The September NEW ON NAXOS celebrates the bicentennial of Brazil’s independence with two exciting additions to the critically acclaimed The ‘Music of Brazil’ series. First are large-scale choral compositions by Dom Pedro I – the first emperor of Brazil – such as Credo, Te Deum, and Hino da Independência do Brasil (‘Hymn to the Independence of Brazil’), performed by The Concentus Musicum de Belo Horzonte and Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra under Fabio Mechetti. The second new release features the outstanding English Chamber Orchestra performing works by 19th-century composers Carlo Gomes, Alberto Nepomuceno, Francisco Braga and Leopoldo Miguéz, conducted by Neil Thomson.

Other highlights include the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino production of Francesco Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur starring soprano Maria José Siri, Claudio Monteverdi’s celebrated opera L’Orfeo conducted by Jordi Savall, cello sonatas by Russian composers performed by Gabriel Schwabe and Roland Pöntinen, plus Lodestar Trio and their striking debut album of Baroque music arranged for violin, hardanger fiddle and nyckelharpa, and more.