Although finding mainstream success with the release of Sweet Oblivion, and the single Nearly Lost You from the soundtrack to Cameron Crowes’s film Singles, the Screaming Trees’ history goes back to 1985, predating many of their Grunge-era, Seattle peers. Formed in Ellensburg, Washington ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Grunge
Bach: 'Meins Lebens Licht' - Cantatas BWV 45-198 & Motet BWV 118
Nach der von der Kritik gefeierten Einspielung von Bachs Johannes-Passion im Jahr 2020 (Gramophone Editor's Choice, BBC Music Magazine Choice, Radio Classical Trophy) spüren Philippe Herreweghe und sein Collegium Vocale Gent weiterhin dem musikalischen Herzschlag des ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Santiago de Murcia: Entre dos almas
The heterogeneous output of Santiago de Murcia, one of the key figures in the Baroque guitar repertory, includes a number of transcriptions from the op.5 of Arcangelo Corelli, the famous collection of ‘sonatas with violin and string bass or harpsichord’ published in Rome in 1700. ...
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Santiago de Murcia (1682-1735)
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas for Solo Violin
Kerson Leong recently participated in the award-winning Tribute to Ysaÿe (FUG758). Here is his first solo recital for Alpha. The young Canadian violinist s career began at the age of thirteen when he won the New Talent Award at the 2010 Menuhin Competition in Oslo. In 2018 he was named artist-in- ...
Composer: Eugène Ysaÿe
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Scottish soul-rock singer Maggie Bell first gained prominence singing with Stone the Crows, which released its first album in 1970 and broke up in June 1973. Bell went solo with Queen of the Night (featuring the U.S. number 97 "After Midnight") in 1974, followed by Suicide Sal, ... v Scottish soul-rock singer Maggie Bell first gained prominence singing with Stone the Crows, which released its first album in 1970 and broke up in June 1973. Bell went solo with Queen of the Night (featuring the U.S. number 97 "After Midnight") in 1974, followed by Suicide Sal, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
‘This programme reflects a personal journey: I am Belgian, I studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and now I live in France. I wanted to present composers from these three countries, taking as my cornerstone the English song repertory and the English language. ...
Composer: Frank Bridge (1879-1941), Irene Poldowski (1879-1932), Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Roger Quilter (1877-1953), Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), Sir William Walton (1902-1983), Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983), Freddy Mercury (1946-1991)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Powerhouse vocalist, Lisa St. Lou performs material from her debut soul album, Ain’t No Good Man. Accompanied by her Grammy-nominated writing partner, Tor Hyams, the evening will be a journey of relationships and all the stuff that goes with it; from heartbreak to empowerment and everything in between. The songs will inspire women and the the ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
Long-celebrated for her sophisticated Latin jazz compositions and impressive vocal acrobatics, “Canada’s emerging Latin music queen” reveals new artistic dimensions with her fourth album, Espejo.
Genre: Latin
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
Brecker Plays Rovatti - Sacred Bond
There’s a saying that ‘the family that plays together, stays together.’ That old adage is put into effect on Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond, which not only features the husband and wife team of Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and fusion pioneer Randy Brecker and saxophonist-composer Ada Rovatti ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Works by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
The promise of fortune and the danger of doom are rarely as close as in gambling. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the fascination with challenging fate with cards, dice, or other gambling devices influenced by chance was particularly widespread. ...
Composer: Igor Strawinsky (1882-1971), Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Chopin: 4 Ballades & 4 Impromptus
The pianist Anna Vinnitskaya has built up an impressive discography since her victory at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2007: Bach, Brahms, Ravel, and of course the Russian composers with whom she has been familiar since her childhood in Novorossiysk, then her studies with Evgeni Koroliov. ...
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Astra is the third studio album by British rock band Asia, released on 30 November 1985 by Geffen Records. It was their last full-length studio album with co-founding vocalist and bassist John Wetton until Phoenix (2008), released after the original line-up reunited ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
A protege of Henry Cooke, first director of the choir of the Chapel Royal after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Pelham Humfrey was part of a generation of musicians who enriched the musical life of their native England with influences drawn from ...
Composer: Pelham Humfrey (1647-1674)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Mexican born, New York-based vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan has confirmed the release of her debut full length album Maquishti, January 15, 2021 on the Valley of Search label. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Until the late 1680s, Henry Purcell composed almost exclusively for the royal court. But when the monarchy decided to reduce its expenditure on music in 1690, he joined the United Company, a London theatre company, and devoted himself to composing for its productions. ...
Composer: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Britten: Cello Symphony, Symphonic Suite from Gloriana & Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Edward Gardner conducts the BBC Philharmonic with Paul Watkins as cello soloist in this new release of orchestral works by Britten. It is a unique collection, combining the popular ‘Four Sea Interludes’ from Peter Grimes with the Symphony for Cello and Orchestra and the rarely recorded Symphonic Suite from ...
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Canteloube: L'arada & Chants de France
French composer Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957) made a life's work of collecting, transcribing, and arranging folksongs. His Chants d'Auvergne has long been very popular. Much of the rest of his songs, though, have been unjustly neglected. Among these, L'arada emerges as a particularly intriguing work. ...
Composer: Joseph Canteloube (1879-1957)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Rising British star Tiana Major9 announces her debut EP on Motown Records, titled At Sixes and Sevens, set for release on August 7. Along with announcing her debut, the singer also shared the first episode of a four-part docuseries about the ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
Born in Nishinomiya (Japan), moved to Düsseldorf (Germany) with her family at the age of 5, where she started to study piano under Kyoko Sawano. There are two mentors in Kawamura’s musical education: Malgorzata Bator-Schreiber in Göttingen who built her up musically and artistically, and Prof. Vladimir Krainev at the Hannover University of ...
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
