Lasse Thoresen Lyden av Arktis (The Sound of the Arctic)
A daring polar expedition in sound to discover the beauty and terror of a disappearing wilderness. The polar regions supply some of the planet’s most stunning landscapes, as well as the most startling images of climate crisis. Opening Ultima 2019 at Oslo’s Konserthuset, Lasse Thoresen’s monumental 80 minute multimedia ...
Composer: Lasse Thoresen (1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Handel's dramatic Theodora with a luxury cast: "With a luxury cast for Handel's Theodora, the Philharmonie Essen enticed lovers of baroque music and oratorios," wrote Das Opernglas enthusiastically of a top-class cast that even in the supporting roles featured world stars such as mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato and tenor Michael Spyres. ...
Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Alessandro Quarta plays Astor Piazzolla
Alessandro Quarta plays the violin, piano and guitar. But he is not only a musician but also a composer. His oeuvre comprises everything from classical music, Tango and Blues to Jazz, Funk, Pop and Rock. ...
Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre:
The legendary French Jazz Fusion band is back with their new album "Unixsity". The great Paco Séry (drums), Michel Alibo (bass), Louis Winsberg (guitar), Jean-Pierre Como (keyboards), Alain Debiossat (saxophone) and Stéphane Edouard (percussion) are back in top form for a super inspired album mixing Jazz, Funk, World. Fans will not be disappointed. A must-have. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and legendary duo Daryl Hall and John Oates are reissuing ‘Marigold Sky’, their fifteenth studio album and their first to be released as independent artists in 1997. Regarded as a fan favourite, the album is a collection of exquisitely crafted soul-pop that is irresistibly smooth, laying bare the mastery of the duo’s ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
Charismatic and warm hearted, Adam Melchor is the LA-based singer-songwriter playing our heart strings like a harp. His debut album ‘Here Goes Nothing’ explores the inner intricacies of Adam with beautiful production and heart on his sleeve lyricism, creating a debut album that is nothing short of enchanting. ...
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Cinema for the ears: "Creating a world of sound that is just as captivating without the moving images," is how pianist Alexandre Tharaud describes the intention for his new double album Cinema. It contains soundtracks from masterpieces of film history from over six decades and 19 different countries. Among them are much-loved earworms by composers such ...
Composer: Michel Legrand (1932–2019), John Williams (1932), Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), Francis Lai, Marvin Hamlisch, Nino Rota (1911-1979), Philip Glass (1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Beethoven: Piano Trios (Remastered)
Could this be the definitive version of the admirable cycle of Beethoven’s piano trios? Surrounding Jacqueline du Pré then at the peak of her artistic talent are her closest musical partners Daniel Barenboim and Pinchas Zukerman. A power trio whose obvious affinity, mutual-understanding and equilibrium have made ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Simple Minds return with eighteenth studio album Direction of the Heart, set for release on 21st October 2022 and including lead single ‘Vision Thing’. Direction of the Heart is Simple Minds’ first album of new material since 2018’s outstanding UK Top 5 album Walk Between Worlds. Throughout its nine tracks, Direction of the Heart finds the band at their most confident, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
"Calton Songs" is a full-blooded celebration of the band’s career so far with enthusiastic and brand new acoustic reinterpretations of the songs that made their name and took GUN to the four corners of the world. These retooled classics are bolstered by the addition of the single ‘Backstreet Brothers’ which is released 18 May. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Award-winning, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor is excited to announce the release of his new album "Beyond the Reservoir" on October 14th, 2022. With The Ridge’s live-off-the-floor production style and stripped back instrumentation, Taylor’s warm voice illuminated the autobiographical lyrics. Going deeper into the personal stories first touched on with ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
Beethoven & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos
“The Beethoven concerto is a piece of overwhelming power,” says violinist Vilde Frang. “It is somehow more than music – the dimension of it feels almost cosmic. The force of this concerto takes me by surprise, over and over again.” Frang juxtaposes Beethoven’s epic, lyrical work with Stravinsky’s compact violin concerto, which pays ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
The release of "Return of the Dream Canteen" marks the band's second album release of 2022, hot on the heels of the platinum-selling chart topper Unlimited Love which was released in April. It will also be the band's second Rick Rubin produced album of 2022, and reinforces their reputation as a band at their absolute peak, riding the crest of an undeniable creative wave. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Lightning Seeds releases their first album in 13 years. This intoxicating 10 track collection will kick start a soundtrack to summer starting next month with the feel good warmth of ‘Sunshine’. Most of the songs are written by Ian Broudie. One of the album highlights, ‘Emily Smiles’, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Japanese Tree Flog - Hyla japonica: It is a series of Nature Whisper albums. It was field recording among June-July at Night.Enjoy a beautiful Chorus of Japanese Tree Flogs in rice field. In spring, from May to June, they gather at the waterside and lay eggs on rice field in the water. During spawning season, males inflate vocal sacs at the back of their throats near the water's edge and cry loudly to attract females. ...
Genre: New Age
Subgenre: Nature
With Roots, his first Warner Classics album, violinist Nemanja Radulović draws on a diversity of cultures in a musical tour of the world. Roots has its roots in the pandemic. “Throughout this period I had the time to think profoundly about music … When the lockdown started I tried to create music, tried to practise, but I couldn’t.” As a listener, the music that really made ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
While his Stabat Mater, Small Solemn Mass (in the original chamber version or in the version with orchestra) is regularly recorded, Rossini's Messa di Gloria remains curiously far off the discographic radar: Neville Marriner had it engraved for Philips thirty years ago and nothing or almost nothing since. ...
Composer: Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Ireland’s popular band The Coronas, whose trajectory took a curious detour due to sharing a name with the virus that shut down the world in 2020, return with a strong, new album aptly titled TIME STOPPED. Set for release on October 7 on the band’s imprint SoFarSoGood Records (distributed by Blix Street), TIME STOPPED addresses the pandemic head on via 11 original songs bearing an underlying theme of hope. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
After hinting at this chapter, iconic GRAMMY® Award-nominated rock band BUSH return with their long-awaited ninth full-length album, The Art of Survival. On the track, a grinding riff grates up against glitchy production as singer and guitarist Gavin Rossdale assures, “Girls you ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
The Violin and Harpsichord Sonatas
Bach’s Six Sonata cycle for violin and harpsichord ranks among the best examples of the Baroque Trio Sonata repertoire. Unlike common practice, both instruments participate equally in the unfolding of the thematic-motivic material and the keyboard part is almost entirely specified by Bach. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
