Musik

The Tower of Babel of performances and recordings of Sergei Rachmaninoff's music pleases the ear and the sight of the music lover today as it has been throughout the 20th century. In that Tower one can easily distinguish the voices of Rachmaninoff's music's "native speakers" - performers who spoke Rachmaninoff's mother's tongue, breathed the same air and enjoyed the same autumnal landscapes in childhood. In fact, it is the Tower of its own: looking through the list of Rachmaninoff's works and the names of Russian and Soviet performers in the Rachmaninoff Collection offered by legendary label Melodiya on the composer's 145th anniversary, one can assume just that. To a great surprise of the scholars and amateurs, such a collection has never been assembled previously. The "Russian idiom" (if we are to continue with the metaphor) has never been presented in such a massive and powerful way, reaching the "critical mass" that may lead to important conclusions about the Russian musical style and interpretation in general. The list contains the names of great singers from the generation of Soviet classics such as Irina Arkhipova, Ivan Kozlovsky, Georgy Nelepp, Elena Obraztsova, Mark Reisen, to the most current internationally renowned stars such as Hibla Gerzmava. One can find a smorgasbord of chamber music performed by the exceptional ensembles and individuals such as David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Mstislav Rostropovich, Gidon Kremer and Daniil Shafran. An unusual component in the collection is the recordings of Rachmaninoff's Russian Orthodox church music - something that was carefully shoved under the rug in the Soviet times. The operas are represented by the best that the country could give - and here, for sure, the native Russian diction raises the level of performance to the classical height. And, of course, that poetics of the piano, in which Sergei Rachmaninoff expressed himself in the most unencumbered way, is represented in the Collection by the names that do not need promotion: Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Grigory Sokolov, Vladimir Krainev, Alexei Nasedkin, Pavel Serebryakov - the list goes on until it reaches the latest acquisition on the Montparnasse of piano, Dmitry Masleev. For the connoisseurs, the Collection offers rare examples, many of them previously unreleased by Melodiya, together with those delicious brand-name tube-mic recordings that carry an unrivaled human quality and a tint of nostalgia. The edition comprises 33 CDs and 1 LP with previously unreleased recordings (Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by Vladimir Krainev and the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov; and Vocalise orchestrated by the composer and performed by the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitri Kitaenko). The edition includes a booklet in four languages (Russian, English, French and German).

Limited Box edition in 500 copies Worldwide Includes: Band Flag (100x70) Exclusive Patch (10x3) Vinyl in special color Cassette Signed CD

Kreator: Krushers of the World (Box) [2 Vinyl LP + 2 CD]

Collector's edition. Limited edition Box Set. 180 g LP Sky Blue coloured. Another world - Original CD. Another world - Collector's CD. 32 page book. Art print.

Limited Box edition in 500 copies Worldwide Includes: Band Flag (100x70) Exclusive Patch (10x3) Vinyl in special color Cassette Signed CD

Urwitz David: Nåt slags svar 2025 [Vinyl LP + CD]

Svart vinyl.<br/><br/>På albumet "Stay Gold" har systrarna Klara och Johanna Söderberg finslipat deras yppiga arrangemang och blommat som solklara storytellers i sitt skapande av dessa tio låtar. <br/><br/>"Vi är jätteglada att få presentera vår tredje skiva "Stay Gold". Än en gång har vi varit i USA, i ARC Studios i Omaha, Nebraska. Vi blev så nöjda med "The Lion's Roar", att det kändes självklart att arbeta med den fantastiske producenten Mike Mogis igen. Vi utforskade nya ljudvärldar med arrangemangen, byggde upp låtarna och skapade en dynamisk skiva, men vi ville ändå fortsätta på samma spår som "The Lion's Roar" och utgå från den enkla kärnan i våra låtar. Musiker från Omahas Symfoniorkester var med och spelade stråk- och blåsarrangemang komponerade av Nate Walcott från Bright Eyes. Vi är tacksamma att vi fick gå in i den spännande kreativa fasen med så begåvade musiker. Resultatet är ett album som vi är mycket stolta över. Vi ser fram emot att dela den här skivan med er".<br/><br/>Med inspiration hämtad från Spaghetti Westerns och Lee Hazlewood produktioner, innefattar "My Silver Lining" duons mest sofistikerade låtskrivande och arrangemang. "Detta är en sång om att söka efter anledningar att fortsätta hålla på. Att hitta allt bra som kommer med det dåliga. Vi ville skapa ett verk som var mörkt men ändå upplyftande på samma gång", säger Johanna och Klara Söderberg.