Stradella: Cantatas & Serenatas, Vol. 2
Alessandro Stradella was the undisputed star composer of his day who wrote hundreds of works in varying genres. His cantatas are in essence miniature operas in which the themes of love and the complexities of the human condition reflected the composer’s own ‘cloak and dagger’ misadventures amidst Roman and Venetian aristocracy. ...
Composer: Alessandro Stradella (1642 - 1682)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Joan Chamorro Presenta Marçal Perramon
Continuing the successful series in which Joan Chamorro – the driving force behind the Sant Andreu Jazz Band – promotes the young talents from our jazz scene trained in the Sant Andreu youth academy. We are talking about an album collection that has released the first albums by Andrea Motis, Rita Payés, Magalí Datzira, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Schumann: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 15 – Early Works in Second Editions II
The first true complete recording of Robert Schumann’s works for piano solo on 17 albums (in 15 volumes), played by Florian Uhlig, seeks for the first time to offer imaginative compilations on album (e.g. “Robert Schumann and the Sonata”, “The Young Piano Virtuoso”, “Schumann in Vienna”, “Schumann and Counterpoint”, “Variations”) ...
Composer: Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Bartók, J.S. Bach & Schneeberger: Solo Violin Works
Russian violinist Dmitry Smirnov's début recording on FHR features works by master baroque composer J. S. Bach, a leading figure of 20th century music Béla Bartók and a wonderful newly discovered work by influencial mid-twentieth Swiss violinist Hansheinz Schneeberger who died in 2019. The Schneeberger 'Sonata', written two years ...
Composer: Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Hansheinz Schneeberger (1926-2019)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Haydn: Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2
Inspired by hearing performances of Handel’s oratorios during his visits to London, Haydn composed Die Schöpfung (‘The Creation’) in 1798. Through a series of accompanied recitatives, arias, duets and choruses, the music depicts the creation of the universe and the carefree existence of Adam and Eve. ...
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Strings Attached: The Voice of Kannel
Die Kannel, eine estnische, aber auch finnische und karelische Kastenzither, ist mit der Harfe verwandt, wird horizontal vor dem Spieler positioniert und besitzt eine ungewöhnliche Klangfarbe, die manchmal an das Cembalo erinnert. Anna-Liisa Eller vermittelt auf ihrem ersten Soloalbum einen Eindruck der verschiedenen ...
Composer: William Byrd (1543 - 1623), Anna-Liisa Eller (b. 1988), John Dowland (1563 - 1626), Louis Couperin (1626 - 1661), Guillaume de Machaut (1300 - 1377), Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687 - 1750), Helena Tulve (b. 1972), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
This stunning recording of I Puritani, Vincenzo Bellini's bel canto masterpiece, features superstar singers Lawrence Brownlee and Sarah Coburn. Constantine Orbelian, New York City Opera’s Music Director and Principal Conductor, leads the superb Kaunas City Symphony and State Choir. ...
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Opera
Adams & Gershwin: Works for Piano & Wind Band
The UC College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Wind Symphony releases a new recording, "Grand Pianola Music", featuring works by George Gershwin and John Adams, the recording showcases faculty artist Michael Chertock, student artist Giuliano Graniti and alumni artist Fabio Menchetti (DMA Piano, '19). ...
Composer: John Adams (1947), George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
River (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
From director Jennifer Peedom comes this powerful collaboration created as a companion film to our record-breaking production, Mountain. River is another extraordinary tale of nature and humans as partners and adversaries. It will take audiences on an astonishing journey spanning six continents and drawing on extraordinary contemporary ...
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: Music
The music chosen for this recording is strangely and poignantly relevant, I believe, for each of us. We all now understand “The Fruit of Silence,” a motet that reminds us to visit those beliefs which are most sacred in the work by Cortlandt Matthews, or now, a deeply personal Requiem by Peter Relph that in reflection, ...
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Choral
Tyler Shaw has announced that his highly anticipated third studio album will be released in Spring 2021. This deeply personal project is considered to be a self-defined "coming of age" record for the artist, producer and actor. Self-titled, and produced by Tyler alongside some others, it is the next step in the evolution ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
More Than a Myth: Chamber Music & Songs by Engelbert Humperdinck
"Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921) was a student at the Conservatory in Cologne from the spring of 1872; it was at this time that he got to know the Siegburg district judge and arbitrator Johannes Degen, an excel lent singer and violinist, who gave regular chamber concerts in Siegburg at which he played in his own string quartet. ...
Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Joan Chamorro Presenta Joan Martí
Even though, Motis is only 21-years-old, she displays a mature musicality beyond her years. That’s because she began playing the trumpet at age seven; three years later she began studying jazz at the Municipal School of Music of Sant Andreu under Chamorro, who soon after recruited her for his band while she was still a teenager. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Four Hands for France: Music for Piano Duet
Playing four-hands piano was both vital in the dissemination of music in the nineteenth century and also a popular domestic activity. The French composers recorded here span the Romantic century, from the salon charm of Chaminade and Massenet and the virtuosity of Alkan’s wild dance to the innocence of the family ...
Composer: Ernest Chausson (1855-1899), Joseph Guy Ropartz (1864-1955), Jules Massenet (1842-1912), Charles Alkan (1813-1888), Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944), Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Rathaus, Tiessen & Arma: Sonatas for Violin & Piano
The accomplished Duo Ingolfsson-Stoupel is dedicated to the performance of rarities by the exiled composers Karol Rathaus, Heinz Tiessen and Paul Arma. Their works, written between 1925 and 1949, reflect the Zeitgeist of Expressionism and the incidents of World War II. The sonatas by Tiessen and Arma are recorded here for the first time. ...
Composer: Karol Rathaus (1895-1954), Heinz Tiessen (1887-1971), Paul Arma (1905-1987)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Formed in 1964, The Jazziacs would play with McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Saunders, and other jazz greats. They would change their name to Kool & The Gang in 1969, sign with De-Lite Records and release their self-titled debut the following year. 1973’s Wild And Peaceful featured the Gold singles “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging.” ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Funk
NAMBYAR is an alternative R&B artist delivering a melancholic wave of analogue drum beats and synths with a dark soulful voice. Born Jesse Nambiar, this musician, songwriter and producer grew up in a small town near Amsterdam and was always surrounded by nature. He has played the guitar since he was 9 years-old, ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
ERRØR BØY, Lotus worked with a number of producers including John Feldmann (The Used, Panic! At the Disco, All Time Low, Blink-182), and Drew Fulk (Lil Peep, A Day To Remember, Lil Xan) to bring his pop-punk and alt-rock influences front-and-center. The album also features two tracks with pop punk legend, Travis Barker on drums....
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: Grunge
Gnosis, Oregon-based composer Jeffrey Ericson Allen’s 5th release for Spotted Peccary Music and 9th as Chronotope Project, intimately explores the bond between the composer’s two life passions: music and philosophy. For inspiration, Allen reconnected with the ancient Greek philosophers who he was first enraptured with ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre: Ambient
Highly-rated Nigerian female vocalist and gifted songwriter, Tiwa Savage after the much anticipation has finally released her album, “Water & Gari”. The body of works is a five track project with features from Grammy Award winner, Nas, Amaarae, Rich King, Brandy, and Tay Iwar. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
