Congratulations to Peter Seivewright for his American Prize 2018 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award. Peter was awarded the Special Judges’ Citation for ‘American Piano Sonatas’ in the solo artist division. Being from Scotland, he is the only individual among the winners in his category that is not a United States citizen. “Among the many contests of […]

Legendary Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky has died at the age of 83. Principal conductor at the Bolshoi from 1960, he became chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1978 and guest conducted with many major orchestras. Hear the maestro in the exquisite ‘Concert of the 13’ by Artyomov on DDA 25171.

Due to the enormous pressure of work and other matters, we are rescheduling our releases set for the rest of the year. This means that the Artyomov retrospective release dates have changed and will now be: DDA 25173 Requiem October 19 DDA 25174 Sonata of Meditations November 16 DDA 25175 In Memoriam January 18 DDA […]

The new complete catalogue in PDF format is now available to download or view here. While not as detailed as the website information, the PDF is the most useful quick reference guide from which you can spot items of interest!

In 1985 the internationally renowned pianist and composer John McCabe recorded an album of contemporary piano music by Australian and American composers. Made in the EMI Studio in Sydney on a commission from Earle Page College, the recording was put aside when the studio closed and was believed lost. Attempts to trace the master through […]

We are looking forward to our September releases now – which will be available here soon (mid August). Lots of new music including the premiere recording of an organ work by Naji Hakim – Toccata on the Introit for the Feast of the Epiphany – which is performed by Simon Leach on the new Hakim […]

George Gershwin, the boy from Brooklyn, managed the divide between popular and serious music better than anyone else; writing his first hit song ‘Swanee’ in 1919 and ‘An American in Paris’ in 1928, at the age of 30. Taking their lead from the 1951 film of ‘An American in Paris’, Piano À Deux – Robert […]

Vyacheslav Artyomov is considered by many to be the greatest composer in Russia today and is certainly one of our most incredibly gifted symphonists. Following the release in November 2016 of two of his symphonies, Divine Art has licensed and remastered no less than seven albums containing recordings made by Melodiya and others between about 1988 and 2008 and […]

Our late friend Anthony Goldstone was, aside from his skill as a pianist, a fine arranger, and was especially adept at completing works left unfinished by major composers, especially Schubert. But his completion and realisation of the fragmentary B flat Sonata for Two Pianos by Mozart drew particular praise from several eminent musicians and musicologists: […]

Regarded by many as Russia’s greatest living composer, Vyacheslav Artyomov is a natural successor, but with a totally distinctive style, to the work of Scriabin, Messiaen, Mahler and the other great Impressionist-Romantics with large scale works of power and intensity. Currently we are producing a retrospective series of recordings originally issued by Melodiya and other […]

For those who can read German, here’s a super interview from Sudwestpresse with American organist Carson Cooman, now a mainstay of the Divine Art catalog both as composer and performer: I’m posting this on June 8 and not sure how long the interview article will be available…. https://www.swp.de/unterhaltung/kultur/carson-cooman_-_aufnahmen-sind-sehr-wichtig_-26940786.html

Following the critical praise and popularity enjoyed by her 2-CD set of the piano music of Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian pianist Natalia Andreeva is joining forces with the exceptionally talented violinist Evgeny Sorkin, to record Ustvolskaya’s two major works for violin and piano, which they performed in concert to great acclaim in March. Natalia started her ‘Ustvolskaya […]

We are pleased to announce a new album of chamber works from Robin Walker. The album will include a range of works, including his magical double concerto for violin, recorder and string orchestra (A Prayer and a Dance of Two Spirits). Robin is already known to us. His tribute to the late John McCabe And […]

Besides producing high quality and award-winning classical music albums, we also have a growing collection of video albums, and they are readily available on Amazon! These include the recently released new music for silent films from Ed Hughes, called ‘Symphonic Visions’. In this fascinating collection, Hughes writes new scores for classic silent films like “A […]

We’re excited to welcome harp and flute duo ‘The Juniper Project’, comprising Greek flutist Anna Rosa Mari and Welsh harpist Eira Lynn Jones, who have recorded an album of Romantic works both popular and less well known including a couple of surprises. Eira Lynn Jones is currently Head of Harp at the Royal Northern College […]

Spectral music fits right in with the Métier label’s focus of contemporary music, leaning more towards the adventurous side. Marilyn Nonken is one of the most celebrated champions of modern piano music in the USA and Joshua Fineberg is a leading light in the younger generation of spectral composers. Their album, ‘Voix Voilées’, (which also […]

With his new ‘Sonic Fictions’ recording out this month, Joshua Fineberg has become a leader in new music. Josh recently spoke with ’15 Questions’, a music magazine that interviews the most iconic and interesting artists of our time. Read the full interview here.

Phew… it may have taken 26 years but then for the first 15 of those we ran the label as a part time hobby to support musicians – now it’s a full time occupation to support musicians. But May sees the 500th release from Divine Art group labels (see ‘future releases’ for details – MJD […]

Congratulations to pianist Peter Seivewright! His ‘American Piano Sonatas’ recording is a finalist in the Ernst Bacon Award for the Performance of American Music, professional division. The award is among many contests of The American Prize and “recognizes and rewards the best performances of American music by ensembles and individual artists worldwide, based on submitted […]

Japanese pianist Mariko Terashi is currently resident in the UK. She pursued her musical training in France from Catherine Collard and Yvonne Lefébure and now performs regularly on the UK concert platform, has appeared on Spanish TV, and collaborates with the Polish Orchestra Vita Activa. Her upcoming album is one of baroque pieces, but performed […]