New in Classical

New in Classical

Apple Music Classical

Updated 5 days ago

Classical music is constantly evolving. New interpretations of established masterpieces constantly challenge the norm, while the new music scene fizzes with invention and imagination with the best composing talent writing works that push the conversation forward. Here’s a playlist of all that’s new in classical music, to keep you abreast of today’s most exciting sounds. Our editors add new selections weekly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

I. Allegro assai (Arr. Parkin)

7:31

The Prince’s Allmayne

1:22

Sleeping Lotus

2:33

Coup de foudre

Claudio Capéo, Irene Delgado-Jiménez, Esther Abrami, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

4:07

Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (Arr. Busoni for Piano)

Georgijs Osokins

3:26

III. Meditazione

Gautier Capuçon, Lionel Bringuier, BBC Concert Orchestra

5:06

Beau soir, CD 84 (Arr. Garrett & van der Heijden for Violin, Piano, Guitar & Orchestra)

David Garrett, Julien Quentin, Franck van der Heijden, Orchestra the Prezent

2:16

Spiel auf deiner Geige (Jadja)

Fatma Said, Les Frivolités Parisiennes, Sammy El Ghadab, Thibaut Maudry

3:54

Vexations (2)

1:46

In Gray (Version for Orchestra)

Robert Ames, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Hildur Guðnadóttir

3:16

La Comparsa

Daniil Trifonov

2:03

I. Prelude

2:26

III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung (Live in Munich, 2026)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle

11:18

Additional Variation V

Zlata Chochieva

1:53

Prelude in D Major, BWV 925

Víkingur Ólafsson

0:57

No. 1, No...svaniti non sono di sogni

Domingo Hindoyan, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sonya Yoncheva

5:00

No. 4, Andante sostenuto, MWV U190

Bertrand Chamayou

2:35

Footprints in the Sand

Alina Pronina, Daniel Hope

3:23

Daydream Damsel

1:46

Sicilienne in E-Flat Major

Guillaume Bellom, Renaud Capuçon

2:59

V. Tempo di valse. Allegro non troppo (Version for Violin & Piano)

Himari, Chelsea Wang

3:16

First Breath

Yu-Peng Chen, Liang Zhang, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra

5:09

While The Flood Rages

5:10

II. When the Soul Slept

Jess Gillam, Eric Whitacre

4:54

Part I – New York

Harry Connick, Jr.

15:24

No. 6, Were Every Thought an Eye

Anna Moritz, Julia Böhme, Lautten Compagney, Cornelius Uhle, Mirko Ludwig

2:09

No. 1, In the Romance Style

Wilhem Latchoumia

1:40

Song Without Words in A Major

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

3:00

No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin

Alexandre Tharaud

2:04

No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor

2:08

I. Allegro

Alexander Melnikov, Bernhard Forck, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

12:48

No. 1, Kaddisch (Transcr. Tognetti for Cello & Orchestra)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Gardner

4:50

III. La Invernada

The Impossible Orchestra, Yamandu Costa, Alondra de la Parra

5:32

Fugue

2:01

II. Tempo di menuetto

Cocomi, Yusuke Yabe, Meguna Naka, Ryota Higashi

3:31

II. Suave acalanto

Daniil Trifonov

3:24

September Nineteen Sixty Nine

Adam Wiltzie, Jóhann Jóhannsson

2:45

I. Prelude

1:18

Naqoyqatsi

Brussels Philharmonic, Camille Thomas, Oscar Jockel

4:27

1

1:41

The Abider

GBSR Duo, Sean Shibe, PJ Harvey, 12 Ensemble, Oliver Leith

4:22

II. Largo

Siggi String Quartet, Víkingur Ólafsson, Xun Yang

3:31

a. Andante moderato

Vienna Philharmonic, Andris Nelsons

4:36

V. Rigaudons I, II & Double

Mishka Rushdie Momen

1:24

Now We Can Sing

11:36

Ecco l'orrido campo

Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen, London Philharmonic Orchestra

1:30

Ark

Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1:03

Ice Dance (Orch. Ducros)

BBC Concert Orchestra, Gautier Capuçon, Lionel Bringuier

2:46

No. 3, Andante tranquillo, MWV U102

Bertrand Chamayou

2:36

No. 4, Intermezzo in F Minor

Francesco Piemontesi

2:43

No. 1, Après un rêve (Arr. Kim for Piano Solo)

3:01

Summertime (feat. Jon Batiste)

4:20

II. Allegretto

3:30

Y la negra Bailaba!

