Born out of the war in Ukraine, Ukraine Suites confronts it's immense human cost while honouring the courage,dignity and resilience of those living through it. Bringing together Morten Jessen's two four-movement works forviolin and piano, Kyiv Suite and Decency Suite, the album is both a powerful artistic response and an expression ofsolidarity with the Ukrainian people.Jessen began Kyiv Suite shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion, inspired by the determination of Kyiv's defenders.His subsequent correspondence with Viktor Marynchak, a Ukrainian priest who conducted services in Kharkiv'smetro stations during the assault, deepened the work's themes of strength and hope.Ukrainian violinist Natalia Gordeyeva discovered the suite online and immediately recognized her own story in it'smusic. Her contact with Jessen developed into a close artistic partnership, leading to benefit concerts and a ten-daytour of Ukraine.Their encounters with soldiers, survivors and communities rebuilding in Kyiv, Irpin, Bucha and Lviv inspired DecencySuite: music shaped by trauma, defiance, beauty and hope. Together, these works affirm human decency and callupon the West to stand firmly beside Ukraine in it's darkest hour.Ukrainian violinist Natalia Gordeyeva made her recital debut at seven, appeared with Kyiv Camerata at ten and performed at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine at thirteen. A pupil ofHabib Kayaleh in the Menuhin tradition, she has appeared at distinguished venues across Europe. Praised by Ida Haendel for her 'respect for the score,' Gordeyeva combines technical brilliance with profound musical insight. Her collaboration with Morten Jessen reflects her deep commitment to Ukraine and the transformative power of music.Morten Jessen is a Danish composer, multi-instrumentalist, organist and founder of the Nordic Church Ensemble. His distinctive music unites impressionistic colour, Nordic melancholy and the resonant acoustics of sacred spaces. His works have been presented at major venues and festivalsin Denmark and abroad, including the Lviv & Kyiv National Philharmonic. His European Solidarity March (2024) was premiered in Kyiv and Copenhagen and continues to beperformed across Europe. UPC: 0747313289721Label: Our RecordingsRelease Date: 1.1.27Format: Vinyl
We're thrilled to announce the physical release of björk orkestral - with the hamrahlíð choir - part of the concert series that took place at Harpa concert hall in Reykjavik in 2021. The 24 October show featured the 50-person Hamrahlíð Choir conducted by Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir and musical director Bergur Þórisson on organ/electronics and features songs primarily from Björk's album Medúlla.
These concerts were held in collaboration with Iceland Airwaves, RÚV, Harpa, Promote Iceland, and Icelandair.
Available in multiple formats including LP, CD, DVD and Blu Ray.
Tracklist:
Show Me Forgiveness (Live at Harpa Hall)
Pleasure Is All Mine (Live at Harpa Hall)
Hidden Place (Live at Harpa Hall)
Cosmogony (Live at Harpa Hall)
Sonnets/Unrealities XI (Live at Harpa Hall)
Unravel (Live at Harpa Hall)
Vertebræ by Vertebræ (Live at Harpa Hall)
Who Is It (Live at Harpa Hall)
Mouth's Cradle (Live at Harpa Hall)
Where Is the Line (Live at Harpa Hall)
New World (Live at Harpa Hall)
UPC: 5016958110703Label: One Little IndependeRelease Date: 1.8.27Format: Vinyl
1996 is a landmark in Ryuichi Sakamoto’s discography. Released initially in 1996, this intemporal and timeless album is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2026. It has been celebrated as the album which has been the entry point to many around the world into Ryuichi Sakamoto’s prolific career as a composer and a pianist. The album is a collection of the master’s most popular compositions ranging from his iconic themes to “The Last Emperor”, “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” to “1919” and “A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana” (two new, original compositions at the time of the album’s original release). All arranged for piano, cello and trio, these recordings are cherished by many as the most moving pieces of music produced and performed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The true definition of a classic album.
Milan Records is honored to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of 1996 by releasing for the first time in the West this album on vinyl and cassette format. Housed in its original visual design, the album has been fully remastered for vinyl to provide the best listening experience to Ryuichi Sakamoto’s fans around the world.
Tracklist:
A Day a Gorilla Gives a Banana
Rain
Bibo no Aozora
The Last Emperor
1919
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
M.A.Y. in The Backyard
The Sheltering Sky
A Tribute to N.J.P.
