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There is no doubt about it: Gy?rgy Kurtag is the greatest composer of our time. And this is not only thanks to his music, intensely sharp and exciting, written out of a pure and austere interior necessity. His figure as a man and artist, as well as...

There had never been a communicator about music with anywhere near Bernstein's brilliance, humor, energy, reach and importance. (New York Times) Young People's Concerts Vol. 3 comprises 18 episodes of the legendary series, which remains unmatched until...

There are no original works for women's or girls' choir and no octet in the so-called 'Schubert line-up'. The well thought-out arrangements of romantic Christmas music by master arranger Andreas N. Tarkmann presented here are so appealing that one can...

'There are few people as susceptible to certain musical beauties as I am; the more learned and complicated the instrumentation, the less I sense it, the faster it escapes me; on the contrary, if a simple and melancholic motif appears, I feel flooded with...

Then as now, the music of "Les Six" is a fascinating kaleidoscope of musical ideas and friendship; an idiosyncratic preciousness full of musical avant-garde, everyday melancholy, profound curiosities, virtuosity and passion that is in need of rediscovery...

Their major label hits for the first time on CD, incl.. Prev. Unreleased material, 12 tracks.1. The Idol 2. Fire Brigade 3. Lifetime of Love 4. That Same Old Feeling 5. Everything in the Garden 6. Whether You Like It or Not 7. Gasoline Alley Bred 8. Here...

The young professional singers of Michael Waldron's London Choral Sinfonia open fresh perspectives on the music of Christmas with a captivating debut album for Orchid Classics. O Holy Night unites familiar carols - arranged by Sir David Willcocks, Andrew...

The young Polish accordionist Maciej Frackiewicz takes us on a real adventure trip. On his album, one of the prizewinner recordings of the German Music Competition, he presents himself virtuosic, fast and at the same time sensitive and indulgent:...

The young mezzo-soprano Adele Charvet has joined Alpha for several upcoming projects. In 2017 she received the Prize of the Verbier Festival Academy. While she has already attracted attention in the opera house, Adele Charvet is also passionately...

The young exceptional musicians of the clarinet trio "Eclipse" from Switzerland and Hungary met for the first time during their studies at the Music Academy in Basel. Their shared passion for chamber music led to the founding of the clarinet trio. Their...

The young cellist Sebastian Fritsch demonstrates his sense of musical expression on his debut release, which joins the ranks of the prizewinner recordings of the German Music Competition. At times delicate, at times turbulent, he plays his instrument in...

The world of contemporary music is distinguished by a great variety of stylistic features and compositional solutions, often combined with the most original and unusual sources of inspiration. This is the case of this recording of lyrics for voice and...