It came as a surprise to many when pianist Sandro Ivo Bartoli, one of Italy’s most charismatic and willful musicians, moved from London to a small farm in Tuscany, producing his own food and withdrawing to the countryside. Instead of ending his career, however, the decision provided him with the time and calm required ...
Composer: Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
"An excellent master of his craft" (M. Harras). For four decades, bass-baritone Klaus Mertens has been acclaimed by critics in concerts and nearly 200 album recordings as "unearthly radiant" (klassik.com), "wonderfully slender, clearly delineating" (mdr Figaro) and "unchanged fresh and immensely homogeneous" (klassik.com) ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
When guitarist Tom Hamilton and pianist Holly Bowling get together to improvise, they don’t talk about the music. That conversation happens with their instruments once they start playing. Indeed, on Lacuna, their first duo recording together, Hamilton and Bowling explore the outer limits of improvisation ...
Genre: Ambient
Subgenre:
Wilhelm Furtwängler conducts three of Richard Strauss' symphonic poems in Vienna reproduced in the best possible sound, and paired with the first recording in London of the 'Vier Letzte Lieder', under the supervision of Walter Legge [Mr Schwarzkopf]. A homage to Richard Strauss for his 150th anniversary. ...
Composer: Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Y’all Don’t (Really) Care About Black Women
There are very few artists whose sound can capture the sentiments of a generation. The Brooklyn born and raised, Melanie Charles, is one of these artists. Over the past few decades, she has made a name for herself through dynamic engagements with jazz, soul and R&B. Her bold genre-bending style has been embraced by a ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
On the occasion of Charlie Parker's 100th birthday in 2020, “Bird Lives” opens, produces and records a new, orchestral view of his music. Played by one of the best big bands in Europe, arranged by Magnus Lindgren and John Beasley and with a squad of top-class guests, some of whom have received Grammy Awards, such as Joe Lovano, Chris ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Relief - A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America's Musicians' Emergency Fund
A consortium of major jazz labels – Blue Note Records, Concord Music Group, Mack Avenue Music Group, Nonesuch Records, Universal Music Group, Verve Label Group and Warner Music Group – has taken the unprecedented step of joining hands for Relief, an all-star compilation of previously unreleased music ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Compilations
El Camino (10th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Seventh studio album by the Brit Award winning American rock band. Featuring the singles 'Lonely Boy', 'Gold on the Ceiling', 'Dead and Gone' and 'Little Black Submarines' the album was ranked the 12th best of 2011 by Rolling Stone magazine. 10th anniversary edition features a remastered version of the original album, a previously ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Enrico Rava, long a key figure in European jazz, has been a mentor for successive generations of Italian players. His celebratory Edizione Speciale, recorded live at the Middelheim Festival in Antwerp, brings together a team of young improvisers who play his music with fire and élan, accompanying his fountain of melodic ideas, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Modern Jazz
Brahms: Viola Sonatas 1 & 2 - Schumann: Adagio and Allegro
Recognised as one of the world’s leading viola players, Philip Dukes has enjoyed a career spanning over thirty years as an accomplished concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. He joins forces with Peter Donohoe, acclaimed as one of the foremost pianists of our time, for this extraordinary recording ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
"Postcards from Ireland", according to a press release from the group, “represents the sentiment they would like to share with their fans around the world. One of love, hope, and expectation as the world looks towards getting back together again. ...
Genre: World Music
Subgenre: Celtic Folk
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (2019 Remix)
Remixed and updated from the original 1987 master tapes for ‘The Later Years’ by Andy Jackson with David Gilmour, assisted by Damon Iddins, the album will be available in 96/24 and MQA. The release of ‘The Later Years’ project in 2019 gave an opportunity for a fresh overview of the ‘A Momentary Lapse Of Reason’ album, originally released in 1987. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
After a long wait, Grammy-nominated live-electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL released their fourth full-length studio album ‘Surrender’. If there is someone that has mastered the emotion of euphoria and bliss through music are these three gentlemen from Australia. ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electro-Pop
J.S. Bach: Three Or One - Transcriptions by Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas is an ECM artist who studied at the Royal Academy of Music and is one of London's most sought after multi-instrumentalists and composer/arranger/producers. Here is Johann Sebastian Bach in transfigured light: with organ chorale preludes, vocal cantata movements and orchestral sinfonias 24 pieces ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 - MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra (Live)
Great Performances, Great Sound, and a World Premiere: Reference Recordings proudly presents the Symphony No. 4 of Johannes Brahms, with James MacMillan’s Larghetto for Orchestra, in exceptional performances from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. We are excited that this release coincides with the orchestra’s ...
Composer: James MacMillan (1959), Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Camino is guitarist Sean Shibe’s first PENTATONE album, an introspective programme exploring French-Spanish musical borders, a pilgrimage leading from Ravel’s Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Satie’s Gymnopédie No.1 and Gnossiennes 1 and 3, Poulenc’s Sarabande, De Falla’s Miller’s Dance and Homaje, pour le Tombeau de Debussy ...
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
With an original line-up of trombone, electric guitar, double bass and drums, N∆BOU is a breath of fresh air on the Belgian jazz scene. On the trombone, bandleader and composer Nabou Claerhout is looking for a sound all her own: by means of all sorts of effects, she creates a dreamy musical ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Whether it be on the banks of the Mississippi River or deep in the heart of the English countryside, rock 'n' roll lives, breathes, and burns on the outskirts. Hailing from Rome, GA, at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, The Georgia Thunderbolts rise up with a scorching signature style steeped ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
Deutsche Grammophon presents Winter Tales – a new seasonal album featuring music from some of the label’s star composers, who were invited to reimagine the music of Christmas and Chanukah, drawing inspiration from their childhoods and homelands. The album comprises 12 very personal responses to that creative challenge, ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Compilations
A radically surprising new solo album from Danny George Wilson (Grand Drive/Danny & The Champions Of The World/Bennett Wilson Poole) celebrates the future returning; Another Place presents a vibrant and diverse collection of startling, impressionistic songs created in collaboration with Sussex-based, studio-wizard Hamish Benjamin. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
