Jurgis Karnavičius: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4
The first volume of the premiere recordings of Jurgis Karnavičius’s (1884–1941) string quartets performed by the Vilnius String Quartet resulted in a growing number of excellent album reviews. It included the composer’s romantic and folkmusic-inspired first two quartets. ...
Composer: Jurgis Karnavicius (1884-1941)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
When The Humble Cheaters Waves make contact with the ear drum, they may cause x-ray vision, lucid day dreaming, indigestion, and uncontrollable dancing. So if you find yourself under the influence of The Humble Cheaters Waves, please rest assured that your mind is in good hands. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Rock Noir Live (Bonus Edition)
Daniel Welbat hat 'eine Stimme, die Autos entlackt!' und singt, als hätte er Jahre in den dunkelsten Bars der Hamburger Reeperbahn abgehangen. Mit seiner fünfköpfigen Band bringt der extrovertierte Frontman seinen fulminanten 'Rock Noir'-Sound auf die Bühne, der Publikum wie Presse begeistert. ..
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
Wide Through The Eyes Of No One
Inspired by the psychological effects of modern life and their direct personal experiences, The Steoples are back with their second album for Stones Throw, ‘Wide Through The Eyes Of No One’. Drawing on an eclectic range of sounds from Latin rhythms to 1980s soul and sombre tones of folk fused with R&B, ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Hailing from the American Southwest, the Borderlands Ensemble was formed in 2017 to reach across social boundaries and bring communities together through concert music. the space in which to see, their debut release, was catalyzed by a project entitled “Place and Identity in the Borderlands” which specifically explored connections between ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
The works on this recording range from Danzig (now Gdansk) by way of Güstrow, Hamburg and Gottorf to Copenhagen and Stockholm. Born in the early 17th century, the choirmasters and Kapellmeisters of the Lutheran churches and courts of the North had ideal working conditions. They were greatly indebted to a composer from ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The Queen’s Six Murder the Songs of Tom Lehrer
"Lehrer […] has just announced that he is surrendering the rights to his songs so that everyone can help themselves to his ‘catchy and savage musical satire’ without fear of breaching copyright. His timing, as ever, is perfect, because what the world needs urgently is a strong dose of Lehrer." ('Lehrer […] has just announced that he is ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 & Sonatine, M. 40
This addition to the Steinway Classics series features evocative performances by pianist Sean Chen of Ravel’s much loved Le tombeau de Couperin and the captivating Sonatine. AllMusic Guide says Chen's playing is brilliant, subtle, and spontaneous, and his mastery of the piano's tone colors makes the music highly effective. ...
Composer: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
Only three years out of high school, still living in his small East Texas hometown, Kolby Cooper started selling out shows and clocking millions of streams using only his songs as muscle, earning streaming numbers typically reserved for household names. Amassing over 120 million on-demand streams to date, ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
Varèse, Lutosławski, Ligeti & Baldini: Orchestral Works (Live)
This is an album featuring path-breaking works for orchestra and for violin and orchestra. Lutoslawski, Verese, and Ligeti certainly need no introduction. Conductor Christian Baldini is also a first-rate composer. Two superb violinists, Miranda Cuckson and Maximilian Haft are featured performers. "Christian Baldini brings symphonic revival" ...
Composer: Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994), György Ligeti (1923–2006), Edgar Varèse, Christian Baldini
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
"……our life is like jazz improvisation, it should always be spontaneous, always in the moment, and always free." (Nikolai Kapustin). Drawing parallels to another famous composer of symphonic jazz, Kapustin is occasionally considered a ‘Russian in Gershwin’s clothing’. ...
Composer: Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Scattolin: Suoni e rime sparse
The present release synthesizes some stages characterizing the composition path of Pier Paolo Scattolin: from a cappella vocality to instrumentalism with stylistic dynamics sometimes distant but all having in common the research on sound, from the linguistic phoneme to the eclectic and sometimes experimental ...
Composer: Pier Paolo Scattolin
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Nir Popliker is a guitar player, composer, arranger and educator. Nir’s unique style draws inspiration from jazz, rock and world music. Popliker plays regularly with Korin Allal, Eric Berman, Tal Sondak, Lee Gaon and A. Azizi. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
Sunkissed Grooves & Blissed Out Moods - Blank & Jones präsentieren mit ihrem neuen RELAX Werk den Soundtrack zum Sommer. Der unverwechselbare RELAX Sound gehört seit dem genre-definierenden Debut im Jahr 2003 einfach fest zu jedem Sommer und verbreitet sofort Urlaubsfeeling pur. ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Downtempo
Weihl explains, “Using the abstracted geographical imagery created by Katy Ann Gilmore [the artist behind the album’s artwork] as a starting point, and further referencing the coast line of Ushant and the natural world, we created imagery (ranging from fantastical re-imagines of landscape, seas and atmospheric conditions to the processes ...
Composer: Yann Tiersen (b. 1970)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Cathedral organist Winfried Bönig plays works by Dupré, Barber, Messiaen, Howells on the Klais organs of Cologne Cathedral. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of the French composer Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), we have yesterday released a new, purely digital album. ...
Composer: Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981), Herbert Howells (1892 - 1983), Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), Winfried Bönig (b. 1959)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Samara Joy is an American singer. Joy won the prestigious Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in 2019, and, aged just 21, she is already a fixture of New York’s jazz clubs. Her debut album SAMARA JOY sees her present her take on jazz standards from the Great American Songbook, backed by Pasquale Grasso ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Gjermund Larsen is a gifted violinist and composer. He also plays the cello. His music displays an unusually broad emotional range, from virtuosic brilliance to gentle tenderness. Gjermund takes a masterlfully approach to the older tonalities while at the same time he enjoys exploring new styles and presenting remarkable improvisations. ...
Composer: Gjermund Larsen (b. 1981)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
"Author Lulu Wang selected poetry from the Tang and Song Dynasty which are considered the golden age of Chinese arts and culture. Each of the poems reflects the feeling of the trigrams and the related musical piece. By weaving the poetry into the music, the album becomes a tapestry of experiences and moods ...
Composer: Marion von Tilzer
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1, Op. 21 (Remastered)
Schon bevor Simon Rattle sein Einstandskonzert als Chef der Berliner Philharmoniker gab, sorgte er mit einem anderen Weltklasseorchester für Schlagzeilen: Es war der Zyklus der neun Beethoven-Sinfonien, den er mit den Wiener Philharmonikern in Tokio, Berlin und - natürlich - Wien dirigierte. ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
