Artur Schnabel was an Austrian-American classical pianist, composer and pedagogue. Schnabel was known for his intellectual seriousness as a musician, avoiding pure technical bravura. Among the 20th century's most respected and important pianists, his playing displayed marked vitality, profundity and spirituality in the Austro-German classics, particularly the works of Beethoven and Schubert. He was the first pianist to record all of Ludwig van Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas. The recordings were made in Abbey Road Studios in London on a C. Bechstein grand piano from 1932 to 1935, seven years after electrical recording was invented. Originally recorded on 78 rpm phonograph records for the His Master's Voice recording label, the recordings have since been reissued numerous times. These recordings were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1975 & into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2018.

Join some of Vancouver's finest young musicians in celebrating the release of a new jazz/classical album!

A really majestic live set from Billy Paul - recorded in the UK at the height of his greatest fame - but in a way that features plenty of longer tracks that really let Billy stretch out and do his thing! Given this expanded setting, there's a surprisingly righteous feel to most numbers – a sound that continues the groove of Going East and War Of The Gods, and also features a bit more of Paul's presence as an entertainer on the stage. The album's a beautiful illustration of the fact that Billy was easily one of the hippest artists working for Philadelphia during the early days – and it offers up some tremendous transformations of the tunes "Thanks For Saving My Life", "Your Song", "Me & Mrs. Jones", "War Of The Gods", and "Brown Baby".

Vocalist. Born Dixie Lee Stone, Innes married Bruce Innes while a member of the Original Caste. When they divorced in 1980, she left the music business and became a social worker in Victoria, British Columbia.

Written by Dallas Frazier and A. L. Owens. Released January 1972 from the album Thank You For Loving Me.

Juno Award winner and violin soloist Karl Stobbe has released the album Bach and Bartok to illustrate the profound influence of Bach’s sonatas on the world of classical music.

The two jazz giants Ben Webster and Harry "Sweets" Edison had long wanted to record an album together, and in 1962, they did. Although associated with two different orchestras (Edison was with Basie and Webster was with Ellington), these two swing kings found that they had a lot in common. This album features both horn men on three medium tempo blues, "Better Go", "Kitty", and "Did You Call Her Today". Other than this, Webster gets two tenor features, contributing absolutely luscious solos on both "How Long Has This Been Going On", and "My Romance". Newly remastered for Hybrid SACD.

“Promenade”: sounds, timbres, colours, gestures of the heart, of the mind and of the art of piano playing. All of this but also so much more transpires in this series of pieces that make up this precious work of improvisation at the piano, by Pietro Delle Chiaie.

David Buskin (born December 13, 1943 in New York City) is a singer, songwriter, performer, author, playwright, jingle composer and girls' basketball coach.

My name is Steinar Ytrehus and I'm a musician from Norway. I have my own studio where I like to spend my spare time making music.

On March 11th, 1829, a barely twenty-years old Felix Mendelssohn conducted the performance of the St. Matthew Passion at the Berlin Singakademie. That event certainly ushered in the modern awareness about Bach’s role in the history of European music; with that awareness came the familiarity with the entirety of his output.

The recipient of the Jerry Goldsmith Award and the IFMCA award, George Kallis’s scores span the globe having composed scores for over 35 films worldwide. George was born on the island of Cyprus, at the intersection of continents and cultures. This confluence of musical traditions, along with his experience working with filmmakers around the world, has shaped his perspective and enabled his music to transcend language and borders. He studied film composition at Berklee College of Music, and he has a Masters degree in composition from The Royal College of Music. His numerous credits include The Last Warrior trilogy, Joy Division, 93 Days, Albion: The Enchanted Stallion, Highlander: The Source and the trailers for 47 Ronin, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Into the White.

"In the summer of 2019, I travelled to Mexico to compete in the IX International Carlos Prieto Cello Competition, and little did I know, the trip would transform my life musically. At the time I was very well acquainted with Latin American music, but after having the great fortune of winning first prize and returning to Mexico multiple times for performances, I fell in love with the music of Latin America, the culture, the history, and the Spanish language."

Psychedelic jazz funk from jamie branch and Jason Nazary's Anteloper project, with help from legendary guitarist and former Tortoise member Jeff Parker.