One of Elgar's greatest works, The Dream of Gerontius is his setting of Cardinal Newman's poem about a dying man's journey from his deathbed to his judgment before God and his placement in Purgatory. The work is not a traditional oratorio; instead, it is a hauntingly beautiful and transformative journey ...
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
With Ravel Recomposed presents Victor le Masne a affectionate take on music by one of the greatest of all French composers. Fresh from his role as Composer and Musical Director of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, Le Masne brings vibrant colours and contemporary reflections to music he has loved ...
Composer: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents the second release in their Dvořák cycle with Chief Conductor Jaime Martin. Dvořák's Symphonies 2 & 8 follows the 2024 release of Symphonies 5 & 6, a critically praised recording noted for MartÃn's fresh perspective on Dvořák's lesser-known symphonic works. The MSO's Dvořák cycle will be the first by ...
Composer: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
British singer-songwriter Olly Murs releases his eighth studio album “Knees Up”. It marks his first album in three years since the 2022 album “Marry Me”. The album comprises 12 tracks, while the deluxe album contains 16 songs, complete with live versions of “Troublemaker”, “Heart Skips A Beat”, “Save Me” and “Dance With Me Tonight”. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos
Schumann and Grieg’s piano concertos, often paired together in concert and on recordings, seem to chart the range of Romantic expression, from the confessional to the triumphant. This iconic repertoire, the meeting ground between pianist Reed Tetzloff and Sir John Eliot Gardiner, still holds a few surprises. The choice to record a rarely-heard intermediate version of the ...
Composer: Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Let It Swing - Christmas with Salaputia Brass
When the twelve “guys” (Latin: salaputia) of the brass ensemble Salaputia Brass set out to reinvent Christmas, you can look forward to the successful group's new album at Berlin Classics. It is titled “Let it swing – Christmas with Salaputia Brass” and is already the ensemble's fifth album. It features Christmas classics, reimagined in ...
Composer: Jule Styne (1905-1994), Mel Tormé (1925-1999), Walter Afanasieff (b. 1958), Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), Franz Gruber (1826-1871)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Carl Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto (1928) unfolds like a drama told in sound. The clarinet steps forward as a restless, vibrant character on stage. Its partner, the snare drum, spars and shadows, while strings, horns, and bassoons weave around them. Every phrase feels like dialogue, full of reaction and surprise. ...
Composer: Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Trumpeter and composer Ernesto Montenegro releases his debut album, "Prelude to Now". With his fresh perspective on African-American jazz, Ernesto uniquely connects the classical jazz tradition with contemporary crossovers. His compositions are influenced by greats like Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The Last Days of Oakland is the second album by American singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito. Rayanne Pinna described the album as "an urgent, political record that grapples with the many changes Oakland has seen in recent years." In 2017, it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
Black And Blue (Super Deluxe Remastered 2025)
Nearly five decades after its original release, The Rolling Stones are set to celebrate their groundbreaking 1976 album Black and Blue with a definitive Super Deluxe Box Set, arriving globally on November 14th 2025 from Universal Music. Originally released in April, 1976 Black and Blue marked a bold new chapter for the band and now returns in a stunning, remixed, expanded and HiRes remaster. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Rockford, Illinois-based power-pop legends Cheap Trick have announced the release of their 21st studio album, All Washed Up, set to hit the shelves on November 14. New record from indisputable, indispensable American rock n’ roll band Cheap Trick as they celebrate their 50th anniversary as a band. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Black And Blue (Remastered 2025 Mix)
Nearly five decades after its original release, The Rolling Stones are set to celebrate their groundbreaking 1976 album Black and Blue with a fresh 2025-Mix by prog guru and remix ace Steven Wilson! ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
With “Another Miracle”, Of Mice & Men unveil their ninth studio album – a bold, deeply personal and emotionally resonant work. Since their explosive debut in 2010, the Southern California band has redefined the boundaries of metalcore and hard rock with albums like The Flood, Restoring Force, Echo and Tether. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
Jazz is music of community, a continually developing social reflection on language and how it connects us creatively. Whether musicians or listeners, we are in constant, immediate conversation about history and development––taking the fractal fabrics of Armstrong, Ellington, Mary Lou Williams, Coltrane, or Sun Ra, examining and rearranging them in order ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Nu Jazz
Brahms: Two Sonatas for Cello and Piano
This album brings together Johannes Brahms’ two masterful sonatas for cello and piano, works often regarded as “veiled symphonies” for their symphonic breadth within the chamber music form. Written over two decades apart, these sonatas showcase Brahms’ profound love for the cello—an instrument he studied in his youth—and his deep ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Christmas comes in new and unexpected guises – like last leaf’s fall, in Rowan Williams’s poem Advent Calendar. Following three acclaimed Delphian recordings of Tudor music, Toby Ward and Ensemble Pro Victoria bring fresh, contemporary colours to the seasons of Advent and Christmas; the mood is quiet anticipation, ...
Composer: Piers Connor Kennedy (1991), Hugo Distler (1908-1942), Herbert Howells (1892-1983), David McGregor (1995), William Byrd (1543-1623), Philip Stopford (1977), Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), Melchior Vulpius (1570-1615)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Denmark’s leading outlet for forward-thinking jazz, April Records, proudly presents a new signing in the Toftemark/Benack III Quintet. Bridging Nordic lyricism with the hard-driving energy of New York, their debut album ‘Roadmap’ is set for release on November 14th, 2025. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Brazilian songstress Rosàlia de Souza joins forces with pianist Peter Rosendal (Denmark), bassist Craig Earle (Canada), and drummer Jonas Johansen (Denmark) to form Rosàlia de Souza Quarteto 55°, presenting their self-titled debut album of twelve tracks, set for release on November 14, 2025, on Storyville Records. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Invitation is the electrifying debut album from Kurt Fuhrmann, aka kufur, a Cologne-based musician who has left his mark across diverse music scenes in the city. Known for his work as a drummer and keys player in indie acts like Alpentines, Niobe, and Albert Luxus, as well as his contributions to experimental ensembles ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy & Baranova: The Star of Mendelssohn
As winter approaches and the lights twinkle in the windows, a time of reflection and music begins for many. For Marina Baranova, born in Kharkiv and a resident of Germany for many years, Christmas is far more than just a festive occasion. It's a moment where cultures, traditions, and personal stories ...
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
