Robert Schumann and Gabriel Fauré - both composers are great masters of the small form, the art of conveying much with very few notes, and both find some of their deepest and most touching artistic expressions in the intimate form of chamber music, which Schumann described in his diary as the "higher ...
Composer: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924), Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Two brings together the nationally renowned talents of Marais Project founding members, Jennifer Eriksson, viola da gamba, and Tommie Andersson, gallichon, theorbo and baroque guitar, in a seldom heard way. Each plays alternate brackets of solos on their respective instruments before embarking ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The Italian cellist Giordano Antonelli and his baroque ensemble Musica Antiqua Latina have recorded popular concerts - including the famous Mandolin Concerto RV 425 - as well as lesser-known concerts and symphonies by Antonio Vivaldi. The ensemble takes a different approach to Vivaldi's works: The ...
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Debussy: Piano Works, Vol. 5 – 6 Épigraphes antiques & La boîte à joujoux (Version for Piano)
This album features pieces written during Claude Debussy’s last years of activity. Six épigraphes antiques (1914), composed originally for two pianos and here in the piano solo version by the author, blends together Debussy’s late stylistic devices with the aesthetics ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Peter Frampton Forgets The Words
On the heels of his recently released New York Times Best Selling memoir, the rock n’ roll legend and Grammy winning artist Peter Frampton turns his focus back to music with his new studio album Frampton Forgets The Words. With his 1954 Les Paul Phenix, Frampton brings virtuosic guitar playing to 10 ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
The term "Guitar Hero" is bandied about loosely these days. Seems like all you have to do is look good holding the thing and you qualify. But if you ask the actual guitar heroes---like Brian May, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton---who THEIR Guitar Heroes are, Steve Cropper is definitely on the shortlist. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy-Rock
Globally-acclaimed singer/songwriter Charlotte Cardin has announced her highly anticipated debut full-length album Phoenix. The 13-track collection features the emotional new track “Meaningless,” arriving today alongside a captivating Norman Wong-directed (Drake, Halsey) video companion ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Sir Tom Jones is back for his first studio album since 2015. Surrounded by Time reunites him with co-producer Ethan Johns and features a diverse array of songs including Michel Legrand and the Bergmans’ “The Windmills of Your Mind,” Bob Dylan’s “One More Cup of Coffee,” Tony Joe White’s “Old Mother Earth,” ...
Genre: Vocal
Subgenre: Vocal Pop
Aus der Perspektive der verlorenen Liebe: Joyce DiDonato singt Schuberts Liedzyklus Winterreise. Die weltberühmte Mezzosopranistin Joyce DiDonato und der Dirigent und Pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin nehmen sich hier einen der brillantesten Liederzyklen vor, die je geschrieben wurden: Schuberts ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Midnight Shelter is the beautifully raw and intimate new album from US vocalist Sachal Vasandani, featuring French/New York-based pianist Romain Collin. Up close and personal re-workings of classics by outstanding songwriters Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Lennon/McCartney and others, alongside spellbinding memorable originals. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - Méhul: Les Amazones: Overture
Continuing their exploration of Beethoven's symphonies, François-Xavier Roth and Les Siècles give us an opportunity to rediscover the Eroica in all its modernity and power. Thanks to the magic of period timbres, Beethoven’s intended instrumental balances and effects are restored in revelatory fashion. ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Etienne-Nicolas Mehul (1763-1817)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Singer Cymin Samawatie and percussionist Ketan Bhatti from the Berlin-based group Cyminology apply their poetic musical language on a larger scale with the Trickster Orchestra. Under Cymin and Ketan's artistic direction, the orchestra interprets their characteristic blend of transcultural ...
Composer: Ketan Bhatti
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
On Vessels of Wood and Earth, guitarist/composer Dan Wilson's debut album for legendary bassist/ composer Christian McBride's Brother Mister label (and the imprint's second release), the young player casts a groove so strong that even when soloing he propels the music irresistibly forward. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
For the 30th anniversary of Serge Gainsbourg's death, André Manoukian, jazz pianist, decided to pay tribute to him by surrounding himself with female icons: Melody Gardot sings 'La Javanaise', Isabelle Adjani, for whom the great Serge had produced an album at ...
Composer: Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991)
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre:
Elvie Shane will release his debut EP, County Roads. Shane also surprised fans with the release of the title track for this six-song project. So far, with only one other release, the world has gotten to know Shane’s tender side through his debut ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
I chose “Metamorphosis” as the title of this album for several reasons. Having lived with these works for a quarter century, they have changed me, and I have changed along the way. During this project my dear friend of thirty-three years, and former mentor, passed away. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson: Moonbow
MOONBOW is Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson’s second album, the first to be released on a major label. The music, performed by leading members of the Icelandic contemporary music scene, was recorded in Kaldalón and Norðurljós, the two recital halls of Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall. ...
Composer: Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson (1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Saint-Saëns spearheaded the revival of chamber music in France, paving the way for Fauré, Debussy and Ravel. His Trio op.18, admired right from the start, was a special favourite of the famous Trio Cortot-Thibaud-Casals. Captivated by its qualities of balance and melodic clarity, ...
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Mauric Ravel (1875-1937), Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
An invitation to the magical world of Tosti’s Salon Music. High-ceilinged rooms with elaborate chandeliers and exquisite furniture, lavish meals and delicate wines, civilized conversation with the most interesting people of the day, and of course, music. These were the late 19th and early 20th centuries’ pleasures the Salons had to ...
Composer: Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846-1916)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Weinberg: String Quartets Nos. 1, 16 & 17
The String Quartet that Weinberg completed in May 1937 bears no resemblance to the music that young Warsaw composers were fascinated with at that time. It is devoid of any clear echoes of Szymanowski’s style or of neoclassicism, the latter being most appealing to ...
Composer: Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
