The first disc in Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis Schubert cycle, Winterreise (HMU907484), was a Gramophone cover story and CD of the Month Paul Lewis received rave reviews for his recent Beethoven per...
'The performance is an awesome display of keyboard command...The recorded sound does gorgeous justice both to the playing itself, and to the surrounding Vienna Musikvereinsaal acoustic.' BBC Music Mag...
'Nott opts for lucidity rather than histrionics or high seriousness in a steady reading of the epic funeral march that never feels as if he is merely going through the motions...Both [the Andante mode...
Singer-songwriter Belle du Berry and multi-instrumentalist David Lewis have been appreciated by an ever-growing audience over the past decade as members of the group Paris Combo. The songs unfold...
Born in Sarajevo at a time when the folk music of Yugoslavia enjoyed widespread popularity, Amira learned traditional sevdalinke (songs of yearning) from her mother. Her big break came performing with...
And If is the second ECM album by Israeli pianist/composer Anat Fort who made many friends with her ECM debut A Long Story issued in 2007. The new recording focuses attention on her New York-based tri...
"One of the greatest jazz pianists I have ever heard." -Dave Brubeck "Jessica is a beautiful player." -McCoy Tyner "The most important pianist to arrive since Bill Evans." -Alun Morgan, Gramophone...
After her triumphant success as Carmen in Riga, London, and Munich, El na Garanca, 'the Carmen of our day' (News, Austria), took the Met by storm when filmed live in January 2010. This production was...
The multi award-winning new film from writer/director Philippe Lioret, WELCOME is a compassionate and inspiring drama about the hope of new beginnings and the power of true love, centred on two couple...