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Divine Art Records is THRILLED to share that Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson's recording, advena: liturgies for a broken world - music of Mark Buller has been nominated for the Best Choral Performance category in the 2026 GRAMMY® Awards! Congratulations to all involved in this stellar release!
🎄🎶 Christmas is officially in full swing! Listen today to the FULL Suite of arrangements of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker from Alexander Ffinch's #Expectations album in a new EP available on all digital platforms today!
➡️ https://listn.fm/expectations
➡️ https://listn.fm/expectations
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🎄🎶 Christmas is officially in full swing! Listen today to the FULL Suite of arrangements of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker from Alexander Ffinch's #Expectations album in a new EP available on all digital platforms today!
➡️ https://listn.fm/expectations
➡️ https://listn.fm/expectations
What better way to celebrate Conspirare's GRAMMY® Nomination for “advena: liturgies for a broken world – music of Mark Buller” than Fanfare's new interview with director Craig Hella Johnson?
➡️ https://bit.ly/3KhbAqK
➡️ https://bit.ly/3KhbAqK
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What better way to celebrate Conspirare's GRAMMY® Nomination for “advena: liturgies for a broken world – music of Mark Buller” than Fanfare's new interview with director Craig Hella Johnson?
➡️ https://bit.ly/3KhbAqK
➡️ https://bit.ly/3KhbAqK
🙌 Ophelia Gordon's Kapustin: Between The Lines has made its Official Chart Debut at #14 on the Specialist Classical Chart!
Make sure you've added it to your library ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
Make sure you've added it to your library ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🙌 Ophelia Gordon's Kapustin: Between The Lines has made its Official Chart Debut at #14 on the Specialist Classical Chart!
Make sure you've added it to your library ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
Make sure you've added it to your library ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
Don't miss the latest single from #Frisson #nowplaying on Spotify's New Classical Playlist! 🎧➡️ listn.fm/spotifyclassicalnew
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Don't miss the latest single from #Frisson #nowplaying on Spotify's New Classical Playlist! 🎧➡️ listn.fm/spotifyclassicalnew
Divine Art is proud to release a new single from the remarkable new album, Frisson!
Listen now to the Adagio – Andante cantabile from Franz Krommer's Octet Partita in F Major, Op. 57 on all top platforms and in Spotify's New Classical Picks Playlist!
🎶➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
Listen now to the Adagio – Andante cantabile from Franz Krommer's Octet Partita in F Major, Op. 57 on all top platforms and in Spotify's New Classical Picks Playlist!
🎶➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Divine Art is proud to release a new single from the remarkable new album, Frisson!
Listen now to the Adagio – Andante cantabile from Franz Krommer's Octet Partita in F Major, Op. 57 on all top platforms and in Spotify's New Classical Picks Playlist!
🎶➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
Listen now to the Adagio – Andante cantabile from Franz Krommer's Octet Partita in F Major, Op. 57 on all top platforms and in Spotify's New Classical Picks Playlist!
🎶➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
Diversions is delighted to present the January 2026 release of Bach Lute Suites for Alto Guitar, from the Finnish guitarist Vesa Lassila.
Available for pre-order now at listn.fm/waterthroughice
Available for pre-order now at listn.fm/waterthroughice
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Diversions is delighted to present the January 2026 release of Bach Lute Suites for Alto Guitar, from the Finnish guitarist Vesa Lassila.
Available for pre-order now at listn.fm/waterthroughice
Available for pre-order now at listn.fm/waterthroughice
Don't miss our latest releases from Ophelia Gordon & Alexander Ffinch in Deezer, Apple Music & Spotify playlists!
🎶 Deezer New Classical: listn.fm/deezerclassical
🎼 Deezer Jazz Now: listn.fm/deezerjazz
🎹 Apple Music Pure Piano: apple.co/49rVnJs
🎵 Spotify New Classical: listn.fm/spotifyclassicalnew
🎶 Deezer New Classical: listn.fm/deezerclassical
🎼 Deezer Jazz Now: listn.fm/deezerjazz
🎹 Apple Music Pure Piano: apple.co/49rVnJs
🎵 Spotify New Classical: listn.fm/spotifyclassicalnew
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Don't miss our latest releases from Ophelia Gordon & Alexander Ffinch in Deezer, Apple Music & Spotify playlists!
