharmonia's new release of Dvorak's Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 is CD of the Week.

• Forever Vienna - André Rieu

  4 Jan: Simon’s first CD of the Week for 2010 is André Rieu’s Forever Vienna, featuring favourites by Johann Strauss I and II.

CDs of the Week - December

• A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

  14 December: Tune in just after 10am all this week to hear last year’s Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge.

• Tenebrae - What Sweeter Music

  7 December: This week we feature our first Christmas CD of the Week, British choir Tenebrae's new release What Sweeter Music.

CDs of the Week - November

• Enchanted Carols

  30 November: Classic FM's Composer in Residence Howard Goodall has released a new album with Enchanted Voices.

• Heroes: The Band of the Coldstream Guards

  23 November: This week, we're giving you a sneak preview of the Band of the Coldstream Guards' first album.

• Alfred Brendel – The Farewell Concerts

  16 Nov: A collection of some of Alfred Brendel's final public performances.

• Camilla Kerslake

  If you're not already familiar with the name Camilla Kerslake, you will be soon. Find out more about Simon's CD of the Week.

• Fringes of the Fleet - Edward Elgar

  Nov 1: Fringes of the Fleet contains music by Elgar, as well as works by such composers as John Ansell, Haydn Wood & Edward…

• Simon's CD of the Week: October

  Simon features in October the bright, beautifully recorded new CD from the British violinist Rachel Podger.

• Simon's CD of the Week: September

  New releases for violinists Sarah Chang and Nicola Benedetti and a relaxing collection of chilled out piano pieces.

• Simon's CD of the Week: August

  Simon picks two Tchaikovsky's recordings and a collection of Michael Nyman's finest film scores.

• Simon's CD of the Week: July

  Italian pianist Alessio Bax captures the beauty of Bach and two fantastic Mozart recordings.

• Simon's CD of the Week: June

  Quintessentially English CDs from The Philharmonia and Choir of King's College.

• Simon's CD of the Week: May

  The Sixteen's latest CD and a collection of favourite film scores played by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

• Simon's CD of the Week: April

  Albums from Imogen Cooper, former Classic FM Composer in Residence Partick Hawes and violinist Renaud Capucon.

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