In 2019, when Alexandre Kantorow, at the age of 22, became the first French pianist to win the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky competition, his programme included no less than three works by Johannes Brahms. Two of these, Piano Sonata No. 2 and the Rhapsody in B minor, he went on to record for release on his previous, ...
Komponist: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Friends of long standing as well as regular partners in chamber music, Michael Collins and Stephen Hough bring their combined musical insights and expertise to bear on Johannes Brahms’s sonatas for clarinet and piano. Together with the composer’s trio for clarinet, cello and piano and clarinet quintet, ...
Komponist: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Having begun their collaboration in 1997, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra and its conductor laureate Thomas Dausgaard have developed an unusually tight partnership. Nowhere is this demonstrated more clearly than in their cycles of the symphonies of Schumann, Schubert and, most recently, Brahms ...
Komponist: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Kalevi Aho: Double & Triple Concertos
Concertos for cor anglais are few and far between, and harp concertos aren’t very common either. In combining the two, Kalevi Aho has come up with a true rarity – possibly the only double concerto in existence for these two instruments. Composed in 2014, the work was commissioned by the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra for two of its solo ...
Komponist: Kalevi Aho (1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Los Angeles-based producer Shallou has announced his highly anticipated The Long Way Home EP via FADER Label. It comes alongside a subtle, stunning indie-electronic single called ‘High Tide’ that echoes the gentle swells of the moon’s push and pull. The exciting news also follows up the recently released ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electro-Pop
Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder / Mahler: Rückert-Lieder (Live from Salzburg)
Elīna Garančas Konzerte bei den Salzburger Festspielen 2020 und 2021 wurden von der Presse hochgelobt: “Zart und empfindsam, mit wunderbaren Piani, einfühlsamer Phrasierung und edelster Liedkunst” (Kurier). Jetzt erscheinen diese außergewöhnlichen Darbietungen auf ihrem neuen Album “Live in Salzburg”. ...
Komponist: Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
George Gershwin (1898-1937) was one of the first and most successful composers bringing Afro-American styles such as jazz, spirituals and blues to classical music, making it swing more than ever before. It is hard to sit still while listening to Gershwin Famous Pieces, ...
Komponist: George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Pietro Paris won the "Artist in Residence" endorsed by Midj (the Italian Association for Jazz Musicians) that consists in an artistic residency of a month in Lisbon, Portugal. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The Mighty Soulmates is a towering early 90s project from the legitimate super group of André Cymone (artist, writer, producer and original bass player with the Artist known as Prince), St. Paul Peterson (keyboard player in The Time and lead singer in Prince’s group The Family), Mic Murphy (of Sass and The System fame) ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
With his tango nuevo, Astor Piazzolla has been welcomed into the world of classical music in a way that no other ‘non-classical’ composer has experienced. His music is played in concert halls around the world, and has been arranged for the most varied forces: symphony orchestra, string quartet, ...
Genre: Latin
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
53°14'52.7"N 10°24'47.8"E (Bach Organ Landscapes / Lüneburg & Altenbruch)
Als 15jähriger besuchte Johann Sebastian Bach zwei Jahre lang die Lateinschule des Michaeliskloster in Lüneburg. Aus dieser Zeit ist zudem mindestens eine Reise nach Hamburg belegt. Für den jungen Bach müssen die Eindrücke der norddeutschen Musikszene mit ihren großen Orgeln ...
Komponist: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Mit dem 2-Mann Projekt POOLS meldet sich nun GREENLEAF Fronter Arvid Hällagard gemeinsam mit Multiinstrumentalist Fredrik Forell überraschend zu Wort. Hier zeigt der schwedische Stoner Rocker eine ganz andere Seite und widmet sich einem Mix aus Gospel, Folk und dem Americana. ...
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Brahms: Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Three complete sonatas for piano and violin by Johannes Brahms have come down to us, all of them written during the working summer holidays he spent away from Vienna. The G-major sonata, op. 78, was composed in the Carinthian resort of Pörtschach, on the shores of Lake Wörth, Austria, in 1878 and 1879, and the A-major ...
Komponist: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
As the final chapter in the initial run of Jazz Is Dead releases, Remixes JID010 continues the creative catharsis of an exhilarating new chapter in jazz music. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad tapped nine iconic creators to reimagine their personal favorites from Jazz Is Dead’s catalogue to-date, who created striking new versions ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
53°32'46.0"N 9°59'42.4''E (Bach Organ Landscapes / Hamburg)
Bach bewarb sich 1720 um die Organistenstelle in St. Jacobi. Dokumentiert ist in diesem Zusammenhang ein Orgelkonzert in St. Katharinen: “Der seel. Capellmeister, Hr. J.S.Bach in Leipzig, welcher sich einsmals 2 Stunden lang auf diesem, wie er sagte, in allen Stücken vortrefflichen Werke hat hören lassen, ...
Komponist: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
"Until Now" is set to take audiences on a journey through her past, passions, and influences. Among the five tracks are songs made famous by Kasey Chambers, Avril Lavigne, Secondhand Serenade, Thirsty Merc and Miranda Lambert, each one holding a special place in Jasmine’s heart. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Traditional Country
Wishful, nostalgic and dreamy romance set the tone for this elegant set of standards from the marvelously talented pianist Simon Mulligan. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) is arguably the greatest composer of instrumental music during the second half of the nineteenth century, and a true master of musical invention with limited means, squeezing every musical drop out of his themes and melodies. ...
Komponist: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
At the age of 20, Henry Purcell entered his 14 Fantasias and two In Nomines into an autograph bearing the title ‘The Works of Hen; Purcell, A.D. 1680’. Despite his youth Purcell was already making his mark as a composer, writing music for the London theatres and holding posts at Westminster Abbey ...
Komponist: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
