Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra & Metamorphosen
Andris Nelsons leads the Concertgebouworkest in Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss. Inspired by Nietzsche, Strauss translated topics like desire, joy, passion and death in music. Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra: Almost everyone has heard Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra – or at least its opening section, entitled ...
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
After the profound and epic journey of their acclaimed, pandemic-era masterpiece Red Alert in the Blue Forest (2022), Finland’s celebrated Von Hertzen Brothers return with their ninth studio album, "In Murmuration". In true Von Hertzen Brothers style, In Murmuration creatively juxtaposes the band’s previous release. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
35 years since their groundbreaking platinum-certified album Doolittle catapulted the band into the UK Top Ten, and 20 years since their celebrated reformation at Coachella, Pixies are deep into their second act, and in the midst of a creative purple patch. The Night The Zombies Came is Pixies' tenth album, if you count their classic 1987 ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Mr. Big are Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar, vocals), Billy Sheehan (bass, vocals), Nick D'Virgilio (drums, vocals)--is closing out their 35-year career in a BIG way...with not one, but two album releases. A new, live album and concert film of Mr.Big's "The BIG Finish" farewell tour, where the band played their million-selling "Lean Into It" album in its entirety plus additional Mr.Big classics. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Legend / Legend Extended (40th Anniversary Edition)
Clannad, the BAFTA and Grammy award winning Irish band, celebrate the 40th Anniversary of 'Legend', the classic soundtrack to 'Robin of Sherwood', the acclaimed 1980s British TV series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Highlights from this classic album include 'Robin of Sherwood', 'Lady Marian' and 'Now Is Here'. This very special 40th Anniversary ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
Rett Madison’s new album, One for Jackie, is a tribute to her mom, who passed by suicide in 2019, leaving her only child with an unbearable sense of responsibility to understand her mother better as she mourned her. Through writing this album, Rett was moving through grief; it was part of her healing process. On One for Jackie, Madison ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Following his critically acclaimed Beethoven album, Nemanja Radulović returns this fall with a terrific J.S. Bach album. Featuring the well-known Baderie as you have never heard it before, a brilliant transcription of la Sicilienne, Erbarme Dich, from Matthaüs Passion, with Philippe Jaroussky, the Double concerto
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Tartini, Mozart, Franck & Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano (Remastered 2024)
We are commemorating the violinist David Oistrakh with a splendid album collection of all his EMI recordings (and and an impressive collection of live, first releases and rarities curated by Bruno Monsaingeon in the second part of the box). These milestone recordings will be made available in the coming few months, remastered ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Double Vision is the award-winning platinum-selling album by legendary saxophonist David Sanborn and jazz pianist Bob James released in 1986. The phenomenal contemporary jazz classic saw them win a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental". This seminal album features a phenomenal line-up of musicians, including Marcus Miller (bass), ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Smooth Jazz
Sleepwalker is the sixteenth studio album by the English rock group, the Kinks, released in 1977. It marked a return to straight-ahead, self-contained rock songs after several years of concept albums. It is the first album in what critics usually call the "arena rock" phase of the group, in which more commercial and mainstream production techniques would be ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61 & Kreutzer Sonata, Op. 47 - Encores (Remastered)
David Oistrakh (1908-1974), renowned for the fullness of his tone, his unparalleled sense of legato, his warm, powerful, and deep sound, his incredible mastery of the bow, and a sonority that is immediately recognizable, is undoubtedly one of the greatest violinists of all time. His recordings have been ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Brass Tacks (10th Anniversary Edition)
10th Anniversary edition: If you look it up in your dictionary, you’ll find that “getting down to brass tacks” means to get down to some sort of serious business. But for NRBQ—in general, and specifically on this outstanding album from 2014—it means getting down to the business of making unique, memorable music while also having some serious fun. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Misfits is the seventeenth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in 1978. Following the minor success of Sleepwalker in the United States, Misfits featured a more rock-oriented style than many other Kinks records of the 1970s. It was their last album to feature pianist John Gosling and the only one to feature bassist ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
El Camino is the seventh studio album by American rock duo the Black Keys. Co-produced by Danger Mouse and the duo, the album was released on December 6, 2011, by Nonesuch Records. It is the band's follow-up to their commercial breakthrough, Brothers (2010), and was their third collaboration with Danger Mouse. El Camino draws from popular genres of the 1950s to the 1970s, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
"Having worked extensively with period instrument ensembles throughout my career, I was intrigued and fascinated about the possibility on this album of a delicious colliding of the two worlds." Alison Balsom. On this new recording Alison Balsom and her long term friend and conductor Trevor Pinnock bring alive works ...
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas
Elisabeth Leonskaja feels life, people and music intuitively. Long standing friendships and continuous work on certain repertoire, like the Schubert Piano Sonatas, define the essence of her being. She doesn't give up and looks for answers only in herself. Just like life, music is a pilgrimage. ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Elgar & Walton: Cello Concertos
"Instrumentalist of the Year" Gautier Capuçon with Elgar and Walton. Opus Klassik voted him ‘Instrumentalist of the Year 2024’ for his album Destination Paris: Gautier Capuçon. And so the French cellist will perform at the gala event broadcast by ZDF on 13 October to accept the award and present his album. ...
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Danse Macabre Deluxe is a captivating album by Duran Duran, released by Bmg Rights Mgmt Gmbh. This deluxe edition features a collection of mesmerizing tracks that showcase the band's signature sound and musical evolution. With its eclectic mix of synth-pop, new wave, and rock influences, Danse Macabre Deluxe offers listeners a dynamic listening experience. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Initially released on 21st September 1999, 'hours…' was Bowie’s 22nd studio album. He once more proved himself to be a trailblazer as it was the first by a major artist to be made available as a download. The decision was incredibly controversial at the time, with some established retailers calling for a ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
