Since their breakthrough, Silbermond have been one of Germany's top acts - and have significantly influenced the development of German-language rock music. The anthems with lyrics from their own pen have long been part of the collective musical memory. After more than 6 million records sold, hundreds of sold- ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
After dedicating past ECM New Series recordings to the works of contemporary composers Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Helena Tulve and most recently Cyrillus Kreek, the Vox Clamantis choir, under the direction of Jaan-Eik Tulve, turns its attention towards Norwegian composer Henrik Ødegaard with a fine-drawn programme of liturgical ...
Composer: Henrik Odegaard (1955)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chant
A blockbuster double album of entirely new, exciting music recorded during the hottest two days of summer 2022 and following their recent sell-out shows, Sharp Little Bones (Volumes I & II) captures the energy, virtuosity, and soul of the house trio of Peggy's Skylight (a multi-award-winning jazz venue). ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
4-Time Grammy Winner Gordon Goodwin Returns With New 5-Song Ep: Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band release a special edition EP of singles "Six Feet Away" and "The Reset", originally featured on new EP The Reset. This edition features several of the band's stunning soloists blowing over the solo sections of each track! ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Smooth Jazz
On Falcon’s Heart, Joe Grass lifts fresh sounds out of old forms—deconstructing timeless country music and making it kaleidoscopic. The propulsive new record’s ten tracks burst with colour and texture, but they were born in the sparest way: by a man with three chords and a big-bodied guitar, writing in the tradition of John Prine. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Long-running Swedish melodic hard rockers House Of Shakira have announced the upcoming release of their new studio album "XIT" on April 21, 2023. This new album follows the band's last studio album (and ninth overall), “Radiocarbon” in 2019 and the 25th Anniversary reissue of the band's debut album "Lint" in March 2022. "XIT" once again showcases ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
“For this recording we have created an imaginary ‘battle of the bows’ between Vivaldi, Veracini, Tartini and Locatelli, the ‘four musketeers’ of the violin in Venice during the first half of the 18th century”, said Chouchane Siranossian and Andrea Marcon. ...
Composer: Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768), Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764), Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
El Siempre Mar, the latest output from heralded pianist Emilio Solla and in-demand saxophonist and vocalist Antonio Lizana. El Siempre Mar follows the critical reception of Solla’s Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning Puertos (2019), the rapturous, propulsive fruits of his 17-piece Tango ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Mono Remastered)
WORKIN was originally released in 1956 and is the third album in a series of four which features the classic Miles Davis Quintet: Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (Tenor Sax), Red Garland (Piano), and Philly Joe Jones (Drums). It is remastered here with new (as well as original) liner notes and includes such tracks as "It Never Entered My Mind," "Four," "In Your Own Sweet Way" and more. ...
Composer: Richard Rodgers, Ahmad Jamal, John Coltrane, Lorenz Hart, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Jacob Young’s fourth leader-recording for ECM not only presents the guitarist’s first pass at the guitar trio format, but moreover offers a broader view of his compositional pallet, as he, bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Audun Kleive explore a wide variety of pulsations, temperaments and styles, all tied together by Jacob’s always melodic ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos
Reference Recordings is proud to present The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos played by Grammy®-winning Garrick Ohlsson, performing with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. This album was recorded during live Festival performances in July 2022. ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Italian pianist Stefania Cafaro, a student of Michele Campanella, draws us into the intimate world of Schubert's piano music with the Piano Sonata in A minor, D845 (1825), and the Piano Sonata in A major, D959 (1828). ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
SEVEN, our 7th studio album, is the 7th chapter already in our quite productive recording existence. The number 7 in our case symbolizes confidence with the fine combination of creativity and practicality. After all, we feel more comfortable and stronger as a band than ever. We have tried our best to once again put in the extra effort and foremost joy of writing ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
“In the works by Grieg, we wanted there to be unity in the language. So To brune ojne and Jeg elsker dig, by the Danish poet Andersen, are sung in Norwegian. The songs of Op. 48, settings of various German poems, were translated by the poet Nordahl Rolfsen, who was a close friend of Grieg’s. And I have chosen to sing his translations of the ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Anders Johan Ture Rangström (1884-1947), Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Philip Glass: String Quartet No. 9 "King Lear" & String Quartet No. 8
When Philip Glass was asked to compose incidental music for a Broadway production of King Lear in 2019, he immediately knew he wanted to write for string quartet: “I know how to write for string quartet. I love its range of emotion.” Indeed, this concert version of the play’s score is his ninth ...
Composer: Philip Glass (1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Tenor Karim Sulayman and guitarist Sean Shibe present Broken Branches, a conceptual album with music ranging from Dowland, Monteverdi, Britten, Rodrigo, Takemitsu, Harvey, and Chaker to traditional songs from the Middle East, scrutinizing the close cultural and musical ties between East and West. ...
Composer: John Dowland (1562-1626), Jonathan Harvey (1939-2012), Giulio Caccini (1545-1618), Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), Sayyed Darwish (1892-1923), Fairuz (1934), Layale Chaker (1990), Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
On her debut album, the Spanish violinist María Dueñas presents one of the most musically demanding and profound works in the repertoire - Beethoven's Violin Concerto. "You can't show virtuosity in Beethoven's concerto, you can only show yourself," says María Dueñas. "And that can only be done through sound." ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Louis Spohr (1784-1859), Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931), Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921), Henri Wieniawski (1835-1880), Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Tosende Stille - Beethoven: The Heiligenstadt Testament (Thunderous Silence)
At the age of 28, Ludwig van Beethoven was hard of hearing; in the end he was deaf. The composer withdrew more and more from the hearing world and had suicidal thoughts. Only his art saved him. Only 32 years old, Beethoven wrote his "Heiligenstadt Testament", a farewell letter to his brothers, during a stay at a health resort in ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
