These are the releases in Dolby Atmos spatial audio you can look out for this week, sorted by release day. Links will take you directly to Apple Music, log in there for a seamless listening experience.
July 23
Geoffrey Paterson (cond.), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Poulsen: Heartland Poem (MSR Classics, 2026). Iowa composer James Viggo Poulsen’s tone poem traces the American heartland from pioneer optimism through modern hardship to renewal. It’s paired with a sweeping Piano Concerto, with Robert Thies as soloist.
Samuel Bristow (organ) — Mendelssohn: 6 Organ Sonatas, Op. 65 (First Hand Records, 2026). Mendelssohn sounding Bach-ish, late in his short life. He composed more than you may realize for organ, and these sonatas are the crowning achievement: chorales, fugues, improvisatory passages and Romantic drama in a remarkably varied cycle. Samuel Bristow plays the sonatas on the contrasting nave and chancel organs of Chelmsford Cathedral.
July 24
Joe Hisaishi (cond.), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — Hisaishi: Symphony No. 3 & Harp Concerto (Deutsche Grammophon, 2026). Here’s a reminder that Hisaishi’s compositional reach extends well beyond his celebrated film scores, rather like John Williams. Here he conducts premiere recordings of two recent concert works: the rhythmically charged Symphony No. 3, Metaphysica; and a new Harp Concerto written for soloist Emmanuel Ceysson.
Mitsuko Uchida (piano) — Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 109, 110 & 111 (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025) (Decca Classics, 2026). Had a quick listen ahead of release, and this one doesn’t live up to expectations, not Uchida at her best. But welcome for her many fans and admirers, I’m sure!
VOCES8 & Ringmasters — Shall We Gather (Decca Classics, 2026). A change of pace for precision harmonies ensemble VOCES8, combining with Swedish barbershop quartet Ringmasters to form a twelve-voice ensemble. They move freely between Gabrieli, Rachmaninoff, and Whitacre, to Nordic choral music and close-harmony arrangements of the Beatles, Jackson 5 and Disney. An unusually varied showcase for voices in Atmos.
