The creator of hundreds of spirited, extroverted instrumental works, Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi is widely recognized as the master of the Baroque instrumental concerto, which he perfected and popularized more than any of his contemporaries.

"Bat Out Of Hell" is the definitive masterpiece by Meat Loaf. The album is adored by countless generations and is Meat Loaf’s first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman. "Bat Out Of Hell" is one of the bestselling albums in music history, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide. It is included on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and has been certified multi-Platinum. It reached #1 on Billboard’s Top Pop charts and features the exhilarating singles “Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad” and “Paradise By The Dashboard Light”. A must-own recording.

Movin' & Groovin' is the debut album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1960. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "Movin' and Groovin' is a thoroughly impressive affair, establishing Parlan as a distinctive hard bop stylist… Everything swings, no matter the tempo, and the end result is a fine debut from a distinctive pianist".

"Learning To Crawl" is Pretenders’ 1984 Platinum-selling masterpiece. The album is widely considered one of Rock N’ Roll’s greatest classics. Reaching the Billboard Top Five, the recording includes the astounding tunes “Middle Of The Road”, “Back On The Chain Gang”, “2000 Miles” and “My City Was Gone”. "Learning To Crawl" remains one of the band’s finest albums.

"Get Close" is the fourth album by rock group The Pretenders, released in 1986. The album contains the band's two biggest Mainstream Rock Tracks chart hits, "Don't Get Me Wrong" and "My Baby", both of which reached #1.

Johannes Ockeghem (c. 1420-1497) was one of the most celebrated musicians of the fifteenth century and one of the greatest composers of all time. He was every bit the equal of J.S. Bach in contrapuntal technique and profound expressivity, and like Bach able to combine the most rigorous intellectual structure with a beguiling sensuality. His two dozen songs set French lyric poetry in the courtly forms of his era—rondeau, virelai, and ballade—to exquisitely crafted polyphony in which all voices are granted equally beautiful and compelling melodies.

Following the 2021 release '1st Movement', hailed by Swedish National Radio as one of the best of the year, Adam Forkelid's latest upcoming work, 'Turning Point', offers a contemporary Nordic mirror into the journey of life. The music represents a sonic exploration of life's inevitable changes that make up each of our personal stories. Written across a month and recorded in a single day, the record showcases a poignant fusion of the piano and guitar - a collaborative interplay central to the record's identity.

The sincerity and at the same time emotionality of Anton Bruckner's musical thoughts create an inimitable magnetism that makes one "forget" time in the very best sense of the word. Anyone who wants to approach Bruckner only analytically will find their mind boggled, especially at the first encounter. His great power is a certain "transcendental charm" that is common to all his symphonies.

"Natures" is the second monographic album of composer David Chaillou and will be released at GENUIN. An illustrious group of internationally renowned musicians, including pianist Laura Mikkola and cellist Christoph Pantillon, dedicates itself to the French composer's expansive, shimmering, immersive sounds. In his works for cello, piano, string quartet, percussion, and natural sounds, Chaillou conjures a sonic journey through the course of a day, through imaginary landscapes and spaces. The compositions are impressionistic and suggestive, rich in detail, with sweeping lines, and filled with symbols and emotion.

Experience a captivating juxtaposition of four distinct and mesmerizing compositions spanning a mere decade on the GENUIN CD recorded by violinist Friederike Starkloff and pianist Endri Nini. The duo has compiled works from 1913 to 1923 by Erwin Schulhoff, Claude Debussy, George Antheil, and Leoš Janáček - echoes of an era characterized by tumultuous innovation and pioneering spirit where artists across all genres laid the foundations for modernity. Starkloff, who embarked on her career as the youngest first concertmaster of a German radio orchestra, and Nini, esteemed internationally as a chamber musician, breathe life into these extraordinary, kaleidoscopic compositions with unparalleled intensity and technical mastery.

Contractual obligations never sounded so good. When Miles Davis signed his first contract with Prestige Records in 1951, he was a heroin-addicted pariah of the New York jazz scene, barely able to get enough work to fund his habits.

“This is a very important album for the band,” says Steve Howe, Yes’ longest serving member, master guitarist, and producer of Mirror to the Sky, the bands 23rd studio album.

2023 release. Dave Matthews Band's 10th studio album, Walk Around the Moon, took shape during the pandemic and is as much a reflection on the current times as it is an urge to find common ground.

It is far from easy to single out the abundance, indeed the overabundance, of the recordings and complete recordings of the Beethoven sonatas as "particularly remarkable".

A fascination with his Spanish heritage would be a recurring theme in many of Ravel’s creations. Mysterious melodies weave delicately throughout his early work Rapsodie espagnole, punctuated by bursts of Spanish-inspired fanfares and Habanera dance rhythms.