The Quatuor Ébène timed this round-the-world Beethoven cycle to coincide with Beethoven's 250th birthday in 2020, beginning a worldwide tour and fortunately completing it before the outbreak of the pandemic in that year. The cycle was recorded in Philadelphia, Vienna, Tokyo, São Paolo, Melbourne, Nairobi, and finally Paris. CD buyers get a combination of travelogue and set of work descriptions, but it's not clear that the performances were influenced in any way by the globetrotting. This is, however, a very strong Beethoven set, with full-blooded performances perhaps unexpected from a group that made its name with French quartet music.

The work group formed by Telemanns overture suites is regarded as exemplary and even today offers a wealth of discoveries and the three works presented here in album recording premieres certainly answer this description. It is difficult to determine the chronological order of Telemanns extant overture suites because the composer incorporated very different influences into them, not only from French music since the invention of the form by Jean-Baptiste Lully but also from the Lullists active in Germany such as Johann Sigismund Kusser, Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, and Johann Fischer.

French composer Charles Dieupart spent most of his active life in London, where he became famous as the founder of the Opera Season of the Queen Theatre of Haymarket. He was much sought after as a harpsichord teacher, and no wonder his most famous work was the “Six Suittes de Clavessin” (original spelling), a highly original work which formed the bridge between the flourishing French style and the contrapuntal German style of keyboard writing. Also the great Johann Sebastian Bach was influenced by this work, as traces can be found in his English Suites As a PhD in Historical Musicology Portuguese harpsichordist Fernando Jaloto did extensive research into Dieupart’s work, and the performance practice of its time.

Eden Shadow is one of the youngest and freshest bands to appear in the art and progressive rock scene. Led by Welsh musician Ryan Elliott, the band sets out to make records that are both musically and conceptually grand in its scope, eclectic and outright ambitious and audacious. Eden Shadow also presents their music in a way that aims to capture all the magic of the ‘golden’ era of the album from bands in the 70’s such as King Crimson and Pink Floyd whilst also looking forward to the future and the opportunities that the modern musical age has to offer.

Previously unreleased in full, this celebrated live performance recorded live in 1977 for WCOZ that originally appeared on "The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads". Cut at 45rpm and featuring fourteen tracks (seven are previously unheard from the original two-track tapes) recorded at Northern Studios on November 17, 1977, this blistering performances includes "Psycho Killer", "Pulled Up", "Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town", "A Clean Break (Let's Work)" and more.

Philip Glass' Etudes, Vol. 1 arranged or Accordion by Iwo Jedynecki.

Special 20 track 2LP is released to coincide with and celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Howard Jones’ iconic and best-selling album Dream Into Action. Contains the 16 tracks that were previously released by Cherry Red in 2018 only on the bonus CD within the Dream Into Action Superdeluxe box set. This included what was known as ‘The Farmyard Sessions’ as they were recorded at Farmyard Studios The box set sold out immediately on release in 2018 and these 16 tracks have been unreleased since then both physically and digitally. Also includes 4 additional mixes and versions.

Never underestimate the potential for KC material to unseat those playing it. Red wobbles slightly, and The ConstruKction Of Light has a by-the-seat-of-their-pants feel tonight. Even the monumental Level Five has a momentary shudder in the foundations, but it is arguably the best performance of this entire tour! Elsewhere, it’s astonishing that after so many decades, 21st Century Schizoid Man should continue to register so strongly. Familiarity has something to do with it, of course. This is without doubt *the* best-known track in the KC canon. But it can’t just be that, can it? What the piece has perhaps is a universality that is applicable to whichever era it was performed. A song for the times - whenever those times happen to be.

An 11-CD set of all the Manfred Mann albums recorded through the 60s, together with the seven EPs on one CD, and a sampler of Radio Days Volumes 1 and 2 (featuring various BBC recordings). The set charts the history of the band, with Paul Jones on vocals from 1963 to 1966 and then with Mike d'Abo. These albums contain all the band's hits including the three UK Number Ones: Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Pretty Flamingo and Mighty Quinn. The booklet contains extensive sleeve notes and rarely seen photographs. The album is being released under the "Artist Approved" banner, signifying that this release is issued with the full approval of the featured artists.

25th anniversary edition. Newly remastered reissue of this Pumpkins’ classic. Includes “The Everlasting Gaze," "Stand Inside Your Love" and "Try, Try, Try."

Alienation (stylized as Λ𝖫𝖨𝖤𝖭Λ𝖳𝖨Ø𝖭) is the upcoming eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Three Days Grace. It is scheduled to be released on August 22, 2025, through RCA Records. The album marks the return of original vocalist Adam Gontier, who returned to the band in October 2024 following an eleven-year absence. It will also be their first as a quintet, as Matt Walst, who replaced Gontier in 2013, remained with Three Days Grace. This will also mark the band's fourth album to feature Walst as a vocalist.

Rock's longest, strangest trip, the Grateful Dead were the psychedelic era's most beloved musical ambassadors as well as its most enduring survivors, spreading their message of peace, love, and mind expansion across the globe throughout the better part of three decades. The object of adoration for popular music's most fervent and celebrated fan following – the Deadheads, their numbers and devotion legendary in their own right – they were the ultimate cult band, creating a self-styled universe all their own; for the better part of their career orbiting well outside of the mainstream, the Dead became superstars solely on their own terms, tie-dyed pied pipers whose epic, free-form live shows were rites of passage for an extended family of listeners who knew no cultural boundaries. The roots of the Grateful Dead lie with singer/songwriter Jerry Garcia, a longtime bluegrass enthusiast who began playing the guitar at age 15. Upon relocating to Palo Alto, California, in 1960, he befriended Robert Hunter, whose lyrics later graced many of Garcia's most famous melodies; in time, he also came into contact with aspiring electronic music composer Phil Lesh.

This Guitar And Tonight is multi-Blues Music Award winner Bob Margolin's first all-acoustic album. Inspired by his 1935 parlor guitar, Muddy Waters (known for his electric playing) telling Bob 40 years ago he actually preferred acoustic Blues, and Amy Brat's idea that an all-acoustic album would be a fresh adventure, this album made itself. New original songs came easy. His guests on one song each are harp master Bob Corritore and guitar virtuoso Jimmy Vivino. The recording approach is pure, the music sounds right in front of you, no added sugar. No artificial ingredients.

Alexander Gadjiev’s album Legends takes listeners on a journey through the timeless legends and stories hidden within music, revealing its power to conjure entire worlds. In Debussy’s La cathédrale engloutie, ghostly bells rise from a submerged cathedral, bringing a Breton myth to life. Liszt’s Funérailles rages with thunderous chords, evoking a battle against mortality, whilst Musorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition unfolds a vivid tapestry of Slavic folklore and European scenes. Prokofiev’s Légende tells an enchanted tale of light and shadow, and Scriabin’s Sonata No. 9 (Black Mass) immerses us in an eerie, otherworldly soundscape. Franck’s Prélude, Fugue et Variation offers a sublime reflection on the soul’s journey, while Bach-Siloti’s Prelude in B minor resonates like a timeless, universal hymn. The Italian-Slovenian pianist has designed this programme to offer listeners a profound and mythical experience.

André Isoir Isoir served as organist for various churches and has recorded for the Calliope label, including efforts on Franck and Bach.