“No other master equalled him in tone; the sweetness and singing of his violin sound; his fine and elegant taste; his perfection in tempo and intonation (…)”.
What contemporaries attest to the violin playing of Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) applies without restriction to his compositions, which are still far too little known. He attached less importance to virtuoso effects a la Vivaldi, but rather to the “melodic grace and adornment” a la Corelli, so much appreciated in his adopted country England. Some of the delicate chamber music treasures are presented here by the Ensemble Apollo’s Cabinet.

“It's like a coming-of-age crisis,” says Daniel Shultz about Out Of The Blue, the messy and melodic debut album from his band, Dan Luke And The Raid. “It’s about being in that space in your 20s where you’re trying to get your shit together and figure things out in life. You’re dealing with your problems” - the singer, songwriter and guitarist pauses - “even as you’re going out and partying and getting into trouble all the time.” Shultz and his Dan Luke & The Raid band mates know a thing or two about the last part of that equation, as evidenced by the songs and subject matter on Out Of The Blue.

The return of LatteMiele 2.0 with the legendary members Massimo Gori (bass player and singer) and Luciano Poltini (keyboard player) who played in the band from 1974 until 1980 when the group disbanded after the great album 'Aquile E Scoiattoli'. 'Paganini Experience' is dedicated to the "Devil's Violin" Niccolò Paganini… the true first rockstar ever. A dark character, wrapped in mystery, charismatic, with a gloomy aspect. Acclaimed by the crowds, desired by women. Character of the most beloved and at the same time reviled.

Wem der Name Piirpauke noch nicht bekannt ist, der sollte spätestens bei einem Blick in die Biographie sehen, dass es sich hier um eine gestandene Band mit achtbaren Erfolgen handelt. Bereits seit 1974 ist das von Multiinstrumentalist Sakari Kukko ins Leben gerufene Projekt aktiv. Eine Vielzahl exzellenter Musiker aus verschiedensten Musik- und Kulturkreisen war seitdem in dieses Projekt involviert und trug zu den über zwanzig Albumveröffentlichungen bei. Unter anderen waren auch Okay Temiz (Oriental Wind) und Jukka Tolonen (Tasavallan Presidentti) Mitglieder von Piirpauke.

Jazz Band Młynarski-Masecki has released a second album. This time, the artists decided to go a step further and fulfill their big dream of a real jazz orchestra. They added the violin, trumpets and trombones section to the basic composition, which consisted of 7 people. In this way a 17-member band was created with a much wider sound palette. The band's concert tour will include recitals that will take place in the best Polish concert halls.

The Rebel Big Band is Atlanta's outlet for original and progressive big band music. Formed in 2017, the band came together with the mission of assembling a different kind of large jazz ensemble. Pulling equally from jazz, hip-hop, rock, and classical traditions - we're all about making music that speaks to modern listeners. Something you can groove to and something you can feel. Join the rebellion!

Wolfgang Schalk’s new recording Obsession features ten original pieces written by the Austrian guitarist, his eighth album as a leader. The music is driven by Wolfgang’s distinctive sound and edgy conception, demonstrating his virtuosity on both, arch top and on nylon string acoustic guitar. Downbeat magazine has noted “…A guitarist’s guitarist. No matter how frenetic or soothing his playing may become, Schalk always plays with a master improviser’s sense of quest.”

Remastered from the original master tapes. Transversales is a label co-founded by Jonathan Fitoussi, audio restoration engineer at INA & INA GRM. In 2019, to mark the 90th anniversary of his birth, Transversales Disques is very glad to announce the release of « Photophonie » unpublished archives, spanning 1973-1992, revelatory collection of commercial, `commission and secret music by electroacoustic music pioneer Luc Ferrari.

In the winter of 2018, 13 cardboard boxes of American popular music, collected by the late ragtime pianist Johnny Maddox (1927-2018) were carefully shipped to the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra for performance and preservation. On this, the Peacherine's fourth album, we perform music from the collection, featuring stunning musical selections by Scott Joplin, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa, and lesser-known composers of the early 1900s. Featuring guest pianist Adam Swanson, vocalist William Edwards, and two never-before released duets featuring Johnny Maddox and Adam Swanson, this CD is sure to delight listeners and to celebrate the joy that is found in America's first popular music style: RAGTIME!

Frank Marino is an Italian Canadian guitarist, leader of Canadian hard rock band Mahogany Rush. Often compared to Jimi Hendrix, he is acknowledged as one of the best and most underrated guitarists of the 1970s. They said it would never happen! Frank Marino, Live At The Agora. A unique, once-in-a-lifetime, all encompassing, career-spanning concert experience, captured in exquisite FID and packaged in a lavishly designed box-set, containingl BluRay and 3 DVD discs. . Digging deep into his vast back catalog of music and including some never before performed songs, Frank and his band deliver a stunning tour-de-force that is truly unlike anything his fans or anyone else have ever witnessed before…

Golden Dawn Arkestra hails from a small planet in the constellation Cygnus, light-years away in the outermost reaches of the galaxy. The Arkestra conducts experiments involving space and time travel through the use of sound and movement. Their followers delight in these rituals; all bear witnesses to their higher selves and joyously bask in the eternal light that joins us all as one.

Experimental vocal music from a big vocal ensemble. About Andreas Backers Love, Pen and Paper: The piece aims at exploring the instrumental, sonic potential, characteristics and qualities of the voice, offering a great range of voice techniques, dynamics and musical expression. The work's aesthetics and general vocabulary attract inspiration from European free improvisational tradition over the last 30-40 years, combined with the influence of modern free jazz, folk music from different corners of the world and classical contemporary music from the 20th to the 21st century.

"Palestrina: Double Choir Masses" is the new album by Coro Musicanova, published by Armel Music. In the vast vocal production of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, almost entirely dedicated to sacred music, a non-negligible place is occupied by multi-choir compositions in which the classical layout of the 4 voices (Cantus, Altus, Tenor and Bassus) is split into two "broken" or "flying" choirs.

Excellent Neo Prog band from Switzerland. Many aspects feature in their beautiful music, mainly the outstanding voice of Aluisio Magini, which fits perfectly on top of a well structured instrumentation. The style on "More Grains of Sand" is also very typical of the melodic rock produced by British bands since the '80s (ex: MARILLION, PENDRAGON, IQ). On their third album "Fears" Clepsydra's main influence is still very much the Fish-era MARILLION. This is a fantastic and very powerful album with great vocals, a very tight sound with the bass and the dynamic drumming and some stunning guitar playing. Highly recommended!

Still Live After 50 Years (Volume 2) from Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown is a live recording from 2014 at the Palace Theater in Syracuse N.Y. The group's home base city. It features guitarist and vocalist Kim Simmonds along with his long time band members Pat DeSalvo and Garnet Grimm once again playing a mix of classic band hit songs along with newer material from the recent past.