High Heels (Main Theme)
Aoneko no Torso
The Wuthering Heights
Parolibre
Acceptance (End Credits) - Little Buddha
Before Long
Self Portrait
UPC: 199584643717Label: Milan RecordsRelease Date: 12.11.26Format: Vinyl
Mario Batkovic's music occupies a singular space between composition, performance and sonic experimentation. Based in Bern, Switzerland, the composer, accordionist and multi-instrumentalist has developed an intensely personal musical language rooted in a radical interrogation of the accordion - it's timbre, mechanics, physicality and rhythmic potential. In Batkovic's hands, the instrument becomes something far beyond it's conventional role: a source of intricate, evolving sound in which performer and machine appear to become one.Batkovic received International critical acclaim when his eponymous debut album was released on Invada Records in 2017, with Rolling Stone listing it in the top 10 avant- garde albums of the year. 'INTROSPECTIO' followed, a self-questioning, self-examination of society which featured collaborations with Colin Stetson, James Holden and Clive Deamer (Radiohead / Portishead).II sees Batkovic venture further into radical, uncompromising and experimental territory, both in the reduction and the expansion of sound. Voices overlap, rhythmic structures develop an almost mechanical force, and layers of sound evoke analogue synthesizers. Then everything falls away: near-total silence, the breath of the bellows, a single frequency. Sounds emerge that can barely be traced back to any particular instrument. The album is built entirely around the physical relationship between one musician and one instrument. No loops, nom electronic layers. Everything you hear comes from an uncompromising exploration of the instrument itself. A primal force of creation and destruction.With credits that include music for the global hit game 'Red Dead Redemption II', commissions for AMI Paris, Cartier Fondation, Hugo Boss, Chanel and film scores 'Mad Heidi' and 'Shame and Money' his compositional work has extended into some of the most distinctive fields of contemporary culture.
Tracklist:
Mundus
Pectus
Semina Rerum
Parce Liberis
Mendicor
Mergere
Laboratio
Supplex
UPC: 617308064681Label: InvadaRelease Date: 12.4.26Format: Vinyl
With this recording, the Gaechinger Cantorey turns to Johann Sebastian Bach's motets, works widely regarded as a pinnacle of sacred vocal music. Emerging from an intensively prepared series of concerts and recorded at the TauberPhilharmonie Weikersheim, the album combines tonal transparency, expressive power, and vibrant historically informed performance practice at the highest level.Bach's motets rank among the most impressive works in the choral repertoire. Between intimate devotion and the splendor of double-choir writing unfolds a musical cosmos filled with contrapuntal mastery, emotional intensity, and eight-part virtuosity. Finely balanced instrumental colours complement the choral sound, lending the works remarkable transparency and flexibility.For many years, the Gaechinger Cantorey has played a defining role in the performance of Bach's music with a sound that is at once precise, agile, and immediate. Under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann, the ensemble's interpretations understand historically informed performance practice as a means of rediscovering the emotional power and complexity of this music. The ensemble's distinctive artistic profile is especially evident in the motets: transparent in sound, closely attuned to the text, and driven by great musical energy.With this release, Accentus Music continues it's long-standing collaboration with the Gaechinger Cantorey, which has already resulted in several highly acclaimed Bach recordings. UPC: 4260234833546Label: AccentusRelease Date: 12.11.26Format: Vinyl
Brooklyn composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Sammy Weissberg's catalog of contemporary classical pieces is based around lovingly arced melodies, striking chord progressions, and an overall boundless musical imagination. Music for Strings and Brass, his newest release (and his debut for Dear Life Records), features two works that redefine the scope of his artistry, incorporating techniques he has honed while arranging for songwriters (The Lemon Twins, Allegra Krieger, June McDoom, Frances Chang, and many more). The album features his commanding, impressionistic String Quartet No, 2 and a Brass Quintet that explores the poignant, voice-like expressivity of each of it's instruments. Taking inspiration from modernist composers, Weissberg speaks in a musical language that sometimes sounds beamed in from another era. At different points, his work channels the catchy instrumental themes of AntonÃn Dvorák and Sergei Prokofiev, the atomic rhythmic interplay of Igor Stravinsky, and the luxurious harmonic worlds of Claude Debussy and Nina Rota. Unfailingly, though, he channels these nostalgic points of reference into contemporary-sounding, acutely personal chamber works that feel impossible to misunderstand-elaborate and unpretentious, exceptional and timeless. Music for Strings and Brass is the perfect introduction to the way that Weissberg processes life in sound, and should rank among the most warm-spirited and single-minded instrumental releases of this year.
