Signs, Games & Messages: Works for Solo Violin by Bartok and Kurtag
Renowned British violinist and pedagogue Simon Smith makes his Resonus debut with an extraordinary disc of intensely virtuosic works for unaccompanied violin by two Hungarian composers – the late Sonata for Solo Violin by Belá
Composer: Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Gyorgy Kurtag (1926)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Ave Maria: Music for Upper Voices
Following on from their acclaimed recording debut on ‘Nova! Nova!’ shared with the college choir of St Catharine’s College, The Saint Catharine’s Girls’ Choir, make their solo debut with a full album of recent works for upper voices, with their
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Ein Espresso, ein San Pellegrino mit Zitrone und später am Abend ein schönes Glas italienischer Rotwein. Mit ihrem neuen Album LA BOSSA entführt die aus Apulien stammende Sängerin Miriam Netti ihre Zuhörer auf eine musikalische
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Chemistry. You either got it or you don’t. When the five members of Royal Southern Brotherhood convened in February at Dockside Studios, Louisiana, there was magic in the air. Just seven days later, the acclaimed US soul-blues
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
Kent Nagano and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra first became acquainted in 1993, when they worked together on Mahler's Third Symphony. Love was immediate and Kent Nagano conducted the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
In the late '60s, many things were born. The British Folk Rock movement, as it was called, was one. Trying to decide "how it started" is actually a little silly; victory has a thousand fathers, after all. But there is no doubt that Fairport
Composer: Traditional, John Dowland, William Byrd (1543-1623)
Genre: Folk
As a follow up to 2014’s About Now, his dynamic groove-oriented recording with longtime colleagues drummer Danny Gottlieb and keyboardist Mitchel Forman, bassist Mark Egan decided to stick to a strictly acoustic piano trio format on his
Composer: Mark Egan
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Henning Sieverts: Double Quartet, Sievert’s fourth dividing the scale between the 3rd and 4th note. Sieverts album for PIROUET, is an offshoot of the bassist/composer’s musical vision for the 2014 edition of the yearly Tonspuren Festival at
Composer: Henning Sieverts, Francois Thuillier
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
A long-admired figure on the New York scene, cellist Michael Nicolas enjoys a diverse career as soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and improvisor. His eclectic tastes and willingness to try just about anything have led him to forge a
Composer: Mario Davidovsky (1934), Steve Reich (1936), David Fulmer, Annie Gosfield (1960), Anna Thorvaldsdottir (1977), Jaime E. Oliver La Rosa (1979)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
What can come about when a professional guitarist records an album containing his favorite tunes? A touching and soothing journey through the night that ranges from folky songwriter-tunes to cineastic chamber
Composer: Mark O. Everett, Marit Larsen/Tofer Brown, Neil Young, Bugge Wesseltoft/Sidsel Endresen, Sandy Denny, Beth Sorrentino, Ola Gjeilo, Hannah Reid, Elfriede Ellidge/Robert Wyatt, Michael Wollny/Eva Svensson, Andrew York
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
TRAVELOGUE is a Jazz group from Switzerland, founded by guitarist Werner Tian Fischer. The ensemble includes saxophonist Jürg Wickihalder, pianist Roberto Domeniconi, drummer Gabriel Schiltknecht, and New York-based bassist
Composer: Werner Tina Fischer, Coco Rouzier
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Maja S.K. Ratkje: And sing ...
This album interleaves the composer's own voice as a performer with the ensemble sound of CIKADA and Oslo Sinfonietta. In "And sing while thou on pressed flowers dost sleep" the voice is pre-recorded, and the sound files are
Composer: Maja S.K. Ratkje
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
The organ music on this album is written by three composers with different musical backgrounds and development who nevertheless have something of the same close feeling for the instrument, almost an organic oneness with it. Trygve Madsen
Composer: Kjell Mørk Karlsen (1947), Trygve Madsen (1940), Kjell Flem (1943)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Composers reflect their contemporary world, and today’s performers mirror our time. The three works on this album all have a high degree of intensity and a strong personal character, as tributes, visions, fantasies, interpretations.
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
First prizewinner of the prestigious Parkening International Guitar Competition, Petrit Çeku is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of his generation and his exquisite sensibility and expressiveness have attracted and engaged
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Mozart: Violin Concertos (MQA Remix 2016)
This album was declared a "Record to Die For" by Stereophile Magazine and won the Spellemann-prize as Best Classical Album when it was first released in 2006. In only a decade this recording with Marianne Thorsen and TrondheimSolistene
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
JUNO nominated Canadian bass player Paul Novotny and JUNO winning pianist Robi Botos, also the winner of the TD Grand Jazz Award at the 2012 Montreal International Jazz Festival, have come together to record their album Look
Composer: Paul Novotny, Robi Botos
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Recorded in a single day at London’s fabled Abbey Road studios, Parallax is a brilliantly realised piece of music-making. It has all the standout features of the trio’s work. Rhythmic drive. Constant shifts in mood and texture.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
With youthful jauntiness, the nineteen-year old Indian guitar player with the programmatic name Rhythm Shaw dances along the strings of his steelstring as if there were no musical limits.
Composer: Rhythm Shaw
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Fingerstyle
