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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 14h

On November 13, Métier will release Distant Horizons by pianist David Palmer, with works by Robert Saxton, Thomas Metcalf & Palmer himself! Palmer & Metcalf met Saxton as his students at Oxford. 🎹 Enjoy the first single "Distant Horizons: II." on October 2: listn.fm/distanthorizons.

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 16h

American Record Guide praises how pianist Da-Hee Kim “handles the many technical challenges with seeming ease, always expressively. Terrific recording.” —American Record Guide Enjoy Nicholas Scott-Burt: 24 Preludes for Piano wherever you listen to music: listn.fm/scottburtpreludes!

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 29/09/2026

Métier announces the November 20 release of Nigel Clarke: Brueg[h]el’s Brush, by GRAMMY-nominated @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social! The two books of miniatures for solo violin and viola respond to 25 works by the Bruegel family in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. sbrew.link/f1nJwaIW

Peter Sheppard Skærved with Fall of Rebel Angels

Nigel Clarke talking about the paintings in front of The Massacre of the Innocents and Numbering at Bethlehem

Peter Sheppard Skærved, Nigel Clarke, and Kim Oosterlinck, Director of Fine Arts Belgium

Nigel Clarke: Brueg[h]el's Brush cover art

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 26/09/2026

Enjoy the third and final single of the upcoming October 9 release, Cantata (re)mixed for Four Hands. Listen to Finale Chorale “Alle Menschen müssen sterben” on all platforms today! ▶️ listn.fm/cantataremixed

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 25/09/2026

Divine Art Records is thrilled to release Eduard Tubin’s powerful Requiem for Fallen Soldiers by the GRAMMY® Award-winning Estonian National Male Choir and director Mikk Üleoja. The album commemorates the 6th annual Tubin Festival in Estonia. 🎶▶️ listn.fm/tubin #classicalmusic #newmusic #choral

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 24/09/2026

Divine Art announces the November 6 release of new chamber music from Helen Leach! Featuring Simon Leach, Adrian Bradbury, John Bradbury & Benedict Holland, Window to the Stars follows her 2024 debut, Diary of the Bee. Stream the first single, “Out of the Depths,” tomorrow: listn.fm/windowtothestars

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 23/09/2026

Fanfare Magazine has some stellar reviews about the recent Olmos Ensemble release, Made in Germany, in their Nov/Dec 2026 magazine! Enjoy the album today ➡️ listn.fm/madeingermany.

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 22/09/2026

“Sacred Joy is just one of those Christmas ‘must haves’ for 2026.… Rayo’s performance is genuine and heart-felt.” —Glyn Môn Hughes, Classical Music Daily Pre-order the new release today: listn.fm/sacredjoy Read the full review: classicalmusicdaily.com/2026/09/sacred-joy.htm

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 21/09/2026

Don't miss Ekkozone's new release of music by Louis Franz Aguirre, “Nsambia Mpungun”, featured on Idagio and #AppleMusicClassical! Add it to your library today: listn.fm/nsambiampungun

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 18/09/2026

Ekkozone is thrilled to release Nsambia Mpungun by Cuban composer Louis Franz Aguirre, one of the top Latin American composers of his generation! Mina Fred, Karolina Leedo, and Adam Ørvad interpret a collection of premiere recordings for viola, flute, and accordion. 🎶 listn.fm/nsambiampungun

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 17/09/2026

Announcing “Phase Change,” a new album of orchestral works by composer Patrick Conlon, produced by Dr. Christina Giacona, and Divine Art Records' first release with the Fort Smith Symphony and GRAMMY®-nominated conductor John Jeter. sbrew.link/uX7wI6K5

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 17/09/2026

Enjoy the second single of the world premiere recording of Sinan C. Savaşkan’s Concerto for Chamber Orchestra and Electronics, Eleven Conditions of Responsibility, “Writings about No. 148: I. The Three Fires,” releasing tomorrow: listn.fm/elevenconditions. #NewMusic #ContemporaryClassical

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 16/09/2026

This Friday, Divine Art is proud to present the third single from Esther Rayo's upcoming Holiday album, Sacred Joy. 🎶🎄 Stream the single “O Holy Night” wherever you listen to music on September 18th, and start getting in the Christmas spirit early: listn.fm/sacredjoy

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 15/09/2026

“Brian Hsu's complete Années de pèlerinage stands titanically among the most informed interpretations of the great Liszt cycle…An interpretation that deserves to be loved.” —Smeralda Nunnari, GBOPERA Read the full review at: sbrew.link/UEc4Ojwo

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 11/09/2026

Bach has these really nice passages where it's just about progression. It's not even about where the main theme is coming from; it's like it's about the passage of time…” Listen now to Chiahu Lee's arrangement of #JSBach's “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” BWV 140: listn.fm/cantataremixed

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 11/09/2026

Métier Records proudly presents an outstanding new contemporary release: the complete acknowledged output for solo piano by Romanian composer Horaţiu Rădulescu, performed by @ianpace.bsky.social, a world-renowned interpreter of new music. 🎧 Listen now ▶️ listn.fm/radulescu

