This captivating new release from PENTATONE celebrates the glittering world of 19th-century opera and the timeless beauty of the golden age of bel canto. Featuring music by Gaetano Donizetti, Gioacchino Rossini, Georges Bizet, Léo Delibes, and Giuseppe Verdi, the album showcases soprano Erin Morley and tenor ...
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848), Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Leo Delibes (1836-1891), Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The Vocal Years (Remembering The Skymasters)
This year, we conclude our Skymasters trilogy with the release of The Vocal Years. After Remembering The Skymasters and Legacy, we now pay tribute to the singing tradition of this legendary orchestra. The lead role on this album is reserved for Anna Serierse, whose warm voice bridges the gap between past and present. She honors the great vocalists who once performed with The Skymasters, including Greetje Kauffeld, Rita Reys, Rachel ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
The album Essentially Ellington 2026, recorded by the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra conducted by Wynton Marsalis, was recently released. This release not only continues the orchestra's long-standing tradition, but also strengthens the foundation of one of the most important educational programmes in the history of jazz. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
New Viaggio (Remastered Edition)
Richard Galliano releases the reissue of his legendary album "Viaggio", originally released in 1993. A timeless musical journey, filled with poetry and emotion, this album marked a turning point in his international career. Remastered and enriched with exclusive bonus tracks, this new edition invites listeners to rediscover its unique atmosphere. ...
Composer: Richard Galliano (1950)
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
It’s hard to believe that the one time Barry Moore has been recording and touring for over 40 years now. But the still fresh-faced Luka Bloom clearly relishes the process of making music. His latest album is the kind of record we’ve come to expect from the Newbridge troubadour – thought-provoking acoustic songs sung with heart and soul ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
With a poet’s heart and a rockster’s soul, Luka Bloom is regarded as one of Ireland’s most respected contemporary folk artists. A master interpreter, Bloom has continued to balance original songs with reinventions of tunes by a diverse range of songwriters. On Head and Heart, Bloom continues to shake up the folk genre with clever new ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
In the world of Nu Art Orchestra, big band music takes an adventurous trip. This is not your average big band, but an ensemble that hits the road with brand new, original music written by band members. Nu Art Orchestra was initiated by saxophonist and composer Marike van Dijk (you may know her from the North Sea Jazz composition assignment ‘Stranded’ from 2022), to create a contemporary and fresh big band sound. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
The World to Me: The Music of Simon Beattie
A compelling introduction to the choral works of Simon Beattie, this album showcases a fresh yet deeply rooted voice in British music. Entirely self-taught, Beattie draws on the English choral tradition with a rare sensitivity to text and vocal colour. His settings range from medieval Latin liturgy to contemporary poetry by Rowan Williams and Carol Ann ...
Composer: Simon Beattie (1975)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Onslow: String Quintets Op. 72 & 61
This album presents two exceptional chamber works by French composer George Onslow (1784–1853): the String Quintets Op. 72 in G minor and Op. 61 in F minor. Though celebrated in his time and often called the “French Beethoven,” Onslow’s music fell into obscurity until recent decades. These quintets, from the height of his career, reveal his gift for melodic ...
Composer: George Onslow (1784-1853)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
"Well, actually...", the third album from Polish acoustic jazz quartet O.N.E. Grounded in the spirit of democracy and collective improvisation, the album offers a tightly woven set of original compositions that blur the lines between modal jazz lyricism and the raw energy of free improvisation. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
AMARÉ is a musical tribute to the sea, to love, and to the ever-shifting tides of inspiration between Brazil and Europe. The title blends a maré (the tide) and amar é (to love is), capturing the album’s essence: movement, emotion, and surrender. Vocalist Céline Rudolph, pianist Henrique Gomide, and guitarist João Luís Nogueira ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
All different, but still unmistakable - with their new EP “Not Your Face”, Searching for Home have completely reinvented themselves. With a fresh sound, the 11 musicians from all over Germany shed light on di&erent aspects of interpersonal relationships. Whether it's about relationships with oneself, hyperfocusing on one person or living ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Funk
A Love Supreme (Remastered Monophonic Edition)
Although John Coltrane’s seminal album “A Love Supreme” was recorded at a time when stereo when becoming more prevalent, it was originally released in mono. Sterling Sound’s Ryan Smith has remastered a new mono edition, the first available in 50 years. He explains why this mono version is a must for fans. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Few would imagine that jazz legend Duke Ellington, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, made his final recording in Eastbourne, on the South Coast of England. Yet it was here, at The Congress Theatre, that Ellington delivered his swan song, a live concert immortalised ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Robert Plant releases the first album "Saving Grace", featuring a new band of distinguished players, which he calls “a song book of the lost and found.” Arriving September 26 on Nonesuch Records, the genesis of Saving Grace began during the lockdown in “The Shire,” when Plant’s customary wandering was all but forbidden. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Requiem: Mozart's Death in Words and Music
The beloved Requiem of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in a very special interpretation. Academy Award and Golden-Globe-winning film and Broadway star F. Murray Abraham joins Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for Honeck’s dramatic conception of “Requiem: Mozart’s Death in Words and Music.” Over a decade ago, Honeck contemporized Mozart’s epic ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Ratko Zjaca is back with a very distinctive world music project that finds the Croatian-born guitarist and long-time resident of Rotterdam interacting with musicians from Romania, England and India. The results of his 18th outing as a leader or co-leader are staggeringly beautiful and full of improvisational daring. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
“There might not yet be as many recordings of Bach’s cello suites as there are stars in the sky, but there are certainly as many ways of interpreting this monumental music, both in performance and philosophically.“ An extraordinary two years for Anastasia Kobekina reaches a new high this September, with the upcoming release of her recording of Bach’s iconic Cello Suites on Sony Classical. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Calamus Cycle is a bold world premiere recording of new Whitman songs for soprano and cello by acclaimed composer Andrew Staniland. At once bold and intimate, these contemporary songs are brought to vivid life in virtuoso performances by cellist Vernon Regehr and soprano Jane Leibel. Each of the songs is preceded by a reading of the ...
Composer: Andrew Staniland (1977-)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
A bold new chapter for soul-reggae visionary Jr. Thomas unfolds on Jr. Thomas in the Eraserhood — a deeply personal, sonically rich album recorded in collaboration with Philadelphia-based production duo Eraserhood Sound. Known for his work with Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos, singer-songwriter Thomas McDowall (aka Jr. Thomas) began writing a new collection of songs ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
