Pentatone
One of the leading classical music labels in the world, Pentatone presents a diverse range of world-class artists, and is dedicated to premium quality productions captured in exceptional sound. The label works together with today and tomorrow’s leading artists to provide timeless recordings of core, fringe, and lesser-known repertoire, with Pentatone’s uncompromising attention to the best possible quality in artistry, design and recording technology.
The label was founded in the Netherlands in 2001 by three former Philips Classics executives, with the ambition to offer classical music in the highest quality including surround sound.
In its first years, Pentatone engaged Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton and Sophia Loren, in a Grammy-winning recording of Prokofiev’s Peter & the Wolf (released in Spanish with Antonio Banderas), with Kent Nagano conducting the Russian National Orchestra. Another early success was a recording of the official music performed during the wedding ceremony of the then Dutch crown prince (now king) Willem-Alexander to Máxima Zorreguieta. The Music from the Royal Wedding, sold more than 75,000 copies, thereby attaining the unique “triple platinum” status in the Netherlands.
During its first decade, the label released several award-winning recordings with violinist Julia Fischer and several complete cycles: Beethoven’s symphonies conducted by Philippe Herreweghe, Beethoven’s piano sonatas performed by Mari Kodama, and Bruckner’s symphonies under the baton of Marek Janowski. Violinist Arabella Steinbacher left her mark on these years and continues with several acclaimed recordings. Later, Pentatone recorded Wagner’s ten mature operas, the only such label to take on this task in the 21st century.
From 2013, with a new management team, the label focused on embracing the digital era and expanding its repertoire. New artists and ensembles defined the label’s second decade, including conductors Vladimir Jurowski, René Jacobs and Esa-Pekka Salonen, singers Piotr Beczala, Lisette Oropesa, Javier Camarena, Ian Bostridge and Magdalena Kožená, pianists Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Francesco Piemontesi, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, as well as the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and the Czech Philharmonic.
In recent years, Pentatone has won multiple awards. In 2017, John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles won Best Opera Recording and Best Engineered Album at the 59th Grammy Awards. Two years later, the premiere recording of the Mason Bates opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, won a Grammy for Best Opera Recording. Pentatone was awarded Label of the Year in 2019 by Gramophone Magazine and in 2020 by the International Classical Music Awards. Pentatone's third decade promises to be even more exciting and innovative as we expand our growing and diverse roster of artists, producing the most thrilling recordings in the world.
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Mozart, W.A.: Serenade No. 7, K. 250, Haffner
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolic
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 1 ene. 2008
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schumann & Dvořák: Piano Concertos
Martin Helmchen, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 9 nov. 2009
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tchaïkovski : Symphonie n° 6 - Capriccio Italien
Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 1 ago. 2011
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Sérénade (Gounod, Bizet, Chabrier, Meyerbeer...)
Thomas Hampson, Maciej Pikulski
Dúos - Editado por Pentatone el 15 sep. 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 5 abr. 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Live)
Ópera - Editado por Pentatone el 10 abr. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 10 ene. 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hidden Gems
Música de cámara - Editado por Pentatone el 1 abr. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sinnbild
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Christoph Eschenbach
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 17 jun. 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 1 ene. 2007
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 [Live]
La Nuova Musica, Iestyn Davies, David Bates, Rebecca Bottone, Sophie Bevan
Ópera - Editado por Pentatone el 1 oct. 2019
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Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2
Música de cámara - Editado por Pentatone el 1 ene. 2007
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Telemann: Miriways, TWV 21:24 (Live)
Ópera - Editado por Pentatone el 8 may. 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shuffle. Play. Listen
Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 1 feb. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Troika
Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
Música de cámara - Editado por Pentatone el 1 sep. 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 13 & 24
Martin Helmchen, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolic
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 1 ago. 2007
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Haydn: L'isola disabitata, Hob. XXVIII:9
Bernhard Forck, André Morsch, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Anett Fritsch, Sunhae Im, Krystian Adam
Ópera - Editado por Pentatone el 8 jun. 2021
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Franck: Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 & Variations symphoniques, FWV 46
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg , Denis Kozhukhin, Gustavo Gimeno
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 12 jun. 2020
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Francisco Coll: Orchestral Works
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg , Gustavo Gimeno
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 21 may. 2021
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sonates pour piano op.101 et op.106 "Hammerklavier"
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 1 ago. 2013
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Sa Chen, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster
Clásica - Editado por Pentatone el 24 abr. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo