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
Klassiek - Released by PentaTone on 1 jan. 2008
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schumann & Dvořák: Piano Concertos
Martin Helmchen, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Marc Albrecht
Klassiek - Released by PentaTone on 9 nov. 2009
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tchaïkovski : Symphonie n° 6 - Capriccio Italien
Russian National Orchestra, Mikhail Pletnev
Klassiek - Released by PENTATONE on 1 aug. 2011
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sérénade (Gounod, Bizet, Chabrier, Meyerbeer...)
Thomas Hampson, Maciej Pikulski
Duo´s - Released by PentaTone on 15 sep. 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle
Klassiek - Released by PentaTone on 5 apr. 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hidden Gems
Kamermuziek - Released by PENTATONE on 1 apr. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (Live)
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 10 apr. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7
NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze
Klassiek - Released by PentaTone on 10 jan. 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Sinnbild
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Christoph Eschenbach
Klassiek - Released by PentaTone on 17 jun. 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg
Klassiek - Released by PentaTone on 1 jan. 2007
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 [Live]
La Nuova Musica, Iestyn Davies, David Bates, Rebecca Bottone, Sophie Bevan
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 1 okt. 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2
Kamermuziek - Released by PentaTone on 1 jan. 2007
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Telemann: Miriways, TWV 21:24 (Live)
Opera - Released by PentaTone on 8 mei 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shuffle. Play. Listen
Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
Klassiek - Released by PENTATONE on 1 feb. 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Troika
Matt Haimovitz, Christopher O'Riley
Kamermuziek - Released by PENTATONE on 1 sep. 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 13 & 24
Martin Helmchen, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Gordan Nikolic
Klassiek - Released by PentaTone on 1 aug. 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
Opera - Released by PENTATONE on 8 jun. 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Franck: Symphony in D Minor, FWV 48 & Variations symphoniques, FWV 46
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg , Denis Kozhukhin, Gustavo Gimeno
Klassiek - Released by PENTATONE on 12 jun. 2020
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Francisco Coll: Orchestral Works
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg , Gustavo Gimeno
Klassiek - Released by PENTATONE on 21 mei 2021
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 101 & Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier'
Klassiek - Released by PENTATONE on 1 aug. 2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Sa Chen, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Lawrence Foster
Klassiek - Released by PENTATONE on 24 apr. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo