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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Over My Head John Holiday (countertenor), Kevin Miller [ Pentatone / CD - due 17/Jul/2026 ] Countertenor John Holiday presents Over My Head, a striking and deeply personal debut that reflects both the breadth of his artistry and the clarity of his artistic voice. Praised as one of the finest countertenors of his generation, Holiday brings... |
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Chad Smith (saxophones), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Saxophobia: Celebrating The Sax Craze Of The 1920s [ Chandos / CD - due 3/Jul/2026 ] Famously invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, the saxophone quickly became an established part of French and British military bands, but remained a novelty instrument elsewhere until it gained a foothold in vaudeville and ragtime bands in 1920s... |
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GEORGES BIZET / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / PAUL DUKAS / MAURICE RAVEL etc
French Orchestral Favourites Sinfonia of London (orchestra), John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2026 ] Opera and ballet were the dominant musical genres in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century France, and French orchestral music was much more poetic and narrative than the contrasting German symphonic tradition. Master-orchestrators such as Debussy... |
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John Prine
BBC Sessions [ Rhino / CD - released 17/Apr/2026 ] John Prine recorded live for BBC radio. Featuring solo performances of songs from his first two albums. |
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GIACOMO SUSANI
Susani: A Screenshot of Now Alexander Chance (countertenor), Tim Mead (countertenor), Daniel Norman (tenor), Chinwe D John (narrator), Giacomo Susani (guitar) [ Linn Records / CD - released 10/Apr/2026 ] The song cycle A Screenshot of Now is a new work by guitarist and composer Giacomo Susani on words by the poet, lyricist, author and physician Chinwe D. John. Receiving its premiere recording on this album, the collection is a series of 14 poems in... |
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FROMENTAL HALÉVY
Halevy: La Juive (complete opera recorded in 2024) (Blu-ray) Ambur Braid, John Osborn, Gerard Schneider / Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Extrachor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Henrik Ná [ Naxos / Blu-ray - released 10/Apr/2026 ] Fromental Halévy's five-act grand opera La Juive ('The Jewess') is one of the most popular operas of the 19th century, captivating audiences ever since its debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1835. Set in the 15th century and full of pageantry, the... |
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FROMENTAL HALÉVY
Halévy: La Juive (complete opera recorded in 2024) (DVD) Ambur Braid, John Osborn, Gerard Schneider / Chor der Oper Frankfurt, Extrachor der Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Henrik Ná [ Naxos / DVD - released 10/Apr/2026 ] Fromental Halévy's five-act grand opera La Juive ('The Jewess') is one of the most popular operas of the 19th century, captivating audiences ever since its debut at the Opéra de Paris in 1835. Set in the 15th century and full of pageantry, the... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies 2 & 5 CBSO Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Apr/2026 ] Commissioned by the Propaganda Department of the Soviet State Music Publishing House to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, the 'Symphonic Dedication to October' eventually became Shostakovich's Second Symphony, and was first... |
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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Orchestral Music Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos / CD - released 13/Mar/2026 ] Puccini is renowned as one of the greatest opera composers of all time and his early works - before Manon Lescaut catapulted him to international fame - offer a fascinating insight into his development as a composer. John Wilson and Sinfonia of... |
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Little John
Give The Youth A Try (LP) [ Live And Learn / LP - released 20/Feb/2026 ] Recorded at Channel One, the LP Give Youth A Try, is a solid classic in the career of Little John. Released in 1983 and produced by Delroy Wright and Henry Junjo Lawes, this musical work finds the teenaged Little John beginning to come into his... |
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EDWARD MACDOWELL
MacDowell: Orchestral Works, Volume 2 Xiayin Wang (Solo Piano), Peter Dixon (Solo Cello), John Wilson (Conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 16/Jan/2026 ] In July 1884, MacDowell and his wife, Marian, spent their honeymoon in England, and were both captivated by performances of Shakespeare plays at London's Lyceum Theatre. The young composer started immediately on sketches based on six characters, but... |
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THOMAS ADES / EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar & Ades: Violin Concertos Christian Tetzlaff (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Nov/2025 ] Star-violinist Christian Tetzlaff, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor John Storgårds present in this album two major British violin concertos written between a century, in 1910 and 2005. Elgar's passionate Violin Concerto, completed in... |
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John Scofield, Dave Holland
Memories of Home [ ECM / CD - released 21/Nov/2025 ] Guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland, two of jazz's contemporary masters, have played together over the years in contexts including projects with Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson and a spirited co-led band with Joe Lovano and Al... |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton - Orchestral Works Vol.2: Cello Concerto / Symphony No. 1 / Scapino Jonathan Aasgaard (cello), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Nov/2025 ] '...a perfect example of how conductor John Wilson's vital, yet penetrating, approach combines with the orchestra's trademark lustre to fit this composer's music like a glove. It's evident from the outset in a rumbustious reading of Scapino" Guardian |
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John Maus
Later Than You Think [ Young / CD - released 26/Sep/2025 ] Two decades and seven albums into his career, American musician, composer, and academic John Maus will release his most transcendent work yet: Later Than You Think. Arriving via his new label YOUNG, the album explores themes of grief, justice,... |
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John Maus
Later Than You Think (Indie Exclusive Clear Ice Blue LP) [ Young / LP - released 26/Sep/2025 ] Two decades and seven albums into his career, American musician, composer, and academic John Maus will release his most transcendent work yet: Later Than You Think. Arriving via his new label YOUNG, the album explores themes of grief, justice,... |
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John Maus
Later Than You Think (LP) [ Young / LP - released 26/Sep/2025 ] Two decades and seven albums into his career, American musician, composer, and academic John Maus will release his most transcendent work yet: Later Than You Think. Arriving via his new label YOUNG, the album explores themes of grief, justice,... |
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John Taylor, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron
Tramonto [ ECM / CD - released 19/Sep/2025 ] Recorded live in Birmingham during a Contemporary Music Network tour in 2002, Tramonto finds UK pianist John Taylor (1942-2015) in celebratory, outgoing mood, fronting one of his most dynamic and quick-witted groups, with US musicians Marc Johnson... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 and No. 3 'The First of May' - Two Scherzos BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, John Storgårds [ Chandos / CD - released 29/Aug/2025 ] For this, the fifth instalment of his Shostakovich symphony cycle, John Storgårds turns to some of the earliest of the composer's orchestral output, works which Shostakovich largely wrote during his student years. The orchestral scherzo was a... |
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John Coltrane Quartet
The John Coltrane Quartet Plays Acoustic Sounds (LP) [ Verve / LP - released 29/Aug/2025 ] Recorded in two sessions just a few months after working on 'A Love Supreme', this album makes for a perfect introduction to Coltrane's final period as a leader. Though Art Davis plays second bass on 'Nature Boy', the classic quartet of Coltrane with... |