5 Classical Music CD New Releases

If you enjoy classical music on CD, there are many new releases as the end of year approaches. Five new albums are Sound The Trumpet, Get Happy, Bach: The Art Of Fugue, Spanish Nights, and Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-3.

Get Happy by Jenny Lin is a classical piano album. The compilation first released on October 30 under the label Steinway & Sons.

Lin plays the music of legendary composers such as Irving Berlin and Richard Rodgers. The show tunes are a lively mix to brighten your day.

There are 18 tracks to Get Happy, which fit into one CD. Classical songs include Betsy: Blue Eyes by Irving Berlin, My Fair Lady: Ascot Gavotte by Frederick Loewe, and Sweeney Todd: Johanna by Stephen Sondheim.

Sound The Trumpet is a new release as the classical album released on October 22, 2012. The music is performed by Alison Balsom, Trevor Pinnock, and The English Concert orchestra.

Classical trumpeter Alison Balsom brings new energy to the music of Prucell and Handel. The album provides a look into the period of the music with slight variations that add to the music. There are nine tracks, which include the title song and Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11: Sento la gioia.

Label Steinway & Sons strikes again!

Enjoy the classical single Bach: The Art Of Fugue, featuring leading Bach interpreter Andrew Rangell. The CD is groundbreaking as it is a completely new recording of the song.

The song was written around 1745-1750 in Leipzig, Germany. The recording was finished in December 2011. The release date of The Art Of Fogue was September 25 of this year.

Classical music fans are likely familiar with conductor Valery Gergiev. In this new release, Gergiev leads the London Symphony Orchestra over Tchaikovsky's pieces. The title is Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-3.

The album focuses on the earlier works of Tchaikovsky, written in Russia. Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish" was first written in 1875. The musical package spans over two discs. The collection released under the Lso Live label on October 9 of this year.

If you enjoy listening to the classical guitar, you will likely enjoy this album. Spanish Nights features well-known guitarist Pepe Romero in his first solo album under the label Deutsche Grammophon.

The CD debuted October 9, 2012. There are four works on the single disc, which includes Nocturno for Guitar by Federico Moreno-Torroba and Piezas (3) espanolas for Guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo.

Classical CDs are available at online retailers, music stores and even some department stores. Along with CDs, many artists also release MP3 titles and DVDs. New releases include the guitar-based Spanish Nights album and piano notes of Get Happy.