Schelb: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2
Josef Schelb (1894–1977) is one of the better-kept secrets of German music. His output was substantial: he lost most of his early music in a bombing raid in 1942 but, as if to make up for lost time, wrote some 150 more works after that, in the tonally liberated, quasi-Expressionist contrapuntal tradition of Hindemith and ...
Composer: Josef Schelb (1894–1977)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
This first recording on Beurneve´sin’s Flemish organ gives an idea of the instrument’s magnificent sound palette and the vocality of its harmony. The programme resembles a recital, with the voice underlining the various affects, strengthening the musical discourse and enhancing the unity of the whole. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667), Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621), Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
"Borealis" is the debut collaborative album from American midwestern based instrumental musicians John Hayes and Maxy Dutcher. “Borealis” is a ten track album that navigates the Modern Classical / Electronica divide that while it has a semi dancefloor influenced feel, it is more in the IDM vein ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Ambient
Sebastian Fagerlund: Cello Concerto "Nomade" & Water Atlas (Live)
During the 2010s, Sebastian Fagerlund focused on a series of orchestral compositions and concertos, making one single excursion into vocal music: the opera Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata, 2017). One of his most important works, the opera has influenced his subsequent music, ...
Composer: Sebastian Fagerlund (1972)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
22-year-old singer, songwriter, and guitarist Quinn Sullivan is set to release WIDE AWAKE, his new studio album, via Mascot Label Group. A rare artist who's always sounded older than his years, Sullivan has been touring the world since he ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
Rising singer-songwriter Andrew Jannakos will release his new EP, "Gone Too Soon". “My life has changed so much since I released the single ‘Gone Too Soon.’ We built an entire team from scratch, moved to Nashville, and I get to work with so many amazing people,” said Jannakos. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
What can we do to make a change? It’s an empathetic and deeply optimistic perspective that is hiding beneath the martial title ‘Guns Against Liberty’. Stylistically ANCHORS & HEARTS are serving infecting punk rock with a proper dose of metal or full-on metal with the unapologetic punch of punk rock, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Wes Reimagined is a collection of Wes Montgomery’s timeless tunes, respectfully reinterpreted. Nigel comments, “I haven’t tried to reinvent the wheel in any way – it’s just a kind of “what if?”. The great man’s tunes are played in the same spirit but with a little look at what might have been. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Bebop
An einem Dienstag im Oktober '20 haben wir uns ziemlich spontan im Studio getroffen. Wie zu den legendären Blue-Note-Zeiten saßen auch wir gemeinsam in einem Raum und nahmen alle Spuren zusammen auf. Der technische Aufwand war bewusst gering, der musikalische Output dafür umso größer. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Rediscovered - Bagatellen and Clavierstücke
Camiel Boomsma: Discovering the music by Dutch composer Gerhard (and his son Karel) Hamm was really a game of fate. After a recital, Carl Hamm, who is a direct descendant, gave me a stack of scores. While playing through the pieces at home I was struck by their delicacy and narrative power. ...
Composer: Gerhard Hamm (1835-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
For The Culture is the name of the new album from musician, producer, and dub master Alborosie. The double A side feature, Never Let Me Down is Alborosie's latest nod to "420" and the global celebrations (each April 20th) around the legalization and use of marijuana. A lyric video dubbed a ‘visual-i-Jah’ ...
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Worldbeat
Der Bratscher Pierre Henri Xuereb, einer der letzten Schüler des schottischen Bratschers William Primrose (1904-1982), der in der Geschichte der Viola als einer der großen Meister dieses Instruments gilt, gründete das Ensemble 2018. Die Besonderheit dieses Ensembles besteht darin, dass durch die Zusammenführung mehrerer ...
Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959), Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948), Yardani Torres Maiani (1988)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen: Complete Piano Music
Norwegian folksong and dance constitute the very DNA of the music of Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen (1903–84), on both a large and a small scale – from Draumkvedet, the 1936 oratorio that was his first major success, to the tiny miniatures that form most of his piano music, recorded here in its entirety for the first time. ...
Composer: Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen (1903–1984)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
The music of Théodore Dubois (1837–1924) has rather been overshadowed by that of other French composers of the same period, not least Fauré and Saint-Saëns. But Dubois does not deserve his relative neglect: not only was he a superlative craftsman, but he could also ...
Composer: Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
A journey into the heart of the Danish soul.Kim Larsen (1945\-2018) the much loved Danish rock musician and multi\-artist \-Kim Larsen (1945\-2018) the much\-loved Danish rock musician and multifaceted artist \- captures in music and words the Danish soul. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Französische Sehnsucht: Facetten des Impressionismus für Violoncello und Klavier
Wieviel wunderbare Musik es Frankreich der Zeit um 1900 zu entdecken gibt, zeigt uns das Duo Avad auf seiner neuen GENUIN-CD. Der Cellist Clemens Krieger und die Pianistin Rieko Yoshizumi stellen Originalkompositionen und Bearbeitungen vor, die weit über das Standard-Repertoire hinausgehen. ...
Just how much wonderful French music there is to discover from the period circa 1900 is revealed to us by Duo Avad on their new GENUIN CD. Cellist Clemens Krieger and pianist Rieko Yoshizumi present original compositions and arrangements that reach far beyond the standard repertoire. The CD features tiny ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
One of the most experimental New Music ensembles releases an impressive new album on GENUIN. The musicians of LUX:NM explore the world of the abyss, of spookiness, of sneers, and bring to life music, noises and sound collages all about the underworld and fallen angels. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Desenclos, Vasilenko, Glière & Others: Works for Trumpet & Piano
After her critically acclaimed album debut in October 2020, ARD music competition 2018 winner Selina Ott presents her second album together with her duo partner En-Chia Lin. The album presents works composed around 1950 that are hardly found in concerts and on CDs: Arthur Honegger’s Intrada, ...
Composer: Arthur Honegger (1892-1955), Alfred Desenclos (1912-1971), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910-1995), Sergey Vasilenko (1872-1956), Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Schnittke & Pärt: Choral Works (2)
As Alfred Schnittke and Arvo Pärt both adopted the Orthodox faith in the 1970s, Orthodox choral traditions became increasingly prominent in their work, but both composers also looked to the music of the Western church. Schnittke’s Three Sacred Hymns set three prayers, familiar in the West as Ave Maria, ...
Composer: Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998), Arvo Pärt (1935)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
