Howard Gladstone’s Concord Session is a “hybrid folk” album that holds a mirror up to human nature, in the age of environmental and humanitarian crisis, and a future we have limited time to shape. It was recorded live on the studio floor by songwriter Howard Gladstone and guitar/bass/drum trio in 2017 but released in October 2021. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Poston: Trio for Flute, Clarinet & Harp
This first commercial recording of Elizabeth Poston’s Trio for Flute, Clarinet and Harp is recorded by the UK-based Korros Ensemble. ...
Composer: Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
At last it is possible to present to the public the first monographic recording of works by Giuseppe Unia, who in the eighteen-sixties could boast the title of 'court pianist-composer to His Majesty the King of Italy', like his better-known colleague Hans von Bülow, court pianist to Ludwig ...
Composer: Giuseppe Unia (1818-1871)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
On the heels of his well received solo album "One Shot", Danish vocalist Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids, Nordic Union) has announced the upcoming release of a new EP, "4 More Shots (The Acoustics)" on October 1, 2021. The EP consists of one unreleased studio track, 'Carry Me Over' and three acoustic tracks. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
The vocal ensemble StimmGold has assembled a programme of works by older masters and contemporary vocal music. Their musical selections are intended to create a vivid backdrop that highlights city life, illuminating its feelings and moods with their consummate vocal art.
Composer: Gerson Batista (1988), Enjott Schneider (1950), Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612), Graham Buckland (1951), Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Pascal Martiné (1986)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Elisabeth Lutyens: Piano Works, Volume 1
The name Elisabeth Lutyens is synonymous with music that is overtly serial, uncompromisingly modernist, and of daring and fearless individuality. Yet there is much to explore behind the naturally combative and provocative façade of this extraordinary composer, whose music is at various times sensual, thoughtful and ...
Composer: Elisabeth Lutyens (1906-1983)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Bruckner: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, WAB 101 (Live)
The present release is a special live recording of the Staatskapelle Dresden's 1st symphony concert of the season in the Semperoper on September 1, 2017. Christian Thielemann’s engagement with the symphonic work of Anton Bruckner takes him in Vol. 52 to the composer’s early years. ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
There is no surviving autograph manuscript of Bach’s ‘English’ Suites, and for such a set of magnificent pieces, an important and well-loved part of the baroque keyboard ‘canon’, surprisingly little is known about its history. What we do know is that the suites are amongst Bach’s earlier works – probably written in the second ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
For this, Krzysztof Meisinger's Chandos debut, he has selected a diverse programme of Spanish, Italian, and Argentine works that demonstrate both his technical mastery and his innate musicianship. Rodrigo’s Invocación y danza and Elogio de la guitarra were composed a decade apart, ...
Composer: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968), Miguel Llobet (1878–1938), Astor Piazzólla (1921–1992), Joaquin Rodrigo (1901–1999)
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
Thesauri Inventio 1 – Alternative Tunings in the Di Martinelli Violin Manuscript
Thesauri inventio 1 & 2 is in fact two albums in one 2CD digipack, one featuring music from the Di Martinelli Music Collection and other from the Kroměříž Music Collection. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, numerous music compilations appeared that gather together handwritten copies of all sorts of repertoire. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Nostalgia Kills arrives mere months after the release of Goody’s debut full-length project, Don’t Forget Where You Came From. Equally inspired by his coming of age in remote Selkirk, Manitoba as it is fueled by a genre-blurring array of musical influences, ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Indie Rock
A Way Forward is the follow up to Nation of Language’s debut album, Introduction, Presence (2020). While much of the sounds on the band's previous record garnered comparisons to the synth-punk sound of the 80’s, on this new offering the band delved heavily into the Krautrock pioneers and electronic experimentalists of the 70’s for ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electro-Pop
Thesauri Inventio 2 – Sonatas for Violin and Continuo from the Kroměříž Music Collection
This second new album by Antoinette Lohmann is actually belongs to the album "Thesauri Inventio 1", one with music from the Kroměříž archive, the other with music from the Di-Martinelli archive, both with mostly world premiere recordings. Accordingly, there are also two booklets, ... #!EN!#> This second new album by Antoinette Lohmann is actually belongs to the album "Thesauri Inventio 1", one with music from the Kroměříž archive, the other with music from the Di-Martinelli archive, both with mostly world premiere recordings. Accordingly, there are also two booklets, both of which are rich ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The American Negro is an unapologetic critique, detailing the systemic and malevolent psychology that afflicts people of color. This project dissects the chemistry behind blind racism, using music as the medium to restore dignity and self-worth to my people. It should be evident that any examination of black music is an examination of the relationship ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Parallels : Masternak, Danczowska
We know the violinist Oriana Masternak from the composition of the excellent formation Messages Quartet, existing since 2014, specializing in performing less popularized works by Polish composers and discovering them for a wider audience. ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Jozef Elsner (1769-1854), Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937), Alexander Tansman (1897-1986)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
When in December 1812 the French violinist Pierre Rode (1774–1830) first visited Vienna, Beethoven wrote a work for Rode’s appearance before the “Associated Cavaliers” in the Palais Lobkowitz, his Violin Sonata op. 96, which received its premiere with Archduke Rudolph at the clavier: Beethoven, lover of humanity and advocate ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The Eliot Quartet has already been showered with prizes, including awards at the German Music Competition, the Mozart Competition in Salzburg, and the Melbourne Competition. It's new GENUIN release presents two milestones of the string quartet repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven's Razumovsky Quartet, Op. 59 no. 1, ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Serge Prokofieff (1891-1953)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
The border crossing: Uri Caine and Stefan Winter met for the first time in New York 30 years ago. A musical adventure begins, there is no goal, but a path. Two outstanding jazz albums are created on JMT, then Caine breaks through the boundaries between jazz, classical and new music like no other artist on Winter & Winter. ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
"The directly magical sound fantasy of Soulez Larivière is also shown in the Cello Sonata by Debussy in the version for viola transcribed by the performer himself. This very spontaneous, dynamically varied interpretation leads to Takemitsu’s A Bird came down the Walk and Enescu’s Concertstück which conclude this fascinating album of a young ...
Composer: Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996), George Enescu (1881-1955)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
