Leos Janácek (1854-1928) is considered to rank with Antonin Dvorak and Bedrich Smetana as one of the most important Czech composers. Janácek was inspired by Moravian and Slavic folk music, which he incorporated in a modern, highly original synthesis. His work attained its mature form first in the 1904 opera Jenufa (often called the 'Moravian national opera'), and later with the symphonic poem Sinfonietta, and other chamber works and operas. A century later, Chech pianist Emil Viklicky, like Janácek, has taken the music of his native Moravia and melded it into a larger mainstream, in this case American-style jazz. In fact, Emil has written jazz arrangements of several Janácek compositions, three of which are heard in this collection: the two previously mentioned and a third, 'In the Mists.' The other tracks are a combination of traditional Moravian folksong (re-worked into a jazz context) and Emil's own compositions.

Vincent Herring battles back from a bout with Covid-19 and career-threatening side effects with a defiant and joyful album, Preaching to the Choir, with swinging help from Cyrus Chestnut, Yasushi Nakamura and Johnathan Blake.

With this third part of the "Airs sérieux et à boire", the Arts Florissants return to the subtle genre that shaped the French musical landscape for more than a century.

"Give away what you don't need, because one day we have to part with everything and if we don't, we just become ghosts trapped between dimensions," says Joe Duplantier about a song from the new Gojira album.

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) She has elicited favourable comparisons with mavericks such as Bjork and Liz Frazer of Cocteau Twins, but Storm Gordon is very much a sui generis artist, one who occupies her own distinct space.

In this latest album, Sumrrá makes the inspired exercise of taking perspective and rethinking our own existence through music. The three musicians based in Santiago de Compostela look with new eyes at the "Sapiens Sapiens", the "Inner Space" that lives inside each one of us, or the "Ra", the first Star, the source of all life. They reflect on our eternal position in the "Universal Periphery", or the permanent dance of the "Gravitational Forces". They tell through their music what happened "13.7 billion years later", or why there are seven degrees that separate "Aswan from Alexandria". A result as surprising as it is revealing. Lucid, overwhelming, brilliant 7 Visions … Sumrrá's seventh album is here.

For his album "Films", French guitarist Thibault Cauvin has written new arrangements for 18 hits from iconic film soundtracks. "City of Stars" from "La La Land", "Mystery of Love" from "Call Me By Your Name" or "The Imitation Game" are atmospheric guitar pieces full of breathtaking virtuosity. The album represents a special project of the heart for Thibault Cauvin. Cinema has accompanied him since childhood and is for him a place of longing for unlimited possibilities and a source of inspiration. Practically born with a guitar in his hand, Thibault Cauvin grew up in a family of musicians. He studied classical guitar at the Paris Conservatory and graduated with special honors. He is the only guitarist to date to have won 36 prizes in international guitar competitions, setting new standards in classical and modern guitar playing.

"On Planet, Isfar Sarabski surrounded himself with bassist Alan Hampton and drummer Mark Guiliana: a trio which sublimates the pianist's compositions and lyricism perpetually under rhythmic tension.

Thomas Rhett finds comfort in returning home in the new song “Country Again,” which is also the title track from his upcoming album. Side A of the two-part collection Country Again will be released April 30th.

Although most widely remembered for his operettas in partnership with W.S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan was the most famous of all British composers of the nineteenth century.

Leon Vynehall returns with new album Rare Forever, the follow up to 2018's critically acclaimed debut Nothing Is Still. Rare, Forever will feel familiar for fans of Vynehall’s DJ-Kicks mix or his eclectic excursions on NTS, while simultaneously sounding unlike anything he’s ever done before. As much as there are dancefloor memories and moments, it’s not strictly a dance record — instead, Rare, Forever is the clearest representation of the broad spectrum of music he’s made to date, deftly weaving newer shades of post-punk, ambient, techno and drone.

With Yasuke now officially out today on Netflix, Flying Lotus has now revealed his soundtrack to the project with LeSean Thomas is now headed our way. As previously reported, the six-episode series follows the real-life story of Yasuke, who was the first samurai of African origin who fought with the feudal lord Oda Nobunaga in the late 16th century. The character of Yasuke will be voiced by Lakeith Stanfield.

Turn back time and dreams to the black and white cinema universe where divas like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and many more with their delicate voices and expressive faces let us keep on dreaming while listening to their unforgettable hits.
Recorded in DR Koncerthuset featuring Tuva Semmingsen, Klaus Tönshoff, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, DR Big Band and members of the Danish National Vocal Ensemble

When Ashley Monroe wakes in the morning, she often heads straight to her closet. “I hear melodies in here,” says the singer-songwriter, calling from inside the cramped space during a recent interview.

Where once was Superwolf, now roam Superwolves, the new album and demon spawn of Matt Sweeney and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, released physically on June 18th. The songs that make up Superwolves, the duo's second album and first since 2005's Superwolf, go boldly into undreamed-of places, and go deep, as Matt and Bonny take all the musics they know to make songs that penetrate. In classic Garcia-Hunter style, Sweeney and the 'Prince' first work separately, finding a path to each other in their solitary imaginings.