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Be Baroque

Spark plays Baroque music. That sounds simple, but is in fact highly complex. That's because when an ensemble like Spark approaches a past era, that can only come about with a fresh new perspective, bold reorientation and lots of delight in experimentation. ...

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Johann Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), Jacques Duphly (1715-1789), Francois Couperin (1668-1733)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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Cocktail Yoga

At the start of the 2020 global lockdown, as a traveling musician in ALO and Jack’s band, Zach Gill found himself with a sudden plethora of time at home, surrounded by ideas and inspiring instruments in his home studio. When the news of the day was stressful, he’d put on his headphones, ...

Genre: Songwriter

Subgenre: Contemporary

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Below Sea Level

For his solo Nola Blue Records debut, Below Sea Level, Eric Johanson teamed up with two other scions of southern rock and blues, Luther and Cody Dickinson. Sessions at the famed Zebra Ranch Studios in the North Mississippi Hill Country captured the raw energy of the music in a fresh ...

Genre: Blues

Subgenre: Bluesy Rock

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Joni – Jazz Interpretations of the Joni Mitchell Songbook

The acclaimed trumpeter has been inspired by the quirky, romantic, disillusioned and joyful tunes written by one of the greatest songwriters of the past 50 years, Joni Mitchell. Steele’s approach is to savour the simplicity; not stray too far from the melody; look for beauty; and create tunes that ...

Composer: Joni Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz

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Space Sailors

Rymden have launched their second mission, "Space Sailors". It is the perfect sequel to 2019's 'Reflections and Odysseys', their highly acclaimed debut that spawned an equally acclaimed series of live performances. ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz

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Schubert: Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911

The two musicians have been working on the Winterreise for several years now and have decided relatively early on to make a recording of the cycle together. They would like to address young people with their interpretation, as many of these people might still have fresh ...

Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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O Nata Lux: Contemplative Christmas Classics

This album features music primarily related to the seasons of Advent and Christmas. It includes a number of recent commissions for the male vocal ensemble, Gentlemen Singers, and was recorded in their home town (Hradec Králové) in the Czech Republic. ...

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Bob Jackson "Boots" the Sax (with The Strange Ones) (Remastered)

From the back cover: Bob Jackson – Born under the sign of the Capricorn in Oklahoma, puts together a lively and fresh selection of updated oldies with this great tenor sax effort. As Bob's love for music grew he was inspired by such greats as Earl Bostic, Bob Wills, and the contemporary sounds of Neil ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz

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Händel: 9 Deutsche Arien

Händel’s Neun Deutsche Arien – settings of extracts from Barthold Heinrich Brockes’ poems Irdisches vergnügen in Gott (Earthly Delight in God) – remained unpublished until 1922, becoming known as one of the composer’s best kept secrets. Their air of mystery makes them all the more beguiling. ...

Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Conspiracy

A new ECM studio album and a programme of new music from Terje Rypdal is cause for celebration. On Conspiracy the great Norwegian guitarist seems to reconnect with the wild inspiration that fuelled such early masterpieces as Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away, Odyssey and Waves, exploring ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz

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Hands and Knees

Two Bird Stone is boldly Americana. They present fresh, accessible song material as performed on instruments including the banjo, fiddle, accordion, mandolin, along with a stellar rhythm section. Paying tribute to the many swirling cultures that make up the American identity, ...

Genre: Folk

Subgenre: Folk Rock

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Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (Live)

TENET Vocal Artists, NYC’s pre-eminent early music ensemble, releases a CD of the final performance of its Green Mountain Project. For the past ten years, the Green Mountain Project has been made up of some of the best Baroque specialists in the United States for concerts of Claudio Monteverdi’s iconic ...

Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Chamber Music

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Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85

The profoundly moving, elegiac lyricism of Elgar is on full display in this irresistible re-release from PENTATONE played with consummate virtuosity by the German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under Andrew Manze. ...

Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Concertos

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Surrender

Dead Lord’s fourth record Surrender is a one-stop shop of everything from sweet licks and stylish solos, to simply remarkable catchy songs that hit you in the feels and fill the gas tank to the brim. Stellar guitar rock, fresh and unleashed, as Dead Lord reinvigorates and rewires a long-lost style, ...

Genre: Rock

Subgenre: Metal

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Recoder

Genera, by François Houle 5+1 (2012) was the Canadian clarinetist’s last ambitious creative jazz project, though 2018’s Houle/Hawkins/Eisenstadt trio You Have Options was lovely and exemplary in its own way. But last year he started working on a new group including Vancouver ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz

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Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume III

Purcell’s genius abounds throughout the latest volume of The Sixteen’s celebrated exploration of his music for monarchy. Rarely recorded in recent years, Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble breathe fresh life into these exquisite works, including two Welcome Songs and one ...

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245

Suzuki presents the 1749 version of the St. John Passion, a work that underwent many changes since its first performance in 1724. This fourth version, performed at the end of Bach's life, represents his ultimate vision of this great work. (Suzuki includes in an appendix ...

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Vocal

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Homage to Count Basie (Remastered)

This is the best kind of homage. When Bob Mintzer looks back at Basie, it’s with respect, not with intent to imitate. Mintzer has his own agenda: Basie-inspired arrangements, but with writing that is fresh, lively, occasionally tongue-in-cheek, always swinging. ...

Genre: Jazz

Subgenre: Big Band

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Charles Ives: Complete Symphonies

Charles Ives – Complete Symphonies offers fresh insights into the music of a radical thinker, creator of what Leonard Bernstein called “his own private musical revolution.” The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s performances of these works at Walt Disney Concert Hall, conducted by Music & ...

Composer: Charles Ives (1874-1954)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

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Death of the Party (Bonus Track Version)

The Magic Gang release their buoyant new album Death Of The Party. The album was recorded in Atlanta with the Grammy-winning producer Ben H. Allen (Deerhunter, Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), whose work in alternative and pop matches for band’s own blend of genres. The quartet approached the album with two ...

Genre: Alternative

Subgenre: Indie Rock

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