🎶 Deezer New Classical: listn.fm/deezerclassical
🎼 Deezer Jazz Now: listn.fm/deezerjazz
🎹 Apple Music Pure Piano: apple.co/49rVnJs
🎵 Spotify New Classical: listn.fm/spotifyclassicalnew
🎶 Deezer New Classical: listn.fm/deezerclassical
🎼 Deezer Jazz Now: listn.fm/deezerjazz
🎹 Apple Music Pure Piano: apple.co/49rVnJs
🎵 Spotify New Classical: listn.fm/spotifyclassicalnew
Don't miss Ophelia Gordon's new Kapustin: Between The Lines in Gramophone Magazine's “Five new classical albums to hear this week”! https://bit.ly/43yq0Jx
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don't miss Ophelia Gordon's new Kapustin: Between The Lines in Gramophone Magazine's “Five new classical albums to hear this week”! https://bit.ly/43yq0Jx
Out today! An electrifying debut album from a bold new voice in classical piano — Ophelia Gordon!
Listen on all platforms at https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
“Kapustin’s thrilling, toe-tapping piano jazz is performed with virtuosic daring.” —Apple Music Classical
Listen on all platforms at https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
“Kapustin’s thrilling, toe-tapping piano jazz is performed with virtuosic daring.” —Apple Music Classical
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Out today! An electrifying debut album from a bold new voice in classical piano — Ophelia Gordon!
Listen on all platforms at https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
“Kapustin’s thrilling, toe-tapping piano jazz is performed with virtuosic daring.” —Apple Music Classical
Listen on all platforms at https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
“Kapustin’s thrilling, toe-tapping piano jazz is performed with virtuosic daring.” —Apple Music Classical
“Ophelia Gordon's rolling left hand and rhythmic aplomb makes Kapustin's pieces snap into life. …had me dancing round my speakers. A delight.” —Philip Clarke, @prospectmagazine.co.uk
Ophelia Gordon's debut release is out tomorrow! Add it to your library today ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
Ophelia Gordon's debut release is out tomorrow! Add it to your library today ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Ophelia Gordon's rolling left hand and rhythmic aplomb makes Kapustin's pieces snap into life. …had me dancing round my speakers. A delight.” —Philip Clarke, @prospectmagazine.co.uk
Ophelia Gordon's debut release is out tomorrow! Add it to your library today ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
Ophelia Gordon's debut release is out tomorrow! Add it to your library today ➡️ listn.fm/betweenthelines
Don't miss Ophelia Gordon's new article published in Classical Music UK: “Just Play: Relearning the art of improvisation”!
“Did I need to play something tonal? What if I embarrassed myself?……”
📖 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oAOQB2
“Did I need to play something tonal? What if I embarrassed myself?……”
📖 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oAOQB2
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Don't miss Ophelia Gordon's new article published in Classical Music UK: “Just Play: Relearning the art of improvisation”!
“Did I need to play something tonal? What if I embarrassed myself?……”
📖 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oAOQB2
“Did I need to play something tonal? What if I embarrassed myself?……”
📖 ➡️ https://bit.ly/4oAOQB2
What a start for Esther Rayo's debut! Beautiful review in the November issue of Gramophone — and a Deezer Classical Pick!
“Rayo’s warm, sweet tone and silky-smooth legato is especially successful in tender, lyrical songs… surprisingly affecting.” —Andrew Farach-Colton, Gramophone
“Rayo’s warm, sweet tone and silky-smooth legato is especially successful in tender, lyrical songs… surprisingly affecting.” —Andrew Farach-Colton, Gramophone
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What a start for Esther Rayo's debut! Beautiful review in the November issue of Gramophone — and a Deezer Classical Pick!
“Rayo’s warm, sweet tone and silky-smooth legato is especially successful in tender, lyrical songs… surprisingly affecting.” —Andrew Farach-Colton, Gramophone
“Rayo’s warm, sweet tone and silky-smooth legato is especially successful in tender, lyrical songs… surprisingly affecting.” —Andrew Farach-Colton, Gramophone
Divine Art Records is THRILLED to share that Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson's recording, advena: liturgies for a broken world - music of Mark Buller has been nominated for the Best Choral Performance category in the 2026 GRAMMY® Awards! Congratulations to all involved in this stellar release!
