Double Vision is the award-winning platinum-selling album by legendary saxophonist David Sanborn and jazz pianist Bob James released in 1986. The phenomenal contemporary jazz classic saw them win a Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental". This seminal album features a phenomenal line-up of musicians, including Marcus Miller (bass), ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Smooth Jazz
Sleepwalker is the sixteenth studio album by the English rock group, the Kinks, released in 1977. It marked a return to straight-ahead, self-contained rock songs after several years of concept albums. It is the first album in what critics usually call the "arena rock" phase of the group, in which more commercial and mainstream production techniques would be ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Beethoven: Violin Concerto, Op. 61 & Kreutzer Sonata, Op. 47 - Encores (Remastered)
David Oistrakh (1908-1974), renowned for the fullness of his tone, his unparalleled sense of legato, his warm, powerful, and deep sound, his incredible mastery of the bow, and a sonority that is immediately recognizable, is undoubtedly one of the greatest violinists of all time. His recordings have been ...
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Manuel de Falla (1876-1946), Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky (1840-1893)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
El Camino is the seventh studio album by American rock duo the Black Keys. Co-produced by Danger Mouse and the duo, the album was released on December 6, 2011, by Nonesuch Records. It is the band's follow-up to their commercial breakthrough, Brothers (2010), and was their third collaboration with Danger Mouse. El Camino draws from popular genres of the 1950s to the 1970s, ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
Brass Tacks (10th Anniversary Edition)
10th Anniversary edition: If you look it up in your dictionary, you’ll find that “getting down to brass tacks” means to get down to some sort of serious business. But for NRBQ—in general, and specifically on this outstanding album from 2014—it means getting down to the business of making unique, memorable music while also having some serious fun. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
Misfits is the seventeenth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in 1978. Following the minor success of Sleepwalker in the United States, Misfits featured a more rock-oriented style than many other Kinks records of the 1970s. It was their last album to feature pianist John Gosling and the only one to feature bassist ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Classic Rock
"Having worked extensively with period instrument ensembles throughout my career, I was intrigued and fascinated about the possibility on this album of a delicious colliding of the two worlds." Alison Balsom. On this new recording Alison Balsom and her long term friend and conductor Trevor Pinnock bring alive works ...
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Schubert: The Complete Piano Sonatas
Elisabeth Leonskaja feels life, people and music intuitively. Long standing friendships and continuous work on certain repertoire, like the Schubert Piano Sonatas, define the essence of her being. She doesn't give up and looks for answers only in herself. Just like life, music is a pilgrimage. ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797–1828):
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Elgar & Walton: Cello Concertos
"Instrumentalist of the Year" Gautier Capuçon with Elgar and Walton. Opus Klassik voted him ‘Instrumentalist of the Year 2024’ for his album Destination Paris: Gautier Capuçon. And so the French cellist will perform at the gala event broadcast by ZDF on 13 October to accept the award and present his album. ...
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Danse Macabre Deluxe is a captivating album by Duran Duran, released by Bmg Rights Mgmt Gmbh. This deluxe edition features a collection of mesmerizing tracks that showcase the band's signature sound and musical evolution. With its eclectic mix of synth-pop, new wave, and rock influences, Danse Macabre Deluxe offers listeners a dynamic listening experience. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Pop Rock
Initially released on 21st September 1999, 'hours…' was Bowie’s 22nd studio album. He once more proved himself to be a trailblazer as it was the first by a major artist to be made available as a download. The decision was incredibly controversial at the time, with some established retailers calling for a ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980) (Remastered)
Throughout the latter half of the seventies, Joni Mitchell continued to creatively break ground with her fearless and fluid exploration of jazz. Rather than tread the same path, she challenged and reinvented her style with a folk fusion like no other. Ascending to an unrivaled sonic peak, this innovative sound took shape across the gold- ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: Contemporary
Zubin Mehta has long been a constant in Munich’s musical life. Mehta has enjoyed an artistic relationship and deep friendship with the Munich Philharmonic in particular for decades. Since he conducted his first concert with the orchestra in 1987, he has been a regular guest and was appointed the orchestra’s first and so far only "conductor ...
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Concertos
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Yasmin Williams releases her debut and new album, "Acadia". Today, Williams reveals lead single “Virga,” which features guest vocals from indie-folk outfit Darlingside. “A virga is a meteorological phenomenon where streaks of rain hang from a cloud and evaporate before reaching the ...
Genre: Songwriter
Subgenre: New Acoustic
Stay Hungry (40th Anniversary Edition Remastered)
The "Stay Hungry (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)" album by Twisted Sister was released by Rhino. This special edition celebrates the 40th anniversary of the iconic album that solidified Twisted Sister's place in rock history. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
The new Coldplay album ‘Moon Music’ is finally here! ‘Moon Music’ is Coldplay's first album since “Music Of The Spheres” (2021), which reached number 1 in the UK, number 2 in Germany and number 4 in the USA, was nominated for “Album of the Year” at the Grammy Awards and has ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
“The superb Quatuor Ébène has made a name for itself not only as an elegant purveyor of classical fare but also for jazz performances,” wrote the New York Times after a concert by the French ensemble which featured both a Schumann string quartet and – as an encore – Erroll Garner’s ‘Misty’, a soaringly romantic jazz classic. ...
Composer: Sally Kirkland, Miles Davis (1926-1991), Toots Thielemans (1922-2016), Erroll Garner (1921-1977), Charles Mingus (1922-1979), Wayne Shorter (1933-2023), Alfred James Ellis (1941), Joni Mitchell (1943)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Classical Crossover
The new album by experienced Soul-Funksters The Brooks, a supergroup formed in the early 2010s, is a formidable groove machine. From their beginnings at Dièse Onze to the big international stages, they combine the pleasure of playing, artistic freedom and creative synergy. heir electrifying music, a cross between funk, soul, R&B, Afrobeat and jazz, is driven by bouncy rhythms, flamboyant brass, inventive keyboards and bewitching guitars. ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Funk
Revisiting his best-known old songs in a Soul and R&B spirit, and surrounded by his faithful friends Manu Katché and Jean-Yves D'Angelo, Michel Jonasz is back with SOUL, a joyous, festive album illustrated by graffiti artist C215, with surprise guest Ben l'Oncle Soul for an explosive duet. With a surprise ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
