J.S. Bach: Violin Sonatas, BWV 1014-1019
The 6 sonatas for violin and harpsichord obbligato rank amongst the most beautiful chamber music that Bach wrote. They are overshadowed by the solo sonatas. This despite the fact that they are masterpieces in their own right, only without the aura of a magnum opus. ...
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Trance is Meredi's second album. The songs are about the longing for the here and now. The longing to lose oneself, to let oneself fall. "I always wanted to create the feeling of release" say's the Berlin composer, producer and pianist. Sometimes one tone can open worlds. One idea runs through 7 pieces. ...
Composer: Meredi (b. 1992)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
This recording is a result of Alpaca Ensemble’s close collaboration with two living composers. Both write music that reflects on humanity's place in a world profoundly greater than us. In the first work on the recording, Karin Rehnqvist takes the listener into outer space, while on the last ...
Composer: Karin Rehnqvist (b. 1957), Ellen Lindquist (b. 1970)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Following on the success of their widely acclaimed Music & Arts release J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, Stephen Schultz (Baroque flute) and Jory Vinikour (harpsichord) are joined by Alexa Haynes-Pilon (viola da gamba), and Mindy Rosenfeld (Baroque flute) in superlative performances ...
Composer: François Couperin (1668-1733)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Chamber Music
Moritz von Oswald Trio returns with Dissent, a striking new album that explores the scope of jazz and dance music within abstracted electronic music. It follows the Sounding Lines LP from 2015 with a further explorative and daring sound, which dives through broad ambiences, uptempo dance and jazz sensibilities. As ever with albums from the ...
Genre: Electronic
Subgenre:
This album sets new standards within the metal genre: NIGHTWISH's sixth studio record "Once" exceeds all expectations! Never before the band has merged elements of classic and metal so homogeneous and created such a bombastic and powerful result. "Once" overflows downright with both strength and melody, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Metal
From the moment Karen Gomyo first heard Astor Piazzolla on disc, at the age of fourteen, she was spellbound: ‘I had never heard such a combination of sensuality, fierceness, playfulness, sadness and nostalgia.’ As a violinist she found the role of the violin in Piazzolla’s music especially ...
Composer: Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 - Neukomm: Libera me, Domine (Live)
"The version submitted by Howard Arman for the Bavarian Radio Chorus is based on surviving Mozart sources as well as on Süßmayr's additions. Mozart's Requiem is followed by Neukomm's Respond Libera me, Domine – and for musical, liturgical and chronological reasons, the programme begins with Mozart's Vesperae solennes ...
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Seven years in the making, Never Too Late To Call features all original material, some songs written by Thorn, others co-written with his friend and longtime manager Billy Maddox. The album was recorded at Sam Phillips Studio in Memphis and produced and engineered by Grammy winning wunderkind Matt Ross-Spang. ...
Genre: Blues
Subgenre: Bluesy-Rock
Following his critically acclaimed debut album, "10 Reasons To...", keyboardist/composer Benjamin Croft presents his latest project 'Far And Distant Things'. An epic musical journey, where fusion meets progressive rock. The album features prestigious guests such as Randy Brecker, Frank Gambale, Chad Wackerman and more...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Giovanni Bononcini was born in Modena on 18th July 1670, the eldest and best-known son of the composer, violinist and theoretician Giovanni Maria, one of the main exponents of the musical school of Modena in the second half of the seventeenth century. His talent was extremely precocious: ...
Composer: Giovanni Battista Bononcini (1670–1747)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Wagner, Berg, Mahler: Orchesterlieder
Critics and audiences alike have nothing but rapturous praise for the voice of Anja Harteros. Some experts even regard her as the greatest female singer of the present day. With her broad palette of vocal colours, she is the ideal interpreter of Romantic songs for voice and orchestra. ...
Composer: Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911), Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883), Alban Berg (1885 - 1935)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
The Suicide Squad (Score from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Suicide Squad writer/director James Gunn unveiled a playlist of songs he cut from the DC Extended Universe film. Gunn assembled the playlist for Empire Magazine, starting with Johnny Cash's cover of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" from his award-winning 1996 album Unchained. As Gunn explained, he and his collaborators were nearly finished ...
Genre: Soundtrack
Subgenre: Music
Abide with Me: Hymns & Spirituals for Solo Piano
Pianist Davell Crawford, the Prince of New Orleans, offers inspiration and peace with contemplative interpretations of devotional songs. “Davell is the embodiment of every New Orleans music legend that has ever lived, from Jelly Roll Morton to Dr. John, from Mahalia and Satchmo, to James Booker and Professor Longhair, all rolled up into one musical ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Dohnányi & Weiner: Orchestral Works
Ernst von Dohnanyi was one of the most versatile and influential musicians of his time but his works are now seldom played. A gap which Capriccio want to fill now with this fifth recording of his late romantic, sensual music, deeply rooted in the Austro-German classical tradition. ...
Composer: Erno Dohnanyi (1877-1960), Leo Weiner (1885-1960)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
With eight number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, five studio albums and a Grammy nomination under his belt, Country singer-songwriter Billy Currington is releasing his new album. His foray into music like most country singers began at church where he was invited by the preacher to sing at services and soon impressed members ...
Genre: Country
Subgenre: Country Pop
Thomas Motter: ein Mann geht seinen Weg durch Zeit und Raum. Vor einigen Jahren errichtete er bereits seine ganz eigene „Moon Base“, bevor gänzlich „Lost & Loved“ immerhin sieben Jahre an einem neuen Alnum arbeitete. Eine lange „Time“, die der Mann aus Heidelberg nicht ungenutzt verstreichen ließ. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Funk
“Orpheus is a work that fuses jazz, soul and blues, and a tiny trace of pop in precise doses, which summons more than one generation. The work is a collection of original songs and instrumental pieces, an example of the evident creative symbiosis between the experienced composer and guitarist Stefan Varga. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Serena Ryder releases her eighth studio album, The Art of Falling Apart, via ArtHaus. On The Art of Falling Apart, the six-time JUNO Award winner invites listeners to join her mental wellness journey and helps us understand the importance of sitting with the uncomfortable moments and the wisdom in their messages. ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
„The M.A.R.S. Sessions“, so heißt das gemeinsame neue Werk von Thomas D zusammen mit The KBCS. Die Platte ist quasi eine Überarbeitung und Neuinterpretation seiner älteren Songs und doch wirken sie wie neu und ungehört. The KBCS sind wie durch einen Zufall zum Wegbegleiter von Thomas D geworden. Im Sommer 2019 stieß Thomas D ...
Genre: Hip Hop
Subgenre: Hip Hop
