Classical Vocals

With the release of Bach's Magnificat and H?ndel's Dixit Dominus, the Bavarian Radio Chorus joins forces with the Concerto K?ln to produce another festive CD with choral music for the Christmas season. Both works glow with a fullness of sound and...

With Maidan, Valentin Silvestrov continues his longstanding association with ECM and this time presents a programme of choir music that is as timely as it is dear to the Ukrainian composer's heart. Like the albums Sacred Songs and Sacred Works, Maidan...

With an African-American spiritual, spectacular bel canto, romantic song and comic opera, Lawrence Brownlee unveils the breadth of his repertoire and the lyric tenor voice that has won acclaim at the New York's Metropolitan Opera (for his 'agility,...

With a uniquely beautiful ensemble sound, and a high degree of historic integrity, the Seattle Trumpet Consort's debut recording explores works composed for the natural trumpet after the Baroque period, an era that has gone largely unexamined. The...

With a number of modern classics already to his name, notably the Symphony No. 3, Tabula Rasa, Fratres and Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, culminating in 1982 with his largest work thus far, the St John Passion.1. Cantate Domino Canticum Novum 2...

Wintertime. What images does this word conjure up? The barren beauty of leaf-stripped trees amongst steadfast evergreens; the wonder of first snowfall, soft under foot; the magic of stars studding an ink-dark sky; a lone bird in silent flight. The...

Who is Lou Koster, this first female composer in Luxembourg music history? Well-known in her own country, she has also begun to find international recognition, which this release can only help. When renowned tenor Vincent Li?vre-Picard and pianist...

While the unifying thread which links these works is that of loss, the underlying focus is an uplifting celebration of life and love. Gabriel Jackson's Requiem combines traditional solemnity with poems which embrace wide-ranging spirituality, resulting...

Where All Roses Go' marks the tenth anniversary of Apollo 5. Most of the repertoire was recorded during the long, quiet months of 2020, the recording process giving the singers a wonderfully creative focus in the midst of such uncertainty. It's cover...

Welcome to the 2021 edition of Native Music! For already sixteen years, this compilation has presented the newest trends in Latvian ethnic music. Here you will find a wide range of music, from authentic multipart singing to danceable original...

We live in a time where the soulful, funky side of bygone decades, westcoast pop (think Steely Dan, Michael McDonald and Doobie Brothers), has received a tremendous renaissance among hipsters and other trend-conscious young music fans, in an ironic...

Warland leads his 40-voice professional chorus on music by 2 leading composers, plus works by Rautavaara, Albright, Hovland, Wertsch, Paulus & Harlap.1. Rejoice in the Lamb: Rejoice in God, O Ye Tongues 2. Rejoice in the Lamb: Let Nimrod, the Mighty...