Christmas Wishes - Wundervolle Weihnacht
Released for Christmas as a digital EP are three tracks from an album that the dazzling soprano Diana Damrau has recorded with the dynamic conductor Riccardo Minasi and the NDR Radiophilharmonie. Their complete programme of Christmas music will be released in Autumn 2022. ...
Composer: Cesar Franck (1822-1890), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Hymns by Susan Raye (Remastered)
Susan Raye’s 1973 release of gospel standards returns, transferred from the original masters by Grammy®-winner Michael Graves. Produced and arranged by Buck Owens, the 10 track release features standards including “I’ll Fly Away,” “Old Time Religion,” “What A Friend We Have In Jesus,” and more. Recorded at Buck Owens Studio in Bakersfield, CA. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Traditional Country
Catherine Lamb: String Quartets
JACK Quartet’s collaboration with Catherine Lamb has become a central artistic relationship, pushing forward the creative work of both the composer and quartet. Lamb’s music represents a facet of the very cutting edge of string instrument writing today. JACK has spent its existence expanding their abilities as chamber ...
Composer: Catherine Lamb (1982)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
ZILT originated in a whiskey bar on Zeedijk, Amsterdam. Here tenor saxophonist Jasper Blom and trumpeter Ian Cleaver, teacher and student respectively, dedicated themselves every week to compositions by Misha Mengelberg, and by Duke Ellington: jazz legends from different eras and with a similarly open and playful character. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105
Christian Thielemann's groundbreaking Bruckner cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic continues with Bruckner's Fifth in Edition Nowak. Sony Classical releases the Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105 (in the 1878 version from Edition Nowak), the fifth part of the complete recording of all Bruckner symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic ...
Composer: Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Blech: The Alpine King and the Misanthrope
Around 1902 Leo Blech nabbed the subject of the “original romantic-comic magic” play by Viennese theater manager/actor/playwright Ferdinand Raimund, had it streamlined, and turned it into his fifth opera. A cantankerous misanthrope terrorizes family and servants with his paranoid mistrust. ...
Composer: Leo Blech (1871-1958)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Alfred Schnittke’s film music encapsulates almost everything that characterises the Russian composer’s compositional style. A self-described polystylist, he began writing for film in the 1960s, penning 66 film scores between 1962 and 1984 for Soviet film companies. His method of drawing on the past was rejected by the avant-garde ...
Composer: Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
Although the originality of his musical language paved the way for Russian modernism, Catoire's work still followed the artistic ideals of Russia and not the new culture of the Soviet Republic. His work is highly expressive and of enormous polyphonic density, greatest expressiveness, fine colors, rhythmic and harmonious scope. Catoire's music was almost never ...
Composer: Georges Catoire (1861-1926)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Largely recorded over two, four day socially distanced studio sessions in 'Stargazer' is the latest instalment in a remarkable solo career that's seen Pellow embark on a new project pretty much every other year since he left multi-platinum selling pop sensations Wet Wet Wet ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
A Wind Invisible Sweeps Us Through the World
The three members of the Rembrandt Trio, after fifteen years of touring the world together, found themselves grounded in The Netherlands when the world came to a standstill in 2020. Known for their curiosity-driven approach to music, incorporating many different ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
El Chakracanta (Live) (Live in Buenos Aires)
El Chakracanta is the title of Stefano Bollani's new live album with two of his own compositions for piano and orchestra, as well as two tangos by Ástor Piazzolla and Horacio Salgán. Concerto Azzurro (2017) and Concerto Verde (2019) by Stefano Bollani are both classical works divided into four characteristic movements with their own ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Former Orange Juice member David McClymont may have been less noticeable than some of his former band mates over the years but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy - He has self-released a number of albums and eps from his new home in Melbourne. This collection of 27 songs is both an introduction to and a retrospective of the music I’ve released over the past decade. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Loose, time and perfect swing! Because that's the band's credo: "Pure swing, nothing else!" On the album they play three of their own songs and their favourite evergreen hits in a unique arrangements showing their own swing & jazz feel. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The songs, produced by the legendary Tony Brown (George Strait, Reba McEntire) and songwriter/producer Brandon Hood, will prominently feature Milligan’s Texas roots throughout, with a neo-traditional sound and authentically country storytelling center stage. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
Schwesterhochfünf: Adventslieder / German Advent Songs
For many recordings that fit thematically in the wintertime, it's all about Christmas. For the a cappella ensemble Schwersterhochfünf, this is going one step too far: The five sisters come from a family which placed special emphasis on singing during Advent. For their album German Advent Songs, the singers go back to their roots and ...
Composer: Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), Johann Crüger (1598-1662), Martin Luther (1483-1546), Gottfried Wolters (1910-1989), Johannes Petzold (1912-1985)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Calming and soothing piano music is guaranteed to bring you a peaceful, serene, relaxing atmosphere. Josh Wynter is an award-nominated composer living in Cape Town, South Africa. He is the musical force behind a number of hit international series such as Bitten, Neill Anthony Private Chef and Ocean Adventurer, with ...
Composer: Josh Wynter
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Last year, RÜFÜS DU SOL continued on their path of dominating the hearts and minds of dance music lovers around the world with the release of their acclaimed album Surrender. Now, after embarking on a tour that has seen them take the stage to showcase their artistry and launching their own festival to bring even more immersion for fans, they’re looking to talented ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Electronica
The SoulJazz Experience, Vol. 1
Throughout his career lasting several decades, German multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer YORK has been an in-demand sideman on saxophone and flute, live and in the studio for established heavyweights such as Randy Crawford, Phil Collins, Mousse T., Jazzkantine or Bahama Soul Club. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Radu Paladi: Concertos & Symphonic Suite "The Little Magic Flute"
After being forced out of his Soviet-occupied home in Bukovina (Chernivtsi), Radu Paladi was an exceptional, extraordinary talent, whether as a composer, pianist, conductor, or lecturer. In the 1950s, a time that was politically as well as artistically particularly tricky, Radu Paladi managed to find his ...
Composer: Radu Paladi (1927-2013)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own (Remastered)
Susan Raye’s 1972 release, transferred from the original analog masters by Grammy®-winning engineer Michael Graves, features the country hit “A Song To Sing,” penned by Buck Owns’ son, Buddy Alan. Susan Raye’s music is special. Because it speaks to you on many levels. On the level of pure entertainment. But in other ways too. Susan tells of feelings every woman has felt. Feelings from the heart. Feelings from deep love. ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Traditional Country
