Mendelssohn: Complete Sacred Choral Works, Vol. 1
Throughout his career, Felix Mendelssohn dedicated himself to sacred choral music. The first part of this complete recording—planned as a two-album set—brings together psalm settings and chorale cantatas composed between 1827 and 1843, offering insight into Mendelssohn’s multifaceted engagement with the texts and chorales of the Lutheran tradition. ...
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Notes from the Living Room reflects the distinctive musical world of Meraki Duo, whose repertoire moves freely between classical, folk, jazz and global traditions. Bringing together music from Jamaica, Trinidad, Japan, Macedonia, France, Britain and the USA, flautist Meera Maharaj and guitarist James Girling have built a programme shaped by curiosity, connection and a ...
Composer: William Grant Still (1895-1978), Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Dominique Le Gendre (1960)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
The pianist Billy Lester is joined by Marcello Testa and Nicola Stranieri for these 8 interpretations and lone original that are never short on surprises. Lester’s fluid keys open “There Will Never Be Another You”, as Stranieri’s frisky drums and Testa’s bouncy bass enter the classic tune, and “Somebody Loves Me” follows with the animated rhythm section alongside the dancing keys. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Garner releases his 7-song project that brings together his love of country music, Southern storytelling, and the people and places that shaped him. Across the EP, Garner takes on love, heartbreak, family, hometown pride, and the everyday moments that come with growing up in the South. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Contemporary Country
A thrilling new voice in R&B today, singer and songwriter Avenoir has released his debut album, Mirage today via LISTEN TO THE KIDS. In celebration, he shares the music video for his track “Lady” directed by Arvin Farsyad. The breathtaking body of work was born from a longstanding collaboration with close friends and peers Maz B and YMX Beats who imagined a striking ....
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Signum Quartett presents the album the earth trembled, recontextualising the visionary string quartets of Leoš Janáček alongside the striking String Quartet Op. 8 by Vítězslava Kaprálová. Janáček’s lifelong engagement with folk traditions shaped these works profoundly; he lays bare an extraordinary spectrum of feeling, exposing the innermost reaches of his psyche with an almost unsettling immediacy, music in which the earth really does tremble. Set against this, Kaprálová’s ...
Composer: Leos Janacek (1854-1928), Leo Tolstoi (1828-1910), Vitezslava Kapralova (1915-1940)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The album is a 12-track collection and represents his most honest and personal work to date. It was created alongside close friends and collaborators in his hometown of Eastbourne, UK, and produced in collaboration with Manta, Humble the Great, HARGS and Mac Jamieson. It captures the spirit of the people and places that have shaped Sam’s life journey. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
So Long Little Miss Sunshine (Acoustic EP)
Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and virtuoso guitarist Molly Tuttle releases "So Long Little Miss Sunshine (Acoustic EP)", a new companion EP to her acclaimed Grammy-nominated album So Long Little Miss Sunshine. Recorded with touring bandmates Vanessa McGowan and Mary Meyer and produced by Steve Berns, the EP strips back five standout tracks from the album—"The Highway Knows," "Easy," "Old Me (New Wig)," "Story of My So-Called Life,” ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary Folk
50 Years of ACCEPT: 50 A-List Musicians Join Celebratory Manifesto of Metal. German heavy metal legends ACCEPT celebrate 50 years of pure power, bringing together the scene’s A-list musicians for a landmark release. Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 is a definitive statement of the band’s legacy, forged in steel and driven by unmistakable riffs. Arriving September 4, 2026, via Napalm Records, the album delivers some of the most ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Double-Reed Chamber Music, Then & Now, Vol. 1: Beethoven & Roxburgh
In 1719 the aristocratic Schwarzenberg family inherited the huge castle of Český Krumlov in south-western Bohemia, reviving its distinguished but dormant musical tradition with a new ensemble of two oboes, two cors anglais, two bassoons and two horns, active from 1771 onwards. These musicians soon provided the foundation for a wave of chamber music featuring double-reed woodwind instruments that flourished as the instruments improved. ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Edwin Roxburgh (1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Inspired by the hard bop tradition and featuring ten original compositions, Hard Bop – For the Record is one of Greg’s most personal and compositionally ambitious projects to date. "I don’t think there’s any guitarist out there as prodigious as Greg Chako; this guy puts out fresh material faster than Dave Roberts pulls pitchers! He’s got a gorgeous tone, bluesy classic style and knows when and when ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Fresh, lively and with a keen sensibility: ‘I wanted to put together a little bouquet, and this is what we’ve put together from 21 songs.’ Alongside ‘floral’ songs such as the one just mentioned and the ‘Mädchenblumen, Op. 22’, the young Austrian soprano Miriam Kutrowatz and the Munich-based pianist, lieder accompanist and cabaret artist Andreas Fröschl draw from the vast repertoire of Richard Strauss’s numerous lieder compositions. ...
