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27 April 2023

May 2023 New Releases

Browse a selection of new recordings

Here is our list of new releases, as of 27 April 2023, ordered by release date.

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Isata Kanneh-Mason: Childhood Tales - Mozart, Dohnányi, Debussy, Schumann

Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Decca Classics

Release: 26 May 2023

Continuing her developing legacy with Decca Classics that began in 2019, Isata Kanneh-
Mason’s third album album uses Dolby Atmos Technology to capture Isata’s signature
virtuosic flair. The eldest of the famous musical siblings, Isata’s first memory of playing the
piano was as a five-year-old on holiday in the Caribbean and sitting in front of her
grandparents’ instrument. With a reputation for inventive programs, expressive
performance, and accomplished technique, Isata is in increasing demand nationally and
internationally, and was the only classical artist to appear in TIDAL’s 2023 Rising Artists to
Watch. Isata evokes the magic of childhood in this charming collection of nostalgic music.
The album is centered around Ernő Dohnányi’s rarely performed Variations on a Nursery
Song, expanding the well-known Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star into a truly virtuosic work
which takes the theme through eleven musical variations and a fugal finale. Subtitled “for