This four-disc hybrid SACD set presents the complete works for piano and violin of Ludwig van Beethoven. The performers are the critically-acclaimed Dutch violinist Isabelle van Keuelen and the talented young compatriot, pianist Hannes Minnaar. This is very enjoyable performances and recording by two outstanding young artists.

Angela Hewitt turns her attention to the piano music of Emmanuel Chabrier. Chabrier was a sensitive soul, prone to weep on hearing a single chord of Wagner, yet he cultivated a gaiety and sense of joy that is clearly heard in his music. Chabrier’s most important works are for the piano. The ten contrasting and evocative Pièces pittoresques form the centrepiece of this recording, and were described by Poulenc as being “as important for French music as the preludes of Debussy”. The remaining works are charming and varied character pieces. All are played with style and affection by Angela Hewitt, who with her renowned warmth and communicative flair makes a very special case for this music.

Weber's piano music, once played by most pianists, has since suffered neglect and even the famous Invitation to the Dance is now more often heard in its orchestral form. Since he was a renowned pianist as well as a major composer, the neglect seems odd, particularly when other pianist composers such as Chopin and Liszt are at the centre of the concert repertory; but part of the trouble may lie in the difficulty of the music, reflecting his own huge hands and his tendency to write what the booklet-essay calls 'chords unplayable by others'. Jean-François Heisser, the French classical pianist, makes out a real case for this music, and his playing of the two sonatas is idiomatic and resourceful, even if one can't banish the feeling that Weber all too readily used the melodic and harmonic formulae of 18thcentury galanterie and simply dressed them up in 19th-century salon virtuosity.

„The New Organ at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna”.

In all liklihood, Mildred Bailey SINGS "Me and the Blues" is not the sort of vintage popular American vocal record that has much of a past, present, or future to boast about.

Bringing Down the Horse is the second album by the American rock band The Wallflowers. It was released worldwide on May 21, 1996.

Vlastimir Trajković (1947), for many years professor of composition, orchestration and Head of the Department (the Belgrade Faculty of Music) — now in retirement.

Berlin composer/producer Meredi releases her new album, Stardust (Exit Earth).

From 1763 until his death in 1806, Johann Michael Haydn worked in the service of the Archbishop of Salzburg – almost as long a period of service as that of his brother Joseph to the princely family in Esterhazy.

If you’ve ever desired a Pat Metheny Group greatest hits album, then Travels is for you.

One of Germany's best-loved classical performers joins forces with The King’s Singers, the legendary Grammy-winning close harmony group, on this 2013 album of specially chosen mixed-genre winter songs. The interplay of colours, melodies and harmonies between these performers enchants and delights in Baroque, classical and seasonal favorites.

The historic meeting of 2 contemporary jazz giants. These trailblazing artists have scored more than 25 #1 Smooth Jazz radio hits, sold over 2 million albums and toured the world over for more than 20 years. A perfect blending of these great artist's instrumental styles, "So Nice!" Combines the cool grooves of Smooth Jazz with the exotic sensuosity of Brazilian music, and the result is pure magic. Highlights include Antonio Carlos Jobim's classic samba "So Danco Samba", the popular international favorite "So Nice" and eight inspired Benoit/Antoine originals.

The title "Bold Music" says everything and nothing, this is a challenging and ambitious avant-jazz date that features Joachim Kühn tackling everything from piano to alto sax to antelope horn. It's nevertheless most audacious for tempering its outré leanings with soulful, melodic grooves and insistent rhythms that make the music more accessible and more idiosyncratic. Working in collaboration with bassist/cellist Jean-François Jenny-Clark, drummer Stu Martin and percussionist Jacques Thollot, Kühn fuses improvisational skronk and sound-library smoothness to make a record that occupies both extremes of the MPS label sound at the same time. Somehow, Bold Music is both free and easy, and that's a rare feat indeed.

Australian guitarist Alex Stuart moved to Paris in 2005. He’s since then recorded three albums, won the jury prize at the Jazz à Juan International Jazz Festival, and was nominated for the "Freedman Fellowship" (awarded to the best emerging Australian jazz artist). His 2017's opus entitled "Aftermath" have been released on French label Jazz Family. "Aftermath" is a response to the November 2015 Paris attacks, “an album inspired by the dark turning point the world is facing today, but also by the omnipresent and evident beauty that surrounds us” in Stuart’s words.

With his album 'Concertos' the charismatic mandolinist Avi Avital fulfills a dream and collaborates with the renowned ensemble for historical instruments 'Il Giardino Armonico' and its conductor and founder Giovanni Antonini.