Super-Audio CD

The Finnish-American composer Alex Freeman has been described as being 'as comfortable in the realm of the pop ballad as in that of the concert hall' and yet his songs 'are imbued with the craftsmanship and care one would expect of a composer of his...

The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu presents Mahler's Symphony Nr. 1 with the original 2nd movement Blumine restored which Mahler excised after a few performances of the symphony. To this day, there is much discussion of...

The final installment of Ronald Brautigam's acclaimed survey of Beethoven's works for piano and orchestra. The 'Emperor' is one of Beethoven's most popular works and 'the final crowning glory of his concerto output', coupled here with the majestic Choral...

The fifth release in the new Wagner Edition, comprising all ten major operas performed by the Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester and Chor with Marek Janowski, proves to be as stunning and fascinating of character as each of the previous installments. The...

The fifth and final volume of this Lutos?awski set is the perfect cap to a series that has been called "as polished as it is animated, and alert to the individuality of Lutos?awski's musical vocabulary and mode of expression" (Gramophone). Features...

The feast of Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Twelve apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Bible. For this reason, Pentecost is often described by Christians today as the "Birthday of the Church." Chants...

The fast rising Anglo-Asian singer-guitarist, Chlara, returns with an album of guitar-centric classy interpretations of her favourite pop classics, including Hotel California, Stuck On You and True Colors, alongside contemporary hits including Hello...

The Faroese composer Sunleif Rasmussen (b. 1961) let's the melodies of national songs become the musical DNA in powerful sound-evocations of nature; either as a basis for ingenious constructions of great sensuality, or so that anyone in the North...

'The fantastic thing about art and music is that one can pose questions and conjure up visions at the same time.' The words are those of the Swedish composer Jesper Nordin, who does exactly that in Emerging from Currents and Waves. A large-scale work for...

The Fantaisie sur la Tempete de Shakespeare was composed shortly after Berlioz had won the coveted Prix de Rome (at the fourth attempt) with his cantata Sardanapale, and was originally conceived as a concert overture, with chorus. After various...

The fact that the British Reger contemporary Frederick William Holloway (1873-1954) has today unjustly largely fallen into oblivion may not least be due to the abrupt end of his activity at London's 'Crystal Palace', where he worked as a resident...

The extant music for violin by Franz Schubert fits comfortably on two discs, and Ariadne Daskalakis released the first disc of her survey in 2019, to critical acclaim. The disc included works for violin and piano as well as three pieces with orchestral...