Scenes & Themes - Film Music is a 2026 album by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra that features new recordings of iconic cinematic music. The album includes 22 tracks with a total duration of approximately 46 minutes. The collection spans various film genres, from horror and thrillers to epic adventures.

The Hot Rats Sessions box set celebrates the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest albums in the history of recorded music. The original 1969 Frank Zappa album was the first to be recorded on a prototype 16-Track Tape Machine. Self described as a "Movie For Your Ears,” it was the first solo outing for the composer and the album that put FZ on the map as a guitar player. The recording sessions produced a wealth of material that ended up being sprinkled among multiple releases during FZ’s lifetime. This mammoth six disc collection documents and compiles every composition recorded during those days in July 1969, along with an abundance of rare mixes, Vault nuggets and complete basic tracks mixed from the original multi-track masters by Craig Parker Adams and mastered by Bob Ludwig in 2019. Additional gems include images by original Hot Rats cover photographer, Andee Nathanson, session photos taken by Bill Gubbins, liner notes by Matt Groening and essays by Ian Underwood, Andee Nathanson and Vaultmeister Joe Travers. The box set also includes a Zappa Land board game in celebration of this release.

This captivating album showcases the artistic synergy between Giuni Russo and Franco Battiato, blending classical and pop elements. The vocals are enchanting, with each track offering a unique perspective on their musical vision. With a range of guest artists, the album presents a diverse and engaging listening experience. The combination of studio recordings and live performances adds depth to this memorable release.

Giuni Russo's "Voce prigioniera" is a soulful and emotive album that showcases her unique vocal style. / With a mix of traditional and modern sounds, this album takes listeners on a musical journey through Italy. / Russo's powerful voice soars on tracks like "La zingara" and "A mezzanotte", while more subdued moments like "Lettera al governatore della Libia" display her impressive range. / Overall, "Voce prigioniera" is a must-listen for fans of Italian music and powerful female vocalists.

Giuni Russo's Signorina Romeo is a captivating album that showcases her unique vocal style. / With a blend of pop and Italian music, this record is a must-listen for fans of the genre. / Russo's powerful voice soars on tracks like "J'entends siffler le train" and "La sua figura". / This album is a testament to Russo's enduring talent and legacy in the Italian music scene.

Giuni Russo's Mediterranea Tour is a captivating live album that showcases her powerful vocals and energetic stage presence. With a setlist featuring fan favorites like "Un'estate al mare" and "Mediterranea", this recording is a must-have for any Russo enthusiast. The album's eclectic mix of styles and genres keeps the listener engaged from start to finish. Russo's passionate performance and the audience's enthusiastic response make for a truly unforgettable listening experience.

Giuni Russo's 'Las moradas' is a soulful and introspective album that showcases her vocal range and emotional depth. The tracks are a mix of upbeat and melancholic, withRusso's powerful voice taking center stage. The album's themes of love, loss, and self-discovery are relatable and engaging. With its blend of pop and classical influences, 'Las moradas' is a memorable and moving listening experience.

Giuni Russo's compilation album is a masterful collection of her greatest hits, showcasing her unique vocal style and emotional depth. With a career spanning decades, Russo's music has stood the test of time, and this album is a testament to her enduring talent. From the upbeat rhythms of "Un'estate al mare" to the soaring ballads of "Adrenalina", this album is a must-listen for fans of Italian pop music. Russo's powerful voice and poignant songwriting make this album a compelling listen from start to finish.

If you thought that Chris Rea's reasonably priced 11 CD boxset called Blue Guitars, featuring over 130 songs, was a bit too much to take in at one time, then this two CD distillation might be more your style. Here, the best 22 tracks from the box are compiled on two CDs for your sampling pleasure. Includes 'Where the Blues Come From', 'The Soul of My Father's Shadow', 'Lucky Day', 'Who Killed Love' and more.

Acknowledge Kindness expands The Reds, Pinks And Purples’ distinctive brand of emotional pop, music built for the quiet hours and the restless mind. Evolving naturally from the heavier, melancholic indie rock of previous releases, the mood here feels more exposed and reflective, blossoming into lush dreamscapes that recall the bittersweet sorrow of The Cure or the tenderly gloomy transcendence of California by American Music Club.

This two-CD set is the second of three albums of material Frank Zappa compiled from the 1988 tour. While Broadway the Hard Way (released in 1988 ) mostly presented the new songs performed during that tour, this set focuses on older songs (Make a Jazz Noise Here would contain mostly instrumental pieces). This is the best band you never heard in your life because the 12-piece group disintegrated after only four months of touring through the U.S. East Coast and Europe. These shows took place during the Jimmy Swaggart scandal, when the televangelist was caught with a prostitute. Thus, many of the songs' lyrics were rewritten to refer to this situation (the whole 1988 tour was strongly anti-preacher oriented). There are a lot of strong performances of old favorites and obscurities, all rearranged to include the horn section, and a few improbable covers. Highlights include Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" (hilarious), the unexpected "Who Needs the Peace Corps?," "Mr. Green Genes," and "The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue," and an extended rendition of "The Torture Never Stops" that includes the theme from the TV show Bonanza and a Swaggart version of "Lonesome Cowboy Burt." To top it all off, the group performs a very entertaining reggae version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven." This band was incredibly talented and professional, and the selection of songs spans Zappa's entire career. In short, this is one of the man's best live albums.

Blending iconic choral works with music by today’s most compelling composers, Finding Light is a program centered on the theme of prayer. From the Renaissance exquisite writing of Sheppard’s Libera nos to the luminous sonorities of Lauridsen’s Ubi Caritas and Dubra’s Oculus non vidit, each work offers a distinct meditation on mercy, hope, and transcendence.

Having already sampled the best of T-Bone Walker’s late 1940s recordings (T-Bone Jumps Again - JASMCD3149) and 1950s recordings (Get These Blues Off Me - JASMCD3051), Jasmine now turns the spotlight on the more obscure session work undertaken by the great guitarist when his career allowed. Spanning over twenty years from his post-war entrance as a singer with Les Hite’s popular West Coast orchestra and his guitar-for-hire stint with Freddie Slack’s swing band, through his early 1950s indie label session work backing California bluesmen Mercy Dee Walton and Roy Hawkins to his European rediscovery in the early 1960s, using his guitar and seldom-heard piano skills to back his fellow headliners Memphis Slim, Sonny & Brownie, Shakey Jake and John Lee Hooker, as well as performing in his own right at the American Folk Blues Festival in 1962.

From the tenderness of Fauré’s songs to the famous Sonata by Franck, via Honnoré, Büsser and Enescu, the viola here champions the French School in its widest sense: full of lyricism, sophistication and intensity, here is a programme to match the abilities of Timothy Ridout and his partner at the piano, Jonathan Ware.

Mozart composed the concerto for two pianos in 1779 and performed it with his sister Nannerl. It is a less adventurous work than the previous concerto, No.9 K271, but it is an altogether more successful work than No.7 for three pianos K242, which the composer arranged for two pianos. It is brilliant in nature, especially the finale. It foreshadows in places the great Sinfonia Concertante K364 but does not match the grandeur of that work. No.24 K491 from 1786 is one of the greatest of Mozart’s concertos. The dark, turbulent and tragic mood undoubtedly had an influence on Beethoven’s C minor concerto.