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No instrument can match the violin in it's ability to emulate the beauty and subtlety of the human voice. It's design is an acoustic marvel, with tonal qualities that seem limitless, turning violin makers over the centuries, such as Stradivarius and...

Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's influence as composer and teacher was profound in Russia and beyond, yet his chamber music has been overshadowed by his operas and orchestral works. The unfinished Piano Trio in C minor was completed by his son-in-law Maximilian...

Night is falling. In this twilight of the reign of Louis XIV and at the end of his Grand Coucher, the king is at last free from protocol. He then orders the musicians of the King's Chamber, to come to him; they are the most excellent in the kingdom...

Nidaros Cathedral's large German cathedral organ from 1930 represents the culmination and completion of the late Romantic German organ tradition of which Reger and Straube were prominent exponents. On this album, Nidaros Cathedral organist Magne H...

Nicola Matteis came to England about the year 1672, and the earliest account we have of his wonderful powers on the violin is given us by the gossiping Pepys: "November 19, 1674. I heard that stupendous violin, Sig. Nicholao (with other rare musicians),...

New York's Wet Ink Ensemble is a collective of composers, performers and improvisers dedicated to adventurous music-making. Named 'The Best Classical Music Ensemble of 2018' by The New York Times, Wet Ink's work is rooted in an ethos of innovation...

New York Philharmonic principal flutist Robert Langevin is heard in a charming and sumptuous feast of Parisian music of the golden age. Prior to the Philharmonic, Mr. Langevin held the Jackman Pfouts Principal Flute Chair of the Pittsburgh Symphony...

New York based new music collective counter)induction celebrates it's 20th anniversary with an album that features premiere recordings of works written for the group by it's member composers, Kyle Bartlett, Douglas Boyce, Jessica Meyer, and Ryan Streber...

New worlds open up before us upon hearing these performances by the Ensemble Encore, one of the shooting stars of the a cappella scene: the musicians have already won multiple awards, including at the a cappella competition in Leipzig, and are feted by...

New Orleans Jazz has a long and rich history. The overarching term New Orleans Jazz actually covers several genres- from Dixieland, to Zydeco, to Blues. The highlights of New Orleans Jazz are here brought together in a single album which celebrates those...

New Jewish Music, Vol. 3 - Azrieli Music Prizes features the world premiere recordings of works by composer Keiko Devaux, 2020 Laureate of The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, and composer Yotam Haber, 2020 Laureate, The Azrieli Commission for...

New Baroque Sessions is Luc Beaus?jour's second album of Baroque works played on the piano. It includes works by Jean-S?bastien Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, Fran?ois Couperin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Claude Balbastre. "I have chosen a repertoire that...