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Alpha Classics

Alpha Classics is one of the leading independent classical music labels in the world today. With repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century, performed by emerging and established talents, Alpha is committed to artistic projects that are demanding, bold and often off the beaten track.

Alpha won two Grammy Awards in 2018, for recordings by soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja. In 2020, Alpha was named ‘Label of the Year’ by the leading industry magazine, Gramophone. That same year, Alpha artists received a further three Gramophone awards. The much coveted ‘Label of the Year’ award has been given to Alpha three more times in recent years: by Radio Classique in 2020, the French magazine Classica in 2019 and at the International Classical Music Awards in 2018.

More than ever, Alpha is determined to push boundaries in a changing musical landscape, to dare to undertake ambitious projects and to build long-term relationships with artists.

Based in Paris, Alpha is masterminded by Didier Martin. It is the flagship label of the Franco-Belgian group Outhere Music founded in 2004 by Charles Adriaenssen of which Martin is CEO.

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Komm!

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Komm!

Artists Giovanni Antonini

Composers Bach

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Sonata for 7 Cities: Live in Hong Kong

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Sonata for 7 Cities: Live in Hong Kong

Artists Filippo Gorini

Composers Brahms, Schubert

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Lalande: Suites pour les soupers du Roy

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Lalande: Suites pour les soupers du Roy

Artists Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel

Composers Lalande

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Schönberg: Piano Works

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Schönberg: Piano Works

Artists Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Composers Schonberg

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Chopin: The Complete Études

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Chopin: The Complete Études

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La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 1

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La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 1

Artists Bruno Cocset, Les Basses Réunies

Composers Ortiz, Falconieri, Greco, Strozzi, Caresana, Scarlatti, Supriano, Bononcini, Alborea, Fiorenza, Pergolesi, Lanzetti

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La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 2

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La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 2

Artists Bruno Cocset, Les Basses Réunies

Composers Vitali, Gabrielli, Jacchini, Antonii, Cocset, Gabriellie

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Strauss & Bartok: Violin Concertos

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Strauss & Bartok: Violin Concertos

Artists Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, Paavo Jarvi

Composers Strauss, Bartók

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, KV 466 & 22, KV 482

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20, KV 466 & 22, KV 482

Artists Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Howard Griffiths

Composers Mozart

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Mendelssohn & Grieg: String Quartets

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Mendelssohn & Grieg: String Quartets

Composers Grieg, Mendelssohn

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Simpson: The Seasons, The Monthes & Other Divisions of Time - II

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Simpson: The Seasons, The Monthes & Other Divisions of Time - II

Composers Simpson

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Contes

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Contes (Tales)

Artists David Kadouch

Composers Maurice Ravel

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Tristan Generation

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Tristan Generation

Composers Korngold, Liszt, Schoenberg, Schreker, Wagner, Wolf, Zemlinsky

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Je chante la nuit

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Je chante la nuit (Queen of the Night)

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Nui

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Nui

Composers Mendelssohn, Seo

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48° North. Caldara, from Venice to Vienna

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48° North. Caldara, from Venice to Vienna

Composers Legrenzi, Bach, Porpora, Vivaldi, Marini, Froberger, Biber, Muffat, Fux

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Tableaux

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Tableaux: Ravel, Schumann and Mussorgsky's Great Works

Artists Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Joseph Swensen

Composers Ravel, Schumann, Mussorgsky

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Mozart: Complete Flute Quartets

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Mozart: Complete Flute Quartets

Artists Anna Besson, A Nocte Temporis

Composers Mozart

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5 on Period Instruments

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5 on Period Instruments

Artists Mahler Academy Orchestra, Philipp von Steinaecker

Composers Mahler

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American Tunes #1

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American Tunes #1

Artists Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniel Muller-Schott

Composers Previn, Currier

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Sir!

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Sir!

Artists London Symphony Orchestra, Francois-Xavier Roth

Composers Elgar, Britten, Bruch

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Heavenly Lights

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Heavenly Lights

Artists Nicolas Altstaedt, Ian Bostridge, Olli Mustonen

Composers Mustonen, Kodaly

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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Vol 2)

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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Vol 2)

Artists Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi

Composers Schubert

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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Vol 1)

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Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin (Vol 1)

Artists Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi

Composers Schubert

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Lost Landscapes

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Lost Landscapes

Artists Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Pekka Kuusisto

Composers Hillborg

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Clavecins concertants

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Clavecins concertants

Artists Olivier Fortin

Composers Anonymous, de Chambonnieres, Lully, Lebègue, Forqueray, Marais, Rameau

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, KV 37 & 27, KV 595 & Clarinet Concerto, KV 622

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, KV 37 & 27, KV 595 & Clarinet Concerto, KV 622

Artists Blaz Sparovec, Howard Griffiths

Composers Mozart

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Schubert/Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy & Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy

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Schubert/Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy & Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy

Artists Lukas Geniušas, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrenas

Composers Tchaikovsky, Liszt

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Debut

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Debut

Composers Ravel, Chopin, Von Weber, Bartók, Liszt

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Fauré: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Transcriptions

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Fauré: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Transcriptions

Artists Jonathan Fournel

Composers Faure

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Clavecin XX

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Clavecin XX

Artists Justin Taylor, Orchestre National de Lille

Composers Bartók, Francaix, Gorecki, Poulenc, Martin, De Falla, Joplin

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Sonata for 7 Cities: Live in Cape Town

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Sonata for 7 Cities: Live in Cape Town

Artists Filippo Gorini

Composers Schumann, Schubert

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An American Dream?

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An American Dream?

Artists Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Composers Gershwin, Copland, Rodgers, Elliott

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 25, KV 503 & 26, KV 537 "Coronation Concerto"

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 25, KV 503 & 26, KV 537 "Coronation Concerto"

Artists Howard Griffiths

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Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 2

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Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 2

Artists Busch Trio

Composers Beethoven

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Inferno

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Inferno

Artists Behzod Abduraimov

Composers Czerny, Liszt, Debussy, Stravinsky, Brahms

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Komm!

Alpha Classics

Komm!

Artists Giovanni Antonini

Composers Bach

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Sonata for 7 Cities: Live in Hong Kong

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Sonata for 7 Cities: Live in Hong Kong

Artists Filippo Gorini

Composers Brahms, Schubert

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Lalande: Suites pour les soupers du Roy

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Lalande: Suites pour les soupers du Roy

Artists Hervé Niquet, Le Concert Spirituel

Composers Lalande

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Schönberg: Piano Works

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Schönberg: Piano Works

Artists Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Composers Schonberg

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Chopin: The Complete Études

Alpha Classics

Chopin: The Complete Études

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La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 1

Alpha Classics

La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 1

Artists Bruno Cocset, Les Basses Réunies

Composers Ortiz, Falconieri, Greco, Strozzi, Caresana, Scarlatti, Supriano, Bononcini, Alborea, Fiorenza, Pergolesi, Lanzetti

  • Higher Rates Program
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La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 2

Alpha Classics

La Nascita del Violoncello: Napoli - Bologna - Modena - Vol. 2

Artists Bruno Cocset, Les Basses Réunies

Composers Vitali, Gabrielli, Jacchini, Antonii, Cocset, Gabriellie

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Strauss & Bartok: Violin Concertos

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Strauss & Bartok: Violin Concertos

Artists Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, Paavo Jarvi

Composers Strauss, Bartók

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