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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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Giorgi Gigashvili Plays Prokofiev: With All My Breath and All My Blood

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Giorgi Gigashvili Plays Prokofiev: With All My Breath and All My Blood

Artists Giorgi Gigashvili

Composers Sergei Prokofiev

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M'a dit Amour (Love Said To Me)

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M'a dit Amour (Love Said To Me)

Artists Julie Roset and Susan Manoff, Julie Roset

Composers Koechlin

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Constellations

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Constellations

Artists Ensemble Ouranos

Composers Ravel

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Vivaldi: Masques

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Vivaldi: Masques

Artists Pablo Valetti, Café Zimmermann, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

Composers Antonio Vivaldi

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Sous le ciel tout étoilé (Under the Starry Sky) [DSD EP]

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Sous le ciel tout étoilé (Under the Starry Sky) [DSD EP]

Artists Agathe Peyrat and Pierre Cussac

Composers Delibes

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 18: Il Maestro di Scuola (The Schoolmaster)

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 18: Il Maestro di Scuola (The Schoolmaster)

Artists Giovanni Antonini and Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn

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Satie: Amoureux

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Satie: Amoureux

Artists Guillaume Coppola

Composers Satie, Clementi

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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Symphony No. 39 & Così Fan Tutte Overture

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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, Symphony No. 39 & Così Fan Tutte Overture

Artists Le Concert de la Loge, Amihai Grosz, Julien Chauvin

Composers Mozart

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Feminine Voices At Christmas

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Feminine Voices At Christmas

Artists Ensemble Altera

Composers Von Bingen, Holst, Marsh, MacDowall, Peacock, Shaw, Strozzi, Briggs, Poston, Britten, Tailleferre, Anonymous

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Mahler: Symphony No. 1

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Mahler: Symphony No. 1

Artists Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

Composers Mahler

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Thierry Escaich: Te Deum pour Notre-Dame

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Thierry Escaich: Te Deum pour Notre-Dame

Artists Thierry Escaich, Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris, NFM Choir, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Alain Altinoglu

Composers Escaich

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Handel: Israel in Egypt

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Handel: Israel in Egypt

Artists Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet

Composers Händel, Handel

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine (The Queen)

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 15: La Reine (The Queen)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn

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Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Part 2)

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Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Part 2)

Artists Martin Helmchen

Composers Schubert

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Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Part 1)

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Schubert: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Part 1)

Artists Martin Helmchen

Composers Schubert

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Les Divas d'Offenbach (The Divas of Offenbach) [World Premiere Recordings]

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Les Divas d'Offenbach (The Divas of Offenbach) [World Premiere Recordings]

Artists Veronique Gens, Hervé Niquet and Coeur et Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Hervé Niquet

Composers Offenbach

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 14: L'Imperiale (The Imperial)

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 14: L'Imperiale (The Imperial)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn

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A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater & Mottetti

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A. Scarlatti: Stabat Mater & Mottetti

Artists Emmanuelle de Negri, Paul Figuier, Thibault Noally, Les Accents

Composers Scarlatti

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Haydn: Missa Cellensis

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Haydn: Missa Cellensis

Artists Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Kammerorchester Basel, Rene Jacobs

Composers Haydn

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Debussy & Szymanowski: Quartets

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Debussy & Szymanowski: Quartets

Artists Belcea Quartet

Composers Debussy, Szymanowski

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 13: Horn Signal

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 13: Horn Signal

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn, Telemann

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Solitude

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Solitude

Artists Reginald Mobley, Brandon Acker, Douglas Balliett

Composers Purcell, Corbetta, Reggio, Blow, Morelli, Pepys, Eccles, Dowland, Balliett, Woody, Foden, Hutchison, Holland, Norton, Work

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Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 1

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Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 1

Artists Busch Trio

Composers Beethoven

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les jeux et les plaisirs (The Games & Pleasures)

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 12: Les jeux et les plaisirs (The Games & Pleasures)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn

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American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin

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American Dream: Beach, Suesse & Babin

Artists Ludmila Berlinskaya, Arthur Ancell, Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-Francois Verdier

Composers Suesse, Beach, Babin

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au Gout Parisien (The Parisian Taste)

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 11: Au Gout Parisien (The Parisian Taste)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn

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Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)

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Piazzolla: Balada Para Un Loco (Ballad For A Madman)

Artists Théo Ould

Composers Piazzolla

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Ravel: Piano Concertos

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Ravel: Piano Concertos

Artists Nelson Goerner, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Kazuki Yamada

Composers Ravel

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Haydn 2032, Vol 10: Les Heures Du Jour (The Times of the Day)

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Haydn 2032, Vol 10: Les Heures Du Jour (The Times of the Day)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn, Mozart

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Le Cœur et la Raison (The Heart & The Mind)

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Le Cœur et la Raison (The Heart & The Mind)

Composers Lambert, Lully

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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 'Hymne à la joie' (Ode To Joy)

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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 'Hymne à la joie' (Ode To Joy)

Artists Joseph Swensen, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

Composers Beethoven

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Mozart: Concertone KV 190, Horn Concerto No. 3, Piano Concertos No. 2 & 4

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Mozart: Concertone KV 190, Horn Concerto No. 3, Piano Concertos No. 2 & 4

Artists ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Howard Griffiths

Composers Mozart

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Schubert: Quintette Imaginaire (Imaginary Quintet)

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Schubert: Quintette Imaginaire (Imaginary Quintet)

Composers Schubert

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Haydn 2032, Vol 8: La Roxolana

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Haydn 2032, Vol 8: La Roxolana

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn, Bartók, Anonymous

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 9: L'Addio (The Farewell)

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 9: L'Addio (The Farewell)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn

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Mozart - 6 String Quintets on Historical Instruments (Part 3)

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Mozart - 6 String Quintets on Historical Instruments (Part 3)

Artists Spunicunifait

Composers Mozart

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¡A la fiesta!

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¡A la fiesta!

Composers Romero

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Patkop & Say

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Patkop & Say

Composers Say, Szymanowski, Prokofiev

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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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