Innere Heimkehr mit Richard Strauss: Diana Damrau mit den Vier letzten Liedern und mehr. Wenn es einen Komponisten gibt, der die Sopranistin Diana Damrau schon sehr lange begleitet, dann ist es Richard Strauss. In Interviews wird die Künstlerin nie müde, von seinen Vokalwerken zu ...
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Joyce DiDonato has staked a powerful claim on the multi-faceted title role of Handel’s opera Agrippina. In the words of The Telegraph, she sings it with “authority, grandeur and high style”. She has performed it in concert and in the opera house with Maxim Emelyanychev, Chief Conductor of Il Pomo d’Oro. Joining them on this ...
Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit, Vol. 1
“Let The Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1” is a collaborative project of songwriters Paul Beaubrun, Jackson Browne, Habib Koité, Jenny Lewis, Raúl Rodríguez, Jonathan Russell, and Jonathan Wilson, with members of the Haitian roots band Lakou Mizik. ...
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Worldbeat
Some shows are so momentous, they pass into rock 'n' roll folklore. When Gary Moore stepped onto the stage of London's Islington Academy on December 2nd, 2009, it was a true one-off, showcasing one of blues-rock's biggest names in an intimate club setting. But when Moore unexpectedly passed away ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
William John Paul “Liam” Gallagher (born 21 September 1972) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the rock band Oasis, and later served as the singer of Beady Eye, before performing as a solo artist after the dissolution of both bands. His dress sense ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
An iconic and influential figure with a career that spans almost 40 years and more than 30 million sales, Marc Almond has enjoyed a fresh renaissance in recent years. 2017’s retrospective Hit & Pieces saw him return to the Top 10 of the album charts, and it was followed by the critically ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2
Yundi, one of the most celebrated and influential pianists of today, has returned to Warner Classics with the signature of a long-term agreement between him and the label. His first release under the new agreement, due for release in January 2020, will be an album of ...
Composer: Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
James are proud to announce their new album Girl At The End Of The World out on BMG Recordings, plus a major headline tour for 2016. Girl At The End Of The World sees the band team with producer Max Dingel (The Killers, Muse, White Lies) ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Once again Opera Rara has rescued a work from oblivion with its recording of Offenbach’s Vert-Vert , written not for one of Offenbach’s usual theaters but for the Opéra-Comique. As a consequence, we are deprived of the satire familiar to us from Orphée aux enfers, La belle Hélène, or La Grande-Duchesse ...
Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 19, 20, 21, "Waldstein", & 22
Marking Beethoven’s 250th birthday in a suitably heroic fashion, Fazıl Say has recorded Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 19, 20, 21, Waldstein, & 22. He sees the sonatas as “a sacred text for musicians” and Beethoven as “A revolutionary composer starting to create music 50 to 100 years ahead of its time,” adding that: “When we ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
“After 25 years of making music as a band, it is so cool to be working with Warner Music. We think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship,” says Tom, Stephen and Colin. Blackie, originally formed in 1996, when Colin Linden, Stephen Fearing, and Tom Wilson came ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
Wolf Parade - Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug, and Arlen Thompson - will release Thin Mind, the group’s fifth album for Sub Pop, on January 24th, 2020. The 10-track record was recorded by John Goodmanson at Risque Disque on Vancouver Island, BC, mixed by Goodmanson at Bogroll ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Rediscovering, restoring, recording and performing the forgotten operatic heritage of the 19th century: Opera Rara's award-winning recording of Fantasio is back! Considered one of Offenbach's most beautiful and refined works, Fantasio offers a heady cocktail of charm, gentle melancholy, bad-tempered jokes and poetry, and marks ...
Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Picked-out psych folk guitar lines circle around Smith's fragile vocal, with the pitter-patter of drums, recalling the work of underrated US act Kingsbury Manx. Like them, Good Good Blood hint at something happier just out of reach, cloaking sadness in beautiful arrangements. "Fallen Leaves" has a wistful air, yet there's a weight of meaning ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Theories abound regarding the seven-year cycle. Even the most casual of searches yields a wealth of discourse on the philosophy, positing the occurrence of transformation (or even full rebirth) in the seventh year. Higher Power grow into a similar space on their second full-length offering and Roadrunner ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
The legendary Canadian metal band Annihilator: Jeff Waters (vocals and guitar) Rich Hinks (bass), Aaaron Homma (guitar) and Fabio Alessandrini (Drums) will deliver their 17th studio album on January 24th 2020 via Neverland Music/Silver Lining. "BALLISTIC, SADISTIC" promises to deliver a full speed-metal ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
“We are so excited and thrilled to finally reveal this project, which we have been imagining and developing for months... « Nos 4 saisons », our four seasons! We heard The Four Seasons for the first time before we even knew how to talk, and the sound of the violin is one of our first memories. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Babylon Berlin (Original Television Soundtrack, Vol. II)
Das Serienmeisterwerk " Babylon Berlin " geht weiter. Nach dem phänomenalen Erfolg der ersten beiden Staffeln im vergangenen Jahr, startet nun die dritte Staffel am 24. Januar 2020 wie gewohnt auf dem Bezahlsender SKY. Eine Ausstrahlung auf dem öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender ARD ...
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: TV
On his third and so far most recent album »Retronyms« (released in Aug 2019), composer Carlos Cipa impressively combined his background as a classically trained pianist with his interest in experimental forms and pop culture. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
