The voice and violin duo Duo della Luna (Susan Botti and Airi Yoshioka, respectively) brings a remarkable versatility and integrated ensemble approach to a rarefied instrumental combination. Both musicians take advantage of their impressive range to broaden the scope of expressive possibilities...
Composer: Susan Botti (1962), Béla Bartók (1881-1945), Kaija Saariaho (1952)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Dvořák, a most personal symphonist: David Patrick Stearns assesses how Dvořák’s greatness was bound up with the way he saw the world. The history of the great romantic symphonies can arguably be written as a chronicle of personal tragedies. Brahms’ thwarted love for Clara Schumann, Tchaikovsky’s confrontation with his ...
Composer: Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
David Russell joins Azica Records as releases his latest album of contemporary works written just for him. Classical guitarist David Russell is world renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
Nielsen, Verhey & Françaix: Flute Concertos
Orchid Classics presents one of two releases showcasing winners of the Carl Nielsen Competition 2019. Praised by Bachtrack for the “subtle elegance” and “luminous joy” of her performances, French flautist Joséphine Olech trained with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Academy and is currently principal flute of the Rotterdam Philharmonic. ...
Composer: Jean Françaix (1912–1997), Carl August Nielsen (1865–1931), Theodoor Verhey (1848-1929)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
“We’ve all been fans of each other from the start,” says Jimmie Dale Gilmore, “but the thing that’s always struck me about The Flatlanders is that, first and foremost, it’s a band rooted in friendship. Beyond the music, we just connect with each other in these deep and personal ways, and that’s been a lifelong treasure.” ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Traditional Country
The Complete Songs of Fauré, Vol. 4
The final volume in the acclaimed series with Malcolm Martineau, charting the complete songs of French composer Gabriel Fauré and performed by a selection of the world’s finest singers. This series follows Martineau’s heralded 5-album series of The Complete Songs of Francis Poulenc. ...
Composer: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Frank Ferko & Leo Sowerby: Organ Music
Versatile keyboard virtuoso David Schrader, heard on more than two dozen Cedille Records albums, performs attractive 20th- and 21st-century solo organ works by Frank Ferko (b. 1950) and Leo Sowerby (1895–1968), prolific composers known for their organ mastery and closely associated with the city of Chicago. ...
Composer: David Schrader, Frank Ferko, Leo Sowerby (1895–1968)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The new solo album by powerhouse singer Toby Hitchcock. One of the most recognizable, powerful and charismatic voices on the current Melodic/AOR scene, the American vocalist is best known as the frontman of Pride of Lions and has been the voice behind some of the best recent classics of the genre, reliably delivering ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Debussy, Nielsen, Lutosławski & Copland: Clarinet Works
Orchid Classics presents one of two releases showcasing winners of the Carl Nielsen Competition 2019. Hailed as ‘One to Watch’ by Gramophone magazine, Slovenian clarinetist Blaž Šparovec was praised by jury member Michael Collins as “the deserving winner … he showed immense qualities from the start ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Witold Lutosławski (1913-1994), Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Lopes-Graça: Songs & Folk Songs, Vol. 2
Fernando Lopes-Graça was one of the greatest Portuguese composers of the 20th century. He composed songs in many genres, including folk-song arrangements, modernist settings of Portuguese poetry, and songs connected to political and historical events, ...
Composer: Fernando Lopes-Graca (1906-1994)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Brian Courtney Wilson's fifth eagerly awaited studio album, STILL, is available now. Wilson continues to elevate his musicality and artistic depth with each new body of work. STILL is the much-needed album amidst some of the most uncertain and unprecedented times in modern history. Brian acknowledges our feelings, ...
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Gospel
The successes ALVARO SOLER scored with his music between 2015 and 2019 can be safely called a sensation. Virtually straight from university, his songs rocketed the Spanish-German musician into the charts all over Europe and Latin America and onto stages across the world. In four years, ...
Genre: Latin
Subgenre: Pop Latino
Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4 & Op. 7
Üppige Klangpalette: Die Orgelkonzerte sind Händels ureigener Beitrag zur Geschichte der Orgelmusik und des Konzerts. Ursprünglich als Zwischenaktmusiken zu den Oratorien konzipiert entwickelten sie sich mit dem Komponisten als Solisten rasch zu einer zusätzlichen Attraktion dieser Veranstaltungen. ...
Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
“WHO is Tigirlily? In 5 songs, you’ll find out pretty quick,” says Kendra and Krista of Tigirlily. “When writing these songs for our EP, we wanted to share hints of who we are as people, artists, and sisters. So, with that being said, we can’t wait to release our DEBUT self-titled EP with Monument Records on July 9th. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
Treur Nederland! Rampliederen Door De Eeuwen Heen
When people are affected by a disaster, they often seek comfort. There is a long tradition of disaster songs: by singing together people sought support from each other. Lotte Jensen (Professor of Dutch Cultural and Literary History at Radboud University in Nijmegen) ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The duo, Alexandre Souillart and Mathieu Acar, offer a repertoire of works created for saxophone and representative of the romantic aesthetic. Halfway through the 19th century, the saxophone was born. Its representation within Romanticism was only in its infancy and its repertoire did not expand considerably until the following century. ...
Composer: Joseph Canteloube, Henri Tomasi, Paule Maurice, Georges Auric, Reynaldo Hahn, André Jolivet, Darius Milhaud, Jean Francaix, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel , Théodore Dubois
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano and Violin Vol. 2
The year 1802 proved to be a year of true challenge for Beethoven, as he finally realized that his decline into deafness was irreversible. However, in this year Beethoven composed some of his most radiant and life-affirming works in that period. Possibly as part of the determination ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Prokofiev: 10 Piano Pieces Op. 12
Der 1995 in Jakutien/Sibirien geborene russische Pianist Sergey Tanin ging als Gewinner des Publikums- sowie des dritten Jury-Preises aus dem letzten Concours Géza Anda 2018 hervor und erhielt zahlreiche weitere Auszeichnungen in Russland, Finnland und Deutschland. ...
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Double Echo: New Guitar Concertos from the Americas
This album of guitar concertos from the Americas features pieces composed for David Tanenbaum. Building on a tradition of prominent guitarists generating repertoire through new commissions, these works present the guitar in a variety of settings. Kernis’s concerto dips with ease into the world of pop music, ...
Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Roberto Sierra (1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Villa-Lobos: Complete Violin Sonatas
Heitor Villa-Lobos’s three violin sonatas date from a key period in his career: the moment at which he matured as a composer, established his personal idiom and achieved his first professional triumphs. Each sonata shares some influence from French late Romanticism or Impressionism, ...
Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
