The pieces in this collection, recorded in September 2020 at the Sextan studios, are Karol Beffa's fourth album of improvisations. Once again, his audience suggested the themes. In some cases, the musician drew on various eras to feed his inspiration. In Angelus, a mystical dimension is ...
Composer: Karol Beffa (1973-)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
The beautiful Persian etymology of the word "Caravan" goes back to the d awn of time, embracing the ideas of nomadic travel and of mutual aid. Drawing on this unforgettable poetry and inspired by the legendary song of the same name by Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington, Caravan Party invokes friendship through music, the miracle of which is always present at the Bal Blomet, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
First trio recording for Victoria Shereshevskaya (mezzo-soprano), Alexandra Soumm (violinist) and Rémi Geniet (pianist), this album of singular variety of colors and expression contains works that are distant in their atmospheres, but all marked by a universalism of thought, which brings together Russian, Indian and French poets, ...
Composer: Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Evgueni Galperine (1974), Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Listeners like an album that tells a story, and Amel Brahim-Djelloul likes to tell stories when she sings. This story is beautiful because it describes an almost perfect life curve. It is above all the story of a young girl born in Algiers. At first she learns to play the violin, an instrument that her older brother has already chosen, but she swiftly decides to take up singing. Her talent remarked upon, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
We are two brothers from Lyon who come from a family of musicians and who have been playing as a duo for a number of years; our principal goal is to forge emotional bonds and to maintain the closest possible relationship with our audience. We want to discover little-played works and share them with audiences in ...
Composer: Mauric Ravel (1875-1937), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Olivier Calmel: Rites (Œuvres concertantes)
Whether celebrating peace or invoking Lovecraft's terrifying (and far from peaceful!) creatures, Calmel's first words are about music. His own is rooted in the great french tradition, in jazz and film music. It is constructed of clear lines and harmonies carried by jubilant rhythms. ...
Composer: Olivier Calmel (1974)
Genre: Classic
Subgenre: Orchestral
After the success of the first opus "IMMATERIEL", DOUBLE CELLI takes on the challenge of exploring territories created by illustrious forebears such as Sergueï Prokofiev, György Ligeti, Béla Bartok or indeed Roger Calmel, who have marked the paths of these musicians and their quest for "MÉTAMORPHOSES". ...
Composer: Olivier Calmel (1974)
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
Gilles Colliard presents his vision of two of Schumann's most moving concerti in the entire repertoire. ...
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
"Open-mindedness is not a fracture of the skull", said Pierre Desproges. Why should a 'groove-man' not be able to write for classically trained musicians? In these chaotic times, "Hopen air" provides the hope, open-mindedness and oxygen which we all need in order to exist and live together. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
United by a solid friendship and a great passion for chamber music, four clarinettists took the decision in 2002 to pool their talents and founded the Quatuor Vendôme. Eager to merit this noble title, to gain a musical legitimacy and high quality repertoire for this hither-to unknown ensemble, ...
Composer: Nicolas Bacri (1961), Karol Beffa (1973), Guillaume Connesson (1970), Thierry Escaich (1965), Bruno Mantovani (1974)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Noir Lac fuses the sounds of Africa, soul and minimalist or contemporary music in a dreamlike and bewitching journey. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
This should be interpreted in the context of the adventure upon which we all embarked together, instrumentalists, soloists, composers and myself, in 2002. We have, as a result, slowly but surely enriched the wind orchestra repertoire, encouraging ...
Genre: Classic
Subgenre: Orchestral
Since I started composing music I have been finding it very difficult to answer the question : « what kind of music are you making »? If I was obliged to give an answer it would never be a sigle word, it would come with asterisks and « not exactly... but I would more say ..» etc. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Bach en miroir (Arr. for Accordion)
The new album by Marie-Andrée Joerger entitled “Bach en Miroir” will be released on April 16th, 2021. Marie-Andrée Joerger pays homage to a musical form, the Prelude and Fugue, so popular throughout the ages. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Balbastre, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 –1791), Clara Schumann, Max Reger, Thierry Escaich
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
This album is an ode to banality and simplicity. Life in a suburban residence, everyday objects, the sound of lawnmowers on a Saturday, hobbies..... Breathing poetry into a universe which seems devoid. To be listened to as the soundtrack to daily life. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
This first opus from the Quatuor Zahir is constructed like an opera overture: one finds a succession of subjects, of themes and of colours which, as the quartet follows its path, will most definitely be nourished and developed. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Francesita (Live at Café de la Danse)
The Louise Jallu Quartet concert and the “Francesita” project performed at the Cafe´ De la Danse in Paris on 17th March 2018 caused much excitement with both the public and the media, and was thankfully recorded by sound engineer, Erwan Boulay. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"The French-Argentinian composer is portrayed on this CD with vocal works which are not only varied but also highly original. Although modern, they are easily accessible due to their lyric poetry and their amazing colours." (Norbert Tischer, pizzicato.lu)
Composer: Gabriel Sivak (1979)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Discover a sensory experience which links the emotions of wine tasting to those of a musical journey. These impressions, which bring us together, are the reflection of a shared dream which can be breathed in, listened to, and tasted. ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
