Herbert von Karajan was the most renowned conductor to emerge from Europe in the post-World War II era – and through fortuitous timing throughout his career, and in spite of controversy that dogged his early years, he was the most recorded conductor of the 20th century, and is likely to remain one of the most visible (and biggest-selling) conductors well into the 21st century. Born in Salzburg and descended from a family of Greek origin with deep roots in Austria – including scholars and physicians in Vienna and Salzburg – he was a music prodigy, playing the piano at three and playing his first recital a year later.

Justus Frantz (born 18 May 1944 in Inowrocław, Poland, then Hohensalza, Germany) is a German pianist, conductor, and television personality. Frantz mostly plays music from the Classical and Romantic periods, particularly by Mozart. He has played many pieces for piano duet or four hands with Christoph Eschenbach.

Double CD featuring the great pioneers of Rock n Roll - ELVIS, LITTLE RICHARD, BILL HALEY and many more. This was the beginning of a musical revolution that changed the face of popular music for good.

Star pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard presents Landler, a collection of delightful dances composed by Franz Schubert. Rustic and cheerful, these miniatures display a fascinating side of Schubert's musical persona. Their simplicity is deceptive, as these dances are frequently shaken up by Schubert's harmonic wandering soul, yet remaining lyrical, picturesque and tuneful. For Aimard, there is a kinship between Schubert's Landler and Kurtag's Jatekok, pieces that he often performs side by side, sharing a combination of playfulness and Modernism that also calls the great twentieth-century miniaturist Anton Webern to mind. By avoiding almost any repetition, Aimard evokes a sleepwalker's journey rather than a series of dances. A renowned champion of twentieth-century music, Pierre-Laurent Aimard has released multiple acclaimed albums in his exclusive contract with Pentatone, including Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux (2018) and Visions de l'Amen (2022), along with Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata & Eroica Variations (2021). He also joined Tamara Stefanovich in Etudes and Frames (2023), with music by Vassos Nicolaou, and recorded Bartok's Piano Concertos with the San Francisco Symphony and Esa-Pekka Salonen (2023).

A collection of live performances Includes BBC radio broadcasts Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality Interviews, background liners

An album combining works by Schubert, Piazolla and Lintinen, cellist Trey Lee is joined by the English Chamber Orchestra to perform compositions embracing the effects and impacts of climate change on both the environment and society. The album has two world premiere recordings of new arrangements for both cello and piano, and cello and orchestra by Trey Lee. “With the cello as a platform, I seek a sober yet trenchant means to tell the story of our seasons, and concurrently, create a musical narrative to account for how this crisis unfolds. This album is a journey across our world from the past to the present, and finally, to an increasingly plausible future through the prism of works by three composers from three eras.”

Dès leur création en 1723, Les Fêtes grecques et romaines, premier opéra de Colin de Blamont connut un succès retentissant. Synthèse entre la noblesse de la tragédie lyrique créée par Lully et le ton plus badin, avec ses divertissements chorégraphiques, de l’opéra-ballet créé par Campra, son livret redonne vie aux fêtes les plus connues de l’Histoire antique. L’éloquent Alcibiade se distingue lors des Jeux olympiques, Marc Antoine et Cléopâtre célèbrent les enivrantes Bacchanales & le poète Tibulle courtise avec fougue sa chère Délie à l’occasion des Saturnales… Valentin Tournet nous fait redécouvrir cette œuvre phare du Siècle des Lumières laissée bien trop longtemps dans l’ombre de ses fameux contemporains.

IF is a 2024 American live-action/animated fantasy comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Krasinski. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Liza Colón-Zayas, along with the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. (in his posthumous role almost two months after his death), and Steve Carell. Its plot follows a young girl and her neighbor who find themselves able to see imaginary friends.

Music Theories Recordings is proud to announce the latest live album from Ayreon, '01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves'. Recorded live from a short run of shows in September 2023 at the 013 Tilburg in The Netherlands, this release is a must-have for Ayreon fans worldwide. Ayreon, '01011001 - Live Beneath The Waves' is available everywhere on May 17th, 2024 on 3LP, 2CD+DVD, and Blu-ray.

A superb Double CD collection featuring the great pioneers of Rock n Roll - ELVIS, LITTLE RICHARD, BILL HALEY, FATS DOMINO, BUDDY HOLLY and many more. Remastered and sounding better than ever.

Pink Floyd was an English rock band from London. Founded in late 1965, the group achieved worldwide acclaim, initially with innovative psychedelic music, and later in a genre that came to be termed progressive rock.Distinguished by philosophical lyrics, musical experimentation, frequent use of sound effects and elaborate live shows, Pink Floyd remains one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in the history of popular music.

THE FULL 1986 SYDNEY BROADCAST ACROSS 2 x CDS Bob Dylan and Tom Petty were just three weeks into their 1986 True Confessions world tour when they brought in a professional camera crew to film a two-night stand at Sydney, Australia's Entertainment Centre.

Palaeur, Rome, Italy – June 20, 1971

Pyramide Music Presents Smooth Jazz Italian Songs Vol.3 (Canzoni Italiane In Versione Smooth Jazz) album original hits and the original artists genre Jazz, Chillout.

Is a german hornplayer, main point natural horn, teacher and instrument builder.Born 1972, he studied in Weimar with Reiner Heimbuch and Karl Biehlig, in Leipzig withHermann Märker, later studies of conducting and choir leading in Weimar.
First orchestra experiences at the age of 17 with the “Vogtland-Philharmonie Greiz”, with 18 on the Theater of Erfurt, also “Junge Deutsche Philharmonie”and with 19 years he became 2nd hornplayer of the “Staatskapelle Weimar”.
Since the 90th he specialized in historic horn instruments, he was participant of the “Naturhorn Festival Essen 1993”, also coached by the Frankfurt hornplayer Peter Steidle.Since 2002 is Stephan Katte freelancer and played most parts from J.S.Bach, also the extreme high cantatas Nr. 14, 16, 65 etc. with nearly all German ancient-music-groups, p.e. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto Köln, Les amis de Philipe, Das Kleine Konzert etc.In 2007 he discovered the horns of Anton Kerner sr. and jr. in the Moravian State Museum, played them from 2008-2010 and started to rebuild this instruments by himself in authentic handcraft style.