It was during the All Star Jam at Progpower USA Festival in 2007 that current Nightwish singer Floor Jansen and Pagan's Mind guitarist Jorn Viggo Lofstad spontaneously joined forces on stage for some cover songs and noticed the creative magic between them. Although the two musicians had never met ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
The award-winning keyboardist Jean Rondeau performs Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti: Jean Rondeau studied harpsichord with Blandine Verlet for over ten years, followed by training in basso continuo, organ, piano, jazz and improvisation, and conducting. He pursued further studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique ...
Composer: Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
With his red-blooded, action-packed opera La Navarraise, Massenet provided a French response to the Italian-driven vogue for verismo in the 1890s. This recording of this rarely-performed work stars Roberto Alagna as the Spanish solider Araquil and Aleksandra Kurzak as Anita, the titular girl from Navarre who is prepared to kill for love. ...
Composer: Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Sydney's finest are keeping the fire burning for electronic albums. A renaissance has been brewing within the Australian electronic music scene as of late, with thoughtful and subversive work being released constantly, and being heard by the masses. However, RÜFÜS DU SOL (fka RÜFÜS) were quite ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electronica
Seit 40 Jahren begeistert er ein Millionenpublikum auf seinen Alben und unzähligen Shows rund um die Welt mit Songs voller Gefühl und Stimmungen. Am 19. Oktober 2018 präsentiert Thomas Anders sein neues Album "Ewig mit dir". Es wird das zweite deutschsprachige Album des Künstlers sein, mit dem er den im letzten Jahr ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Firmly established as one of the world's greatest violinists, Renaud Capucon's career both on the stage and as a recording artist has spanned a wide gamut of concerto repertoire, chamber music and recitals. He has a reputation for impeccable performances and fine interpretations of classics ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Back to Bacharach (Expanded Edition)
Having achieved great success over the course of four decades as a songwriter, producer, and performer, Steve Tyrell is the man behind suh pop hits like the chart-topping ‘How Do You Talk To An Angel’ and producer of Linda Rondstadt’s Grammy-winning Don’t Know. He was only 19 years old when he first began ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Praised for his “smooth, rich and sweet sound and impeccable virtuosity”, guitarist Thibaut Garcia releases his second album on Erato, a recital of works composed and inspired by JS Bach. “Bach has been part of my life as a musician since the very start,” he says. Taking Bach’s mighty Chaconne as his centrepiece, he ranges wide: ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959), Dusan Bogdanovic (1955)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
“Music, Sound, Performing and Visual Arts brought meaning for me to the chaos in this world, it gave me a way to look beyond our world's conventions and perceive it as something extraordinary.“ (Dalal Bruchmann) ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Warner Classics is excited to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Chanticleer, “the world’s reigning male chorus” (The New Yorker), with a new recording, Then and There, Here and Now, to be released October 12. The group will tour the album around the world, with 52 performances across the United States, Europe, ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
"Bring It On Home" is Osborne's first album of hand-picked vintage blues and soul songs, a collection that fans have long been asking for and Osborne herself delighted in making. The recording sessions were electrifying, as the singer/songwriter tapped into her lifelong love of blues and R&B and unleashed her impassioned vocals. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
The Monkees release Christmas Party, their first ever holiday album. Featuring Newly Recorded Versions Of Classic Christmas Songs, Along With New Songs Written For The Band By Peter Buck And Scott McCaughey, Rivers Cuomo, Andy Partridge, And Album Producer Adam Schlesinger! ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Following the summer release of the single "Simplify" and a recent performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Young The Giant have announced the forthcoming full-length album Mirror Master, available October 12th on Elektra Records. ....
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Tom Morello is living proof of the transformative power of rock n roll. As the co-founder of Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, and Prophets Of Rage, and through collaborations with everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Johnny Cash, he has continually pushed the limits of what one man can do with six strings. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Copenhagen’s progressive genre-crossing quartet VOLA return with "Applause of a Distant Crowd". VOLA's previous album "Inmazes" was met with a wave of critical praise; Prog Magazine lauded their “widescreen heavy stadium Prog”, Metal Hammer rejoiced in the “genre-defying, weighty riffs, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 30-32
Alexandre Tharaud records Beethoven for the first time! Beethoven’s last three sonatas, Nos. 30, 31, 32, composed 1820-22 and are considered some of the most difficult works in the repertoire. The NY Times said “[Alexandre Tharaud] imbued the opening of Beethoven’s Sonata No.31 (Op. 110) with a poetic introspection...”
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
We Share Phenomena: (Instrumental Version)
A connection sparked 10 years ago in a tiny Utrecht club has flickered into a cross-country collaboration and a disarming debut from Lambert & Dekker. That the pair never set foot in the same studio but wrote We Share Phenomena via iPhone messages belies the beguiling atmospherics ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
Himmelsmusik (‘heavenly music’), a programme of sacred songs and cantatas by German composers of the 17th century, presents a striking contrast with the previous Erato album from Christina Pluhar and her ensemble L’Arpeggiata: Händel Goes Wild. ...
Composer: Johann Theile (1646-1724), Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703), Crato Bütner (1616-1679), Christian Ritter (1645-1725), Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Philipp Heinrich Erlebach (1657-1714), Franz Tunder (1614-1667), Johann Rudolf Ahle (1626-1673), Antonio Bertali (1605-1669), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
"Main Offender" is the second studio album by Keith Richards, released in 1992 between the Rolling Stones' Steel Wheels and Voodoo Lounge projects. Richards teamed with Talk Is Cheap collaborator Steve Jordan and added Waddy Wachtel to the mix both in composing and producing Main Offender. Sessions with Richards' group of musician friends ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards solo release. If you like the Stones, check out Talk Is Cheap and you'll be pleasantly surprised. "In 1987, it was anyone's guess if the Stones would ever get back together. Sure, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were well known for their public disagreements, but when Jagger decided to tour in support ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues-Rock
