For their third album on Alpha, the musicians of Nevermind – Anna Besson (flute), Louis Creac’h (viola), Robin Pharo (viola da gamba) and Jean Rondeau (harpsichord) – explore the riches of a little-played repertory, the quartets and sonatas of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. It was in 1788, the year of his death, that Emanuel composed ...
Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas No. 1-10
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 10 Violin Sonatas between 1797 and 1812. The Sonatas 1 to 9 were written between 1797 and 1803 before almost ten years passed until his opus 96. The composer premiered all his early piano works himself, which might be why he called them “Sonatas for Pianoforte and Violin.” ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Prestigious ambient electronic project The Album Leaf will release their new album, "One Day XX". The album is a 20th-anniversary edition rework of their career-launching record, One Day I’ll Be On Time. When approaching the rework, The Album Leaf creator Jimmy LaValle brought in longtime collaborator James McAlister ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Ambient
“Being from a small town in Mississippi, I’m well aware that not everyone gets to do music for a living,” said Rodgers. “I’ve been waiting to announce and release my debut album ever since I moved to Nashville 11 years ago. I’m extremely grateful for this day to be here and I can’t wait to see and hear how people react to these songs and this album.” ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Alternative Country
A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 & 2
“’A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 2’ was created with hope and inspiration in mind. The spirit of the album was meant to emulate what a greater day would sound and feel like,” Common said in a statement. “We were in the midst of some tough political and socially challenging times. ....
Genre: Hip-Hop
Subgenre: Rap
Spätburgunder: Celebrating Orchestral Music
We propose a toast, as our Spätburgunder anniversary compilation brings you velvety elegance and distinctive, symphonic sounds of the orchestra, led by esteemed conductors such as Marek Janowski and Lawrence Foster. The music on our celebration of orchestral music is a hand-picked selection of ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1993), Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Compilations
Jeremy Denk is joined by The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for two Mozart concertos—No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 and No. 20 in D minor, K. 466—bookending the composer’s solo Rondo in A minor, K. 511. The second movement from K. 466, the Romance, is available here, where the album also may be preordered. ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Mr. Luck - A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Ronnie Wood und die Ronnie Wood Band kehren mit dem zweiten Teil der Live-Album-Trilogie „Mr Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall“ zum Blues zurück. Für das insgesamt 18 Tracks umfassende Album „Mr Luck“, erhielt Ronnie Wood nicht nur die Unterstützung von der The Ronnie ... Paying Tribute To A Blues Legend: Ronnie Wood and the Ronnie Wood Band is back with the second installment of his live album trilogy, ‘Mr Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall’, to be released 3rd September 2021. The Ronnie Wood Band with special guests Mick Taylor, Bobby Womack, Mick Hucknall and Paul Weller. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy-Rock
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Few musical works are as adored, and as often performed, as the Brandenburg Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performing them is Akamus, one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras on period instruments. Having sold more than a million CDs, Akamus is a highly successful orchestra internationally. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
"Lindsey Buckingham" is his first solo release since 2011’s Seeds We Sow and follows his departure from Fleetwood Mac. As with the seven studio and three live albums he has released as a solo artist beginning with 1981’s Law and Order, the new project showcases Buckingham’s instinct for melody and his singular ....
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"We agreed that the music would need to have a spirituality to it… a sanctified quality. Something that would elevate the soul and have the effect that only sacred music can. And I believe that is firmly present in Hans’ score. Hans spent months and months creating new instruments, defining, creating, and seeking new sounds, pushing the envelope." (Denis Villeneuve) ...
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: Film
Dedicated celebrates the group's momentous 10-year-anniversary, the album's namesake an apt nod to 2CELLOS' continued dedication to each other, their fans, the instrument and their signature playing style. The news arrives on the heels of their latest single releases, "Demons," a haunting version of the Imagine ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
HERZ KRAFT WERKE (Special Deluxe Edition)
Das zweite deutschsprachige Album von Sarah Connor „HERZ KRAFT WERKE“ knüpfte nahtlos an die Erfolge des mit 5-fach Platin ausgezeichneten Vorgängers „Muttersprache“ an und stieg von 0 direkt auf Platz #1 der deutschen Albumcharts. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
With the release of RISE, Lawson Rollins offers a bold collection of ten original songs that showcase his signature virtuoso guitar style and eclectic compositional flair for melody and rhythm. Lawson explores new collaborations with Haitian vocalist Jeff Pierre, saxophonist Mary Fettig, and Grammy winning violinists ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Smooth Jazz
The Mozartists continue their MOZART 250 project of staging operas by Mozart and his contemporaries with their recording of the UK premiére of Niccolò Jommelli’s Il Vologeso, first performed over 250 years ago on 11 February 1766 for the Stuttgart court in Ludwigsburg. For this eagerly awaited performance The ...
Composer: Niccolò Jommelli (1714-1774)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Roxane Elfasci from Paris uploaded in 2016 her take on the classical composer Claud Debussy's biggest hit Clair de Lune. 5 years later the video have amassed 7M views and the comments from fans all over the world have been overwhelming. The channel is constantly increasing with followers. ...
Composer: Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Genre: Guitar
Subgenre: Classical Guitar
The sonata concertata form is perfectly illustrated in these trios by Dietrich Buxtehude which, according to Peter Wollny constitute ‘a landmark in the history of the sonata’. They provide a better understanding of a composer who has owed his fame chiefly associated to his cantatas and organ works, and to the admiration of ...
Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
A modern country music masterpiece: Carly Pearce wrote and recorded her critically acclaimed 29 in the throes of tumult, exhaustion and deep, soul-shaking disappointment. But in the process of facing the loss of her producer and champion busbee to cancer and the break-up of her marriage, she discovered that not only will the truth set you free, ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
Revered Swedish pianist Henrik Lindstrand presents ‘Reimagined’ – a collection of compositional reworks by some of the best contemporary artists working today. It features the likes of Anne Müller, Manu Delago, Tom Adams, Christina Vantzou, Alex Somers, Benoît Pioulard and more. Gaining notoriety for his semi- ...
Composer: Henrik Lindstrand
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Ambient
