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Nostos: The Homecoming of Music
Music director Robert Istad is one of the most exciting choral conductors in the next generation of American music. He recently inherited the venerable post of Music Director of the Pacific Chorale, led by the eminent John Alexander since 1972. Rob Istad planned this recording and the repertoire ...
Composer: Moses Hogan, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Tarik O'Regan (b.1978), Vladimir Ivanovich Martynov, Pavel Chesnokov, Michael McGlynn (1964-), Herbert Howells, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Knut Nystedt, Arvo Pärt (1935)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
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A Brand New Me: Aretha Franklin (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
In January 1967, a 24-year old Aretha Franklin signed to Atlantic Records and began one of the most legendary runs in music history, releasing five U.S. hit singles in that year alone. Rhino celebrates the 50th anniversary of Franklin's historic signing ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
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Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan have finally released The Space Between. Their sophomore album arrives with 13 tracks, including the previously released “My Imagination” featuring dvsn and PARTYNEXTDOOR collab “One I Want,” rounding out the month nicely for October’s Very Own. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Hip Hop Soul
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Along with the two books of piano studies by Gyorgy Ligeti, the Etudes of Philip Glass have taken their place as modern classics of the literature, serving both a didactic purpose to train the fingers and minds of their performers, but also bringing their unique soundworlds to new audiences. ...
Composer: Philip Glass (1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
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On his new recital he recorded a monumental but rarely-performed work: Karol Szymanowski’s Sonata No. 2 (1911) and two so-called ‘little’ sonatas by Schubert: D664 in A major and D784 in A minor. “I am feeling like a very deep duty is to go as deep as possible in some pieces that are very ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1810–1856), Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
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Your eyelids narrow to slits and you tuck head to chin, bracing against icy gusts as you make for a battery of persuasive, brightly-lit store windows. It’s a full week before Christmas–look at you, all on top of the situation, with a carefully considered list of gifts to buy buried in your parka. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
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The Queen Is Dead (2017 Master)
Newly digitally remastered in 2017 of this 1986 album from the legendary British quartet. The Queen Is Dead is The Smiths' great leap forward, taking the band to new musical and lyrical heights. Opening with the storming track, the album is harder rocking record than anything the band had attempted before. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
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Some albums stop you in your tracks. Like the smoky thump from a New Orleans juke-joint as you pass by on the sidewalk, Let The Demons Out is a rock ‘n’ roll siren call that pricks up your ears and puts you under its spell. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy Rock
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O Holy Night: A Merton Christmas
The Choir of Merton College joins forces with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for a recording of director Benjamin Nicholas’s favorite popular carols. Two of John Rutter’s most exquisite works are complemented by orchestral versions of well-loved traditional fare. ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
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Music for the Queen of Heaven: Contemporary Marian Motets
The Marian Consort originally made its name with the music of the Renaissance. But the group has also worked regularly with living composers for a number of years. This programme of contemporary Marian anthems - many of them commissioned by the ensemble ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
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Two European jazz giants, members of the international pantheon of greats, pair off to create a moveable musical feast. French pianist Martial Solal’s 1963 appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, and the subsequent years of work with Lee Konitz, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
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Navona Records’ NOTTURNO: The Complete Nocturnes and Ballades of Chopin is a fresh look at some of the Polish composer’s most expressive works. The nocturnes and ballades are also some of Chopin’s most innovative works, displaying exciting advancements in harmony, rhythm, and form—all renewed ...
Composer: Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
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The Wes Montgomery Trio (Remastered)
In July 1948 Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra was on tour across America and with him was a young 25 year old guitarist who was beginning to make a name for himself. The guitarist’s name was John Leslie Montgomery, who was known to everyone as Wes; with him in the band’s rhythm section ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
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Etienne Moulinié: Meslanges pour la Chapelle d'un Prince
For more than 30 years, the career of composer Étienne Moulinié was inseparably linked with the patronage of Gaston d'Orléans (1608-60), brother of Louis XIII. Moulinié provided the music for the prince’s family from 1627 to 1660, leaving a varied and original oeuvre. ...
Composer: Etienne Moulinié
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
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In his debut album "Arrhythmical Part of Hearts", Plano skillfully meshes the sounds of the cello, piano, bandoneon, percussion, and his own vocals into entirely new soundscapes. Its passionate yet graceful melody paints a cinematic landscape of the world unseen and allures you to be lost ...
Composer: Sebastian Plano
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Minimalism
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What an astonishing idea: Couple the sensational, genre-defying Japanese pianist Hiromi with the spellbinding Colombian harpist Edmar Castenada, who proves that his traditional Andean folk instrument is as unlimited as his musical imagination. Both these people are charmers: ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
