George Gershwin (1898-1937) was one of the first and most successful composers bringing Afro-American styles such as jazz, spirituals and blues to classical music, making it swing more than ever before. It is hard to sit still while listening to Gershwin Famous Pieces, ...
Composer: George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Pietro Paris won the "Artist in Residence" endorsed by Midj (the Italian Association for Jazz Musicians) that consists in an artistic residency of a month in Lisbon, Portugal. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The Mighty Soulmates is a towering early 90s project from the legitimate super group of André Cymone (artist, writer, producer and original bass player with the Artist known as Prince), St. Paul Peterson (keyboard player in The Time and lead singer in Prince’s group The Family), Mic Murphy (of Sass and The System fame) ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
With his tango nuevo, Astor Piazzolla has been welcomed into the world of classical music in a way that no other ‘non-classical’ composer has experienced. His music is played in concert halls around the world, and has been arranged for the most varied forces: symphony orchestra, string quartet, ...
Genre: Latin
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
53°14'52.7"N 10°24'47.8"E (Bach Organ Landscapes / Lüneburg & Altenbruch)
Als 15jähriger besuchte Johann Sebastian Bach zwei Jahre lang die Lateinschule des Michaeliskloster in Lüneburg. Aus dieser Zeit ist zudem mindestens eine Reise nach Hamburg belegt. Für den jungen Bach müssen die Eindrücke der norddeutschen Musikszene mit ihren großen Orgeln ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Hot on the scene, Swedish duo POOLS have made quite the first impression with their latest singles ‘Walk’ and ‘Looking For Trouble’. Now, they are set to release their debut album ‘You & Us’. The two-piece outfit is the collective vision of multi-instrumentalist Fredrik Forell and lead vocalist Arvid ...
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Folk Rock
Brahms: Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Three complete sonatas for piano and violin by Johannes Brahms have come down to us, all of them written during the working summer holidays he spent away from Vienna. The G-major sonata, op. 78, was composed in the Carinthian resort of Pörtschach, on the shores of Lake Wörth, Austria, in 1878 and 1879, and the A-major ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
As the final chapter in the initial run of Jazz Is Dead releases, Remixes JID010 continues the creative catharsis of an exhilarating new chapter in jazz music. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad tapped nine iconic creators to reimagine their personal favorites from Jazz Is Dead’s catalogue to-date, who created striking new versions ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
53°32'46.0"N 9°59'42.4''E (Bach Organ Landscapes / Hamburg)
Bach bewarb sich 1720 um die Organistenstelle in St. Jacobi. Dokumentiert ist in diesem Zusammenhang ein Orgelkonzert in St. Katharinen: “Der seel. Capellmeister, Hr. J.S.Bach in Leipzig, welcher sich einsmals 2 Stunden lang auf diesem, wie er sagte, in allen Stücken vortrefflichen Werke hat hören lassen, ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
"Until Now" is set to take audiences on a journey through her past, passions, and influences. Among the five tracks are songs made famous by Kasey Chambers, Avril Lavigne, Secondhand Serenade, Thirsty Merc and Miranda Lambert, each one holding a special place in Jasmine’s heart. ....
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Traditional Country
Wishful, nostalgic and dreamy romance set the tone for this elegant set of standards from the marvelously talented pianist Simon Mulligan. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) is arguably the greatest composer of instrumental music during the second half of the nineteenth century, and a true master of musical invention with limited means, squeezing every musical drop out of his themes and melodies. ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
At the age of 20, Henry Purcell entered his 14 Fantasias and two In Nomines into an autograph bearing the title ‘The Works of Hen; Purcell, A.D. 1680’. Despite his youth Purcell was already making his mark as a composer, writing music for the London theatres and holding posts at Westminster Abbey ...
Composer: Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
“Refractio” is a project that generates a dialogue between the performance of a work and an improvisation in response. Just as light transforms its appearance when it changes medium, the musical work is also diluted within the improvisation, which in a certain way deconstructs what the listener has just heard and builds it ...
Composer: Frederic Mompou (1893-1987)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
The Numbers are Dancing (New Works for Mallet Quartet)
Steve Reich's Mallet Quartet has been an astounding success story. Now, one of the world's leading percussion ensembles and a group of four closely connected composers are using his template to lift off into new territories – somewhere between jazz and rock, minimalist pulsations and ambient bliss.
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Modern Composition
SETTLE: Migration Music Part 3
Migration Music features works by Jessie Montgomery, Carlos Simon, Steven Banks, Kathryn Bostic, Quinn Mason, Henry T. Burleigh, Nathaniel Dett, Margaret Bonds, and Florence Price; performed by Lara Downes with The Knights, the Ivalas Quartet, PUBLIQuartet, saxophonist Steven Banks and cellist Khari Joyner ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Lyatoshynsky, Poleva & Silvestrov: Piano Quintets
Boris Lyatoshynsky was a leading member of a new generation of Ukrainian composers that emerged in the 1920s. His expansively conceived Ukrainian Quintet finds him at his most emotionally overt, with a heartfelt Lento e tranquillo second movement. Dedicated to Lyatoshynsky, Valentin Silvestrov's Piano Quintet dates from the ...
Composer: Boris Lyatoshinsky (1895-1968), Valentin Silvestrov (1937), Victoria Vita Poleva (1962)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
This Album consists of popular works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: His 2nd Flute Concerto in D major and the fabulous Divertimentos, the 'Salzburg Symphonies' No.1 & 3, 'The Musical Joke' and 'Ricevete, O Padroncina' from 'The Marriage of Figaro' played by the soloists of the Cologne New Philharmonic ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 –1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Odyssee - A Journey into the Light
Many of the ancient tales that continue to inspire us to this day involve epic journeys… Icarus’ flight to freedom, Jason and his Argonauts, Aeneas’ search for a new home and, of course, Odysseus’ swashbuckling journey. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
