Elmas/ Rapyan - The Soul of Smyrna? The four Piano Sonatas of Stphan Elmas are the masterpieces among his compositions, together with the piano concertos. As they were never performed until now, I dedicated time and effort to bring them to life. Making the premiere recording of these Sonatas is both a privilege and a responsibility. I am creating and sharing with the audience the first impression and image of this music. Therefore, it was quite difficult to make the right decisions

Orestes Barbosa

Dirkschneider) - Chris Hermsdörfer (Beyond The Black

One listen to Lazarus A

A close friend of Johannes Brahms it is no surprise to find a strong influence of his genius friend in Mandyczewski's works

four tracks from the band's first non-official EP Anglesea

Il Giardino Armonico and Kammerorchester Basel

and quickly formed a deep friendship bound by their mutual love of '60s and '70s rock

only to be rediscovered in 1987

The virtuoso quality of the songwriting

The collection begins with Coste's light and lively interpretations of Bellini's Norma and Il pirata

Sow Your Gold in the White Foliated Earth exists first as a curator's fancy - in this casefrom Oslo's Ultima Festival for contemporary music in 2014

But the damage was already done