Spaerens Vreughden-Bron, Haarlem - City of Music in the Golden Age
The glorious epithet ‘Golden Age’, describing the seventeenth century in the Netherlands, and the Northern Netherlands in particular, says much about the preceding century too. For it was in the second half of that century that the gradual
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Baroque
Contrasts - Choral Works by: Elgar, Mäntyjärvy, Biebl, Whitacre, Vermeeren, Lauridsenen Gorecki
Cantatrix is an ensemble aiming for the highest level of choral singing. In their first cd the singers present their group in a program of mainly contemporary music. The principal characteristic of the repertoire in this recording is a high
Composer: Elgar, Mäntyjärvy, Biebl, Whitacre, Vermeeren, Lauridsen, Gorecki
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Expressive and emotional Sounds mingle with quiet and fragile melody lines. A melancholic tango is followed by vigorous jazz. The saxophone sings, groans and converses with the grand piano which brings with it new melodies whilst
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream
The joined forces of music and literature can lift up both arts beyond themselves. It is this promise that impelled many composers throughout the centuries to transcend their talents in the own musical discipline to create a higher reality –
Composer: Charles Dekeyser singt Werke von, Schumann, Mozart, Strauss, Chopin, Rossini, Mahler, Purcell und Kreutzer
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocals
Forgotten Virtuosi gives a glimpse into the world of the extraordinary solo violinists who lived in the first half of the 17th century. The composers represented on the disc, (Schop, Baltzar, Rognoni, Castello, Nau and Marini, among
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Every Hour of the Light and Dark
Alto Saxophonist Christian Weidner's longstanding partnership with pianist Achim Kaufmann, bassist Henning Sieverts and drummer Samuel Rohrer forges the intuitive magic that makes for inspired music as the group explores the varying
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Mozart Piano Trios KV 502, 542, 564
The Rautio Piano Trio make their Resonus Classics recording debut with a disc of three piano trios by Mozart – trios in B flat major, KV 502; in E major KV 542; and in G major, KV 564.
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op. 37
Resonus Classics is pleased to present the first in a series of six recordings from the internationally renowned Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys and their late and celebrated director John Scott.
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninow (1873-1943)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Signs, Games & Messages: Works for Solo Violin by Bartok and Kurtag
Renowned British violinist and pedagogue Simon Smith makes his Resonus debut with an extraordinary disc of intensely virtuosic works for unaccompanied violin by two Hungarian composers – the late Sonata for Solo Violin by Belá
Composer: Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Gyorgy Kurtag (1926)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Ave Maria: Music for Upper Voices
Following on from their acclaimed recording debut on ‘Nova! Nova!’ shared with the college choir of St Catharine’s College, The Saint Catharine’s Girls’ Choir, make their solo debut with a full album of recent works for upper voices, with their
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Ein Espresso, ein San Pellegrino mit Zitrone und später am Abend ein schönes Glas italienischer Rotwein. Mit ihrem neuen Album LA BOSSA entführt die aus Apulien stammende Sängerin Miriam Netti ihre Zuhörer auf eine musikalische
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Chemistry. You either got it or you don’t. When the five members of Royal Southern Brotherhood convened in February at Dockside Studios, Louisiana, there was magic in the air. Just seven days later, the acclaimed US soul-blues
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
Kent Nagano and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra first became acquainted in 1993, when they worked together on Mahler's Third Symphony. Love was immediate and Kent Nagano conducted the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
In the late '60s, many things were born. The British Folk Rock movement, as it was called, was one. Trying to decide "how it started" is actually a little silly; victory has a thousand fathers, after all. But there is no doubt that Fairport
Composer: Traditional, John Dowland, William Byrd (1543-1623)
Genre: Folk
As a follow up to 2014’s About Now, his dynamic groove-oriented recording with longtime colleagues drummer Danny Gottlieb and keyboardist Mitchel Forman, bassist Mark Egan decided to stick to a strictly acoustic piano trio format on his
Composer: Mark Egan
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Henning Sieverts: Double Quartet, Sievert’s fourth dividing the scale between the 3rd and 4th note. Sieverts album for PIROUET, is an offshoot of the bassist/composer’s musical vision for the 2014 edition of the yearly Tonspuren Festival at
Composer: Henning Sieverts, Francois Thuillier
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
A long-admired figure on the New York scene, cellist Michael Nicolas enjoys a diverse career as soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, and improvisor. His eclectic tastes and willingness to try just about anything have led him to forge a
Composer: Mario Davidovsky (1934), Steve Reich (1936), David Fulmer, Annie Gosfield (1960), Anna Thorvaldsdottir (1977), Jaime E. Oliver La Rosa (1979)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
What can come about when a professional guitarist records an album containing his favorite tunes? A touching and soothing journey through the night that ranges from folky songwriter-tunes to cineastic chamber
Composer: Mark O. Everett, Marit Larsen/Tofer Brown, Neil Young, Bugge Wesseltoft/Sidsel Endresen, Sandy Denny, Beth Sorrentino, Ola Gjeilo, Hannah Reid, Elfriede Ellidge/Robert Wyatt, Michael Wollny/Eva Svensson, Andrew York
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
TRAVELOGUE is a Jazz group from Switzerland, founded by guitarist Werner Tian Fischer. The ensemble includes saxophonist Jürg Wickihalder, pianist Roberto Domeniconi, drummer Gabriel Schiltknecht, and New York-based bassist
Composer: Werner Tina Fischer, Coco Rouzier
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
