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MAX BRUCH / W. A. MOZART / ROBERT SCHUMANN / IGOR STRAVINSKY
Clarinet Trios Wigmore Soloists: Michael Collins (Clarinet), Isabelle van Keulen (violin / viola), Michael McHale (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Nov/2022 ] As core members of the ensemble Wigmore Soloists, Michael Collins, Isabelle van Keulen and Michael McHale present four works for clarinet trio composed over a period of some 130 years. Mozart's Kegelstatt Trio was long believed to have been composed... |
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GEORGES BIZET / OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Carmen Jones Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Sharon Benson, Damon Evans, Michael Austin, Gregg Baker / Original London Cast [ EMI Classics / CD - released 18/Feb/1991 ] The first London production from April 1991. Original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Totentanz Yoav Levanon (piano), Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Michael Sanderling [ Erato Warner Classics / CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] "Liszt's first piano concerto is a tour de force of virtuosity and drama, while the second offers a more nuanced, introspective exploration," says Yoav Levanon. "Together, they capture Liszt's artistic vision, combining technical brilliance with deep... |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Overtures Zagreb Festival Orchestra, Michael Halasz [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2017 ] Italian composer whose father was an inspector of slaughter-houses, but also a professional trumpeter. When the father was imprisoned for having backed the wrong side during the Napoleonic invasion, his mother took the young Rossini to Bologna where... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 8 Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / Richard Edlinger (cond), Michael Halasz (cond) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "there are few to match him [Edinger] for his immediacy of communication" - Penguin Guide |
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Michael Kiwanuka
Home Again [ Polydor Records / CD - released 22/Mar/2012 ] Immersing the listener in a sound that is both modern and as familiar as the classics, Kiwanuka manages to strike the balance between being contemporary and somehow utterly timeless. |
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Michael Kiwanuka
Home Again (LP) [ Polydor / LP - released 12/Mar/2012 ] UK LP pressing. 2012 debut album from the London-based singer/songwriter and winner of the prestigious BBC Sound of 2012 prize. Michael's voice has often been compared to the likes of Bill Withers. He's already supported many major artists including... |
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Michael Kiwanuka
Love & Hate [ Polydor Records / CD - released 15/Jul/2016 ] Love & Hate was recorded in LA and London, and produced by Grammy Award winner Brian Joseph Burton AKA Danger Mouse, and young British producer, Inflo. The album is a fascinatingly assured and resonant body of work, and follows Michael's 2012... |
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Michael Kiwanuka
Love & Hate (180g 2LP) [ Polydor Records / 2 LP - released 15/Jul/2016 ] Love & Hate was recorded in LA and London, and produced by Grammy Award winner Brian Joseph Burton AKA Danger Mouse, and young British producer, Inflo. The album is a fascinatingly assured and resonant body of work, and follows Michael's 2012... |
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Michael Chapman
50 [ Paradise Of Bachelors / CD - released 20/Jan/2017 ] |
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Michael Chapman
True North [ Paradise Of Bachelores / CD - released 8/Feb/2019 ] Veteran British songwriter and guitar sage Michael Chapman ranks among the innovative midcentury English guitarists-Davey Graham, Richard Thompson, and Michael's old friend Mike Cooper are others-who transposed the atmosphere and syntax of the blues... |
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Michael Chapman
True North (LP) [ Paradise Of Bachelores / LP - released 8/Feb/2019 ] Veteran British songwriter and guitar sage Michael Chapman ranks among the innovative midcentury English guitarists-Davey Graham, Richard Thompson, and Michael's old friend Mike Cooper are others-who transposed the atmosphere and syntax of the blues... |
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Michael Franti & Spearhead
Follow Your Heart (LP) [ Boo Boo Wax / LP - released 9/Sep/2022 ] Michael Franti has long been revered for his inspiring music, worldwide philanthropic efforts, and the power of optimism. Deemed by NPR as "equal parts musician and activist", Franti continues to offer opportunities for gratitude, solidarity and... |
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Michael Franti & Spearhead
Work Hard And Be Nice [ Thirty Tigers / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] "While we may be physically distancing, socially I love how we're coming together." The 17-song album started off as an idea: That it's important in this time of division in the world to Work Hard And Be Nice To People. "Before there was a song and... |
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Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band
Adios Senor Pussycat (LP) [ Violette Records / LP - released 17/Nov/2017 ] Beautiful and evocative and recorded in his home-town of Liverpool between March 2016 and June 2017, the album is the culmination of four years of hard work. Equal to his finest moments, Adiós Señor Pussycat will undoubtedly only further cement his... |
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Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band
Dear Scott [ Modern Sky / CD - released 8/Jul/2022 ] |
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Michael Hurley
Blue HIlls (LP) [ Mississippi Records / LP - released 1/Aug/2010 ] On this LP we find Michael Hurley stretching out on six longer than usual compositions that are heartbreaking & beautiful as anything he's ever done. Side one features Hurley on a creaky pump organ and a Hammond organ. Side two starts out with two... |
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Michael Jackson
Bad (Picture Vinyl) [ Sony / LP - released 24/Aug/2018 ] |
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Michael Jackson
Dangerous (Picture Disc LP) [ Sony / 2 LP - released 24/Aug/2018 ] |
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Michael Jackson
Scream [ Sony Music CD / CD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] Throughout his career Michael Jackson created music that has become synonymous with Halloween. Scream is an album showcasing Michael Jackson's spookiest songs. Epic/Legacy Recordings, in collaboration with The Estate of Michael Jackson, have... |