Super-Audio CD

Theobald B?hm revolutionised the flute in the middle of the 19th century. He changed it's form and mechanics and constructed it from metals, which gave the flute a more flexible sound and new tone colors while enabling a more brilliant technique. The new...

The young Russian flutist Matvey Demin (*1993) is one of the most promising artists of his generation: among other things, he was the first ever to win the world-famous Tchaikovsky Competition in the woodwind category. He is also a prize winner of such...

The Yggdrasil is the world tree in Norse mythology, and our Yggdrasil musical project started as the idea of reaching out to composers from near and far, as if travelling along the branches of the tree, and it embraced the concept of gathering around the...

The works on this recording were written at various periods in Claude Debussy's life, and reflect different aspects of him: from a young man stylistically unsure of himself to the confident ma?tre, from a jobbing composer struggling to fulfill sometimes...

The works on this album were written between 1935 and 2019 by four Hungarian composers: B?la Bart?k, who was the teacher of Sndor Veress, who taught Gy?rgy Ligeti, who in turn was an early but formative influence on P?ter E?tv?s. Their compositions all...

The works chosen for this recording were written in the early nineteen-thirties, a particularly creative period in Martinu's life. He wrote about this time in a short autobiographical sketch in 1945: "To tell the truth, I am a concerto grosso type. Most...

The work of pianist J?rg Demus was one of the most important musical exports of Austria after the end of the Second World War. In addition to many other musical partners Demus also entertained a very fruitful collaboration with the established Salzburg...

the wind blows is the title of this album with choral music by the rather unique Norwegian composer Alfred Janson. We are talking contemporary music here, but not the gritty kind. Here beautiful melodies blend with modern means of expression; music that...

The White Stripes' Elephant Hybrid Stereo SACD release from Analogue Productions! Mastered direct to DSD by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound Plays in all CD and SACD players Includes 12-page booklet featuring song lyrics and credits The fourth studio...

The wealth of secular and sacred music Bach produced in his lifetime stands in stark contrast to the dearth of existing (or surviving) music for chamber ensemble. This deficit has been addressed by the English early instrument ensemble Florilegium with...

The WDR Sinfonie Orchester and the Norwegian conductor Eivind Aadland continue their survey of Edvard Grieg's orchestral works with this selection from the composer's orchestral repertoire which he liked to conduct across Europe.1. Concert Overture 'In...

The virtuosic, 9-time Juno-winning Canadian James Ehnes is centre stage in this new recording of orchestral works by Hector Berlioz with the Melbourne Symphony conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. This recording mirrors an extraordinarily rare concert held in...