Under the Wing of the Rock features music from Norway and the British Isles, all of it composed within the last seventy years. Not surprisingly, the musical idiom is modern, but at the same time the composers whose works are performed
Composer: Henning Kraggerud, Olav Anton Thommessen (1946-), Benjamin Britten
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
POING (Rolf-Erik Nystrøm, sax; Frode Haltli, acc, Håkon Thelin, double bass) is featured as soloists in Olav Anton Thommesen’s concerto grosso „Rapid Clouds“ on this recording with the Telemark Chamber Orchestra.
Composer: Olav Anton Thommessen (1946-), Antonio Bibalo (1922-2008)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Passione: Haydn, Elgar, Mozart
„An introduction in the booklet by the conductor Lars-Erik ter Jung explains that ‘These are the pieces we wanted to play’ – to show off the Telemark Kammerorkester, that is – and this disc does the job very nicely: a stylish and spirited account of
Composer: Edward William Elgar (1857-1934), Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
With a repertoire consisting of all the Beethoven quartets and a vast number of other classical, romantic and contemporary works, the Oslo String Quartet has certainly not lacked music to perform at our many concerts at home and abroad since
Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg (1843-1907)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
„Return To The Fire“ is described as, “an out-an-out jazz album that celebrates not just Garland's own musical journey but pays homage to a potent time in jazz history.” ‘I met Tim Garland through his original Enter The Fire – and I wanted
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
For his début solo recording, Swedish lutenist Jonas Nordberg presents a delightful selection of works for Baroque lute and theorbo; the grandeur and elevated spirit of the French Baroque music of Dufaut and de Visée alternate with the
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
What Artemisia Heard: Music and Art from the Time of Caravaggio & Gentileschi
What Artemisia Heard: Music and Art from the Time of Caravaggio and Gentileschi is the profoundly engaging culmination of a unique project envisioned by El Mundo artistic director Richard Savino. Enraptured over the work of
Composer: Marco Uccellini (1603-1680), Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1683-1643), Domenico Mazzocchi (1592-1665), Marco Gagliano (1582-1643), Francesca Caccini (1587-1640), Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638), Dario Castello (1590-1658
Genre: Classical
From Whence We Came. From the first notes of this album, you know you are hearing something new and groundbreaking. Each track tells its own story. A tragedy from Sweden, a joke from Ireland, a lament from Scotland, a life well lived from
Composer: Guido Piccard, Marin Marais (1656-1728), Anonymous, Ryan McKasson, William McLeod, Traditional, Jenna Reid, Jackie Moran, Enda Scahill, Roger Tallroth, Davis Mell, Sue Richards, Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Jonas Jonsson, Carolyn Anderson Surrick
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Five Years (1969 - 1973) Remastered
David Bowie is being celebrated in a series of a HighResAudio Remaster-Edition, the first of which will span “all the material official released” by Bowie between 1969 and 1973, which includes some of his most well known albums including David
Composer: David Bowie
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
Scrapyard Exotica is Del Sol String Quartet's third full studio album from Sono Luminus. The triumvirate of composers featured on this album represent leading voices in very different flavors of music within the classical avant-garde.
Composer: Mason Bates (1977), Ken Ueno, Mohammed Fairouz
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The distinctive sound of the band comes from grooves rooted in funk and hip-hop, enriched with harmonies of jazz and vocal melodies. Becker’s compositions and improvisations are sensitive and profound.
Composer: Stephan Becker
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Floating, the debut album of Monika Linges in 1982 is a very personal album presenting a wide range from latin inspired tunes to sentimental ballads. At the beginning of the 1980`s, Monika Linges was one of the famous female jazz-singer in
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
Hunting High & Low (30th Anniversary Remaster)
There aren’t many who would argue against the theory that a-ha is best known for their first single, “Take on Me,” which is wise, because not only is it their biggest hit, it’s so much bigger than any of their other hits that – at least here in the
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electro-Pop
Anatomy of Sound is not only the name chosen for the record, but also the concept that permeates all of Song Circus´ artistic work during the period 2014-2018. Anatomy of Sound contains eight projects and fifteen composers.
Composer: Ruben Sverre Gjertsen, Ole-Henrik Moe
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Modern Composition
The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the band's first studio double album, and also their longest to date, with a total length of 92 minutes. Its launch and supporting tour were delayed to allow vocalist Bruce Dickinson time to recover from the ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Hidden harmony, or what an amazingly interconnected world! Recondita Armonia is the Pablo Held Trio’s new album, as pianist Held takes a bow towards such composers as Mompou, Stravinsky, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff, at the same
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Thorvaldsdottir: In the Light of Air
In the Light of Air is a tetralogy of works by Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottír that together form a unified structure, written for viola, cello, harp, piano, percussion & electronics. The four main movements are titled Luminance,
Composer: International Contemporary Ensemble
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
„It’s the first new Wilco album since 2011’s The Whole Love. But in a more abstract way, it’s the first new album Wilco has released in almost a decade. The Whole Love was lauded as a corrective path after 2009’s Wilco (The Album).
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
FINGERGULL - In festo susceptionis sanguinis Domini
„Blóð várs herra Jesv Christi kom til Niðar ós“ (The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ came to Nidaros). With these words the Icelandic Annales regii for 1165 record the arrival of a drop of Christ's blood in Nidaros, today's Trondheim, in Norway.
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chant
