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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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Haydn 2032 Vol 7: Gli Impresari (The Impresarios)

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Haydn 2032 Vol 7: Gli Impresari (The Impresarios)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn, Mozart

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Premieres Symphonies (Vol. 2)

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Premieres Symphonies (Vol. 2)

Artists Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Composers Saint-Saens

Premieres Symphonies (Vol. 1)

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Premieres Symphonies (Vol. 1)

Artists Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Composers Bizet, Gounod

Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto (Vol. 3)

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Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto (Vol. 3)

Artists Accademia Bizantina

Composers Giacomelli

Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto (Vol. 2)

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Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto (Vol. 2)

Artists Accademia Bizantina

Composers Giacomelli

Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto (Vol. 1)

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Giacomelli: Cesare in Egitto (Vol. 1)

Artists Accademia Bizantina

Composers Giacomelli

Chambonnieres: Overseas

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Chambonnieres: Overseas

Artists Louise Acabo

Composers Roberts, Chambonnieres, d'Anglebert, Locke, Bryan, Froberger, Preston, Chambonnières; d'Anglebert

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Haydn 2032 Vol 6: Lamentatione (Laments)

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Haydn 2032 Vol 6: Lamentatione (Laments)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn

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Belle Epoque!

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Belle Epoque!

Artists Adele Charvet, Florian Caroubi

Composers Massenet, Koechlin, Debussy, Leroux, Chausson, Dubois, Aubert, Faure, Moret, Enescu, Albeniz, Hahn, Messager, Caplet, Bachelet

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Mozart: Flute Concertos

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Mozart: Flute Concertos

Artists Anna Besson, Clara Izambert, Reinoud Van Mechelen, A Nocte Temporis

Composers Mozart

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Haydn 2032 Vol 5: L'Homme De Genie (The Man of Genius)

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Haydn 2032 Vol 5: L'Homme De Genie (The Man of Genius)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn, Kraus

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Haydn 2032 Vol 4: Il Distratto (The Distracted)

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Haydn 2032 Vol 4: Il Distratto (The Distracted)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn, Cimarosa

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Haydn 2032 Vol. 3: Solo E Pensoso (Alone & Thoughtful)

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Haydn 2032 Vol. 3: Solo E Pensoso (Alone & Thoughtful)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn

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Handel: Chandos Anthems (Anthems for Cannons)

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Handel: Chandos Anthems (Anthems for Cannons)

Artists Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen

Composers Händel, Handel

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Haydn 2032 Vol 2: Il Filosofo (The Philosopher)

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Haydn 2032 Vol 2: Il Filosofo (The Philosopher)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn, Bach

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 Jenamy and 12 Violin Concerto No. 2, KV 211

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Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 Jenamy and 12 Violin Concerto No. 2, KV 211

Artists ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Howard Griffiths, Evren Ozel, Jan Mráček

Composers Mozart

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 1: La Passione (The Passion)

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 1: La Passione (The Passion)

Artists Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico

Composers Haydn, Gluck

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Mozart's Clavichord

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Mozart's Clavichord

Artists Georg Nigl, Alexander Gergelyfi

Composers Mozart

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J. S. Bach: Partitas (Vol. 2)

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J. S. Bach: Partitas (Vol. 2)

Artists Céline Frisch

Composers Bach

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J. S. Bach: Partitas (Vol. 1)

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J. S. Bach: Partitas (Vol. 1)

Artists Céline Frisch

Composers Bach

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J. S. Bach, Telemann & Albinoni: Concerti

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J. S. Bach, Telemann & Albinoni: Concerti

Artists Ensemble Masques, Olivier Fortin, Sophie Gent, Kathleen Kajioka

Composers Bach, Albinoni, Telemann

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 17: Per il Luigi

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 17: Per il Luigi

Artists Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini

Composers Haydn

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From Eastern Europe (Vol. 2)

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From Eastern Europe (Vol. 2)

Artists Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Martin Helmchen

Composers Weinberg, Prokofiev, RACHMANINOFF

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From Eastern Europe (Vol. 1)

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From Eastern Europe (Vol. 1)

Artists Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Martin Helmchen

Composers Shostakovich, Schnittke, Stravinsky

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Souvenirs de Monte-Carlo

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Souvenirs de Monte-Carlo

Artists Jean-François Borras, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Pierre Dumoussaud

Composers Gunsbourg, Massenet, Berlioz, Gounod, Bizet, Offenbach, Mascagni

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Images: Hommage A Marcel Tournier

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Images: Hommage A Marcel Tournier

Artists Emmanuel Ceysson, Veronique Gens, Quatuor Voce

Composers Tournier

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Chopin Intime

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Chopin Intime

Artists Justin Taylor

Composers Chopin

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Hallelujah Junction: Adams, Stravinsky, Gershwin & Copland

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Hallelujah Junction: Adams, Stravinsky, Gershwin & Copland

Artists Lukas Geniušas, Anna Geniushene

Composers Gershwin, Stravinsky, Copland, Rzewski, McPhee, Adams

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Couperin & Lalande: Leçons de Ténèbres (Lessons of Darkness)

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Couperin & Lalande: Leçons de Ténèbres (Lessons of Darkness)

Artists Paco Garcia, Étienne Bazola; Ensemble Les Surprises, Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas, Ensemble Les Surprises

Composers Bouzignac, Couperin, Charpentier, Anonyme, de Lalande

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Rebelle: An Homage to Celestine Galli-Marie

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Rebelle: An Homage to Celestine Galli-Marie

Artists Eva Zaïcik, Orchestre National de Lille, Pierre Dumoussaud

Composers Poise, Thomas, Bizet, Deffès, Offenbach, Massé, Guiraud, Paladilhe, Massenet, Grisar, Cohen

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Vox Feminae

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Vox Feminae

Artists Les Kapsber'girls

Composers Strozzi, Bembo, Kapsberger, Leonarda, Campana, Caccini, Pasquini, Quiciani

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Samsara - R. Schumann & Fauré

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Samsara - R. Schumann & Fauré

Artists Kate Lindsey, Éric Le Sage

Composers Schumann, Faure

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Voix humaines. Marais: Pièces inédites pour flûte

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Voix humaines. Marais: Pièces inédites pour flûte

Artists Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch, Francois Lazarevitch

Composers Marais

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Prokofiev & Shor

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Prokofiev & Shor

Artists Behzod Abduraimov, Vasily Petrenko, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Composers Prokofiev, Shor

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Molécule: Symphonie No. 1 Quantique (Quantum Symphony)

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Molécule: Symphonie No. 1 Quantique (Quantum Symphony)

Artists Orchestre National de Lille and Alexandre Bloch, Alexandre Bloch, Molécule, Orchestre National de Lille

Composers Molécule

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5

Artists Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Jarvi

Composers Mahler

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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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