The world premiere recording of compositions by Dirk Brosse, recorded with the Brussels Philharmonic. A Pulse of Joy is the second album (the first one "A Symphonic Journey from Philly to Utopia", was released last year) contains world premiere recordings of some of the works Dirk Brosse has written over the past 10 years. ...
Composer: Dirk Brossé (b. 1960), Esmeralda Raudales
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Mercury X is an outstanding progressive metal band hailing from Sweden. Mercury X's music and sound takes inspiration from the early '80s progressive metal bands as well as modern metal. The new album, "Imprisoned", is based on their lives during the making of the album, taking the listener through different emotional ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
A sultry and sophisticated songbird. The ultra-rare debut and sole output of a wondrous and mysterious vocalist, perfectly accompanied by guitar icon Barney Kessel. An Early Stereo marvel from the original 1959 tapes! Kessel was a jazz pioneer -- as one of the leading lights of the hard-bop movement, his jazz guitar was legendary, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Karen LeFrak: Interlude, Vol. 4 – Clarity
At a time when the world has paused and is looking ahead at its new reality, Karen LeFrak has begun releasing a beautiful cache of short solo piano pieces as a four-volume album project called Interlude. The compositions deliver an ambient and moving soundscape, perfectly-timed as we find our way forward ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Debut album from Bergen based band, Kosmodome! Kosmodome, a rising star in the firmament of Norway‘s flourishing prog music scene, will blow minds with their psychedelic sounding, 60s atmosphere-coloured rock. The brainchild of the two Sandvik brothers, Sturle on guitars and vocals, and Severin on drums, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Dutch harpist Nick Scholten's debut album of solo harp music, 'Crossing a Line', traverses and crosses the invisible, often arbitrary line that divides musical genres. Scholten embraces the interaction between classical and jazz music, and music's transition into modernity, ...
Composer: Nick Scholten, Marcel Grandjany (1891-1975), Marcel Tournier (1879-1951), Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
In his Debut Album 'Waking the Heart’, Nadav is exposing a variety of influences from Straight Ahead Jazz to North African Rhythms, and Afro Cuban music, influenced by his musical journey to Cuba. The album features some of the best Israeli Jazz musicians including Itamar Borochov on Trumpet, Yuval Drabkin on tenor sax, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Minuets, sarabands, bourrées, gigues, gavottes, hornpipes and polonaises. Like many other composers, Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) used dance as a foundation for his compositions and this is no more evident than in his fantasias for flute, where we find several examples. ...
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
In its style and conception, La Sorsa’s music is very eclectic, steeped in modern and contemporary sounds and avant-garde/free experimentation. La Sorsa called on the musicianship of highly regarded long-term collaborator jazz pianist Sam Leak on Hammond organ as well as the heavy weight stalwarts of the London jazz ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
When Berus debuted in January 2021 with his “Voyage” EP, he had no idea how precise the title described his coming months. Almost a year later the Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist and producer presents his debut album “Blue Hope”, on which he processes his journey as an artist. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
Alexander Glazunov: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5, The Seasons (excerpts)
A tribute to Alexander Glazunov who turned post-Tchaikovsky Russian musicians into true professionals. He was a composer emeritus and helped raise the profile of classical symphonies and ballet music before and after the mighty Group of Five. Mravinsky insisted on performing pieces by this incredibly ...
Composer: Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Bottesini: Virtuoso Double Bass Vol. 3
This recording with Rebeca Omordia, on the Meridian Records label, completes Leon Bosch’s exploration of Giovanni Bottesini’s complete works for double bass and piano. This third album, presented by Leon Bosch and Rebeca Omordia, of music for double bass and piano by Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1829), ...
Composer: Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1829)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Letting the organ speak: that is the declared aim of the organist and harpsichordist Peter Kofler. His Bach interpretations instantly make any notion of a highly complex, rigid organ “machine” recede into the background. That is because his complete recording of all Johann Sebastian Bach's organ works, ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Beethoven Quartets Op. 18, 1 & 2
New recordings of Beethoven’s Op. 18 string quartets by the Maggini String Quartet. Recorded in March 2020. Formed in 1988, the Maggini Quartet is one of the finest British string quartets. Its acclaimed recordings have won international awards including Gramophone Chamber Music Award of the Year, Diapason d’Or of the Year and a ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The Jack Antonoff-fronted band joins artists such as Patti Smith, Japanese Breakfast and more in sharing their special live sessions from the famed studio once owned by Jimi Hendrix. “Live at Electric Lady: a collection of live recordings that were made over the past year in studio D, on the roof and around the building,” (Jack Antonoff) ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
L.A. Woman (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Newly remastered! Besides being heavy in their early days the Doors were funny too. Funnier than a fish. Who can ever forget those great Morrison ad libs like the one he once did during a lull in 'Gloria' ('Little girl how old are you. little girl what school do you go to, little girl suck my cock')? ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Nina Simone And Her Friends (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
This session with Jimmy Bond and Albert “Tootie” Heath was Nina Simone’s first recording ever. Made when she was 25-years old, it was a huge success and led to a tremendous career which would produce more than 80 studio sessions. After making these tracks, Simone would not record again for two years, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
The Hania Rani (piano) and Dobrawa Czocher (cello) duo stands as living proof that purely instrumental music has its rightful place on the contemporary music scene and is able to draw an increasingly broad spectrum of listeners. The genre of these ladies‘ music can be described as the more and more prominent “modern classic“, ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