Tracklist:
String Quartet No.2 MVT. I
String Quartet No. 2 MVT. II
String Quartet No. 2 MVT. III
String Quartet No. 2 MVT. IV
Brass Quintet No. 1 MVT. I
Brass Quintet No. 1 MVT. II
Brass Quintet No. 1 MVT. III
Red Fish (From What Doesn't Float)
II - (From String Quartet No.2)
UPC: 617308056211Label: Dear Life RecordsRelease Date: 11.13.26Format: Vinyl
DREAMERSA MUSICAL JOURNEY by CHARLES LECLERC & SOFIANE PAMARTIn an unprecedented collaboration, Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc and world-renowned pianist Sofiane Pamart present Dreamers, a unique piano composition project. This collaboration brings together the high-octane world of racing and the emotive realm of music, embodied in four distinct and captivating co-composed piano pieces.Charles Leclerc, celebrated for his prowess on the racing circuits, joins forces with Sofiane Pamart, a pianist acclaimed for his innovative and soul-stirring compositions. Dreamers is born from their shared vision of blending the intensity of motor racing with the expressiveness of piano music, creating a narrative that speaks to the dreams and aspirations of both artists.This musical project is an immersive experience that unites the visceral energy of Formula 1 with the profound depth of piano music. A celebration of ambition and passion, reminding dreamers everywhere that with focus, heart, and no limits, the dream always continues."
Tracklist:
Focus
Heartbeat
Limitless
The Dream Continues
UPC: 3760396023072Label: Diggers FactoryRelease Date: 7.5.24Format: Vinyl
The Ripple Effect is a follow up to the award-winning, critically acclaimed Throw Down Your Heart sessions, recorded during the duo's 2009 tour. Throw Down Your Heart was produced and recorded by world-renowned banjoist Béla Fleck, documenting his journey across Africa to research the origins of the banjo. This new The Ripple Effect collection offers previously unreleased recordings from Fleck and virtuoso kora player Toumani Diabaté.
Tracklist:
Bamako
Nashville
Snug Harbor
Elyne Road
Matitu/Buribalal
Manchester
Katmandu
Kauonding Sissoko
Throw Down Your Heart
Dueling Banjos
UPC: 888072154810Label: Craft RecordingsRelease Date: 3.27.20Format: Vinyl
Songs of Joy and Peace is a Christmas music album by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, originally released in 2008. The album features collaborations with many other artists, including vocalists Diana Krall & Alison Krauss, James Taylor, Dave Brubeck, Chris Botti. This holiday disc doesn't exclusively stick to traditional Christmas songs, but covers a wide scope of material in a very ambitious manner. Ma opens with a lovely take of the traditional favorite "Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)", playing both the melody and counterpoint via overdubbing. Jazz pianist/vocalist Diana Krall is superb in a swinging rendition of Jerome Kern's unjustly obscure "You Couldn't Be Cuter", adding bassist John Clayton. An arrangement of "Joy To The World" features pianist Dave Brubeck and cellist Matt Brubeck (his son). Chris Botti has never sounded better in the warm arrangement of "My Favorite Things", playing both open and muted trumpet. James Taylor is featured on vocals on the Beatles cover "Here Comes The Sun". Songs of Joy & Peace is a limited edition on translucent red colored vinyl and includes a 4-page booklet. LISTEN: https://www. Youtube. com/watch?v=o8Zp2mdwOrs*180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL *INCUDES 4-PAGE BOOKLET*CHRISTMAS MUSIC ALBUM BY CELLIST YO-YO MA*FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH DIANA KRALL, ALISON KRAUSS, JOHN CLAYTON AND DAVE BRUBECK*LIMITED EDITION ON TRANSLUCENT RED COLORED VINYL
Tracklist:
Side A
Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
You Couldn't Be Cuter
Joy to the World
Here Comes the Sun
Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
the Wassail Song / All Through the Night
Side B
a Christmas Jig / Mouth of the Tobique Reel
the Wexford Carol
Panxoliña: A Galician Carol
Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
Vassourinhas
Improvisation on Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)
Invitación Al Danzón
Side C
My One and Only Love
Familia
Concordia
My Favorite Things
Side D
Touch the Hand of Love
Kuai Le
This Little Light of Mine
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)/Auld Lang Syne
UPC: 8719262047136Label: Classical Music OnRelease Date: 10.30.26Format: Vinyl