November 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Divine Art Records is THRILLED to share that Conspirare and Craig Hella Johnson's recording, advena: liturgies for a broken world - music of Mark Buller has been nominated for the Best Choral Performance category in the 2026 GRAMMY® Awards! Congratulations to all involved in this stellar release!
🌟 Divine Art Records is thrilled to share today's new release, Estrellita — a superb collection of sensuous classical Spanish language songs for voice and piano, from soprano Esther Rayo and pianist Peter Grünberg!
Available on all platforms now ➡️ listn.fm/estrellita
Available on all platforms now ➡️ listn.fm/estrellita
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🌟 Divine Art Records is thrilled to share today's new release, Estrellita — a superb collection of sensuous classical Spanish language songs for voice and piano, from soprano Esther Rayo and pianist Peter Grünberg!
Available on all platforms now ➡️ listn.fm/estrellita
Available on all platforms now ➡️ listn.fm/estrellita
#Nowplaying on all streaming platforms — The Sinfonia from Constant Lambert's Romeo and Juliet, arranged for Woodwind Ensemble and performed by Shea Lolin and the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble!
🎧 Listen now ➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
🎧 Listen now ➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#Nowplaying on all streaming platforms — The Sinfonia from Constant Lambert's Romeo and Juliet, arranged for Woodwind Ensemble and performed by Shea Lolin and the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble!
🎧 Listen now ➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
🎧 Listen now ➡️ https://listn.fm/frisson
The first single from Shea Lolin and the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble's album, Frisson: Music for Woodwind Orchestra, is out TOMORROW!
Bookmark and pre-order now: listn.fm/frisson
Bookmark and pre-order now: listn.fm/frisson
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The first single from Shea Lolin and the Czech Philharmonic Wind Ensemble's album, Frisson: Music for Woodwind Orchestra, is out TOMORROW!
Bookmark and pre-order now: listn.fm/frisson
Bookmark and pre-order now: listn.fm/frisson
MusicWeb's Dominic Hartley has a thorough breakdown of Myths and Accidents: Vocal Music of Doug Lofstrom!
“intimate… passionate… very skilfully done. … a fine introduction”
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nDBcM4
@danielschlosberg.bsky.social
“intimate… passionate… very skilfully done. … a fine introduction”
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nDBcM4
@danielschlosberg.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
MusicWeb's Dominic Hartley has a thorough breakdown of Myths and Accidents: Vocal Music of Doug Lofstrom!
“intimate… passionate… very skilfully done. … a fine introduction”
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nDBcM4
@danielschlosberg.bsky.social
“intimate… passionate… very skilfully done. … a fine introduction”
➡️ https://bit.ly/4nDBcM4
@danielschlosberg.bsky.social
Scroll down to the audio player to listen to San Francisco's KALW and its program Revolutions Per Minute! On Sunday, host Sarah Cahill spoke with Esther Rayo and Peter Grünberg about their new release Estrellita!
The fun starts around 26:50! https://www.kalw.org/show/revolutions-per-minute
The fun starts around 26:50! https://www.kalw.org/show/revolutions-per-minute
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Scroll down to the audio player to listen to San Francisco's KALW and its program Revolutions Per Minute! On Sunday, host Sarah Cahill spoke with Esther Rayo and Peter Grünberg about their new release Estrellita!
The fun starts around 26:50! https://www.kalw.org/show/revolutions-per-minute
The fun starts around 26:50! https://www.kalw.org/show/revolutions-per-minute
🎃💀👻 Just in time for #Halloween! Alexander Ffinch launches his journey through the expectations of the year-end seasons with Saint-Saëns’ spine-chilling Danse Macabre in a transcription by E. H. Lemare!
Available today on all major platforms! Listen — if you dare! ▶️ https://listn.fm/expectations/
Available today on all major platforms! Listen — if you dare! ▶️ https://listn.fm/expectations/
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🎃💀👻 Just in time for #Halloween! Alexander Ffinch launches his journey through the expectations of the year-end seasons with Saint-Saëns’ spine-chilling Danse Macabre in a transcription by E. H. Lemare!
Available today on all major platforms! Listen — if you dare! ▶️ https://listn.fm/expectations/
Available today on all major platforms! Listen — if you dare! ▶️ https://listn.fm/expectations/
The final single from Ophelia Gordon's debut release, Kapustin: Between the Lines, is out today! Go behind the scenes with Ophelia on how she recorded Kapustin's Paraphrase on Dizzy Gillespie's Manteca Op. 129.
