Divine Art is delighted to announce the forthcoming release of a new album of 20th and 21st century works by women composers, performed by cellist Heather Tuach and pianist Yoko Misumi. “In the Mirror” is a selection of melodious cello and piano music by women composers from the 20th and 21st centuries. The 18 pieces were chosen by cellist Heather […]

The celebrated Italian pianist Alfonso Soldano is making a new album of popular piano pieces to be titled ‘My Things’ which as the title suggests, is a programme of works that mean much to the pianist and as he himself puts it, reflect his life and experiences. The album includes established favourites including Debussy’s ‘Clair […]

The critically acclaimed Invencia Piano Duo have joined Divine Art and their first album for the label will be scheduled for release in the first half of 2025. The album is titled ‘Poetic and Religious Harmonies for Two’ – with reference to Liszt’s ‘Poetic and Religious Harmonies’. The new album aims at enriching the piano duo/duet repertoire by arranging solo […]

Divine Art Recordings Group (Métier Records division) is delighted to announce a new double CD release of compositions by prize-winning U.S. American composer Lance Hulme. Hulme’s music has featured on two previous releases for Métier including “The Street Has Changed” of which Fanfare Magazine wrote “This piece is incredibly haunting”… ”spellbinding”.  This monumental new release contains compositions with […]

Musici Ireland proudly presents their debut album with Métier – a captivating collection of chamber works by living Irish composers, each recorded for the first time. Among the featured works is the newly commissioned “EARTHRISE,” a powerful Concerto for viola and chamber ensemble by Liam Bates, commissioned by violist Beth McNinch, adding an important new […]

Gramophone Magazine’s Orchestra of the Year Award Nominees have been released for 2024, and the Czech Philharmonic has been honored with a selection! As part of their nomination, the recent release of Chromosphere received a spotlight for what made this “a thoroughbred orchestra of immaculate virtuosity.” “That the Czech Philharmonic should have brought such rich […]

Malcolm Williamson Chamber Music Vol 1 (Release date first quarter 2025 tbc) Antony Gray (piano), members of the St Paul’s Sinfonia, Matt Scott Rogers (conductor), selected soloists and ensemble players. In 2025 Divine Art will release the first volume in a series featuring the chamber music of Sir Malcolm Williamson, 50 years since the composer’s […]

The Divine Art Recordings Group was sad to hear of the recent passing of German composer Wolfgang Rihm at the age of 72. The Métier Label has been proud to have two albums featuring his Lieder from soprano Clare Lesser and pianist David Lesser, and is thrilled to be releasing Carolyn Enger‘s recording of his […]

Pianist Peter Seivewright is celebrating his 70th Birthday with a celebratory series of recitals at St. Mark’s Unitarian Church in Edinburgh during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Tickets may be purchased at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Box Office and the Venue. Peter Seivewright Recordings

The British new-music label Métier (part of the Divine Art Recordings Group) has built a strong relationship over the last few years with composers from the Republic of Ireland including the September 2024 release of ‘The Tyndall Effect’ with music by Graínne Mulvey and the impending appearance of a chamber music album by Musici Ireland. This […]

Almost every family has a member who falls with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or other form of mental degeneration and work into help for sufferers allowing them to enjoy a longer and more dignified life is of utmost importance. One of the charity albums we’ve made is ‘Mind Music’ – a proportion of proceeds go to Parkinsons […]

Dr. Gary Lemco’s program, “The Music Treasury” on Stanford University’s KZSU-FM, will feature a program in tribute to pianist Burkard Schliessmann on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at 7 PM Pacific. Listen online at kzsulive.stanford.edu. Program Program Transcript Preview: BURKARD SCHLIESSMANN is regarded as one of the most influential pianists of the modern era. He has […]

Works written for the Kreutzer Quartet and Roderick Chadwick by Gloria Coates, Tom Metcalf, Sadie Harrison and Joel Järventausta The Kreutzer Quartet is celebrated for decades of collaborating with composers.  These range from many world-renowned figures, including Hans Werner Henze, Judith Weir, George Rochberg, David Matthews and Poul Ruders, to hundreds of young artists, many of whom […]

Sheffield-born composer Wilfred Heaton (1918-2000) is a household name in the brass band world, where some of his early worlds enjoy ‘classic’ status. After his death a ‘hidden’ side of his creativity came to light when manuscripts of orchestral and instrumental music were discovered in which he used to call his “unregarded corner”.  With this release, Murray […]

Divine Art Recordings Group is delighted to announce the signing of Singaporean pianist Clarisse Teo who will feature in one of the year’s most significant recordings, a four-CD set (and digital album) containing all 14 of the superb Piano Concertos by the 20th century Soviet composer Anatoly Alexandrov (1888-1982) which will be scheduled for release before the end of 2024.  Clarisse has […]

Following the success of a recent album of music by French-Lebanese composer Naji Hakim for organ and other solo instruments, Métier will produce a new collection of Hakim’s music for cello performed by French Cellist Gwendeline Lumaret. The recording is to be made in Paris on 5th and 6th July, and is likely to see release towards the end of this year. […]

New-music specialist label Métier Records is announcing two substantial sets of seminally important contemporary works for piano: a 2-CD set of music by Horaţiu Rădulescu and a four-disc omnibus of music by Michael Finnissy, performed by premier Métier artist Ian Pace.  Both sets have been recorded over the last two years and the label team hope to schedule release of both in […]

Leading New-Music label Métier Records announces two albums of modern vocal music from husband-and-wife team Clare and David Lesser, featuring the music of John Cage and Michael Finnissy. Both will be scheduled for release in the autumn. The first album brings together several of John Cage’s lesser-known works for voice, percussion, and radios. Cage explored the possibilities of radio throughout his […]

Divine Art’s new-music label Métier welcomes acclaimed pianist Carolyn Enger to its quickly-growing international roster for a new album to be released in the summer. Resonating Earth features the music from Enger’s multimedia project of the same name. The program directly links classical music performance to environmentalism and conservation efforts with a bold aesthetic. A […]

The English composer Justin Connolly (1933-2020) is the subject of an inspirational new album to be released later this year  by Divine Art/Métier. In a 1988 interview Pierre Boulez spoke about the British music that interested him during what he described as ‘golden years’ in London. He named only five composers (with Britten and Tippett notable […]