City Jazz is a collection of re-imagined Japanese and Cantonese classics, which is a veritable journey through sonic styles and emotion, riddled with well-thought-out arrangements and creative interpretations that simply cannot be done any better by any other group of musicians, as the main man/musical director/producer/pianist of 4te!, KRIZ B was ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Egyptian soprano Fatma Said blazed onto the classical scene with her multi-award-winning debut on Warner Classics, El Nour, honoured with two Awards apiece from Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine in 2021. The young opera singer now follows her success with an equally imaginative and even more colourful release: Kaleidoscope, ...
Composer: Jules Massenet (1842-1912), André Messager (1853–1929), Richard Strauss (1864–1949), Franz Lehár (1870-1948), Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Geronimo Gimenez y Bellido (1854-1923), Carl Loewe (1796-1869), Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Serge Gainsbourg (1928-1991)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Les Noces de Feu (Les musiques du spectacle, extraits)
At nightfall, Les Noces de Feu draws us into the love story of a muse who floats and glides on the inky mirror of the old sleeping lake. With her violin she calls her fiancé, a virtuoso pianist with long crystal fingers, who emerges from the dark waters with his piano of light. The two of them bring up their old memories from the ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1993), Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Vittorio Monti (1868-1922), Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Largely recorded over two, four day socially distanced studio sessions in 'Stargazer' is the latest instalment in a remarkable solo career that's seen Pellow embark on a new project pretty much every other year since he left multi-platinum selling pop sensations Wet Wet Wet ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
The Georgian-born pianist leaves nothing to be desired with the generous warmth of her interpretations," wrote the music magazine Gramophone about Mariam Batsashvili's reading of works by Chopin and Liszt. The Romantic Piano Masters recording also revolves entirely around Franz Liszt and his contemporaries. ...
Composer: Cesar Franck (1822-1890), Sigismund Thalberg (1812-1871), Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Frederic Chopin (1810-1849), Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
William Orbit returns with his first new album in over eight years entitled The Painter! With a sound that is beautiful and unmistakably Orbit, the album's debut single "Colours Colliding" (with Polly Scattergood), epitomizes the angelic sound of the entire album – wistful, dreamy and all carried along with a delicate piano hook. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre:
Kim André Arnesen: TUVAYHUN — Beatitudes for a Wounded World
Our world is wounded. All around us we see the cracks: the effects of environmental crisis, mass migrations, global pandemic, political polarization, growing income inequality, the rise of authoritarian regimes, unprecedented social change, and reticence or resignation on the part of many to do anything about any of it. And yet, our world is also a ...
Composer: Kim Andre Arnesen (1980)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Nashville-based musician matt Maeson returns with his long awaited sophomore album, Never Had to Leave, a revelatory body of work that embodies a newfound hopefulness while reinforcing the raw intensity and unapologetic truth-telling that have defined Maeson’s music from the very start. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Grammy Award winning English rock band Muse will release their long-awaited ninth studio album Will Of The People on August 26th via Warner Records. Of the album, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy says, “Will Of The People was created in Los Angeles and London and is influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Memories of war and peace: violinist Augustin Hadelich presents his album Recuerdos. "A programme can tell a story - the way different musical works follow each other has a great effect on the listener. It can sometimes reveal the unexpected, even refreshing connections..." is how violinist Augustin Hadelich describes the approach to ....
Composer: Serge Prokofieff (1891-1953), Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908), Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
"SHIFT - Bad Hombre Vol.II" is the sequel to Antonio Sánchez' Grammy-nominated album "Bad Hombre", released in 2017. On his debut album with Warner Music, Sánchez now boasts a Who Is Who of collaborators. These include some of his favourite singers and songwriters, whom he instigated to break down and then reshape material together. For support, he enlisted his alter-ego "Bad Hombre", ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Explosive melting pot: "Even as a teenager, I fell in love with Copland's Quiet City," recalls Alison Balsom. The piece suggests the silence of a sleeping city. The sound of a lonely clarinet emerges, then the notes of a trumpet flare up. The British trumpeter now dedicates her album Quiet City to this work, which she has long loved. ...
Composer: Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), George Gershwin (1898-1937), Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999), Kurt Weill (1900-1950)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
BLISS is a state of being where fear does not exist. BLISS is perfect happiness and joy. To record this album, I wanted to place myself in this state, physically and mentally. I meditated daily. Silence, nature, beauty and peace help me to alter my state of consciousness, to escape from daily reality and express myself through music. ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
The Regrettes, consisting of singer and songwriter, Lydia Night, as well as Genessa Gariano (guitar), Brooke Dickson (bass) and Drew Thomsen (drums), have written a manual for living in these times, replete with highly personalized songs about things we’re all going through....
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
The Yussef Dayes Experience Live at Joshua Tree (Presented by Soulection)
Welcome to ‘The Yussef Dayes Experience Live At Joshua Tree Presented By Soulection,’ This 5-track EP is inspired by the blissful nature of one of the world’s most iconic nature reserves. In collaboration with Soulection, a global music collective, this sonic journey prompts us to ask, “what is more spiritually uplifting than summer in Joshua Tree?” ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
VIVA LAS VENGEANCE shows a change in process for frontman/songwriter Brendon Urie, having cut everything live to tape in Los Angeles alongside his friends and production partners, Jake Sinclair and Mike Viola. The cinematic musical journey is about the fine line between taking advantage of your youth, seizing the day and burning out. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Boy From Anderson County To The Moon
Boy From Anderson County To The Moon means so much to me,” says Cooper. From the top to the bottom, each song is on here for a reason, and I couldn’t be more proud of it! I hope that when the fans listen to it, they hear how much work and how much of me went into this thing!” ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
Honest, blunt, open and truthful: The Jerusalem-born Berliner-by-choice Ran Nir once coined the slogan "Sad music for happy people - happy music for sad people" - which is still the mantra for the songwriter's music, including his second solo album Greener Pastures, released on 19 August via Clouds Hill. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
“In summer 2021, I moved from Amsterdam to the edge of Holland’s largest nature reserve called ‘Veluwe’. We wanted to live our lives more in peace and nature and were looking for a less hurried life than in the crowded and busy city. During my daily walks in my new area, the idea soon arose to dedicate a new collection of piano compositions to this ...
Composer: Matteo Myderwyk
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
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