In October 2004, Asteria burst onto the Early Music scene by winning Early Music America’s first Unicorn Prize for Medieval and Renaissance Music with a performance heralded by the New York Times as “intimate and deeply communicative…meltingly beautiful.” The duo brings emotional immediacy to late medieval vocal and instrumental music, emphasizing the lush beauty of the music and …
Before there was ambient music, in a time before the New Age, there was Wendy Carlos’s Sonic Seasonings, a double LP released in 1972. Taking the form of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Carlos orchestrated four side-long soundscapes designed, according to producer Rachel Elkind, to be “part of the decor.” Using only her Moog synthesizer and environmental …
The world has celebrated the centennial of George Gershwin’s birth, and, despite the incessant pommeling his music undergoes with regularity, he and his works will be around for a second hundred. Among the reasons: performances such as these by Kevin Cole-Gershwinesque, vibrant, twinkling with humor and richly romantic. Years ago, Kevin, barely twenty, attended a party in …
Deluxe version contains a bonus disc with 13 additional tracks. The one and only Il Divo celebrate eight years of unprecedented global success with the release of their definitive Greatest Hits collection featuring four brand new tracks. The greatest hits features tracks from all 5 studio albums released to date and they’ve also recorded four songs especially for …
2CELLOS Return with Their Third Album “Celloverse”The CD plus DVD deluxe version includes seven videos Over 100 Million YouTube ViewsOver 650,000 YouTube SubscribersOver 550,000 Facebook Likes2CELLOS, the exciting classical/rock duo from Croatia, are back with their third album, “Celloverse.” Self-produced by the two cellists, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, along with engineer Filip Vidovic, “Celloverse” is a return …
Chant, is the most peaceful music imaginable. Chant: Music for the Soul, is the ultimate in relaxation and stress relief – the perfect antidote to our fast-moving modern world. Chant has proven to heal, calm and also give strength; its power is timeless and universal. Previous albums of chant have sold in the tens of millions. Further fueling …
2CELLOS (Luka Sulic & Stjepan Hauser) became a worldwide YouTube sensation with their passionate, dueling cellos version of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal. Their debut album is a thrilling collection of chart-topping rock and pop songs performed in their signature style from Guns N’ Roses, U2, Coldplay and Kings of Leon, among others. Their follow-up single is an explosive …
This timeless music speaks to the heart, soothes the soul and stirs the senses. 50 Classics for Relaxation is a special collection of classical music perfect for ‘quiet time.’ Thesearrangements are an easy background for meditation, yoga,a romantic evening-anytime the listener wants to slow down.With 50 compelling songs by master composers, our collection will appeal to classical music …
A Musical Affair is Il Divo’s first compilation of songs inspired by Broadway shows such as Phantom of the Opera, Carousel and West Side Story and features stellar duet partners Barbra Streisand, Kristin Chenoweth, Nicole Scherzinger, Heather Headley and Michael Ball. The album showcases Il Divo’s signature romantic and emotional interpretation of heartfelt classics like “Some Enchanted Evening” …
2011 album from the creative force behind Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show. Music Is Better Than Words is a crisp sounding orchestral/big band record that features MacFarlane singing some of the hidden musical gems of the `40s and `5os. Introducing this rich sound and classic integrity to a new audience, the album features …