2020

Lyytinen Erja: Lockdown Live 2020 [Digipack / CD + DVD]

First seven albums (released between 1970 and 1976) 24-bit remastered from the original tapes B-sides, single mixes and previously unreleased bonus tracks CD featuring the first official release of BBC In Concert 1973; in stereo from the BBC archive tapes CD featuring 80 minutes of previously unreleased Focus concert recordings from 1971-1975 2 DVDs featuring the complete Focus At the Rainbow concert film from 1973 restored and remastered from the original 16 mm film, two BBC 'Old Grey Whistle Test' broadcasts from 1972 and BBC In Concert from 1974, plus rare footage from Focus live in Dublin 1973, various clips, the 'Goud van Oud' reunion from 1990 and the 'Focus 2 Classic Albums' documentary from 1997 80-page booklet with band history, liner notes and various memorabilia.

The dynamic young cellist who rocketed to fame as half of the genre-busting worldwide musical sensation 2CELLOS, HAUSER is releasing his first solo recording for Sony Classical - Classic, a collection of the most beautiful melodies from classical music and beyond, with the London Symphony Orchestra. Each piece on Classic is a longtime favorite of HAUSER's, which he chose to reinterpret for the cello along with arranger Robin Smith and producer Nick Patrick.<br/><br/>Following the release of HAUSER's acclaimed Classic album earlier this year, Sony Classical is pleased to announce a Deluxe CD+DVD edition of the album. <br/> <br/>The audio disc contains sixteen tracks, and includes some of the most beloved classical melodies ever written, each a personal, longtime favorite of HAUSER's - which he's carefully curated and rearranged for the cello. Among them are Bach's Air on a G String, the Nocturne from Borodin's String Quartet, Puccini's Nessun Dorma, Yiruma's River Flows in You, and tracks by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninov.<br/> <br/>"It's simple," says HAUSER when asked to describe Classic. "It's the most beautiful, the most romantic melodies ever written in classical music - by the greatest composers - played on the cello, the most beautiful and romantic instrument of all." HAUSER could hardly be blamed for calling each of the compositions on Classic "the most iconic" or "the most beautiful" or "the most romantic" melody in classical music. Because they are. Working alongside arranger Robin Smith and producer Nick Patrick, HAUSER has adopted these immortal compositions for the cello, letting them sing as never before with help from the London Symphony Orchestra. <br/> <br/>The video disc contains a specially-edited visual program comprised of all three of the Alone, Together solo performances that were filmed earlier this year at Croatia's Arena Pula, Krka Waterfalls National Park, and the historic old town of Dubrovnik. Captured at some of the Balkan country's most stunning locations, the longform performance features HAUSER's renditions of classic compositions, as well as popular themes from film and television - including Albinoni's Adagio, Song from a Secret Garden, and fittingly, Game of Thrones, which given that much of the television program was filmed within the medieval walls of Dubrovnik's old town, was an obvious choice for inclusion.<br/><br/>CD+DVD<br/>DELUXE EDITION

This special four-disc configuration (two video discs plus two audio discs) presents the entire world of Depeche: The SPiRiTS in the Forest experience will be most immersive. The boxes contain the documentary SPiRiTS in the Forest, as well as the concert LiVE SPiRiTS filmed during the last two shows of the Global Spirit Tour at the Waldbühne in Berlin. These images were never broadcast in their entirety. In addition to this original support, two audio CDs retranscribe this unique performance. This box promises to be essential for collectors, longtime fans and newcomers.

Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets: Live [2 CD + DVD]

In November 2019, at a sold-out show in London's Hammersmith Apollo, STEVE HACKETT performed the legendary Genesis album "Selling England By The Pound" in its entirety while also celebrating the 40th anniversary of his classic solo album "Spectral Mornings", and performing selected tracks from his recent solo album "At The Edge Of Light"<br/><br/>"Here's a show which takes you as close as possible into the live experience, with all the bells and whistles of an unrepeatable event. Great live sound by Ben Fenner, fabulous mixes by Roger King, amazing surround sound by Steven Wilson and an extraordinary band on fire..." STEVE HACKETT

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band: Straight to you/Live [Digipack / CD + DVD]