Tracklista: 1. Gold Memories2. Covered in Luck3. Another Drink4. A Lot Too Much5. Dorian6. Frank7. 4018. Why Feel Alone9. This Way10. It's Me11. Brazilian War
The Starlight Express was adapted from a book by Algernon Blackwood, A Prisoner in Fairyland, for a theatre production in the West End during the First World War, with music by Sir Edward Elgar. Combining the usually contrasting elements of fairytale and melodrama, The Starlight Express depicts the fantasy world inhabited by a group of children, who possess a magical ‘starlight’ quality that has been lost by the adults around them. This is the most comprehensive recorded version of The Starlight Express to date, based on a new score prepared by the Elgar Edition, which has been adapted by the conductor Sir Andrew Davis. Our recording includes, in place of the play, a detailed account of the story, penned by the conductor Sir Andrew Davis better to reflect the original book and our pattern of speech today. ‘All the music, excepting the songs and interludes, was designed as melodrama, and in some cases it is meaningless on its own’, explains Sir Andrew, continuing: ‘I have therefore taken the bold step of writing a narrative which is based partly on the play and partly on A Prisoner in Fairyland.’Our narrator is the actor Simon Callow, known to an international audience for his roles in films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral and Shakespeare in Love. Callow was delighted to be approached, as he already knows and loves this music, having delivered the narrative in a specially recorded concert performance of the incidental music, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 2007. The incidental music, complete with melodramatic passages which work in conjunction with the narrative, occupies all of Disc 1 and continues onto Disc 2. Then we have an extended suite of freestanding orchestral movements and songs.As a bonus, we have included three songs which link directly to this work. When a staged version of Blackwood’s book was first proposed, in 1914, another young composer, Clive Carey, was commissioned to compose the incidental music; but the outbreak of war forced the cancellation of the original production. When the plans were next revived, Elgar was approached, and he enthusiastically completed the score. However, Clive Carey had already composed three songs, but they were never included in the final production. They have been orchestrated by Sir Andrew Davis for this recording, and are heard here for the very first time. Our recording of The Starlight Express is performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra under Sir Andrew Davis with two internationally acclaimed soloists: the soprano Elin Manahan Thomas and baritone Roderick Williams.
The Brabant Ensemble under their director Stephen Rice presents music for the dark time of the year. Its latest disc of 16th-century polyphony features the extraordinary compositional gifts of Clemens non Papa, put to the service of the Requiem mass and a selection of motets on a pentitential theme. Within this general aspect of solemnity can be found countless shades of expression and emotion. Despite the popularity of the composer’s music during his lifetime, Clemens is a somewhat marginal figure today and many of these motets have never been recorded before. Yet, listening to this music today, one is immediately enthralled by its opulence and harmonic lushness, very different from the occasionally sterile polyphony of some of the composer’s contemporaries. The Brabant Ensemble’s fresh, uncluttered and sincere performances truly bring this glorious music to life.
Tracklista:1. Could Heaven Ever Be Like This2. Camby Bolongo3. Turn This Mutha Out4. Tasty Cakes5. Crab Apple6. Moon Hymn7. Say What
“Josquin is the master of notes” – This well-known quotation from Martin Luther describes how re-nowned Josquin des Préz (ca. 1450–1521) was already during his lifetime throughout Europe. Moreover, in the ensuing centuries the fascination with his work did not abate. He was the first composer who freed music from the predominant force of the cantus firmus and placed his formative genius above musical tradition. For many years the Kammerchor Josquin des Préz has successfully devoted its efforts to the musical opus of Josquin and in addition to the Missa Pange Lingua the choir presents lesserknown works on this, its debut CD.
Tracklista: 1. Lost Girls2. Brave Enough (Feat. Christina Perri)3. The Arena4. The Phoenix5. Where Do We Go (Feat. Carah Faye)6. Those Days (Feat. Dan + Shay)7. Prism8. Hold My Heart (Feat. ZZ Ward)9. Mirage (Feat. Raja Lumari)10. Don't Let This Feeling Fade (Feat. Rivers Cumomo & Lecrae)11. First Light12. Love's Just a Feeling (Feat. Rooty)13. Something Wild (Feat. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness)14. Gavi's Song
This compilation includes some of the best-known works of Chopin, featuring the "Revolutionary Etude", the Barcarolle Op. 60, the Second Sonata and the Fantaisie-Impromptu. These works, from the intimate Nocturnes to the symphonic drama of the B Minor Sonata, offer a good overview of the genius of Chopin.
Tracklista:1. This Is the Life2. Up and Down3. Falling to Fly4. And So It Was...5. Under the Radar6. Spontaneous7. Ring the Changes8. Wild Thing
„From Gas to Solid / You Are My Friend” to tytuł trzeciego wydawnictwa Anji Plaschg, kryjącej się pod pseudonimem Soap&Skin. Jest to pierwsze wydawnictwo artystki od sześciu lat i następca albumu „Narrow” z 2012 r. (nr 1 na austriackiej liście najlepiej sprzedających się krążków). Tracklista: 1. This Day 2. Athom 3. Italy 4. (This Is) Water 5. Surrounded 6. Creep 7. Heal 8. Foot Chamber 9. Safe With Me 10. Falling 11. Palindrome 12. What A Wonderful World
Tracklista:1. This Is Not Possible2. This Is My Dinner3. Linda Blair4. Copenhagen5. Candles6. David Cassidy7. Come On Get Happy8. Rock 'N' Roll Singer9. Soap for Joyful Hands10. Chapter 87 of He