Since you are interested in Bach Trios, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
Aretha Franklin with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A Brand New Me [ Warner Music / CD - released 10/Nov/2017 ] A Brand New Me: Aretha Franklin (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) pairs classic vocals from some of the most iconic songs that the Queen of Soul recorded for Atlantic Records with new arrangements performed by The Royal Philharmonic... |
Leonard Cohen
You Want It Darker [ Sony Music / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] Leonard Cohen, acclaimed composer of 'Hallelujah', has released an album of haunting new songs at the age of 82. This great artist continues to astonish us. Uncompromising and urgent, "You Want It Darker" is the latest chapter in Leonard's... |
Sol3 Mio
On Another Note [ Universal Music / CD - released 9/Oct/2015 ] United by a love of opera and deep family bonds, tenor brothers Pene and Amitai Pati, and their baritone cousin Moses Mackay have carved out a unique niche for themselves. While continuing to study, train and make huge achievements within the... |
Aldous Harding
Party [ Flying Nun / CD - released 19/May/2017 ] Igniting interest with her eponymous debut album released just two years ago, Aldous Harding quickly became a name murmured on many lips. She's known for her sinister torch songs, gentle laments and eerie odes delivered with a charismatic combination... |
HANDEL / BACH / TORELLI / HUMMEL / MARCELLO / etc
Magic Trumpet Alison Balsom (trumpet), with Alina Ibragimova (violin) / The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock (director, harpsichord and organ) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] "I realised from early on that it wasn't just a trumpet, it was a voice that could seemingly do anything … It can have such fabulous colours, be so versatile, and make such a beautiful sound. I will vigorously defend it for the rest of my life."... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Cello Concerto / Sea Pictures / Overture: Cockaigne Jacqueline Du Pre (cello) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo) / London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Warner Classics Original Jacket Reissues / CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE 100 GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME |
PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |
Sol3 Mio
A Very M3rry Christmas [ Universal Music / CD - released 10/Nov/2017 ] Sol3 Mio's first ever Christmas album! A Very Merry Christmas features the breathtaking voices of Pene Pati, Amitai Pati and Moses Mackay, this much requested album will delight their legions of fans and is destined to become a bona fide Kiwi... |
Anika Moa
Songs For Bubbas 3 [ Anika Moa / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] Anika Moa returns with the third instalment of her hugely successful Songs For Bubbas series. Packed full of musical treats for your tamariki, the album features Julia Deans, Anna Coddington and Steph Brown. |
SILVIUS LEOPOLD WEISS
Weiss: Lute Works (arr. D. Cerović for guitar) Danijel Cerović (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Silvius Leopold Weiss was acknowledged as the greatest lutenist of his age, composing over 600 pieces for the instrument organised into suites or sonatas. In these arrangements for guitar, Danijel Cerović has selected the only two of Weiss's sonatas... |
Fleet Foxes
Crack-Up [ Nonesuch / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] Crack-Up comes six years after the 2011 release of Helplessness Blues and nearly a decade since the band's 2008 self-titled debut. All eleven of the songs on Crack-Up were written by Robin Pecknold. The album was co-produced by Pecknold and Skyler... |
HENRY PURCELL
Music for a While: Improvisations on Purcell Philippe Jaroussky, Raquel Andueza, Vincenzo Capezzuto, Dominique Visse, Trovesi, Muthspiel / L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar [ Warner Classics / CD - released 26/Oct/2014 ] "most of these songs retain their essential character, and far from having his genius dimmed, Purcell still shines as a writer of songs timelessly receptive to reinterpretation and capable of reaching the heart by the power of melody alone." Gramopho |
Joan Baez
Whistle Down The Wind [ Proper / CD - released 2/Mar/2018 ] Whistle Down The Wind is Joan's first new studio album in a decade, since 2008's critically acclaimed, Grammy -nominated Day After Tomorrow, which was produced by Steve Earle. Its release ignited an extraordinary decade of achievement by Joan,... |
BRITTEN / MERTZ / BACH / PONCE / SCHWIZGEBEL
Guitar Recital: Johan Smith Johan Smith (guitar) [ Naxos Laureate Series: Guitar / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] "Particularly admirable is Smith's tone, unmarred by the arbitrary use of sul ponticello effects." Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept 2020 |
Marlon Williams
Marlon Williams [ Marlon Williams / CD - released 24/Apr/2015 ] Marlon Williams was set on a musical path early by his parents. "My dad's definitely taught me a lot about music in all it's various forms; so has Mum. I sang a lot as a kid on the... |
Ry Cooder
The Prodigal Son [ A & M Records / Universal / CD - released 11/May/2018 ] Recorded in Hollywood, CA, and produced by Ry and his chief collaborator, drummer Joachim Cooder, The Prodigal Son is all America - our spiritual, hopeful voices, our raw cries and our sly provocations, voiced through the songs of the Pilgrim... |
Tami Neilson
Sassafrass! [ Outside Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] With her new album, SASSAFRASS! Tami Neilson takes a giant step that should only bring her more widespread acclaim. On this 11-track effort, she places a heavier emphasis on soul music while not abandoning her country and rockabilly roots. Neilson... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Volodos plays Brahms Arcadi Volodos (piano) [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/May/2017 ] "Comparisons become irrelevant in interpretations of such mesmerising honesty. An award-winner if ever I heard one." Gramophone Award WINNER 2018 - Instrumental |
Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex [ Partisan Records / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] Debut, self-titled album from Brooklyn, NY-based ambient pop group Cigarettes After Sex. Led by vocalist / songwriter Greg Gonzalez, the band was inspired by the likes of The Cowboy Junkies, Cocteau Twins, Red House Painters, Mazzy Star & the... |
BRAHMS / DVORAK / HAHN / STRAUSS / etc
Morgen: Songs For Cello & Piano Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] The return of one of New Zealand's favourite pianists. This is a special album for Rae de Lisle, who has created it with her son-in law Andrew (NZSO's Principal Cello) and daughter Julia (Principal Viola with the NZSO). |