The 13 string virtuosi who make up this conductor-less ensemble did well to name themselves after Areangelo Corelli. Both as a violinist and as a composer, Corelli brought the art of string-playing to heights never-before achieved, exploring new dimensions of dynamics and tonal richness. What makes the Societa Corelli virtually unique among interpreters of Corelli, Vaivaldi and other masters of that period is their style. Their tone production, use of vibrato and other subtleties evident in this performance are artistic, creative and vital music-making.Mastered by Mathew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original master tape, cut at 45 RPM and plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings - makers of the world's finest-sounding vinyl LPs. No other editions match these for the quietest 180-gram platters available. Each reissue in the RCA Living Stereo 45 RPM Series also includes a special 2-panel insert.RCA Living Stereo classical LPs - the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound!Remastered from the original master tape and cut at 45 RPM by Mattew Lutthans at The Mastering LabIncludes 2-panel insert180-gram vinyl 45 RPM double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tracklist:
LP 1 Side A
Spring - Concerto No. 1 in E
First Movement: Allegro
Second Movement: Largo
Third Movement: Allegro
LP 1 Side B
Summer - Concerto No. 2 in G minor
First Movement: Allegro Non Molto
Second Movement: Adagio
Third Movement: Presto
LP 2 Side A
Autumn - Concerto No. 3 in F
First Movement: Allegro
Second Movement: Adagio Molto
Third Movement: Allegro
LP 2 Side B
Winter - Concerto No. 4 in F minor
First Movement: Allegro Non Molto
Second Movement: Largo
Third Movement: Allegro
UPC: 753088242472Label: Analogue Prod.Release Date: 9.25.26Format: Vinyl
Since it's original release on LP in the mid-1950s, Fritz Reiner's rendition of the Concerto for Orchestra has stood as the standard against which all other recordings of the work are measured. Reiner's superb control of his orchestra and of Bartok's rhythms and textures is still unsurpassed, even by dozens of subsequent conductors in the digital age. Likewise, the Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta shows just what an incredible ensemble the Chicago Symphony was under Reiner's direction. The original 2-track session tapes were used in mastering for LPs and SACDs. Reiner delivers definitive interpretations that set a standard that remains unsurpassed.Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original 2-track master tape, cut at 45 RPM and plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings - makers of the world's finest-sounding vinyl LPs, - no other editions match these for the quietest 180-gram platters available. Each reissue in the RCA Living Stereo 45 RPM Series also includes a special 2-panel insert.RCA Living Stereo classical LPs - the gold standard for top quality orchestral performance and sound!Part of the Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo 45 RPM Series!Remastered from the original master tape and cut at 45 RPM by Bernie GrundmanIncludes 2-panel insert180-gram vinyl 45 RPM double LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Tracklist:
LP 1 Side A
First Movement: Introduzione - Andante Non Troppo; Allegro Vivace
LP 1 Side B
Second Movement: Giuoco Delle Coppie; Allegretto Scherzando
LP 2 Side A
Third Movement: Elegia; Andante Non Troppo
Fourth Movement: Intermezzo - Interotto; Allegretto
LP 2 Side B
Fifth Movement: Finale: Pesante; Presto
UPC: 753088193477Label: Analogue Prod.Release Date: 9.25.26Format: Vinyl
A landmark interpretation of Bach's sacred masterpiece, performed with precision, reverence, and historical importance. UPC: 028948689682Label: Deutsche GrammophonRelease Date: 10.30.26Format: Vinyl
Concern and Simplicity Volume 1: Original Recordings, 1981-1986 documents the scarcely heard recordings of Swiss pianist and composer Lotti Tauber, selected from various albums privately pressed across the 1980s. Living with musculoskeletal disability since childhood, and surviving a critical injury in her late 20s, the singular minimalism and innovative playing of Tauber's piano(s) testifies to music's ability to provide a dialogue between pain and joy. Covering a breadth of output in the final decade of her life, this first archival volume of Tauber's work introduces her capacity to inflect the avant-garde with the intimacy of the personal, combining improvisation and intuition with the chance-based structures to which her intellectual and spiritual life was devoted.Since childhood, Tauber's mobility and playing had been restricted by musculoskeletal issues of the arms and hands. In 1973 she suffered a car accident and a spinal injury that brought with it a period of paralysis and lifelong pain in addition to that which she already experienced from her worsening physical condition. After traveling to Chicago to seek surgical solutions to these problems in 1981, Tauber began recording her own musical compositions. She self-released eight albums over the following decade, each adorned with her own surrealist, and sensational, pencil illustrations: Roundabout Ways (1981), Aufgehoben (1981), Bestimmung (1982), Courage (1982), von Zeit zu Zeit (1982), Planeten (1983), I Ging (1985), and Samowar (1986). To overcome the challenges of her disability, Tauber developed an iconoclastic playing style that focused on the movements of her thumb and ring finger, and her