y GROVEN, E.: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 (Kristiansand Symphony, Szilvay) (8.573871) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Many interwar Norwegian composers tried to create a new national music by combining elements of authentic folk music with new techniques. Eivind Groven was considered one of the most innovative composers in this quest, integrating the structure of folk dances from his rural upbringing into familiar formal principles. Both symphonies make use of techniques of so-called ‘progressive transformation’, which led fellow composer Arne Nordheim to declare: ‘While others made instrumentations of folk tunes, Groven created sounds, for example in his [two] symphonies which, in my opinion, are quite unique.’ Full Article
y FRANCK, C.: Psyché (version for choir and orchestra) / Le Chasseur maudit / Les Éolides (RCS Voices, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Tingaud) (8.573955) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT César Franck was a childhood prodigy who gained later renown as an organist and teacher. His compositions received scant attention until the success of Le Chasseur maudit, a symphonic morality tale that vividly portrays the ‘accursed huntsman’ from his defiance of the Sabbath to a dramatic chase and a horrific fate. Les Éolides is infused with Wagnerian colours and depicts the mythological Aeolids as they reawaken nature with their song. Franck’s lushly orchestrated final symphonic poem Psyché expresses the power of love in dreams and a passionate union. Full Article
y DOPPLER, F. and K.: Flute Music (Complete), Vol. 10 (Arimany) (C5304) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y DAUGHERTY, M.: This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie (Socolofsky, J. Daugherty, Dogs of Desire, D.A. Miller) (8.559889) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT In This Land Sings, GRAMMY Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty has created an original musical tribute to the singer-songwriter and political activist Woody Guthrie (1912–1967). Traveling the backroads of America from coast to coast with a guitar and harmonica, Woody Guthrie performed folk songs of love, wandering and social justice during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Daugherty has composed his own original songs and instrumental interludes that give haunting expression, ironic wit and contemporary relevance to political, social and environmental themes from Guthrie’s era. Under the baton of GRAMMY Award-winning conductor David Alan Miller, the Albany Symphony’s new music ensemble Dogs of Desire, joined by soprano Annika Socolofsky and baritone John Daugherty, give a poignant and rousing performance. Full Article
y BELEVI, K.: Guitar Duos - Cyprian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-4 / Suite Chypre / Turkish Suite (Duo Tandem) (8.574081) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Kemal Belevi’s music is steeped in the colours and atmosphere of the eastern Mediterranean, and his aim is ‘to create beautiful music’ based on melodies and rhythms that have been absorbed from the folk music of Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. Belevi’s own arrangements of works such as the evocative Suite Chypre and the richly varied Cyprian Rhapsodies have significantly extended the repertoire for two guitars. The Duo Tandem are drawn towards this composer’s skilful modernity and his celebration of traditional heritage reimagined within the sound world of the classical guitar. Full Article
y BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies / Concertos / Overtures (Cologne Radio Symphony, South West German Radio Symphony, Baden-Baden, Rosbaud) (SWR19089CD) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven – Keyboard Music (9.30211) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y ABEL, M.: Intuition's Dance / 4 Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva / The Elastic Hours / Clarinet Trio (The Cave of Wondrous Voice) (Shifrin, Sherry, Plitmann) (DE3570) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y DEBUSSY, C.: Pelléas et Mélisande [Opera] (Zürich Opera, 2016) (NTSC) (BAC157) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y DEBUSSY, C.: Pelléas et Mélisande [Opera] (Zürich Opera, 2016) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC457) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y ART OF OHAD NAHARIN (THE), Vol. 2 - Sadeh21 [Ballet] (Batsheva Dance Company, 2018) (NTSC) (BAC172) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y ART OF OHAD NAHARIN (THE), Vol. 2 - Sadeh21 [Ballet] (Batsheva Dance Company, 2018) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC472) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y WEILL, K.: Street Scene [Opera] (Teatro Real, 2018) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC562) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y WEILL, K.: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny [Opera] (Sung in English) (Teatro Real, 2010) (NTSC) (BAC067) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y WEILL, K.: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny [Opera] (Sung in English) (Teatro Real, 2010) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC467) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Eugene Onegin [Opera] (Bolshoi Opera, 2008) (NTSC) (BAC246) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Eugene Onegin [Opera] (Bolshoi Opera, 2008) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC446) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Swan Lake [Ballet] (Kiev National Ballet, 2019) (NTSC) (BAC174) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Swan Lake [Ballet] (Kiev National Ballet, 2019) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC574) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y LAZAR, B. / CHEMLA, J. / HUBERT, F.: Traviata [Opera] (after A. Dumas (fils) and G. Verdi) (Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 2017) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC456) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y GALERIE DORÉE - The 300th Anniversary Concert (Devos, Le Concert de la Loge, Chauvin) (NTSC) (BAC171) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y GALERIE DORÉE - The 300th Anniversary Concert (Devos, Le Concert de la Loge, Chauvin) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC571) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y JANÁČEK, L.: From the House of the Dead [Opera] (Bavarian State Opera, 2018) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC573) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y VERDI, G.: Falstaff [Opera] (Teatro Real, 2019) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) (BAC477) By www.naxos.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
