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Though born in the USA, Aline van Barentzen (1897-1981) became the youngest student to be accepted by the Paris Conservatoire, aged nine, and went on to win a premier prix aged just twelve. She was to base herself in Paris for the rest of her life, later...

Those who struggle with the inability to conceive, those who know the pain of losing a child before birth, and those who have faced their infant's death at the time of birth know that this season of mourning is often held inside, hidden and unseen. But...

Those who endeavor to live on this Atlantic Archipelago have been torn away from both Europe and Africa. They are imbued with saudade, the nostalgia born from separation. From hardships, the Creole language, and cross-bred poetry and culture were born,...

This year, the Plock Symphony Orchestra has under-taken the most important mission of presenting works of 19th- and 20th-century Polish composers. On the second album of the 'Polish Music' series, we will find more and less known pieces by Grazyna...

This valuable box combines all three previously released, worldwide highly acclaimed releases: Dimensionen World, Otherworld and the album Innerworld, awarded with the Opus Klassik 2020 in Germany, with an additional newly recorded production NewWorld...

This unusual recording brings princely offerings of two different kinds. In 1970 Prince Charles - who had studied cello and trumpet - was presented with a leather-bound volume containing pieces written for his entertainment by the composers on the...

This unique new album from Purpura de Cascabel is a fascinating mashup of traditional Mexican Son and Baroque airs. The group writes: "Asi 3 de un fandango is the result of a long process of investigation that involved a deep contact with the Son Jarocho...

This unique album of American songs for soprano and piano includes 10 world premiere recordings, including the first recording of Winifred Hyson's 'Songs of Job's Daughter' and many of the other songs have not been extensively or recently recorded but...

This third 20-album box brings together more of the greatest performances taken from the BBC archives which were featured in the best-selling series BBC Legends, launched in 1998. The collection features classic recordings by stellar artists, including...

This spellbinding recital marks the Linn debut of Scottish mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, winner of the 2017 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Main Prize and joint winner of the Song Prize. Favorites by Romantic heavyweights Brahms, Grieg and Schumann...

This spectacular collection comprises The Sixteen's five acclaimed Polish recordings with the group's Associate Conductor, Eamonn Dougan. Masters of the Polish Baroque such as Bartlomiej Pekiel, Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki and Marcin Mielczewski are...

This series of 'Sturm und Drang' recordings incorporates iconic compositions by Mozart, Gluck and, above all, Joseph Haydn, but it also includes largely forgotten or neglected works by less familiar names. All of the music featured on this second...