compositions were often structured and even determined by mystical texts related to her Jungian interests. An outsider unknown even within the Swiss musical scene, she aligned her minimalism with the likes of Arvo Pärt and Phillip Glass, while making music that was still unapologetically first and foremost for and of herself. Tauber's intense period of musical productivity in the 1980s coincided with the resumption of her physical decline following the reprieve given by her surgeries in Chicago, and in 1988, she elected to die on her own terms through euthanasia. At the time of her passing, Tauber was 44.Concern and Simplicity focuses on works of Tauber's in which rhythm and melody take turns occupying the seat of the primary object under modulation. In works like "Borderline" and "Neptun," her achingly gentle transformations of each search not for rhythm and melody's final relationship, but for the model of their exploratory and ongoing communication. In "Einkehr" and "Kan," Tauber places herself in conversation with late 20th century minimalism, developing self-propelling systems of arpeggiation, and unearthing the inescapably narrative potentials of repetition. As musician and author Kristen Gallerneaux emphasizes in the liner notes accompanying Concern and Simplicity, Tauber's compositional "simplicity" functions as "a counterspell against stasis," a permission and challenge to both musician and listener to "abolish, preserve, [and] transcend" the out-of-jointedness of subjective experience.From her education in the psychic structures of Jungian psychoanalysis, to her research into an array of global and historical mystical traditions, to the DIY ethos of music production that she defended despite her disability, Concern and Simplicity captures the singular curiosity which links all of Tauber's pursuits. It is a curiosity that asks what we might we hear if we listen to those wordless parts of ourselves - what it finds, what it puts to music, are the very structures of such a listening, and the endless dialogue with the self they make possible.
Tracklist:
Salut!
Neptun
Be-Stimmung (Das Pochen
Kun - Das Empfangene, Die Erde, Die Mutter,- Hingebend
Lonely
Einkehr
Kan - Das Abgründige, Das Wasser, Zweiter Sohn, - Gefährlich
Borderline
UPC: 747742390678Label: Freedom To SpendRelease Date: 11.13.26Format: Vinyl
Music that makes the ears grow' - this is how lutenist David Bergmüller characterises the music he has chosen for his solo recital. The charm of this album lies in it's complexity, in the quiet, near-silent tones, in it's meditative character. This is precisely why this repertoire still fascinates us today, because it forms a calming counterpoint to our overstimulated world. With this album, French lute music is combined with David Bergmüller's own arrangements. UPC: 885470047690Label: Berlin ClassicsRelease Date: 11.20.26Format: Vinyl
The first notes of the descending chromatic theme break the silence and it seems as if time has stopped. The listener is drawn into the world of John Dowland, the greatest lutenist of all, in a journey through multiple shades of melancholy and lucent hope. Never before had the lute sounded as expressive and colourful as in these masterful Fancies, as dynamic as in these sparkling dances: Renaissance lute music here reached it's summit. Bor Zuljan explores these qualities in his debut solo recording, breathing new life into Dowland's masterpieces. UPC: 5400439010345Label: RicercarRelease Date: 11.20.26Format: Vinyl
German Gents is a phenomenon among vocal ensembles, the four singers perfectly translate all styles and genres - and already reach their fans with a following of over 500k on their social media. In 2025 they released their album "Winter Wonderland" with a mix of traditional German and international Christmas songs, complemented by timeless classics in A-cappella style. This album is now available as Vinyl Bonus Edition, with three additional tracks that bring festive melodies and the joyful spirit of the season back into the houses. UPC: 885470047676Label: Berlin ClassicsRelease Date: 11.20.26Format: Vinyl
Inspired by the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, composer Karen LeFrak wrote American Promise as a reflection on the strength and endurance of the nation-it's ongoing fight for liberty and the deep gratitude shared for the opportunities and freedoms it represents.The album features world-premiere recordings of three new works-American Promise, Lady Liberty Suite, and Prairie Dawn-celebrating hope, arrival, and belonging through sweeping orchestral passages and intimate, lyrical moments.Recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of arranger and conductor William Ross at London's renown Abbey Road Studios, the project brings LeFrak's expansive musical vision to life with both grandeur and emotional depth. UPC: 860014537943Label: Kl2Release Date: 11.20.26Format: Vinyl
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