Daniil Trifonov

2:09

I. Grave

2:12

Floods (Version for Orchestra)

Hildur Guðnadóttir, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Robert Ames

3:56

VII. Waltz No. 2 (Arr. Garrett & Haywood for Violin, Piano, Guitar & Orchestra)

Julien Quentin, Orchestra the Prezent, Franck van der Heijden, David Garrett

3:36

Goodbye My Youth

3:43

Pt. 1

Peter Pejtsik, Budapest Art Orchestra, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Adam Wiltzie

2:17

When You Wish Upon a Star (Arr. for Guitar by Noriyasu Takeuchi)

Guillem Perez-Quer

4:14

I. Allegro con brio

Leonidas Kavakos, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Antoine Tamestit

14:11

III. Finale. Allegro energico

Eldbjørg Hemsing, Gergely Madaras, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

7:03

III. Finale. Allegro assai vivace

Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, María Dueñas Fernández

7:26

Movement 7 - Gift from the Gods

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Floating Points

2:31

Unstern! – Sinistre, S. 208

Yulianna Avdeeva

5:37

V. Of Innocence

IDRA, Eric Whitacre

5:00

Forma

3:19

Theme from Schindler's List (Version for Cello & Orchestra)

Edward Gardner, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, London Philharmonic Orchestra

4:12

Theme from Samson and Delilah (arr. Nina Simone)

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

5:06

And the Waltz Goes On (Arr. Rieu)

Gustavo Dudamel, Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Hopkins

5:55

Milonga, Op. 3/1

Daniil Trifonov

3:08

I. Spirited

Lambert Orkis, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Müller-Schott

4:18

No. 2, Capriccio in B Minor

3:41

IV. Finale. Bewegt, doch nicht schnell

Adélaïde Ferrière, David Guerrier, Julia Hagen, Daniel Ottensamer, Renaud Capuçon, Alois Posch, Guillaume Bellom, Christoph Koncz, Gérard Caussé

12:13

Impromptu

Alexandre Tharaud

2:17

Cantabile in D Major, MS 109

Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

4:08

II. Larghetto

Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Kyohei Sorita

6:18

No. 3 in E Major

3:42

Je te veux

Aigul Akhmetshina, Antonio Pappano

4:11

IV. Passacaglia

3:03

I. Andante

Cocomi, Yusuke Yabe, Meguna Naka, Ryota Higashi

6:11

No. 52, Hivernale

5:00

II. Scherzo. Sehr mäßig

Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic

6:34

El vals de Santo Domingo

Daniil Trifonov

4:16

Son giunta! – Madre pietosa vergine

Edward Gardner, Lise Davidsen, Apollo Voices, London Philharmonic Orchestra

6:08

IV. Allegro molto vivace

James Levine, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Vienna Philharmonic

1:55

Etude No. 5 (Arr. for 7 Celli by C. Thomas and L. Francisco)

Jiyeon Maeng, Caterina Isaia, Sebastian Fritsch, Jisoo Kim, Camille Thomas, Aaron Woyniewicz, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt

3:52

I. Sumaworo

4:19

VIII. In an Hour

Eric Whitacre Singers, Emma Denton

5:54

Elevation (Version for Orchestra)

Hildur Guðnadóttir, Robert Ames, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

9:31

La vie en rose

Fatma Said, Les Frivolités Parisiennes, Sammy El Ghadab

4:07

III. Adagio

2:37

III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell [Live at Verbier Festival, 2005]

Michael Tilson Thomas, Verbier Festival Orchestra

8:07

In der Nacht, Op. 72 (Arr. for Violin & Orchestra by Jan-Peter Klöpfel)

Gergely Madaras, Eldbjørg Hemsing, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

3:15

White Gloves and Turtlenecks

Peter Pejtsik, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Bryan Senti, Budapest Art Orchestra, Adam Wiltzie

2:04

No. 2, La chevelure (Arr. Heifetz for Violin & Piano)

María Dueñas Fernández, Itamar Golan

3:31

Tara

Philharmonia Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, Anthony Hopkins

5:31

A Retrospective

2:46

I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)

7:18

Movement 3

Joe Hisaishi, Emmanuel Ceysson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

8:39