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NICHOLAS LENS / NICK CAVE
L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S. Denzil Delaere, Claron McFadden, Clara-Lane Lens [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 LP - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Having collaborated on Shell Shock in 2014, Cave and Lens joined forces again during the lockdown to create this new work. Memories of the magical stillness and of the inner peace that Lens experienced while visiting the Rinzai Zen temples in rural... |
Elina Duni with Rob Luft & Fred Thomas
Lost Ships [ ECM / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Elina Duni and Rob Luft's programme of songs of love and exile has been gathering momentum since 2017, when the Albanian-Swiss singer and the British guitarist began their collaboration. Along the way the duo has been augmented by distinguished... |
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes [ Verve / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Verve Records releases the never-before-heard stellar live recording from the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. The Lost Berlin Tapes were recorded - incredibly in both mono and stereo - at Berlin's Sportpalast on March 25, 1962 and finds Ella at... |
DUPRÉ / FRANCK / COUPERIN / BRUHNS / BACH / MESSIAEN
Gillian Weir: A Celebration Gillian Weir (organ) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 22 CD Box Set - released 12/Feb/2021 ] 'Dame Gillian is one of the greatest of living artists; her playing shows a perfect mixture of hand and heart, a true musician with the technique to tackle anything.' - JOHN AMIS, WRITER AND CRITIC |
Gregory Porter
All Rise [ Universal Music / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Following 2017's Nat King Cole & Me, a loving dedication to his lifelong idol, All Rise marks a return to Porter's beloved original songwriting - heart-on-sleeve lyrics imbued with everyday philosophy and real-life detail, set to a stirring mix of... |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Les Enfants Terribles Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 23/Oct/2020 ] Presenting the opera Les Enfants terribles arranged for piano duet, dedicated to Katia & Marielle Labèque, and Etudes No. 17 & 20. |
MOZART / SCHUBERT / WEBER
Mozart / Schubert: Symphonies London Symphony Orchestra, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Walter Susskind, Antal Dorati [ Decca SBS Eloquence / 2 CD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] 'Like most of the great European conductors,' wrote the critic Harold C. Schonberg, '[Schmidt-Isserstedt] has been brought up in a tradition that insists on selflessness before great music.' |
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
Einaudi: Undiscovered Ludovico Einaudi (piano) [ Decca / 2 CD - released 18/Sep/2020 ] This remastered double album explores music from across Einaudi's catalogue, unearthing hidden gems from across nine albums. Includes tracks from his many collaboration projects such as Taranta, Diaro Mali & Cloudland, solo albums Eden Roc, I Giorni... |
Ludovico Einaudi (piano)
Ludovico Einaudi - The Royal Albert Hall Concert - CD & DVD Edition [ Decca / 3 CD/DVD - released 19/Jun/2020 ] Recorded live at London's legendary Royal Albert Hall at the peak of Einaudi's European and American tour in2010, showcasing his works/albums "Nightbook", "I Giorni"and "Divenire". |
Ólafur Arnalds
Some Kind of Peace [ Mercury / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] some kind of peace was born out of the mantra: "we can't control anything that happens to us. All we can do is control how we react to what life gives us." Touches on what it means to be alive, daring to be vulnerable and the importance of rituals. |
GUASTAVINO / FUENTES / RODRIGUEZ / GINASTERA / TRADITIONAL / etc
Serenata Latina Rolando Villazón (tenor), Xavier de Maistre (harp) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] An album of Latin American Songs with new intimate arrangements for voice and harp. Because of its cultural diversity where indigenous, European and African influences meet, the Latin American countries have one of the richest Lied repertoires of... |
CHOPIN / LISZT / SAINT-SAENS / SCHUMANN / VILLA-LOBOS / BARTÓK / etc
Ruth Slenczynska - Complete American Decca Recordings Ruth Slenczynska (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2020 ] A debut on CD for the American Decca legacy of Ruth Slenczynska, a prodigious Romantic-age keyboard lioness. 'Slenczynska has technique to burn, has it under complete control, and uses it with masculine vigour and shrewd musicianship' HighFidelity |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony 7 / Leonore Overture 3 Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Decca / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] "This is Beethoven, refined, elegant, sculptural, exciting at times, but lacking depth. Ozawa creates a billowing cloud of lovely, elegant sound, assiduously sculpting the dynamic range." BBC Music |
The Seekers
Hidden Treasures Volume 2 - The Rarities Collection [ Universal CD plus DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 30/Oct/2020 ] Immerse yourself in these rare and precious archive finds, many published for the first time. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Serenades [Incls 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'] Philomusica of London, Thurston Dart / Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Keilberth [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 20/Oct/2020 ] A first international CD issue for two contrasting albums of light-orchestral Mozart from Joseph Keilberth and Thurston Dart. |
CARLOS SALZEDO / WILLIAM G. JAMES
Christmas Music For Harp Alice Giles (harp) [ ABC Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] Angelic classics for the Christmas season or any time: favourite carols in sublime arrangements by harp master Carlos Salzedo, performed with grace and charm by Australian harp virtuosa Alice Giles. |
Allira Wilson / Harry Mitchell / Ben Vanderwal / Karl Florisson
I Am Like The Rain: Songs Of Paul Simon [ ABC Jazz / CD - released 31/Jul/2020 ] 'The Sounds of Silence', 'Graceland', 'Mrs Robinson', '50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' - Paul Simon has one of the richest and most-loved catalogue of songs of any songwriter who ever lived. On I Am Like the Rain, a quartet of Australia's most... |
Andrea Bocelli
Believe [ Sugar / Decca / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] Believe follows Andrea Bocelli's record-breaking 'Music for Hope' performance at Easter from the historic Duomo cathedral in Milan which was watched live by millions around the globe. The new album also features two duets with leading opera singer... |
PIAZZOLLA / DEBUSSY / FALLA / RAMEAU / HOUGHTON / etc
Alchemy Andrew Blanch, Ariel Nurhadi (guitar) [ ABC Classic / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Andrew Blanch and Ariel Nurhadi are "two stunning young guitarists" ( Sydney Arts Guide) who have been performing together since 2014, touring as a duo as well as with baritone José Carbó in The José Carbó Trio. |
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BACH / ELGAR / KARG-ELERT / LEFEBURE-WELY / WILLIAMS
The New Organ [CD+Blu-ray Video Edition Dolby Atmos] Konstantin Reymaier (organ of the St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna) [ Deutsche Grammophon CD plus Blu-ray Video / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 2/Oct/2020 ] For centuries, Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral has cultivated a strong musical tradition. A fire in 1945 destroyed the previous organ. The replacement is an astonishingly powerful and versatile instrument with countless shades of colours that remain... |
