New Releases
October 23, 2026On Countertenor, Anthony Roth Costanzo's Nonesuch debut album, the acclaimed singer delves into a wide-ranging survey of falsetto. The record, featuring an ensemble conducted by Dan Schlosberg, comprises a world premiere recording of a new song by Osvaldo Golijov; arias by Philip Glass, Mozart, Vivaldi, and Monteverdi; a traditional Hawaiian song; an early Baroque song by Dowland; a Renaissance song by Morley; a Klaus Nomi-inspired interpretation of John Madara and David White’s “You Don’t Own Me;” and the classic Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tune “Walk Like a Man.” In his book Countertenor (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), Costanzo takes readers on a journey through his life, his education in art, and the history of his extraordinary voice type.
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On Countertenor, Anthony Roth Costanzo's Nonesuch debut album, the acclaimed singer delves into a wide-ranging survey of falsetto. The record, featuring an ensemble conducted by Dan Schlosberg, comprises a world premiere recording of a new song by Osvaldo Golijov; arias by Philip Glass, Mozart, Vivaldi, and Monteverdi; a traditional Hawaiian song; an early Baroque song by Dowland; a Renaissance song by Morley; a Klaus Nomi-inspired interpretation of John Madara and David White’s “You Don’t Own Me;” and the classic Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tune “Walk Like a Man.” In his book Countertenor (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), Costanzo takes readers on a journey through his life, his education in art, and the history of his extraordinary voice type.
Rhiannon Giddens's album Hope Is the Thing with Feathers was inspired by the beauty of people coming together and drawing strength from each other. It was intentionally recorded live with no frills and few overdubs, just pure and essential music that captures the feeling of community, clarity, as well as the joy and power of creating together. From exploring the lineages that make American music to the community-oriented spirit in which it was conceived and recorded, in many ways the album tells the story of the past 20 years of Giddens’ life. The vinyl edition is made from 100% recycled vinyl and is carbon neutral.
Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and virtuoso guitarist Molly Tuttle's So Long Little Miss Sunshine (Acoustic) is a companion EP to her acclaimed Grammy-nominated album So Long Little Miss Sunshine. It was recorded with touring bandmates Vanessa McGowan and Mary Meyer and produced by Steve Berns. The EP strips back five standout tracks from the album and places Tuttle's voice, intricate guitar playing, and songwriting front and center. The intimate recordings offer a fresh perspective on some of the album's most personal songs.
Grammy Award–winning composer Donnacha Dennehy’s Limina features premiere recordings of two pieces: the piano concerto Limina and Violin Concerto, performed by National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, conductor Ryan McAdams, pianist Eliza McCarthy, and violinist Stephen Waarts; it was recorded at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
Natalie Merchant’s Cabinet of Wonder—a digital collection of 17 songs and accompanying videos from her collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Chicago Children’s Theatre (CCT)—reimagines Mother Goose and her rhymes for a new generation of young children through modern interpretations of the classic children’s canon and three originals by Merchant—performed by her, musicians from the CSO and special guests—in orchestral arrangements by Megan Gould. The project represents three years of behind-the-scenes work among its collaborators and the culmination of Merchant's four decades of involvement in children’s arts and education.
Fifteen, the first album from the collective trio of saxophonist and flutist Henry Threadgill, pianist Vijay Iyer, and drummer Dafnis Prieto, is also the label debut for all three musicians. The record takes its name from the number of years the trio has been performing together—first at a series of benefits for the New York City club the Jazz Gallery, a club they have since played at periodically, and then around the US and internationally. It comprises three compositions by Threadgill and Iyer and two by Prieto.
The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers is the seventh album from the Grammy-winning band—and its first comprising all instrumental tunes, as well as its first with fiddle player Brittany Haas, who joined the quintet in 2023. The album features eight new original compositions by Punch Brothers plus three traditional songs they arranged. The album’s title is more than a play on words: without lyrics to guide the listener, these are stories, impressions, and emotions communicated entirely with strings through melody, harmony, rhythm, and a literary sense of musical structure. For a band known for pushing acoustic music into unexpected places, going fully instrumental may be the most adventurous move they have made yet. The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers is produced by the band and engineered by Joseph Lorge.
The Wild Heart, the label debut from composer Dylan Mattingly, performed by Contemporaneous with conductor David Bloom and vocal soloist Iarla Ó Lionáird, comprises the five-movement work The Transmutation Notebooks, as well as Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things). The two pieces sprang from Mattingly’s six-hour epic composition History of Life, which, as Jake Wilder-Smith says in his album liner note, “weaves together a wide array of traditions, styles, and source materials, chief among them Homer’s Odyssey and Charles Darwin’s account of his five-year expedition aboard the HMS Beagle.” Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (these are the tears of things) was written during the first year of the pandemic, while wildfires blazed in Mattingly’s native California. Composer John Adams says: “Dylan Mattingly is a true original whose music fills the listener with a sense of overflowing abundance ... He’s a genuine American Maverick in the true sense of the term.”