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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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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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Be Still My Heart

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Be Still My Heart

Artists Christian Immler, Helmut Deutsch

Composers Gund, Grosz

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Dazzling Light

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Dazzling Light

Artists Ensemble Altera, Christopher Lowrey

Composers Dove, Rutter, Tallis, Garrepy, Martin, Hill, Marsh, Young, Wood, Pege, Matsushita, Elgar, Cameron, Harris, Whitacre, Howells

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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7, The Tempest

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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7, The Tempest

Artists Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Santtu-Matias Rouvali

Composers Sibelius

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Guess Who?

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Guess Who?

Artists Olga Pashchenko

Composers Mendelssohn, Hensel, Fanny Hensel

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Lines Of Life: Schubert & Kurtag (5 World Premiere Recordings)

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Lines Of Life: Schubert & Kurtag (5 World Premiere Recordings)

Artists Benjamin Appl, György Kurtág, Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Composers Kurtag, Schubert, Brahms, Appl

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Par Amour (Out of Love)

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Par Amour (Out of Love)

Artists Vannina Santoni, Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Marie Zeitouni

Composers Alfano, Catalani, Gounod, Massenet, Verdi, Puccini, Tomasi

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Bach: Goldberg Variations

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Bach: Goldberg Variations

Artists Nevermind

Composers Bach

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Chiaroscuro: Godowsky, Franck & Rachmaninoff

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Chiaroscuro: Godowsky, Franck & Rachmaninoff

Artists Roman Borisov

Composers Godowsky, Franck, RACHMANINOFF

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Mozart: Concert Arias

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Mozart: Concert Arias

Artists A Nocte Temporis, Reinoud Van Mechelen

Composers Mozart

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Desmarets & Campra: Iphigénie en Tauride (Album 2)

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Desmarets & Campra: Iphigénie en Tauride (Album 2)

Artists Antonin Rondepierre, David Witczak, Floriane Hasler, Hervé Niquet, Jehanne Amzal, Le Concert Spirituel, Marine Lafdal-Franc, Olivia Doray, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Thomas Dolié, Tomislav Lavoie, Veronique Gens

Composers Desmarets, Campra

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Desmarets & Campra: Iphigénie en Tauride (Album 1)

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Desmarets & Campra: Iphigénie en Tauride (Album 1)

Artists Hervé Niquet, Antonin Rondepierre, David Witczak, Floriane Hasler, Jehanne Amzal, Le Concert Spirituel, Marine Lafdal-Franc, Olivia Doray, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Thomas Dolié, Tomislav Lavoie, Veronique Gens

Composers Desmarets / Campra

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Orff: Carmina Burana

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Orff: Carmina Burana

Artists Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Alina Wunderlin, Florian Helgath, Konrad von Aarburg, Max Emanuel Cencic, Paavo Jarvi, Russell Braun

Composers Orff

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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 KV 219

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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 KV 219

Artists Howard Griffiths, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Teo Gheorghiu and David Castro-Balbi, David Castro-Balbi, Teo Gheorghiu

Composers Mozart

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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Artists Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Audi Jugendchorakademie, Jérémie Rhorer

Composers Beethoven

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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K. 622 [DSD EP]

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Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major K. 622 [DSD EP]

Artists Sabine Meyer, Kammerorchester Basel, Giovanni Antonini

Composers Mozart

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Melodies From Poems by Victor Hugo

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Melodies From Poems by Victor Hugo

Artists Jean-Francois Verdier, Orchestre Victor Hugo

Composers Hugo

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Orlando: A Melancholic Portrait

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Orlando: A Melancholic Portrait

Artists La Tempête and Simon-Pierre Bestion, La Tempete, Simon-Pierre Bestion

Composers di Lasso

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The Human Comedy: Balzacian Songs

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The Human Comedy: Balzacian Songs

Artists Les Lunaisiens

Composers Désaugiers, Dupont, Debraux, Auber, Béranger, Brillat-Savarin, Vidocq, Doche

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Ferrum Splendidum (Resplendent Metal)

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Ferrum Splendidum (Resplendent Metal)

Artists Florian Sempey, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Victor Jacob, Yoann Le Lan

Composers Grétry, Donizetti, Orff, Tchaikovsky, Carl Orff, Thomas, Dumas, d’Indy, Gounod, Meyerbeer, Wagner

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Sorcellerie

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Sorcellerie

Artists Duo Jatekok

Composers Liszt, De Falla, Dukas, Mussorgsky

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Invisibles

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Invisibles

Artists Astrig Siranossian and Nathanael Gouin

Composers Cras, Ferroud, Soulage

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 16: The Surprise

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Haydn 2032, Vol. 16: The Surprise

Artists Il Giardino Armonico; Kammerorchester Basel and Giovanni Antonini, Giovanni Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico, Kammerorchester Basel

Composers Haydn, Rossini

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Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos KV 365, Sinfonia concertante for Four Winds KV 279B, Adagio KV 261,

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Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos KV 365, Sinfonia concertante for Four Winds KV 279B, Adagio KV 261,

Artists Vaious Artists

Composers Mozart

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Crossroads

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Crossroads

Artists Ksenija Sidorova, Sinfonietta Riga, Normunds SNE

Composers Bach, Akhunov, Tabakova, Montero

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Liszt: Pilgrimage Years Vol.1

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Liszt: Pilgrimage Years Vol.1

Artists Roger Muraro

Composers Liszt

Liszt: Pilgrimage Years Vol.2

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Liszt: Pilgrimage Years Vol.2

Artists Roger Muraro

Composers Liszt

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Liszt: Pilgrimage Years Vol.3

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Liszt: Pilgrimage Years Vol.3

Artists Roger Muraro

Composers Liszt

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Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 5 & 6

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Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 5 & 6

Artists Sonia Wieder-Atherton

Composers Bach

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Gluck: Iphigenie en Aulide, Vol. 1

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Gluck: Iphigenie en Aulide, Vol. 1

Artists Le Concert de la Loge

Composers Gluck

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Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Vol 2

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Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide, Vol 2

Artists Le Concert de la Loge

Composers Gluck

Destinees

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Destinees

Artists Sophie de Bardonnèche; Lucile Boulanger and Justin Taylor, Justin Taylor, Lucile Boulanger, Sophie de Bardonnèche

Composers Mademoiselle Guesdon de Presles, Madame Papavoine, Mademoiselle Laurant, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Mademoiselle Bocquet, Mademoiselle de Menetou, Madame La Chaussée, Mademoiselle Duval, Mademoiselle de Fumeron, Madame Talon

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The Messenger: A Portrait of the Viola da Gamba

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The Messenger: A Portrait of the Viola da Gamba

Artists Lucile Boulanger

Composers Sainte-Colombe, Hersant, Sinnhuber, Hotman, Marais, Pesson, Demachy

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Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber

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Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber

Artists Claire Huangci

Composers Gershwin, Beach, Barber, Wild

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Scheherazade: A Tale (Music & Tale)

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Scheherazade: A Tale (Music & Tale)

Artists Ensemble K; Simone Menezes; Golshifteh Farahani and Kristin Winters, Ensemble K, Golshifteh Farahani, Kristin Winters

Composers Rimsky-Korsakov

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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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