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 09/09/2026

Conceived as part of Savaşkan’s epic cycle, Many Stares through Semi-Nocturnal Zeiss-Blink, Eleven Conditions of Responsibility embodies his compositional approach, observing different angles of a model comprising five circles. Enjoy the first single "Anacrusis (II)": sbrew.link/DVOz9ZhN

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 04/09/2026

Out today: Métier Records is proud to release #CliffEdge by composer David Wallace! The performers include Heather Roche (bass clarinet), Chenyin Li (piano), Jean Kelly (harp), James Widden (violin/viola), Jonathan Parkin (clarinet), and more! 🎶 Add it to your library today! 🎧➡️ listn.fm/cliffedge

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 03/09/2026

Métier announces the October world premiere recording of Sinan C. Savaşkan’s captivating Concerto for Chamber Orchestra and Electronics, “Eleven Conditions of Responsibility”, written for and performed by the Octandre Ensemble. 🎧 Enjoy the first single tomorrow: listn.fm/elevenconditions

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 02/09/2026

This Friday, Divine Art is proud to present the second single from Esther Rayo & Peter Grünberg's upcoming album, Sacred Joy: “El santo niño”! 🎧 Pre-save now ➡️ listn.fm/sacredjoy This traditional Puerto Rican Christmas song is from a repertoire close to Rayo's own artistic identity.

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 29/08/2026

Discover the mystical and spiritual musical universe of composer Louis Franz Aguirre as you enjoy “Nsambia Mpungun: III. Centella Ndoki,” out on all streaming platforms today! 🎧➡️ listn.fm/nsambiampungun #NewMusic #AfroCuban #Cuba #nsambiampungun #louisaguirre

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 28/08/2026

Listen to the second single from Requiem for Fallen Soldiers, Eduard Tubin's Choral Song, “Õhtulaul, ETW 100,” today! 🎧 ➡️ listn.fm/tubin #ClassicalMusic #Classical #NewMusic #choralmusic

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 28/08/2026

We are proud to present pianist Sinae Lee’s York Bowen: 24 Preludes, Op. 102, out today! The virtuoso pianist and composer York Bowen was known by his contemporaries as the ‘English Rachmaninoff’. 🎧 Listen now: listn.fm/bowenpreludes. #ClassicalMusic #Piano #Classical

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 28/08/2026

Listen to the third single of Rădulescu: Complete Solo Piano Works, “Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti, op. 2,“ on all streaming platforms today! 🎧 ➡️ listn.fm/radulescu #ClassicalMusic #Piano #NewMusic

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 28/08/2026

We are proud to share the first single of Cantata (re)mixed for four hands. Listen now to the first single, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80: II. Aria. Alles, was von Gott geboren" wherever you stream music! 🎧 ▶️ listn.fm/cantataremixed #Classical #Piano #ClassicalMusic

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 27/08/2026

8 & 9 September at 1901 Arts Club in London, launches his new album, “Sinner, Don't Let This Harvest Pass”, as part of his “Points of Departure” recital series! Hear the complete program LIVE! 🎟️ Get your tickets at sbrew.link/O0BBYZFb (only a few remain)

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 26/08/2026

On 4 September, Métier presents #CliffEdge from Irish-born composer David Wallace: a striking new album of six works that illuminate his distinctive approach to material-led composition. Listen to three tracks out now at listn.fm/cliffedge

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 25/08/2026

#Nowplaying! Sinae Lee's latest single from her new recording of the 24 Preludes, Op. 102 by the great virtuoso pianist and composer York Bowen (1884-1961)! Listen to Prelude No. 24 now on all platforms and in Spotify's New in Classical Playlist, via listn.fm/bowenpreludes

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 25/08/2026

🔥 Conspirare's world premiere recording of Joby Talbot: Piedra de sol (Sunstone) is #nowplaying on your favorite platforms! Don't miss features from Gramophone, Presto Music, Qobuz, IDAGIO, Spotify, HighResAudio, Apple Music Classical, and more!

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 23/08/2026

We are delighted to share the first single from #SacredJoy, a live recording capturing a special LIEDER ALIVE! Christmas concert in which soprano Esther Rayo and pianist Peter Grünberg presented a programme of carols both familiar and surprising. 🎧🎶🎄 Schubert's Ave Maria: listn.fm/sacredjoy

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 21/08/2026

☀️ GRAMMY® Award-winning Choir Conspirare and Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson's World Premiere recording of Joby Talbot's “Piedra de sol” (Sunstone) is now available worldwide! 🎧 Listen on all platforms via listn.fm/piedradesol Go in depth with interviews on Presto Music and Gramophone!

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 20/08/2026

Athene Records is thrilled to announce the 9 October release of “Cantata (re)mixed for four hands,” an exciting album of J.S. Bach’s Cantatas arranged/re-composed by Chiahu Lee and György Kúrtag, and performed by piano Chiahu Lee and Yulia Vershinina-Mukhopadhyay! The first single is out 28 August!

