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A true celebration of the world’s cultures, this 9th album by the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France on NoMadMusic boldly explores the encounter between popular traditions and orchestral sophistication, in a diptych dedicated to Berio and Ravel.

Saxophonist Efraïm Trujillo (you may know him from hard jazz quartet The Ploctones or as frontman of The Preacher Men) this time shares his more acoustic and lyrical side. “3 Part Harmony” is a collaboration with guitarist Eran Har Even and bass player Sven Schuster, like Trujillo household names in the vibrant Amsterdam jazz scene.

Schubert’s Octet in F Major, D 803 stands as one of the crowning achievements of chamber music – an expansive, symphonic vision distilled into eight voices. For the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, this masterpiece lies at the very heart of their artistic identity. Founded in 1983 by members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the ensemble takes its name from Hans Scharoun, architect of the Berlin Philharmonie, whose Kammermusiksaal has been their musical home since their very first public performance – and the venue of this recording. Shaped by decades of deep familiarity, the Octet reveals Schubert’s entire emotional world: joy and exuberance, tenderness and nostalgia, fear and defiance, all unfolding across what violinist Rachel Schmidt calls “one glorious hour of music” that portrays an entire life.

The fact that Johann Sebastian Bach was able to take up the post of Thomaskantor in 1723 was thanks to the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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.

A musical rendezvous full of energy, tonal color, and surprising moments: with “Rendezvous for Brass”, Christian Sprenger and genesis brass present an album that combines virtuosic brass brilliance with rhythmic drive. New compositions and original arrangements of familiar melodies by Christian Sprenger and Anne Weckeßer showcase the ensemble in all its facets. Musicians from leading German orchestras merge into a homogeneous body of sound, whose groove is further enhanced in selected works by the addition of percussion.

Momentary Movements of Landscapes is Juha Mäki-Patola’s third solo album and debut release for FatCat Records post-classical imprint 130701. The record consists of twelve carefully composed and intricately layered pieces—each a moment of introspection and calm, evoking imagined landscapes and atmospheric, meditative sound worlds.

In the wake of the success of their album MUJERES (Aparté 2023) Diana Baroni and Ronald Martín Alonso with the Vedado Ensemble, invite you to discover MADRE SELVA, a new adventure with extraordinary musicians, spokespersons of Latin traditions, the middle East and African griots.

Nicolas Altstaedt's starting point for this recording was the magnificent Second Concerto for Cello and Orchestra by Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969): "On reading through the work for the first time, I immediately thought: why is this never played? Astonishing, how with just a few notes she can make a whole world appear.

This is Julian Joseph's first studio album with his beloved trio of Mark Hodgson and Mark Mondesir on bass and drums since 1996.

Montreal’s JazzLab Orchestra returns with a powerful new project: ‘Slip of Time (Glissement du Temps),’ an ambitious recording that blends polyrhythmic, polytonal, and impressionistic musical textures into a striking contemporary large-ensemble sound.

Liszt transcribed many songs by many composers; Schubert’s alone number almost 60, while his list of other composers include Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Wagner and Chopin. Widmung – “Dedication” is one of Schumann’s most famous and beloved songs, dedicated to Clara Wieck as a wedding present. It’s warmth and tenderness are sensitively captured in Liszt’s arrangement until he takes flight, animating the music into something more powerful and “Lisztian”, with a chordal final statement that brings this famous transcription to an exciting close.

With Caldeira, Mario Canonge returns to an essential formula: the trio. Accompanied by Michel Alibo on double bass, his long-time companion, and Arnaud Dolmen on drums, a major figure in contemporary French jazz, the Martinican pianist revisits his past and present compositions with renewed intensity. Carried by incandescent rhythms, Caldeira—a reference to the heart of a volcanic edifice—deploys organic music that is both scholarly and instinctive, nourished by a strong spiritual dimension. The contributions of virtuoso saxophonist Godwin Louis enrich this powerful opus, a true homage to the earth and its sunny peoples.

Touché Amoré will release the anniversary edition of its landmark album Stage Four (10 Year Anniversary Edition) in digital format on April 10, 2026.