Today, we find ourselves at 33° South 56’ 20.94’’ – 18° East 28’ 10.271’’. In fact, we are sitting at the side of the road at the Tagore’s Club, 42 Trill Road, during a sunny and bland day in Cape Town. At the table is sitting a group of young
Composer: Sebastian Schuster
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
On his second leader album for ECM – following on from the prizewinning Gefion - Danish guitarist Jakob Bro continues to refine his trio project, with its emphases on melody, sound, space, layered textures and interaction. The rapport between
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The Declaration of Musical Independence
The great jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille – whose associations have ranged from a long, vintage collaboration with Cecil Taylor to co-leading the collective Trio 3 with Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman – makes his ECM leader debut with The
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The third audite recording of the PianoDuo Takahashi & Lehmann presents transcriptions of pre-existing works as well as new compositions permeated with musical quotes and allusions. Drawing on musical history, existing works are
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918-1970), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Founded in 2009, Cammerata bring us for their debut album an exploration of the string orchestra repertoire, in a path from the 18th century to the present day, joined by viola soloist Joaquín Riquelme -member of the Berlin Phiharmonic-
Composer: Salvador Brotons, Georg F. Händel, Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Vicent Morelló, solo flutist of the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, and Daniel del Pino explore the influence of the gypsy music in the classical repertoire with this exciting programme, ranging from the rhapsodic and sentimental
Composer: Pablo de Sarasate, Fritz Kreisler, Wilhelm Popp, Joachim Andersen, Emile Pessars, Paul Lukas, Federico Moreno Torrobe. Bela Bartok
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Schmilco features 12 new songs written by Jeff Tweedy and is the band’s third release on their own dBpm Records. It follows Star Wars, which was released for free and as a surprise in July 2015.
Composer: Wilco
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Finland’s capital Helsinki is the home base for trumpet player and composer Martti Vesala and on „Helsinki Soundpost“ we can see it through his eyes or rather hear it through his ears. He uses musical means to create certain atmospheres, like in
Composer: Martti Vesala
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Whenever people talk or write about Jazz music it never takes very long until someone mentions the „magic“ between the musicians. If you never really understood what it meant but were afraid to ask, let Karl Seglem explain.
Composer: Karl Seglem, Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, Andreas Ulvo, Sigurd Hole
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Gabriel Faure: Requiem, Op. 48
Continuing their ongoing series with Resonus Classics, the Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York and conductor John Scott release a compelling and powerful recording of choral works by French composer Gabriel Fauré,
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Ravel & Saint-Saens: Piano Trios
The acclaimed Fidelio Trio make their Resonus debut with an exquisite recording of French piano trios – Camille Saint-Saëns’ large-scale Op. 92 second trio, and Maurice Ravel’s sole foray into the genre dating from 1914.
Composer: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
“Hibiki” outstandingly performed a couple of masterpieces by Borodin and Smetana, two of the major composers of nationalist school. A masterful string quartet compilation of Borodin and Smetana - two of the major composers of
Composer: Alexander Borodin, Friedrich Smetana
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Shintaro Mieda’s Orquesta de la Esperanza
A spirited debut album by “Orquesta de la Esperanza,” an ensemble led by Shintaro Mieda – a pianist who creates genre-straddling chamber music of 21st century. Music of hope - On the occasion of their first album – by
Composer: Shintaro Mieda
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
“Vespro della Beata Vergine” by Claudio Monteverdi
Intense live recording! The masterpiece from the early baroque resounds in a big cathedral with resonance of 7 seconds. Contraponto, one of the most well-known early music ensembles in Japan, celebrated their tenth anniversary
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain
The successful composer Sven Helbig belongs to a generation for which borders between classical music and pop music no longer exist. „I Eat the Sun and Drink the Rain“, which will soon be debuted by the label Neue Meister, pleads for fair
Composer: Sven Helbig (1968)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Modern Composition
The baroque violinist Anaïs Chen and the harpsichord player Johannes Keller (Duo L’Istante) present a very exciting expedition of searching for the vocal fingerprints in the instrumental music of the 16th and 17th century, which can
Composer: Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545–1607), Francesco Rognoni (1570–1626), Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545–1607), Giovanni Battista Fontana (1571–1630), Alessandro Scarlatti (1685-1757), Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Georg Philipp Telemann: 12 Fantaisies pour la Basse de Viole
Telemann’s 12 Fantasias for viola da gamba have been considered as the lost “amber room” of solo gamba music: their publication was documented, yet not a single copy appeared to have survived the centuries. The discovery of
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
