Following the release of four critically acclaimed albums in as many years, the Divine Art label’s survey of the chamber music of British composer Robin Stevens will culminate, in spring/summer 2024, with A Questing Soul, comprising Robin’s most significant works for violin and piano. The music on this album spans almost thirty years, the two most […]

German pianist Burkard Schliessmann has been receiving glowing accolades everywhere for his concert performances and recordings, for his virtuosity and also for his individual and highly-considered interpretation of the great music from the late Baroque and Romantic eras particularly. Following five previous albums all of which have been exceptionally well received, and a recording of Fantasies by Robert Schumann (being […]

Following four previously released and highly praised albums for Jonathan Östlund, and the fifth, “Elysian” appearing on July 14 this year, Divine Art is now preparing his sixth, to be titled ‘Rêverie’. This album, unlike the previous ones, is more focussed in terms of genre, featuring only chamber works, but all demonstrating the composer’s highly developed gift for Impressionist […]

London-based composer Matt Dibble completed his 24 Preludes and Fugues for solo piano in 2021, just weeks before his untimely and tragic death due to complications following the Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccination. A much loved and admired musician working in many genres, Matt continues to be sorely missed by many on the classical, jazz and pop […]

Announcing Chromosphere: Symphonic Colours of the Woodwind Orchestra and Twisted Skyscape both featuring the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble conducted by Shea Lolin with producer Christopher Hussey. Chromosphere (DDX 21117) Divine Art is honoured to present five world premiere recordings of new music performed by the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble conducted by Shea Lolin featuring the […]

Edward Cowie has been described as the greatest living composer inspired by nature, and the recordings of his music issued by Métier over the last couple of years have drawn unstinted praise.  In this, his 80th birthday year, a number of new recordings are in progress including the third volume in the Bird Portraits series, and music for string […]

Divine Art is delighted to announce a new collaboration with poet Chinwe D. John to produce an album of songs by two English composers written to reflect our turbulent times and to shine a light of hope for the future. The album, titled “Songs for our Times”, is the result of a unique collaboration between […]

Baritone Trevor Alexander and pianist Peter Crockford have joined Divine Art Recordings for an album celebrating English Song – art-songs by composers well and not-so-well known, and some of the best examples of what is often called the Parlour Ballad so beloved of audiences in the early years of the 20th century. The album, to be released in […]

James Bowman (6 November 1941 – 27 March 2023), probably the world’s best known countertenor of modern times, passed away on Monday, 27 March 2023 at age 81. Divine Art Recordings is honoured to have featured Bowman on our Remembering Alfred Deller recording of 2014 and our 2016 release of Philip Woods’ Sonnets, Airs and […]

German pianist Burkard Schliessmann has been receiving glowing accolades everywhere for his concert performances and recordings, for his virtuosity and also for his individual and highly thought interpretation of the great music from the late Baroque and Romantic eras particularly. Following five previous albums all of which have been exceptionally well received, he is about to embark on a recording […]

British conductor Robin White has brought his hand-picked choral ensemble Alban Voices to the studio to record an album of American Choral Classics including major serious works and iconic folksy ditties!  This will be White’s third outing with Divine Art following his album ‘From Russia’ (Divine Art DDA 25223) with clarinettist Ian Scott and the Royal […]

“The extraordinary sonority of Chopin” English pianist Jonathan Phillips has recorded a new album of works by Chopin to follow his “J.S. Bach: Tranquillity” (Divine Art DDX 21102, to be released on May 12).  Bach was one of Chopin’s principal influences, especially in the chromaticism and harmonic elements of the inner parts –  influences which later informed the […]

The team at Métier Records is delighted to announce a double-disc album of the complete organ works of the luminary British composer Michael Finnissy performed by  23-year-old  American organist Forrest Eimold. Made up entirely of world première recordings, the release will include one of Finnissy’s longest and most ambitious compositional cycles: his nearly 90-minute set […]

One of Britain’s most accomplished ensembles specialising in new music, Gemini, return to the studio in July to record a new album of music by Nicola LeFanu for Métier.  The album is tentatively titled ‘A Wild Garden’ – it contains vocal and chamber works and will be scheduled for release in the late autumn. Nicola LeFanu has had a long association […]

Divine Art’s new-music imprint, Métier, signed up American pianist James W. Iman in 2021 for a three-album deal, the first of which, featuring Schoenberg, Webern, Boulez and Amy, appeared in the spring of 2022 (MSV 28637) to high praise: “The pianism, is top-notch” (Infodad);  “Outstanding and imaginative” (Art Music Lounge).  Post-production work on the second recording is well underway and the […]

Divine Art’s new-music division, Métier, will add to its already strong 2023 release schedule with a fascinating new album featuring works for solo violin by the Romanian composer Violeta Dinescu, performed by Irina Mureşanu. While these pieces are thoroughly new and complex they also have a magical approachability – a sound world in which one can be immersed even with […]

2023 will see the release by Métier Records of an album of music by long established British composer Gwyn Pritchard. The album Formations will include five of Gwyn Pritchard’s ensemble works (a quintet, two quartets and a trio) and three for solo piano, all performed by the distinguished Swiss contemporary music group Ensemble ö! conducted by Francesc Prat and their pianist Asia Ahmetjanova. All […]

Edward Cowie is a composer of immense talent, as evidenced by the constant critical acclaim each of his recordings receives, and for his 80th birthday year, Métier is preparing two new albums which are scheduled for release (subject to final confirmation) around June/July 2023. The Kreutzer Effect  ‘Considered by many to be the greatest living composer directly […]

Following four previous and highly praised albums for Jonathan Östlund, Divine Art is now preparing his fifth, to be titled ‘Elysían’. The double album, like the previous ones, contains a wealth of impressionist works ranging from pieces for chamber orchestra, to instrumental and vocal compositions, performed by a large group of hand-picked performers from around Europe.  Jonathan Östlund’s […]

Divine Art Recordings will be releasing a new album by the accomplished virtuoso pianist Alfonso Soldano, containing a program of piano works by Alexander Scriabin. The collection includes one sonata and many of the composer’s more popular Études and other shorter works and is intended to be the first instalment in a Complete Piano Works edition.  Scriabin (1872-1915) was […]