Brahms keenly sensed the shadow of Beethoven saying "You do not know what it is like, hearing his footsteps constantly behind one". It was this towering presence that spurred the young Brahms to master his craft and establish his voice. ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Some of the best stories are written by life itself. Just like Fools Garden's, the band who pushed Take That from first rank on the "Bravo" charts, shared change rooms with Justin Timberlake and danced the Polonaise with the Spice Girls in Tokyo. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Remastered)
Soviet and Russian conductor Mstislav Rostropovich leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in this high-fidelity reissue of their 1979 Deutsche Grammophon recording of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker! "At the time of the recording, Mstislav Rostropovich likened conducting the Berlin Philharmonic to driving a locomotive. You get on, and you go where it takes you, he said--but in this case, ...
Composer: Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Mozart: String Quartets, Vol. IV
…..The Armida Quartet endeavors to find dissonances lying like sleeping metaphors on the seabed of Mozart’s music, in order to bring them to the surface and back to life – yet without making them too obvious. In so doing, the musicians commit themselves to follow the original sources, ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Christian McBride & Inside Straight Live at the Village Vanguard is Christian McBride’s twelfth release with Mack Avenue Music Group. This recording can be thought of as a companion to the GRAMMY® Award-winning Christian McBride Trio Live at the Village Vanguard album released in 2015. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
With strong tailwind from last year’s chart leading album “Whoosh!”, DEEP PURPLE surprises with new album “TURNING TO CRIME” and new single “7 And 7 Is”. The new album, released by earMUSIC, will reach the worldwide community of Deep Purple loyal fans only 15 ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Gather Up (Ten Years On Acid Jazz)
In his tenth year with Acid Jazz, the ever-prolific Matt Berry has crafted a psych masterpiece. Once again proving his artistic progression and ambition knows no bounds. Following the acclaim of last year’s Top 30 album Phantom Birds ( ★★★★ The Times), on 14 May Acid Jazz will release Blue Elephant,
Genre: Folk
Subgenre: Folk Rock
John Coltrane's Africa Brass Revisited
In 1961, John Coltrane made his very first record for the Impulse label and signed, on this occasion, an album unique in his rich discography because it is the only one that the saxophonist has ever recorded with a big band: "Africa/Brass". ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Shorter Moments - Exploring the World of Wayne
Acting upon the thoughtful advice to give out flowers to the living while they are still here to enjoy them, Posi-Tone would like to show our profound appreciation and affection for Wayne Shorter. With the release of “Shorter Moments,” we celebrate the music of this wonderful composer and present a special ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Compilations
Blood Moon Rising (Bonus Track Edition)
With a career spanning over three decades and nine major-label releases, 2021 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Canada’s remarkable rock 3-piece The Tea Party and the full-length release titled “Blood Moon Rising” is the long overdue European followup to 2014’s acclaimed “The Ocean At The End” album. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Rufus Wainwright and Amsterdam Sinfonietta (Live)
Rufus Wainwright and Amsterdam Sinfonietta Live was recorded in January 2017 as Wainwright toured with the prestigious all-string ensemble Amsterdam Sinfonietta through the Netherlands. Curated by Wainwright, the ten concerts reflected the immense bandwidth of his musical influences and interests, spanning Verdi arias, ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
There is no need to emphasise what the music clearly projects: if Schubert wanted to write a Spring Journey rather than his famous Winterreise, this music would fit perfectly. From the very first notes the music evokes an enchanted awakening in joyous natural surroundings, shining in the traveller’s eye. ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Christmas in 2020 was very still, with corona lockdown and a ban on singing. After that sobering experience, we had the idea to arrange traditional Christmas carols for two cellos. We are always surprised to discover that the earliest ones move our emotions because of their purity, their sheer ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies
In a release that marks the centenary of Camille Saint-Saëns’ death in December 1921, the Orchestre National de France, conducted by its music director Cristian Măcelaru, performs the composer’s five symphonies: Nos 1, 2 and 3 and two unnumbered works, the early Symphony in A major and the Symphony in F major, ...
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Tangerine Dream have been a fundamental influence on electronic music since Edgar Froese founded the band in West Berlin in 1967. Providing the groundwork for multiple electronic music genres including ambient and electronica, inspiring musicians and other art forms, with seven Grammy nominations to their credit. ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre:
Grammy Award Winner Charlton Singleton returns to Forte Jazz Lounge for a night of singin’ and swingin’ with his 10-piece Beehive Jazz Orchestra. Outfitted with some of the most in-demand musicians in the Southeast, they will present a set of Traditional Jazz Standards, Modern Jazz Gems, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Thalberg: L'Art du chant applique au piano, Op. 70, Vol. 1
The first fortepiano recording of a collection belatedly gaining recognition beyond pianophile circles as a major keyboard cycle of late Romanticism. Thalberg has a reputation as the only pianist who made Liszt feel nervous, but he also won praise from Mendelssohn for the fidelity of his approach to the letter and the spirit of a score. ...
Composer: Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Hölszky: grenzWELTEN / zeitENDEN
WeltenEnden für einen oder vier Blechbläser mit sich selbst. Gleichzeitig ist es eine Expansion des Hörraumes. Fünf Tonbandschichten erscheinen in vier Lautsprecherkanälen auf je eigenen Zeitachsen und räumlichen Bewegungsmuster in multiplen Verschachtelungen. ...
Composer: Adriana Hölszky (1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Ten Holt: Canto Ostinato, 2 Piano Version
A new recording of the Dutch minimalist classic made by two of its most experienced champions. Canto Ostinato is the work that defines the legacy of the composer Simeon ten Holt, who died in 2012 at the age of 89. There are 106 sections of repeating five-beat patterns whose patterned, repetitive but gradually evolving repetition ...
Composer: Simeon ten Holt (1923-2012)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
A meticulous, focused search for sound informs the selection of pieces on this recital, a voyage through 19th-century European music, in the vehicle of the nocturne, along the route of harp transcriptions. In these works, the composers capture night as a sliver of time, evoking the intimate and introspective side ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Carl Czerny (1791-1857), John Field (1782-1837), Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