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Swiss hard rock veterans Shakra return with renewed fire and unstoppable energy on 'Just Live Loud!', their explosive new studio album and the band’s very first release through Frontiers Music Srl. Fueled by massive riffs, soaring melodies, and the unmistakable chemistry that has defined Shakra for decades, the album captures the spirit of classic European hard rock while pushing the band into a heavier, more modern sonic territory. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Seven years have passed since Blood Ceremony last released a full-length album, but that all changes in 2023. Pieced together during lockdown months, and brought to fruition with a host of esteemed special guests, the Canadians’ fifth album, The Old Ways Remain, is set to emerge in the spring. Diverse, hypnotic and eminently groovy, the new songs push Blood Ceremony’s sound into new territory while also honouring the atavistic ethos that has led them to such triumphs in the past. Initial plans to repeat the successful formula that birthed ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Play Weather Report: Alive in Europe + Bonus Studio Recordings
The joint project of Kurt Elling and The Yellowjackets is a meeting of two contemporary jazz powerhouses that combine tradition and modernity. The artists have created the program “Celebrate Weather Report,” a tribute to one of the most influential jazz groups of the 20th century - Weather Report. Kurt Elling's unique voice adds a human dimension to the instrumental compositions, opening them up to new sensibilities and ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
"The Midnight Hour" captures the rare musical chemistry between internationally acclaimed pianist Yoko Miwa and rising vocalist Mikayla Shirley in a stunning collection of vocal jazz, piano jazz, timeless standards, and beloved classics reimagined with intimacy, elegance, and emotional depth. Recorded with the sensitivity of a late-night conversation, the album moves effortlessly through the Great American ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
The energy and feel of melodic 60's jazz - lifted to our time: Lyder Røed Quintet is back with a new album called Telling It Like It Is. It is the next album in line after Upside Down which was released the 30th of August 2024. The album consists of 9 tunes with a wide palette of different expressions rooted in the jazz tradition. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Acid Jazz presents the new album from Soul Revivers 'Holding It Down', featuring Johnny Clarke, Susan Cadogan, Vin Gordon and others. Soul Revivers is an ambitious and collaborative project from David Hill and Nick Manasseh, bringing together icons of Jamaican music with some of London’s finest musical talent, steeped in West London’s reggae heritage. After their critically acclaimed 2022 album 'On The Grove' and subsequent dub version 'Grove Dub', they return with the new album Holding It Down. ...
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Worldbeat
Guitarist Göran Söllscher’s upcoming album featuring works by Bach and Fernando Sor is released digitally for the first time as part of DG’s Concours series – a special vinyl collection, focusing on young artists who had already made a name for themselves at international competitions and were showcased here through early recordings. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
Bruckner: Symphony No. 3, "Wagner Symphony"
Following on their recording of the Fourth, hailed for its fresh approach, Pablo Heras-Casado and Anima Eterna pursue their exploration of Bruckner with his Third Symphony. In its tougher, more daring original version of 1873, the ‘Wagner Symphony’ reveals a man on fire, still free from all self-censorship. This radical reading, featuring period instruments, is carried along with an infectious, boundless energy. ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
