“Separated by 7,800 kilometres, connected by culture” – this is the motto of 2019, a year full of anniversaries. It is the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Poland and South Korea. And Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra is also celebrating its 35th ...
Composer: Jeajoon Ryu (1970), Krzysztof Penderecki (1933), Geon-Yong Lee (1947)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
How can you make something familiar sound fresh and new again? From Gentilly on the outskirts of Paris, France, Theo Lawrence might very well know how. As intimate as a whisper, as powerful as a church house cry, that band has the power to transport you in another world – one more soulful ... How can you make something familiar sound fresh and new again? From Gentilly on the outskirts of Paris, France, Theo Lawrence might very well know how. As intimate as a whisper, as powerful as a church house cry, that band has the power to transport you in another world – one more soulful ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
Ravel: Miroirs, La Valse - Stravinsky: 3 Movements from Petrushka, L'Oiseau de feu
Beatrice Rana, in the words of the New York Times, is a pianist who “has ferocious technique but is distinguished by her musical intelligence.” Here she plays virtuosic, poetic works that evoke the creative ferment of Paris in the transitional early years of the 20th century: piano ...
Composer: Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
According to the late Donizetti expert William Ashbrook, Maria di Rohan is the composer s, tautest, most melodramatic opera and shows him, in complete control of his musico-dramatic goals. The work was first performed in Vienna, but Donizetti revised it for its Paris premiere. ...
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
The Innocents (2009 Remastered Version)
Originally released in April 1988, it was the first Erasure album to hit the UK#1 spot, a chart-topping position they revisited with each of their next 4 album releases. Featuring the singles A Little Respect, Ship of Fools and Chains of Love, The Innocents was Erasure's 3rd album release, and...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
The Circus (2011 Remastered Version)
Erasure's second studio album from 1987, an effort which – although it didn’t send any singles into the Billboard Hot 100 – saw the duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clarke making their debut on Top 200 Albums chart. With The Circus, Erasure followed the old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” when it came to its ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Tenor Michael Spyres hails from Missouri, where his family of musicians runs an opera company. He originally intended to pursue a career in musicals but eventually turned to opera, studying in the US and Vienna. He has rapidly established a formidable reputation for his sensitive...
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901), Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Wonderland (2011 Remastered Version)
Wonderland" was Erasure's debut album, recorded soon after the band formed in 1985 and released the following year on Mute Records. Although it reached the Top 20 in Germany and Sweden, the album wasn't an immediate success in the UK; surprising when you consider Vince Clarke's previous achievements with ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Following his award-winning recording of Donizetii's Les Martyrs, Opera Rara's Music Director Sir Mark Elder turns his attention to another forgotten masterpiece of 19th century French opera, Gounod's delightful two act opera La Colombe. He is joined by a superb cast led to two of the ...
Composer: Charles François Gounod (1818-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Conducted by Sir Mark Elder, "Rita" is the first studio recording of the newly restored critical edition of the score. The recording is sung in the original French, with Katarina Karnéus in the title role of Rita, Barry Banks as Pepé and Christopher Maltman as Gasparo. ...
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Donizetti’s gripping opera Parisina comes from a particularly fruitful period in the composer’s output. It was premiered in Florence in 1833, the year that Lucrezia Borgia opened at La Scala and Torquato Tasso in Rome, with a libretto by the leading exponent of the craft at that time, ...
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
American Utopia on Broadway (Original Cast Recording)
David Byrne’s sold out international tour in support of his first-ever chart topping album, American Utopia, was the most critically-lauded tour of 2018, with fans and critics comparing it to his legendary Stop Making Sense tour with the Talking Heads. As an encore, David Byrne will be unveiling ...
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: Musicals
ob James, the Grammy Award-winning jazz keyboardist, arranger, record producer, record executive, and founding member of Fourplay, returns with Espresso, his first solo-led project in 12 years. Album tunes, penned by James, reflect the same inventiveness and ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
It's Alive (Live; 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Remastered))
The 40th-anniversary of the Ramones’ first live album, "It’s Alive". Legendary producer Ed Stasium recorded The Ramones It’s Alive 41 years ago at the Rainbow Theatre in London – a recording that many regard as one of the best live albums ever. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
That’s the recurring sentiment Lætitia Tamko carried with her through the writing and recording of her second album under the Vagabon moniker. Her first, 2017’s Infinite Worlds, was an indie breakthrough that put her on the map, prompting Tamko to tour around the world and quit her job in electrical/computer engineering to pursue a career in music full-time. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
The Hamilton Music Award winner Chantal Chamberland releases her Best of compilation album, Autobiography. Her trademark smoky, sultry jazz vocal is perfectly expressed in a wonderful diversity of genres, moving from sultry and soulful to bluesy and brassy with graceful ease. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Blues
Purple (Super Deluxe) (Remastered)
When Stone Temple Pilots returned to the studio in 1994 to record the band's second album, the quartet was facing the high expectations set by its debut Core (1992), which sold more than eight million copies and earned a Grammy® Award. The release of Purple on June 7, 1994 would cement their ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Two leading artists team up and bring together a selection of violin and piano masterpieces, performed in an outstanding and insightful way. Debussy’s sonata, composed in the last years of the French composer’s life, is full of sensuosity, while Janáček’s four-movement sonata is full of ...
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Leóš Janáček (1854–1928), Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Temptation is a stellar example of creative courage. Given her large and loyal international audience, powerhouse Canadian jazz vocalist Chantal Chamberland could easily have played it safe by delivering an album of Songbook standards sure to please the following she has built over the last two decades....
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2
The second album of 2019 from the awesome FOALS, following from Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 which was released in March. From what we know, this second offering is going to be a lot bolder and heavier in comparison to the infectious and dancey vibe of Part 1, whilst still ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
