The stunning new album from acclaimed Italian pianist/composer. Sol Novo is Olivia Belli’s first album on XXIM Records, following her previous release River Path, which gained more than 30 million streams in just a few months. Sol Novo means ‘New Sun’ or ‘New Day’ - it is a reference to ‘The Divine Comedy’ by Dante ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4, 9 & 10
With this third album, which includes Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23, the famous Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 (“Kreutzer”), and Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96, Andrew Wan and Charles Richard- Hamelin complete their recording of the entire cycle of Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770–1827) ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Bernard Haitink was born and educated in Amsterdam. His conducting career began at the Netherlands Radio where in 1957 he became the Chief Conductor of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. The links between Bernard Haitink and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra have withstood the test of time, even when his career ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Roger Glover is best known as the bass player of the Hard Rock flagship Deep Purple, which he has been part of all incarnations of the band since the reunion in 1984. He joined the Lord, Paice and Blackmore, together with Ian Gillan in 1969 to form the famous MK II, Deep Purple line-up which ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Blues Rock
Eugene Ysaye: Violin Discoveries
Belgian violinist, conductor and composer Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931) has been recognized as one of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 19th and early 20th centuries; regarded as the “King of the Violin” by Nathan Milstein, his legacy has inspired generations of musicians. ...
Composer: Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Ne m'oubliez pas! This new release features music for piano and for piano and violin by the Curaçao composers Jan Gerard Palm (1831-1906), Jules Blasini (1847-1887), Joseph Sickman Corsen (1853-1911) and Miguel Senior (1877-1975). Pianist Ketevan Sharumashvili and violinist Jeroen Dupont are both young and exceptionally talented ...
Composer: Joseph Sickman Corsen (1853-1911), Jules Blasini (1847-1887), Jan Gerard Palm (1831-1906), Miguel Senior (1877-1975)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
This album of some of the 20th century’s most captivating songs and standards are heard here in dazzling new arrangements by Richard Balcombe. With a perfect marriage of words and music, these classic songs have a timeless appeal. Whether written for movies, revues or musicals, or specifically for ...
Composer: Irving Berlin (1888-1989), Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington (1899-1972), George Gershwin (1898-1937), Jerome Kern (1885-1945), Ray Noble (1903-1978)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Franck: Hulda, FWV 49 (Original Version)
Most of César Franck’s works received scant attention at the time of their composition and Hulda was never performed in his lifetime. The narrative is set in 14th-century Norway at the time of the great tribal kings, with marauding hordes spreading fear and terror throughout the land. ...
Composer: Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Trivium’s tenth album is In The Court of The Dragon, released via long time label Roadrunner Records. The record was produced and mixed by Josh Wilbur and recorded in 2020 at Full Sail University in Orlando. The album cover is an original oil painting by French artist Mathieu Nozieres ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Die Band Revolverheld gibt es seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten. Sie haben Millionen Platten verkauft, gewonnen, was es zu gewinnen gibt, alle großen Festivals und Arenen bespielt. Man könnte sich zurücklehnen… Das Gegenteil ist der Fall: Kein Bock auf Stillstand, Bock auf Weiterentwicklung, Das Neue war und ist der Motor dieser Band. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Collection of four of the finest works in the solo piano repertoire, the four rhapsodies present the highest range of technical demands, as well as contrasted moods, colours, and tonal progressions. Inspired by extroverted romantic notions, these pieces express spontaneous inspiration and bursts of ...
Composer: Ernő Dohnányi, Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Franz Liszt (1811-1886), George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
After the release of the EP’s first single “Hopeful” Tauon now amazes us with a cinematic and atmospheric EP. “Far Away” is packed with craving for freedom. That way towards freedom is actually mapped in the setlist. First there is the “Roadtrip”: the courageous decision to start a new chapter in life, ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electronica
Piazzolla: Works for Flute & Guitar
The combination of flute and guitar was a feature of early tango recordings – instruments central both to the genre and to the music of Astor Piazzolla. The composer’s quintessential Histoire du Tango charts the form’s evolution from its appearance in the barrios of Buenos Aires to its eventual assimilation ...
Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
VIRTUOSO, a collection of works by Frederic Chopin performed by piano prodigy Dmitry Ishkhanov. Featured on this album are the pieces Ishkhanov cites as Chopin’s most meaningful: the four Mazurkas of Op. 17, the Nocturne in C sharp minor of Op. 27, and the Etudes of Op. 25, considered by many as one of the ...
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Q’d Up is an ensemble of some of the finest jazz musicians in Utah who are all faculty at Brigham Young University. 'Dawn Fire Mist' pushes the envelope and shows off the incredible versatility and virtuosity of the group in exciting ways. The writing on this album is eclectic and fun. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The Kevin Brady Electric Quartet has a clear aim of creating and producing new contemporary jazz and the impact of this has been immediate. Their performances have been critically acclaimed for their dynamism and musicality. Touring regularly, they have consolidated their worldwide reputation as a compelling live act. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Good Morning It's Now Tomorrow
“A lot of this [new] record is escapism,” Maltese explains of Good Morning It’s Now Tomorrow, written and recorded between his London home and Echo Zoo studios on England’s south coast during the U.K.’s year-long lockdown. “I’ve had to find more meaning out of the small parts of life. I want this record to celebrate the ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
“I want total freedom, total possibility, total acceptance. I want to fall in love with the rock.” That’s how Lillie West describes the theme of “DIVER,” the song she calls the thesis of Lala Lala’s third record, I Want The Door To Open. The rock in question is a reference to Sisyphus, the mythical figure doomed by ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
This recording is already the artist’s second encounter with Niccolò Paganini. After the 2014 album “Hommage á Paganini”, this is now the complete Opus 1 of the great Italian. The versatile Russian searches for starting points for creativity in dealing with the highly virtuoso music. ...
Composer: Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
