Bass-baritone Florian Boesch, top-class Lied-singer, blooms in a Schubert programme (finest orchestrations by Brahms and Webern) with the renowned Concentus Musicus, the Viennese orchestra now led by the talented Stefan Gottfried. Next to these sublimated pieces, the Concentus performs a finished version of the mysterious ‘Unfinished’ Symphony. A Scherzo by Schubert himself was completed by a composer (Nicola Samale) and a musicologist (Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs) so that the result is faithful to the musician special expression. And Rosamunde’s Overture concludes this re-enactment: a moving experience and a touching journey through time!

GioachinoRossini died 150 years ago. This leading light of Italian opera wrote one of the most frequently performed and most famous operas in the whole history of music: Il barbieredi Siviglia. Now the star violoncellist and exclusive SONY Classical artist Raphael Gromespays tribute to Rossini with her latest album. Her Hommageà Rossininaturally features UneLarme(A Tear), Rossini’s only original work for violoncello and piano, but it also includes a number of arrangements of Rossini arias for violoncello and orchestra or piano and a set of variations on a theme from Rossini’s Mosèin Egittowritten by the Czech composer BohuslavMartinů.

Götterdämmerung brings to a conclusion the Naxos Ring Cycle conducted by Jaap van Zweden with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. As with the other releases in this edition, it will appear both on standard CD and Blu-ray formats. Previous releases in this cycle have been received with great critical acclaim. "The quality of the orchestral playing is remarkable…

Franz Schubert returned to composing string quartets in the 1820s, after four years of focusing on songs which were beginning to gain him wider recognition. His late chamber compositions reveal probably his most characteristic music, full of deep intimacy and profound ambivalence. The ‘Quartettsatz’ (Quartet Movement) presents a turbulent, norm-breaking first movement. If the 'Rosamunde' and 'Death and the Maiden' are the most frequently heard of the quartets of Schubert, his last completed one –in G major –certainly remains his most uncompromising in its vastness, and perhaps his most prophetic of the musical future.

A mirror for the human animal The inhabitants of the animal kingdom have long been a subject of fascination for visual artists, and a source of inspiration for composers as well. Whether voicing their affection and awe, or mocking the human animal, composers have paid tribute to our furry and feathered friends by producing masterpieces of invention, musical mimicry, and wit. Peacocks, ducks, dromedaries, pigs, butterflies, carp, cicadas, and owls are just some of the creatures in the menagerie assembled for this recording, featuring the mischievous voice of Sophie Karthäuser, deftly accompanied by Eugene Asti.

Showcasing a unique sound, Max's music features sharp songwriting accompanied by his raspy tenor. On Tales Of Us, the British singer-songwriter fuses R&B, funk and soul influences as he contemplates on his past relationships and inner battles. "These songs came from events that happened to me in the last two years, from falling out of love to marching to freedom".

Through the last years Danish bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek has evolved to one of the best and in demand bass playeres in the world playing and recording with other top artistssuch as Enrico Pieranunzi, Justin Kauflin, Lars Jansson, Sinne Eeg, Monty Alexander, Arron Parks and many others. Fonnesbaek has synesthesia (the ability to “see” music as colors in his mind). Combined with equillibristic skills on his instrument this make him a remarkable musician. There are no weaknesses in Thomas Fonnesbæk’s playing. A strong melodic, harmonic and rhythmic sense makes him a complete musician. As a composer he is influenced by both the Scandinavian melancholy and the American jazz tradition.

Hope? Time and again it is hidden at best. Consolation? A little, but it is subliminal at most. Sadness, grief, melancholy? These are present in abundance. Anyone who sets out to discover English music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries will time and again stumble upon constants that left their mark on this music over an astonishingly lengthy period of time. The characteristics of melancholy may be found not only in the secular music of a Renaissance composer like John Dowland but also – several decades later – in the sacred music of two Baroque composers, Matthew Locke and Henry Purcell.

The Piano Guys return with an all-new album "Limitless". Having amassed over 2 billion audio streams worldwide for their genre-defying renditions, The Piano Guys return with yet another one-of-a-kind album. Limitless, a 13-track collection, includes their take on the latest pop hits, including a new recording of Shawn Mendes' hit single "In My Blood" as well as their previously released cover of Ed Sheeran's "Perfect," a fan-favorite that has garnered over 14 million views on YouTube alone. Expanding their reach far beyond the American pop music scene, the foursome are also taking on K-pop with their covers of "DNA" and "Epiphany" from global K-pop superstars BTS.

Near the end of Reagan's first term, the Western Massachusetts Hardcore scene coughed up an insanely shaped chunk called Dinosaur. Comprised of WMHC vets, the trio was a miasmic tornado of guitar noise, bad attitude and near-subliminal pop-based-shape-shifting. Through their existence, Dinosaur (amended to Dinosaur Jr. for legal reasons) defined a very specific, very aggressive set of oblique song-based responses to what was going on. Their one constant was the scalp-fryingly loud guitar and deeply buried vocals of J Mascis.

The Eagles created an indelible musical legacy over an extraordinary career that spans more than 40 years and includes six number one albums, more than a dozen Top 40 hits, and six GRAMMY Awards. LEGACY will bring together all the music that made the Eagles one of the best-selling bands in music history in one extraordinary collection.

Retour gagnant avec ce 2ème album de Louane, déjà certifié quadruple platine (+ de 400 000 exemplaires vendus) ! / Return winner with this 2nd Album of Louane, already certified quadruple platinum (+400 000 copies sold)!

L'auteure-compositrice-interprète Marie-Mai lance vendredi le sixième album de sa carrière intitulé Elle et Moi. / Singer-songwriter Marie-Mai released her sixth career album, Elle et Moi, on Friday.

Décapant, véhément, puissant : quand le groupe montréalais Fuudge nous donne un premier album magnifiquement enrobé des volutes de fumée bleue d’un rock stoner psychédélique un brin rétro aussi efficace que dérangeant, tout est alors en place pour nous accrocher un sourire aux lèvres. Les matricides est un album de rock qui fesse pour de vrai et qui fait plaisir. / Stripping, vehemently, powerful: when the Montreal band Fuudge gives us a first album beautifully coated with the volutes of blue smoke of a psychedelic rock stoner a retro as effective as disturbing, everything is then in place to hold a smile on our lips. Les matricides is a rock album that really makes people happy.

Révélé en 2014 grâce au single « Pas là » extrait de « Idées blanches », Vianney a réussi en seulement deux albums studio à séduire un large public avec ses chansons, sa voix unique et son charisme. / Revealed in 2014 with the single "Pas là" from "Idées blanches", Vianney has managed in just two studio albums to seduce a large audience with his songs, his unique voice and his charisma.