Rachmaninoff, Medtner & Tchaikovsky: Piano Works
From Robert Matthew Walker’s notes for this debut disc of Nikolay Medvedev: Interviewed by Musical America in 1921, Rachmaninoff was asked: 'would you agree that the heart should be the composer’s guide through the labyrinths of accepted forms?' 'Yes', he replied, 'the heart above all. ...
Composer: Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951), Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
“Skin is my debut album and the proudest work I have made to date,” said Crookes. “It is an autobiographical body of work covering subjects from casual sex to generational trauma, abuse of power and mental health. “I was fortunate enough to make this first album with the exceptionally talented producer Blue May. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Written and arranged by Gordon Goodwin, "The Reset" reflects on some of the changes felt during the world’s collective experience of dealing with Covid-19. A departure from most of their other material, there is less emphasis on melody and structure with more free association, compositionally speaking. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Renowned Nashville singer songwriter Ryan Hurd has achieved more than 700 million career streams worldwide and caught the attention of entertainment tastemakers including Esquire, GQ, Maxim, American Songwriter, Billboard and many more. With co-writing credits on some of country music’s biggest hits, the Kalamazoo native will release his debut album “Pelago”. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
Grenzgänge: Frescobaldi To Pärt
Grenzgang - Crossing borders: Wandering between different worlds - In this music, border crossings become audible to me: from baroque to contemporary music, from music to religion, from the secular to the divine. That is why it is also about life and death, resurrection, enlightenment and remembrance - as in Bach's Chaconne in memory of his first wife ...
Composer: Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), György Ligeti (1923-2006), Johann Jacob Froberger (1616-1667), Samuel Feinberg (1890-1962), Georg Böhm (1661-1733), Arvo Pärt (1935), Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
"Exotica" is a timeless disco track that is tailored for everyone’s tastes: from strident drum grooves to vocals that have been amazingly sown together. This track is a future club staple, paying tribute to Italian and German disco records as shown by being based around a replayed sample of 80’s Italo disco classic ...
Genre: Dance
Subgenre:
Almost three centuries ago, in 1723, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) finished writing his Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772–786. Designed for the education of his son Wilhelm Friedemann, these fifteen works explore contrapuntal writing and a variety of different dance styles. Then as now, musicians learned their trade by mastering ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
In this new album, Anders presents a world premiere recording of his original compositions in a new style that could be calledechoing Anders' own words"Imaginism". "Imaginism" was a Russian avant-garde poetic movement starting after the revolution of 1917 it was known, for ...
Composer: Anders Miolin (1961)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonatas Arranged for Guitar Duo
Although being technically very different instruments, we are convinced that the romantic guitar and the fortepiano share the same aesthetics. This was proven to us for the first time when we finally recorded our Schubert album ‘A Sentimental Moment’ in 2018, with piano works arranged for our Viennese guitars. ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Celebrating the 160th anniversary of its founding, the Parisian Orchestre Pasdeloup dedicates its new album to two composers who were greatly appreciated by the orchestra's founder Jules Pasdeloup: Hector Berlioz with his orchestral song cycle "Les Nuits d'été" and the cantata "Cléopâtre", and Augusta Holmès ...
Composer: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
„sweet life ist eine Hommage an die Schönheit des Lebens.“ Mit diesem Satz beschreibt Yvonne Moriel die Hintergründe ihrer EP. Es sei wichtig, Dinge aufmerksam zu betrachten, um die wahre Besonderheit gewisser Momente und klein erscheinender Details erkennen zu können. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"Once upon a time in Calcutta" is a beautiful film by director Aditya Vikram Sengupta that follows the life of a bereaved mother trying to desperately find a new identity, love and independence. the film premiered at the 78th Venice film festival in September 2021. ...
Composer: Minco Eggersman
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: Music
Finally a new album by DED! DED have been turning heads as one of rock’s most promising newcomers since the release of their debut album Mis-An-Thrope, which racked up more than 25 million streams and spawned two Top 20 rock hits with “Anti-Everything” and “Remember the Enemy,” while “Hate Me” tallied 15 million streams. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Following the success of her Orchid Classics debut, Variations sérieuses, Lilit Grigoryan returns with an album devoted to the hypnotically beautiful Música callada by Spanish composer Frederic Mompou, hailed during his lifetime as the successor to Debussy. Mompou’s Música callada (meaning ‘Quiet’ or ‘Silent ...
Composer: Federico Mompou (1893-1987)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Reddened by Hammer: Earthquakes & Islands Remixed
Earthquakes and Islands is an ambitious newly commissioned song cycle by esteemed Canadian composer Andrew Staniland on the brutally honest, strange, and powerful poetry of Robin Richardson. Earthquakes and Islands is an ambitious newly commissioned song cycle by esteemed Canadian composer Andrew ...
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Sully Prudhomme - the first Nobel Prize winner for literature. His poems have inspired a variety of musicians to write wonderful compositions, including Gabriel Fauré, George Enescu and Louis Vierne. Soprano Marie-Pierre Roy and pianist Justine Eckhaut have assembled an impressive selection of these songs into a fascinating ...
Composer: Theodore Dubois (1837-1924), Henri Duparc (1848-1933), George Enescu (1881-1955), Gabriel Faure (1845-1924), Reynaldo Hahn (1875-1947), Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Canadian extreme melodic death metal juggernaut THE AGONIST took the world by storm with the release of their bludgeoning 2019 full-length, Orphans – garnering fantastic critical acclaim and even a revered Juno nomination. With that undeniable skill in tow, THE AGONIST ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
When Christmas Comes Around...
When Christmas Comes Around…, the ninth studio album from GRAMMY-winning global superstar Kelly Clarkson, features a mix of new original songs and Christmas classics, alongside show-stopping collaborations withArianaGrande(“Santa, Can’t You Hear Me”),ChrisStapleton(“Glow”) & Brett Eldredge (2020’s hit single “Under ....
Genre: Vocal
Subgenre: Vocal Pop
Rachmaninoff: Orchestral Works
As the last of the great Romantic symphonic composers, Rachmaninoff represents the bridge between 19th-century romanticism and modern times. His fabulous orchestrations generate lush sonorities and grandeur, in a style of overwhelming expression that fascinates the listener to this day. ...
Composer: Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
