Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
Just Coolin' [ Blue Note Records / CD - released 17/Jul/2020 ] A never-before-released studio album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack, New Jersey studio on March 8, 1959, and featuring the legendary drummer, along with trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Hank... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Symphonies 3 & 4 Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ ABC Classics / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] The two final symphonies of Johannes Brahms are undisputed masterpieces: passionate, intensely lyrical, a thrilling blend of grandeur and intimacy. |
Celtic Woman
The Magic of Christmas [ Manhattan / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] For 15 years Celtic Woman has been celebrating Ireland's rich musical and cultural heritage. The group continues the centuries-old tradition of telling stories through song. |
Dame Shirley Bassey
I Owe It All To You [ Decca / CD - released 25/Jun/2007 ] Deluxe Edition with expanded booklet featuring archive material and highlights from Dame Shirley Bassey's incredible career. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Bass Cantatas David Greco (baritone), Van Diemen's Band [ ABC Classics / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] Celebrated Australian baritone David Greco joins with acclaimed period-instrument ensemble Van Diemen's Band to present treasures from Bach's sacred music, including two complete bass cantatas. |
Dominik Wania (piano)
Lonely Shadows [ ECM / CD - released 13/Nov/2020 ] After critically-acclaimed ECM recordings with the Maciej Obara Quartet (Unloved, Three Crowns), Polish pianist Dominik Wania delivers a solo album recorded in November 2019 in Lugano. |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Sea Pictures / Falstaff Elīna Garanča (mezzo-soprano) / Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 24/Jul/2020 ] "Elgar's orchestral writing is richly rewarding, and these fine Berlin players respond to it with a will. The Latvian mezzo Garanca sings Sea Pictures with splendid fervour and lustrous tone." Sunday Times |
Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Poppy Ajudha, Jordan Rakei, Jorja Smith & more
Blue Note Re:Imagined [ Blue Note / 2 CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Blue Note Re:imagined; a brand-new collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene's most exciting young talents. |
ARCANGELO CORELLI
Corelli: Concerto Grossi, Op. 6 Genesis Baroque [ ABC Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] Here, one of Melbourne's premier early music ensembles, Genesis Baroque, brings these extraordinary works to life with great energy and enthusiasm. |
CARL ORFF
Carl Orff Edition Gundula Janowitz, Gerhard Stolze, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Berlin Opera, Eugen Jochum [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / 11 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2020 ] To celebrate the 125th birthday of one of Germany's most famous composers (July 10th 2020), Deutsche Grammophon presents The Carl Orff Edition 11-CD Original Jackets Collection - Complete Deutsche Grammophon Recordings of Carl Orff |
GLASS / MEREDITH / YORKE / BJORK / RICHTER / etc
Time Jess Gillam (saxophone) [ Decca / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] With a range of styles, moods and influences, the album is designed to reflect the arc of energy within the passing of a day, giving the listener a moment to immerse themselves in an oasis of sound and reflection. |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Die Walkure (Complete Opera recorded in 1967) [Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray Audio] Jon Vickers, Martti Talvela, Thomas Stewart, Gundula Janowitz, Régine Crespin / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 4 CD Box Set - released 12/Jun/2020 ] Remastered at Emil Berliner Studios in 24 bit/192kHz. Blu-ray Audio in DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. CDs are produced from the new remastering. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Magic Of Mantovani: The original recordings, with Joseph Calleja Joseph Calleja (tenor) / Mantovani and his orchestra [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 23/Aug/2012 ] Decca presents the release of a brand new album in which Mantovani's original orchestral 1950s and '60s recordings are remastered and set with brand new vocals - for the very first time - from one of today's most acclaimed and sought-after singers. |
Katie Noonan
Sweetest Taboo [ ABC / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Katie Noonan's 20th studio album sees her revisit the songs that made her fall in love with music. From the first album she ever bought (Crowded House) to her female icons (Annie Lennox, Cyndi Lauper). |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Silent Woods / etc Kian Soltani (cello), Staatskapelle Berlin, Daniel Barenboim, Cellists of the Staatskapelle Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 21/Aug/2020 ] "There's a sense of real partnership with the orchestra, a lovely chamber-like dialogue, the rounded woodwind and brass timbres of the Berliners providing an ideal foil for his brightly-lit line" BBC Music Concerto Choice October 2020 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflote [The Magic Flute] (Complete opera recorded in 1978) Kiri Te Kanawa, Peter Hofmann, Edita Gruberova, Kurt Moll, Kathleen Battle / Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Alain Lombard [ Decca / 2 CD Box Set - released 8/Jan/2021 ] A real gem looking at the incredible cast, a veritable "Who's Who" of opera singers of the time: Kiri Te Kanawa, Peter Hofmann, Edita Gruberova, Kathleen Battle, Kurt Moll and Jose Van Dam. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Original Three Tenors Concert in Rome (CD plus DVD): 30th Anniversary Edition Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras / Zubin Mehta [ Decca Music Group / 2 CD/DVD - released 21/Jul/2020 ] Celebrate the most iconic concert of our time with this special edition produced for the 30th Anniversary CD album of original concert + DVD of the complete concert including "making of" documentary 64-page glossy collectors booklet. |
Ludovico Einaudi (piano)
Seven Days Walking [Super-Deluxe Limited Edition] [ Decca Classics / 9 LP/CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Ludovico Einaudi and Decca Records bring you this elegant Super Deluxe Limited Edition of Seven Days Walking. |
Ludovico Einaudi (piano) Ballaké Sissoko (kora)
Ludovico Einaudi & Ballaké Sissoko: Diario Mali [ Decca / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] In 2003 Einaudi travelled to Mali and played with musicians there, culminating in the album Diario Mali, in which he duets with Malian kora player Ballaké Sissoko. |
MAX RICHTER
Richter: Voices Max Richter [ Decca / 2 CD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] "No contemporary composer expresses the same complexity of emotion on screen as Max Richter, whose work pervades modern culture, from film to television to dance to theatre." - THE ATLANTIC |