🎶 Listen on all major platforms via https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
🎶 Listen on all major platforms via https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The final single from Ophelia Gordon's debut release, Kapustin: Between the Lines, is out today! Go behind the scenes with Ophelia on how she recorded Kapustin's Paraphrase on Dizzy Gillespie's Manteca Op. 129.
🎶 Listen on all major platforms via https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
🎶 Listen on all major platforms via https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
Divine Art is delighted to announce the 16 January 2026 release of “Expectations” from organist Alexander Ffinch, a musical journey of the seasons featuring original works and arrangements, recorded on the magnificent organ at Cheltenham College. The journey of #Expectations starts on Halloween!
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Divine Art is delighted to announce the 16 January 2026 release of “Expectations” from organist Alexander Ffinch, a musical journey of the seasons featuring original works and arrangements, recorded on the magnificent organ at Cheltenham College. The journey of #Expectations starts on Halloween!
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It's my wonderful son's birthday today, so here is the piece I wrote for him before he was born, when he was the size of a walnut. He is very much not that size any more - but he is bloody marvellous
Song of the Walnut
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October 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It's my wonderful son's birthday today, so here is the piece I wrote for him before he was born, when he was the size of a walnut. He is very much not that size any more - but he is bloody marvellous
Out now on all platforms — “La maja dolorosa No. 3” from Granados' 12 Tonadillas en estilo antigo, H. 136!
Don't miss this incredible third single from Esther Rayo and Peter Grünberg's Divine Art debut, #Estrellita! 🎧➡️ https://listn.fm/estrellita
🎥 https://youtu.be/RFcWZDbUP8w
Don't miss this incredible third single from Esther Rayo and Peter Grünberg's Divine Art debut, #Estrellita! 🎧➡️ https://listn.fm/estrellita
🎥 https://youtu.be/RFcWZDbUP8w
Estrellita | Listen Now
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October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Out now on all platforms — “La maja dolorosa No. 3” from Granados' 12 Tonadillas en estilo antigo, H. 136!
Don't miss this incredible third single from Esther Rayo and Peter Grünberg's Divine Art debut, #Estrellita! 🎧➡️ https://listn.fm/estrellita
🎥 https://youtu.be/RFcWZDbUP8w
Don't miss this incredible third single from Esther Rayo and Peter Grünberg's Divine Art debut, #Estrellita! 🎧➡️ https://listn.fm/estrellita
🎥 https://youtu.be/RFcWZDbUP8w
🎹 On 20 November, Ophelia Gordon launches her new album, Kapustin: Between the Lines at London's Bechstein Hall!
Get tickets now for an evening of Kapustin and celebrate this monumental debut! 🎟➡️ https://bechsteinhall.com/events/ophelia-gordon/
Pre-order/pre-save https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
Get tickets now for an evening of Kapustin and celebrate this monumental debut! 🎟➡️ https://bechsteinhall.com/events/ophelia-gordon/
Pre-order/pre-save https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🎹 On 20 November, Ophelia Gordon launches her new album, Kapustin: Between the Lines at London's Bechstein Hall!
Get tickets now for an evening of Kapustin and celebrate this monumental debut! 🎟➡️ https://bechsteinhall.com/events/ophelia-gordon/
Pre-order/pre-save https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
Get tickets now for an evening of Kapustin and celebrate this monumental debut! 🎟➡️ https://bechsteinhall.com/events/ophelia-gordon/
Pre-order/pre-save https://listn.fm/betweenthelines
“this is a major release. Rayo is a star, and not a little one; Grünberg is the perfect collaborative pianist. … Superb.” —Colin Clarke (@classicalexplorer.bsky.social), Fanfare on #Estrellita
Listen to the first two singles now on #AppleMusicClassical and more: https://listn.fm/estrellita
Listen to the first two singles now on #AppleMusicClassical and more: https://listn.fm/estrellita
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“this is a major release. Rayo is a star, and not a little one; Grünberg is the perfect collaborative pianist. … Superb.” —Colin Clarke (@classicalexplorer.bsky.social), Fanfare on #Estrellita
Listen to the first two singles now on #AppleMusicClassical and more: https://listn.fm/estrellita
Listen to the first two singles now on #AppleMusicClassical and more: https://listn.fm/estrellita