y Moaning - Uneasy Laughter By www.music-news.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 00:40:00 Z Moaning let it all out Full Article
y Young Knives - Sheep Tick By www.music-news.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:39:00 Z Further wails of the unexpected Full Article
y Brian Davidson's Every Which Way - Brian Davidson's Every Which Way By www.music-news.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:43:00 Z ...by using musicians first and egos second Davidson really did produce something special. Full Article
y Soul Asylum - Hurry Up And Wait By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:10:00 Z Full Article
y Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:17:00 +0100 Overall, this is a fantastic re-issue. The remastering is brilliant, there is a superb booklet Full Article
y Catholic Action - Celebrated by Strangers By www.music-news.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:36:00 +0100 And on the 9th day, God created Catholic Action. Full Article
y Sean Miller - Everywhere I Roam By www.music-news.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 04:31:00 +0100 The singer's resort-town home of Petoskey, MI figures largely in the album, influencing with its lakeside vibe. The seven-song EP features Miller's breezy summer tunes with a loose country bounce. Full Article
y Zilla With Her Eyes Shut - Zilla With Her Eyes Shut By www.music-news.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:19:00 +0100 Zilla With Her Eyes Shut is the latest far-out wunderkind to emerge from the same eccentric pop incubator that brought us FKA Twigs, Grimes, and MIA. Full Article
y Mentrix - My Enemy, My Love By www.music-news.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:27:00 +0100 Sufi-sticated sounds. Full Article
y Robert Jon & The Wreck - Last Light On The Highway By www.music-news.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:01:00 +0100 ... at this point it is definitely my favourite album of the year. Full Article
y Baby Chaos - Ape Confronts Cosmos By www.music-news.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:50:00 +0100 Full Article
y Jackie Lynn - Jacqueline By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:35:00 +0100 This prairie rose from the depths. Full Article
y Kimberly Hou - Opus One By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 22:56:00 +0100 Kimberly Hou's debut album showcases her ability to craft sonic atmospheres that suspend the mind. Hou's compositions are refreshingly uncomplicated, no notes have been crammed in unnecessarily. This EP makes a great companion for these odd times. Full Article
y Pilotcan - No More Shan Goodbyes By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 10:15:00 +0100 Full Article
y Deltaphonic - The Funk, The Soul & The Holy Groove By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 15:43:00 +0100 At the heart of their music is funk: deep and fluid, soulful and raunchy and thoroughly butt-wigglingly funky Full Article
y Robert Cray Band - That's What I Heard By www.music-news.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 15:23:00 +0100 It's all a great insight to Robert Cray’s influences and favourites Full Article
y King Charles - Out Of My Mind By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 11:21:00 +0100 Full Article
y Amanda St John - Made Myself A Name (Arvo Party mix) By www.music-news.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:29:00 +0100 Very well worth a few minutes of anyone’s ears. Full Article
y Percy - Seaside Donkeys By www.music-news.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:34:00 +0100 ...challenging and tricky to review but I can see me listening to this a lot over the coming months. Full Article
y Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters Day By www.music-news.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:54:00 +0100 ...celebrating Muddy Waters 1976 performance in Boston as the city declared ‘Muddy Waters Day’ Full Article
y Eamonn McCormack - Storyteller By www.music-news.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:14:00 +0100 It’s a very good album and the more I listened to it the better it sounded. Full Article
y Mohammed Assani - Wayfinder By www.music-news.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:12:00 +0100 Mohammed Assani's latest record Wayfinder is a transcendent blending of traditional Indian instrumentation with modern electronics to create a South Asian-style trip-hop. Full Article
y Molly Karloff - Supernaturalation By www.music-news.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 16:16:00 +0100 This really is classic rock material in the best way – loud, proud and exciting Full Article
y John Blues Boyd - What My Eyes Have Seen By www.music-news.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:05:00 +0100 Quite stunning in many different ways. Full Article
y E D Brayshaw - Fire Without Water By www.music-news.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:06:00 +0100 I’ve been waiting to hear a solo effort from Mr Brayshaw for a looong while – well worth the wait! Full Article
y Caleb Landry Jones - The Mother Stone By www.music-news.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:33:00 +0100 A magnum opus dei Full Article
