Between March 2004 and May 2006 Sir András Schiff performed the complete cycle of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas at the Tonhalle, Zürich, recorded and ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Confluence: a place where two rivers or streams join to become one. The year is 1996. Classically trained saxophonist Niels Bijl is at the end of his Conservatorium ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Stories is Jan Gunnar Hoff’s third solo piano album on the 2L label and is a sequel to his critically acclaimed album Living from 2013. On the new release Hoff stretches his creative abilities, presenting ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
The music of Cuban-born, Brooklyn-based pianist David Virelles conjures a hallucinatory world in which ancient Afro-Cuban rhythms and ritual reverberate in the here and now. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
Riding With The King (Remastered)
Riding With the King (Reprise 9 47612-2; 61:20) is both a dream project for rock star Eric Clapton and a love letter to his biggest inspiration.
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues-Rock
Spirit Forward (feat. John Ellis, Kevin Hays & Clarence Penn)
The album title Spirit Forward is a bartending term for a type of cocktail made with strong spirits (like the Manhattan or Martini) that seeks to highlight and enhance the flavor of the base spirit, not to mask its flavor. These cocktails are
Composer: Michael Blanco
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Wolfgang Muthspiel whom The New Yorker has called "a shining light" among today's jazz guitarists made his ECM leader debut in 2014 with the trio disc Driftwood, featuring him alongside two longtime colleagues, bassist Larry
Composer: Wolfgang Muthspiel
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
19th Century Guitar Duos (Works from Sor, Haydn/Fossa, Moratti, Mertz)
For their debut album, L’Encouragement Guitar Duo bring us a selection of 19th century guitar duos played on romantic guitars. This captivating recital explores the potential of this much beloved setting, from a lesser known composer such as
Composer: Fernando Sor, Joseph Kaspar Mertz, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Federico Moretti
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
As a guitarist, Arne Jansen has never thought in genre categories. The ECHO prizewinner has already played a special role, particularly in Germany, with his first two trio albums. Melodic compositions, transparent arrangements and
Composer: Arne Jansen
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Stars Across the Ocean (feat. Art Hirahara, Masaru Koga & Noriyuki Ken Okada)
It is commonly said in Japan that when one dies, that person becomes a star. It was reported that the night of the Great Eastern Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, the clear skies were filled with beautiful bright stars. Inspired by the courage
Composer: Nuriyuki Ken Okada, Ryutaro Hirota, Akira Tana
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The combination of the sheer artistry of one of Europe's finest purveyors of American roots music with the deep soul bluesy soulfulness of Terry Evans is a match made in blues heaven. Visions will delight even the most discerning hi-fi fan with a
Composer: Hans Theessink, Terry Evans
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Acoustic Blues
