Schumann: Romances, Ballads & Duets
Some of Schumanns early songs, such as Liedfürxxx, show the influence of Schubert, but it was in 1840, his Year of Song, that Schumann fully turned his attention to vocal music. The Zweistimmige Lieder, Op.43 were the first that he composed after his marriage to Clara Wieck, ...
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Antonín Dvoáks music, imbued with the spirit of Bohemia, reflects a love of his native land. His String Sextet, written in the distinctive style which brought him international fame, was an immediate success at its premiere. Composed just eight years earlier, his String Quartet No. 4, unpublished until 1968, ...
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Luxembourg Contemporary Music, Vol. 1
In the last decade Luxembourgian composers have written a vivid body of orchestral music that takes in a wide range of inspirations. Ivan Boumans explores the field of biology in Meiosis where the music undergoes transformations, whereas for Roland Wiltgen it is celestial mechanics that drives ...
Composer: Ivan Boumans (1983), Marco Pütz (1983), Jeannot Sanavia (1962), Tatsiana Zelianko (1980), Roland Wiltgen (1975)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Orlando di Lasso - Magnificat Octavi Toni, Missa Venatorum, Missa Cantorum
Das Ensemble "Vokalkapelle der Theatinerkirche in München" präsentiert auf diesem Album eine bis dato unbekannte Messe "Missa Cantorum", der “Sängermesse", die erst jetzt durch den Musikwissenschaftler Prof. Christian Leitmeir eindeutig dem Komponisten Orlando di Lasso zugeordnet werden konnte. ...
Composer: Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The Resonant Bodies festival, founded and directed by mezzo-soprano Lucy Dhegrae, ran for three nights of performances in a row at downtown Brooklyn's Roulette Intermedium each year from 2013-19. The broad mission of Resonant Bodies was to highlight adventurous vocalists in programs of their choosing. ...
Composer: Charmaine Lee, John Cage, Thierry Tidrow, Jason Eckardt, Arooj Aftab, Shahzad Ismaily, Vijay Iyer, Kamala Sankaram, Caroline Shaw, Gelsey Bell, Amadeus Regucera, Susan Botti, Anaïs Maviel, Sofia Jernberg
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Modern Composition
César Franck: Triptyques (Piano Works / Œuvres pour piano)
Daniel Isoir pays homage to his father André Isoir, one of the greatest French organists, by performing the works that marked his childhood: the three triptychs of Franck. In order to record this music with its contained lyricism, its fluid, subtle harmonies, illuminated by memories ...
Composer: Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Henri Marteau Vol. 5 - 24 Capricen, Op. 25 for Violin and piano
If a composer writes 24 caprices for the violin, and if he himself is also a uniquely virtuoso violinist, then a comparison with the 24 caprices by Paganini is inevitable: Henri Marteau was not only appreciated and revered as one of the greatest violinists of his time, ...
Composer: Henri Marteau (1874-1934)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The powerhouse German band EISBRECHER presents a new studio album, "Liebe Macht Monster". Singer Alex Wesselsky & guitarist/producer/programmer Noel Pix have honed every aspect of Eisbrecher's trademark heavy industrial guitar sounds, driving electro beats, & distinctive vocals. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Death – as a source of reflection, blinding insight or terror – has become an idée fixe in the works of Willem Jeths (born in Amersfoort in 1959). Gradually, death as a topos took on the form of a philosophical question, which perhaps only found its proper place in the Requiem, with the First ...
Composer: Willem Jeths (1959)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Hertz was recorded in the concert hall of the same name at Utrecht's TivoliVredenburg venue, these twelve songs act like crystallized moments. Each was named after a specific time, place or sentiment that spawned its genesis. "Most of the songs were created in a fairly short period of time ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
As well as being internationally recognized as a leading interpreter of music new and old, Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only violinist to have performed on the personal violins of Viotti, Paganini, Joachim, Kreisler and Ole Bull. In this new series, he plays ...
Composer: Johann Joseph Vilsmayr (1663-1722)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
The ten new tracks make for a remarkable new record – one that could only have been written by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night. Once again, the duo is able to mix the tradition of British Folk music and love for the Renaissance sound with their style, inspired by myths and legends of ancient times. ...
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Folk Rock
“J.S. Bach’s Cello Suites are somehow hypnotic. An austere work, an instrument, a performer, a single voice and yet we begin to listen to them and are introduced into a path which inevitably leads us inwards, and makes us aware of our absolute solitude facing the universe and the unknown. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The art of the piano four hands has gone unnoticed for many years and its historical importance has been minimised in comparison with other chamber music ensembles. Nevertheless, the great composers have dedicated works to this formation, and there is an extensive literature for it. ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn, William Bolcom
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Matt Maeson and producer Rozwell have launched a new band called USERx. USERx (pronounced 'USER') is the beautifully warped brainchild of RIAA Gold-Certified singer/songwriter Matt Maeson and producer/designer Rozwell, two hometown friends from wildly different ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Lake Street Dive’s seventh studio album takes its name from the first word in the first song — “Obviously.” Obviously was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Elizondo who is best known as a songwriting collaborator for Dr. Dre, Eminem, ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
"Die aktive Suche nach dem Glück" hat INA REGEN zu ihrem Debütalbum 'Klee' inspiriert. Noch vor dessen Veröffentlichung, und dem damit einhergehenden Erfolg (#1-Chart-Platzierung, Gold-Auszeichnung und Amadeus Austrian Music Award zum Album des Jahres ) hat die Liedermacherin darauf bestanden, ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
“Celtic Rituals” is a collection of ancient Irish and Scottish melodies interwoven with Clíodhna’s original compositions. This haunting music is inspired by the traditions of Sean-nós (old style) singing as well as by the pulsating drive of Irish dance music. Drawing on her background in classical and ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The series of the four ballades and four scherzos run parallel in chronological terms and gain much from being set side by side. Such juxtaposition in performance enables us to go beyond their specificities (the more narrative tone of the ballades, the more transcendental virtuosity of the scherzos) and underlines their similarities: ...
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
