The organ of the Catholic Parish Church of the Holy Trinity in Kolbermoor was built in 1873 by the local organ builder Jakob Muller from Rosenheim.

The widely celebrated JACK Quartet has maintained an unwavering commitment to its mission of performing and commissioning new works, giving voice to underheard composers, and cultivating an ever-greater sense of openness toward contemporary classical music.

Why our title, Bliss? It is a word that evokes a joy so perfect, so blessed, that it transcends daily life and is distilled into the work of art.

"Who Am I" is the debut album by Anna-Karina Barthel (vocals) and Carlotta Ribbe (vibraphone), recorded at Folkwang Studios Essen not as a live recording, but deliberately in the studio.

What happens when three world-class musicians join forces on a project straight from the heart? The result can only be pure musical brilliance. With Shekinah, guitarist Lothar Kosse delivers an instrumental album that sets aside commercial ambitions to focus entirely on the beauty and power of music.

A journey deep into the heart of music and stillness from Australian jazz legends David Jones on drums and percussion, Ben Robertson on bass and Tony Gould at the piano: Time Passes is an album of dear friends communicating on the level of subtle sounds and signals.

Bassist and composer Rafael Enciso makes his bandleader debut with Crossfade, a contemplation on time and how the past is never truly gone.

I look forward to the new digital release BACH REGROUNDED I, starting with Single 1 and Igor Loboda’s Meditation on Bach’s Prelude for cello solo at TYXart.

Discover the groundbreaking trio sonatas of Elia Vannini, a master of the Italian Baroque. Born in 1644, Vannini served for over two decades as maestro di cappella in Ravenna, yet his *Opus 1*, published in 1691, broke from tradition. Instead of sacred vocal music, he presented these inventive *Sinfonie a Tre*–a bold, instrumental statement that showcased his skill as a composer and educator.** This recording by Concerto Theresia brings Vannini’s revolutionary and elegantly crafted works to life, offering a fascinating glimpse into the sound world of 17th– century Italy. A must-listen for aficionados of early music and Baroque discovery.

Discerning listeners might recall me waxing lyrical about last year’s album Gilgamesh from Rubi Ate The Fig – an intriguing fusion of rock guitar and the Middle East, sold with the irresistible tag of “Led Zeppelin and Mahavishnu travelling through the desert, stopping to have tea with Grace Slick” – it certainly worked its exotic charms on me! Think of Zep’s classic Kashmir – particularly the subsequent Plant / Page reworking on the album No Quarter – and you begin to get the flavour of this band. We now have the band’s (sort of) follow-up full-length production, Desert Electric, released through UltraMarine Records. Let me explain…

"Some Pills for Ayala" is the solo project of Chilean musician Néstor Ayala Cortés, known for heavy psych, stoner, and space rock music. Reviews praise his work for its blend of heavy riffs, psychedelic and spacey sounds, catchy rhythms, and high-quality musicianship, despite being a one-person project. The music is described as trippy and fuzzy.

Over sixty well-known keyboard sonatas by Joseph Haydn (some of them of uncertain authorship) constitute a very interesting and diverse collection; nevertheless, they still have not been explored enough. As a continuum, they are not as coherent as the sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, each of which is a masterpiece. By contrast, Haydn’s complete sonatas can serve (and often do) as a model for explaining the evolution of the genre norms and deviations from them. The sonata oeuvre (as well as chamber or symphonic) of the oldest representative of the First Viennese School is a genuine melting pot of search for a new, nascent style, moving away from the Baroque era and the galant style (almost half of the keyboard sonatas were created rather for harpsichord). Some of these pieces are mainly didactic, but many are works of a mature talent and an expression of a very individual approach to the issues of form and texture, which do not easily fit into the text- book ‘lines of development’.

Lamia Yared and Efrén López announce their new album From Minho to Euphrates - bridging eight centuries of sacred and secular traditions.

There’s no single path through the belly of Citrus Citrus’ new album. Only spirals. Reflections. Threads that intertwine and dissolve. In the Belly of Eternal Draw is an invitation for the listener to get freely lost.

There’s a myth about second albums—that they’re difficult, even “cursed.” But for me, Stella felt like a walk in the park compared to my debut. Nova, released in 2024, was my first solo album. The process was intense and overwhelming, but I’m deeply proud of the result.