Back In The World Of Adventures (2022 Remaster)
Formed by the ever prolific Roine Stolt (Kaipa, The Tangent, Transatlantic), The Flower Kings were actually born after the release of Stolt´s solo album The Flower King in 1994. Back In The World Of Adventures was the band´s first proper album together and was released in 1995 to wide critical acclaim in the progressive rock community. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor/Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 4, "Dumky"
The Oliver Schnyder Trio plays two masterpieces of Czech/Bohemian music: the Piano Trio in G minor, op. 15, by Bedrich Smetana and the famous Trio No. 4 in E minor, op. 90, "Dumky" by Antonin Dvorak. The trio has chosen the title "Bohemian Rhapsodies" for their current album. On the one hand, this refers to the geographical ...
Composer: Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904), Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The Nigerian drummer exposes the roots of Afrobeat. For fifteen years, Tony Allen drummed for Fela Kuti and invented Afrobeat with him. When Kuti died in 1997, Tony Allen did everything he could to protect and promote his musical legacy. This is especially true for the political content of ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre:
Avi Kaplan's debut full-length introduces a compelling, convincing and emotional singer whose mellifluous baritone is as gripping as any instrument. Produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Shooter Jennings, (Brandi Carlile, Tanya Tucker, American Aquarium) and mixed by Trina Shoemaker, (Brandi Carlile, Queens Of The Stone Age, Sheryl ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Not much is known about the English composer John Sheppard. When he was born, and where he grew up, is lost to history but most scholars place his birth at somewhere between 1515 and 1520. This places him in one of the most turbulent periods in English church history, something that can be heard on this disc in the wide stylistic range ...
Composer: John Sheppard (1515-1558):
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Smetana Orchestral Works, Vol. 2
Volume one of this series was an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and here Gianandrea Noseda conducts his second instalment in his Smetana Orchestral Works series.
Composer: Bedrich Smetana (1824–1884)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Aaron Seeber releases his debut record "First Move" featuring Warren Wolf, Tim Green, Sullivan Fortner and Ugonna Okegwo. Aaron Seeber, a 29-year old drummer living in Queens, NY is making his name as an emerging Jazz drummer in New York City. ...
Composer: Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
As a cellist, Jan Vogler is always on the lookout for interesting repertoire expansions for his instrument. After the world premiere recording of the "Three Continents" cello concerto written for him by three composers for his last album, Jan Vogler now lets his cello "sing" the "pop songs" of past centuries. His partners are the BBC ...
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Christoph Willibald von Gluck (1714-1787), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835), Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), George Gershwin (1989-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Following on from their self-titled album in 2016, The Feeling are finally back with their sixth album "Loss. Hope. Love." Self-produced, predominantly at their East London studio during the lockdown, Loss. Hope. Love is the sound of a band who have reconsidered their identity, taken control of their sound and embraced the Queen-esque theatrical elements of ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
One of Australia’s most celebrated voices, Mark Vincent, returns with a new album. Featuring the impeccable production and arrangement of Chong Lim, ‘In The Eyes Of A Child’ captures Mark at a genuine crossroads in his career. Armed with a wealth of life experience and a maturity well beyond his years, ‘In The Eyes Of A Child’ features a ...
Genre: Vocal
Subgenre: Vocal Pop
On its debut album, La Petite Écurie presents a fascinating collection of English music by the most respected composers from around 1700: Thomas Morgan, Godfrey Finger, James Paisible and Henry Purcell. Paisible, who came originally from France, was Queen Anne’s favourite composer; he composed and directed numerous works for ‘the ...
Composer: Jacques Paisible (1656-1721), Thomas Morgan (1691-1699), Gottfried Finger (1655-1730), Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Violin
Yayoi Toda, who has been active as a violinist representing Japan since winning the Queen Elisabeth International Competition in 1993, has re-recorded "J.S. Bach: Unaccompanied Violin Sonata & Partita" for the first time in 20 years. This Bach performance is the true value of Yayoi Toda, who fascinates listeners with her overwhelming high ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Franck: Complete Chamber Music
In the domain of chamber music, César Franck is mainly remembered for his three mature masterpieces: the Violin Sonata, the Piano Quintet and the String Quartet. However, right from his early days in Paris, the young piano virtuoso wrote and performed a number of compositions, chiefly keyboard trios, which were published as his op. 1 and earned him a favourable opinion from Franz Liszt! ...
Composer: Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
here is a calm, serene spirituality about Ann Wilson in 2022 which instantly draws you to her. She feels like a warm, wise someone who has seen enough bullshit to know how to avoid it calmly, and someone who is at peace with whatever she needs to be at peace with. Perhaps that is why the soul (and, indeed title) of her latest album, Fierce Bliss ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Having listened to the title track I can hear how Blues are the Dust & Bones that fuel Gary Hoey guitar playing on his 20th album out 29th July 2016. A trio who are not about adrenalin fuelled power. Gary Hoey’s guitar is startling in its electric blue purity as it plays above the stylish darker blue rhythms. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy-Rock
Rooted in amplified blues, hard-charging grooves, and dual lead guitars, the band builds upon the larger-than-life sound of their heroes from the 1960s and '70s, keeping the flame burning for old-school hard rock while using their own 21st century fuel. Formed while all four members were still in high school, Naked Gypsy Queens ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Legacy: A Tribute to Leslie West
When Leslie West passed away in December of 2020, he left behind a towering legacy of epic recordings that few rock guitarists can match. But there was more to West than great songs (although, to be sure, he created a ton of them); there was his brilliant, idiosyncratic sound, a gargantuan earth-mover that razed arenas and stadiums ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Fight the Good Fight, Vaneese Thomas’ new album on Blue Heart Records, represents the culmination of an amazingly diverse career for the youngest member of Memphis’ first family of soul. Its bracing blend of Memphis-style R&B, Americana, and other roots genres sets the album well apart from anything else currently on the contemporary market, underscoring ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Electric Blues
Schubert on Violin, works for violin and piano
The backbones of the present recording are Schubert's two late violin-piano compositions: the Rondo in B minor and the Fantasia in C major, both commissioned by virtuoso Czech violinist Josef SlavÃk. Particularly interesting is the fact, that the violin-piano paraphrase of the song Sei mir gegrüsst is performed twice: once as a variation section ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre:
Gregor Huebner, preisgekrönter, Grammy-nominierter Komponist und Jazz-Geiger sowie Mitglied des bekannten Sirius Quartets, begann diese Kompositionen für Klavier solo während der äußerst schwierigen Corona-Phase in New York im Frühjahr 2020, als er das Klavierspiel als geistig positive Beschäftigung wieder für sich entdeckte. ...
Composer: Gregor Huebner, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
