Four Centuries of Great Music May 31, 2026 Recent Releases in May

Today on Four Centuries of Great Music I am featuring  recent classical music album releases in May.

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring) - I. Allegro 
Ludwig van Beethoven:  Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring)-  II. Adagio molto
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Ludwig van Beethoven:  Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring) - III. Scherzo -Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven:  Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring) -  IV. Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo

Andrew Smith, violin; Joshua Pierce, piano
BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
MSR Classics
Release Date: May 8, 2026


PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
CONCERT FANTASY, OP.56
1 I. Quasi Rondo 
2 II. Contrastes 

LUKAS GENIUŠAS, PIANO and the SINFONIEORCHESTER ST.GALLEN, MODESTAS PITRĖNAS CONDUCTOR
SCHUBERT LISZT: WANDERER FANTASY/TCHAIKOVSKY: CONCERT FANTASY
Alpha Classics

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA

1.ChorusKyrie eleison  
2.Duet Christe eleison KATHERINE WATSON & HELEN CHARLSTON 
3.Chorus Kyrie eleison ] 
4.Chorus Gloria in excelsis Deo  
5.Chorus Et in terra pax hominibus [ 

1.Aria Laudamus te KATHERINE WATSON  
2.Chorus Gratias agimus tibi 
3.Duet Domine Deus KATHERINE WATSON & GWILYM BOWEN
4.Chorus Qui tollis peccata mundi 
5.Aria Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris IESTYN DAVIES  
6.Aria Quoniam tu solus sanctus NEAL DAVIES 
7.Chorus Cum Sancto Spiritu  

KATHERINE WATSON, soprano; HELEN CHARLSTON, mezzo-soprano; IESTYN DAVIES, countertenor; GWILYM BOWEN, tenor; NEAL DAVIES, bass; and THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor 
BACH: Mass in B minor
Hyperion Records

We will close this episode of featuring New Classical Music releases in month of May with Florence Price’s song “Love in a Mist” with lyrics by Mary Rolofson as performed by TED BLACK Tenor and SASCHA EL MOUISSI Piano from the album HOLD FAST TO DREAMS












  • 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Introduction on Four Centuries of Great Music (Pre-recorded)
  • 3:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music May 31, 2026 Recent Classical Music Releases in May by Recent Classical Music Releases in May on Four Centuries of Great Music
  • 3:01pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:02pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring) - I. Allegro by Andrew Smith, violin; Joshua Pierce, piano on BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (MSR Classics)
  • 3:11pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring)- II. Adagio molto by Andrew Smith, violin; Joshua Pierce, piano on BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (MSR Classics)
  • 3:17pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring) - III. Scherzo -Allegro molto by Andrew Smith, violin; Joshua Pierce, piano on BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (MSR Classics)
  • 3:19pm Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F, Op. 24 (Spring) - IV. Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo by Andrew Smith, violin; Joshua Pierce, piano on BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (MSR Classics)
  • 3:25pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:25pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Four Centuries of Great Music (Pre-recorded)
  • 3:28pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 3:28pm PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY: CONCERT FANTASY, OP.56 - I. Quasi Rondo by LUKAS GENIUŠAS, PIANO and the SINFONIEORCHESTER ST.GALLEN, MODESTAS PITRĖNAS CONDUCTOR on SCHUBERT LISZT: WANDERER FANTASY/TCHAIKOVSKY: CONCERT FANTASY (Alpha Classics)
  • 3:44pm PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY: CONCERT FANTASY, OP.56 - II. Contrastes by LUKAS GENIUŠAS, PIANO and the SINFONIEORCHESTER ST.GALLEN, MODESTAS PITRĖNAS CONDUCTOR on SCHUBERT LISZT: WANDERER FANTASY/TCHAIKOVSKY: CONCERT FANTASY (Alpha Classics)
  • 3:58pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:00pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:00pm Four Centuries of Great Music May 31, 2026 Recent Classical Music Releases in May Part 2 by Recent Classical Music Releases in May on Four Centuries of Great Music
  • 4:00pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 1.Chorus - Kyrie eleison by THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:10pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 2.Duet - Christe eleison by KATHERINE WATSON, soprano; HELEN CHARLSTON, mezzo-soprano; THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:15pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 3.Chorus - Kyrie eleison by THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:17pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 4.Chorus - Gloria in excelsis Deo by THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:18pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 5.Chorus - Et in terra pax hominibus by THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:24pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:25pm Four Centuries of Great Music by Mid-hour Break on Four Centuries of Great Music (Pre-recorded)
  • 4:27pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:28pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA1.Aria Laudamus te by KATHERINE WATSON, soprano; THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:32pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 2.Chorus Gratias agimus tibi by THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:35pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 3.Duet Domine Deus by KATHERINE WATSON, soprano; GWILYM BOWEN, tenor; THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:38pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 4.Chorus Qui tollis peccata mundi by THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:44pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 5.Aria Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris by IESTYN DAVIES, countertenor; THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:48pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 6.Aria Quoniam tu solus sanctus by NEAL DAVIES, bass; THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:53pm JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Mass in B minor - MISSA 7.Chorus Cum Sancto Spiritu by THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE and the ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, STEPHEN LAYTON conductor on BACH: Mass in B minor (Hyperion Records)
  • 4:57pm Commentary about the Music by Dave Lake on live (live)
  • 4:57pm Florence Price: Love in a Mist” (lyrics-Mary Rolofson) by TED BLACK, Tenor and SASCHA EL MOUISSI, Piano on HOLD FAST TO DREAMS (Westdeutscher Rundfunk / Deutsche Grammophon)
  • 4:59pm Commentary about the Music and Closing by Dave Lake on live (live)
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