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 18/08/2026

Now on @prestomusic.bsky.social: @benarcanafm.bsky.social interviews composer Joby Talbot about his new work “Piedre de sol” (Sunstone), premiered by Conspirare on their release coming out this Friday! 📖 ➡️ sbrew.link/eKKDZbs7

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 17/08/2026

Antony Gray and Rob Hao make their @officialcharts.bsky.social Classical Chart Debut this week at #38! Do you have your copy yet? 🎧➡️ listn.fm/poulencmusicfortwopianos

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 16/08/2026

In the Complete Piano Music of Horatiu Radulescu, Ian Pace presents the Lao Tzu Sonatas, inspired by the Taoist philosopher. Their chant-like or folk-derived materials are continually juxtaposed with more abstract spectral harmonies. ▶️ Play movement two from the Fifth Sonata now: listn.fm/radulescu

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 15/08/2026

Announcing the 25 September release of Eduard Tubin’s powerful “Requiem for Fallen Soldiers,” alongside landmark recordings of his choral songs by the Estonian National Male Choir under the direction of Mikk Üleoja. Listen to the first single now: listn.fm/tubin

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 14/08/2026

“in clarity I follow my delirium, rooms and streets, I grope my way through corridors of time, climb and descend stairs, touch the walls and do not move…” Listen now to Conspirare's recording of “…de claridad (in clarity)…” from Joby Talbot's Piedra de Sol (Sunstone): listn.fm/piedradesol

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 14/08/2026

🎹 Out Now! Adam Davies makes his Divine Art debut with Anthony Hedges: Complete Piano Music, Volume 1! ▶️ listn.fm/hedgespianov1 See it featured on @prestomusic.bsky.social, Idagio, Amazon Music, Qobuz, and Spotify!

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 13/08/2026

Ekkozone proudly presents the September 18th release of “Nsambia Mpungun” from Cuban composer Louis Franz Aguirre, one of the foremost Latin American composers of his generation, and featuring three of his fiercest champions and interpreters. Listen to the first single now: listn.fm/nsambiampungun

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 12/08/2026

Critic Hugh Morris has an absolutely must-read review of Joseph Havlat's “Sinner, Don't Let This Harvest Pass” in The New York Times! 🎁🔗➡️ sbrew.link/Vo6Ov3Q1

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 11/08/2026

Rob Hao and Antony Gray's Poulenc: Music for Two Pianos is a Gramophone Editor's Choice! “…a delightful album… The fecundity of invention, drawing on a range of genres from classical to music-hall, is astonishing….” —Jeremy Nicholas sbrew.link/ZUGq4gLk

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 11/08/2026

Don't miss our latest releases in new release features and playlists from Apple Music, Presto Music, Idagio, Qobuz, Spotify, Tidal, and Deezer! #newclassical #newreleases #applemusicclassical #idagio #qobuz #spotify #tidal #soundtracks #sudain #prestomusic #fi6music

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 07/08/2026

Out now — “Made in Germany” from Olmos Ensemble! Featuring first recordings of László Varga’s arrangement of Strauss’s Don Quixote, Rudolf Tillmetz’s Nocturne for Flute, Horn & Piano, Op. 31, and Ruth Schontal's Theme and Variations for Solo Flute. Available now ➡️ listn.fm/madeingermany

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 07/08/2026

“I hope listeners will be struck by the delicacy of Samuel Andreyev’s work. These pieces translate and bring to the surface the emotions hidden within the film. …It is a truly remarkable work.” —Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Listen to the digital release of #Soudain today: listn.fm/soudain

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 07/08/2026

Available today from Métier: “Sinner, Don't Let This Harvest Pass” from pianist Joseph Havlat, featuring music by Michael Finnissy, Cassandra Miller, and Robert Schumann. 🎧➡️ listn.fm/millerfinnissy Featured on Spotify, #AppleMusicClassical, Tidal, Idagio, Presto Music, Qobuz, and more!

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 03/08/2026

Don't miss all of Friday's new singles in Deezer's New Classical Playlist! 🎧▶️ listn.fm/deezerclassical

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 31/07/2026

“from those inextricably interlinked lead performances to Samuel Andreyev’s sparing score… All the craft is in humble service of a screenplay uncommon for its faith in the power of language and communication to transform and to console.” —Variety on Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's #Soudain 🎧 listn.fm/soudain

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 31/07/2026

“the hugeness of the poet’s vision; the cosmic immensity of the imagery; the febrile surrealistic intensity of a sensory journey through space and time from reality to fantasy and back again; the sudden moments of heartfelt intimacy that never fail to surprise” —Joby Talbot 🎧 ➡️ listn.fm/piedradesol

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 31/07/2026

🆕 Out now from Olmos Ensemble Artistic Director Mark Teplitsky: Ruth Schontal's Theme & Variations for solo flute! 🪈🎶 Listen today ➡️ listn.fm/madeingermany

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First Inversion @first-inversion.com · 30/07/2026

On 11 September, Métier pianist Ian Pace follows his New York Times Best of 2025 release with an exploration of the complete acknowledged output for solo piano by Romanian composer Horaţiu Rădulescu! Listen to the first single on Friday! ➡️ listn.fm/radulescu

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