Saint-Georges: Orchestral Works
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a brilliant swordsman, athlete, violin virtuoso and gifted composer, with a claim to being the most talented figure in an age of remarkable individuals. He was an early and important exponent of the hybrid symphonie concertante - a genre that draws on both the symphony and concerto traditions. ...
Composer: Joseph Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Tom Speight has made the album that 2021 deserves. A celebration of living life to the max, Everything’s Waiting For You is a timely reminder to approach every day as an adventure, and an invitation to ride alongside the singer/songwriter as he travels the world wide-eyed. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist.Telemann was one of the most prolific major composers of all time: his all-encompassing oeuvre comprises more than 3,000 compositions, half of which have been lost, and most of which have not been performed since the 18th century. ... Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist.Telemann was one of the most prolific major composers of all time: his all-encompassing oeuvre comprises more than 3,000 compositions, half of which have been lost, and most of which have not been performed since the 18th century. ...
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Jazz soars with rhythmic, harmonic and melodic luminosity in a variety of settings—solo, duo, trio, quartet, quintet and so on— but there’s nothing like being swept into the frothy tides of an instrumental community in which upwards of 18 members assemble to embrace and exchange notes. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Britten: Complete Music with Guitar & Voice
The guitar music of eminent 20th-century British composer Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) comprises three works, all of them written with the great guitarist Julian Bream in mind. Two of these are sets of songs for high voice, for which Britten’s vocal model was of course the famous English tenor ...
Composer: Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Intersec#Ion - Classic Meets Jazz
Pushing boundaries, daring to experiment and breaking new ground: through its extraordinary interpretations of arrangements and commissioned works, Ensemble Clazzic has found a musical language all its own. Sometimes filigree and playful, sometimes virtuosic or melancholic, but always rousing and unique. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
The ARC Ensemble (Artists of The Royal Conservatory) is among Canada’s most distinguished cultural ambassadors. It focuses on researching and recovering music suppressed under the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century and marginalised thereafter. Exile is generally associated with ...
Composer: Dmitri Klebanov (1907-1987)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Elgar: Cello Concerto, Enigma Variations
From Arturo Toscanini and Sir John Barbirolli to Riccardo Muti and Antonio Pappano in our own time, Italian-heritage performers have often brought special qualities of sympathy and understanding to Edward Elgar’s (1857-1934) music. Now comes a new recording made in the ‘boot’ of southern Italy, lending Mediterranean ...
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
The talented Chemirani family - Keyvan, Bijan and Maryam - have recorded an album called Hâl (pronounced ‘Hol’), which explores the intersection of Iranian, Indian and Irish music. Subtitled ‘Love ballads’, it features love poems with texts sung in English or Persian. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 (Remastered)
Schon bevor Simon Rattle sein Einstandskonzert als Chef der Berliner Philharmoniker gab, sorgte er mit einem anderen Weltklasseorchester für Schlagzeilen: Es war der Zyklus der neun Beethoven-Sinfonien, den er mit den Wiener Philharmonikern in Tokio, Berlin und - natürlich ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
"More than any other art form, music touches people directly," is ACT founder Siggi Loch's credo. For nearly 30 years, the core of what the label does has been to find and to promote the artists who can inspire the mind, reach the heart and touch the soul, and who do so in ways that have a lasting impact. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Compilations
Morgan Wade has figured out that when you grow up in Floyd, VA, where bluegrass sustains everyone like the Blue Ridge Mountain air but you hear other sounds like pop and punk in your own head, singing for yourself is the way to become the artist you were always meant to be. Produced by Sadler Vaden - Jason Isbell's longtime guitarist ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Normally when you have former members of bands starting a new project, it’s an easy reference so people already have an idea of what to expect right off the bat. But the songs that make up ‘State Secrets’ don’t sound anything like what these guys have been up to in the past with the likes of Comeback Kid, ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Grunge
Get yo ass in the house, robot - you cyber-spectre, you outhouse prime minister, you hard-headed mirror ninja, snapping selfies, living in the pixelated seams between bursts of flashing images, birthed in a pool of TV static and Tik Tok dust. BLACK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE AIR is here, not to save but to drown you. ...
Genre: Hip-Hop
Subgenre: Alternative
Nigerian-America duo VanJess has released the deluxe edition to their Homegrown EP. The new version follows the release of a new visual for their slinky single “Slow Down” feat. Lucky Daye. The R&B radio single that’s amassed nearly ten million global streams is at the cusp of breaking Top 10. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
As the follow-up to his 2019 release "The Golden Rule: For Sonny," Eric Wyatt's "A Song for Hope" is vastly different in both tone and intent. Where the former was a tour de force, a tribute to Sonny Rollins and a straight-ahead blast of straight-ahead bop, Wyatt's new record is more adventurous, colorful, unpredictable, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Gifting fans with one last taste of the new album before it drops this Friday, ANDREW W.K. has revealed a follow-up to recent new singles “Babalon,” “I’m In Heaven,” and “Everybody Sins,” entitled “Stay True To Your Heart.” The track’s mechanical heartbeat builds towards a butterfly drum fill, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
"The Labyrinth of the Night" drawn by the ultimate beauty sound. The genius Roberto Olzer intoxicates you with illusions and leads you to dreams. This is the culmination of "Atelier Sawano" that I kept asking for. Finally, I can ask the world about this sound source. First of all, I am relieved about that. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Arkells sixth studio album is called "Blink Once". This new collection of songs prove Arkells continue to push their sound to new heights, with the anthemic Blink Once promising to live up to their famous live show. “Now more than ever, it seems our lives can change in the blink of an eye,” says frontman, Max Kerman. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
