The combination of Dizzy Gillespie's bebop with Chano Pozo's Cuban rhythms made for some of the most exciting big band music ever recorded. Matt looks into the story behind these classic cuts.
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, with András Schiff's Brahms Piano Concertos with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on ECM in first place...
The Norwegian soprano combines drama and delicacy in the tone-poem *Luonnotar*, whilst the Bergen string sound in *Tapiola*, *Rakastava* and *Pelléas & Mélisande* is a thing to marvel at.
Love songs from Angela Hewitt, Beethoven's *Hammerklavier* and *Eroica Variations* from Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Satie from Noriko Ogawa, and Schnittke and Pärt from the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
The Norwegian tubist's latest record is his most varied, evocative and creative to date; a concept album inspired by the Norwegian coastline, *Harbour* beautifully marries his jazz trio work with his more composed, cinematic style.
The violinist talks to Katherine about his debut album on Decca, celebrating the influence which Black composers and performers have had on American music from the late nineteenth century to the present day.
This week’s pick of new jazz releases includes soul-jazz from Matti Klein, new music from multi-instrumentalist Alex Ward, and historical live tapes from Etta James and Nina Simone.
A hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking debut from US violinist Randall Goosby, an illuminating musical tour of Vienna with pianist Alasdair Beatson, and a superb introduction to the orchestral music of Vítězslava Kaprálová.
The American mezzo talks to Katherine about her recent album exploring baroque depictions of Nero (and the women surrounding him), which features music by Monteverdi, Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti and Bartolomeo Monari.
One of the unsung trailblazers of 60s jazz, Oliver Nelson's *The Blues and the Abstract Truth* is some of his most widely-remembered work, and just so happens to feature a killer line-up including Eric Dolphy and Freddie Hubbard. We take a look back at Nelson's unique, contemporary interpretation of the blues.
The composer talks about her new album, with works inspired by sources ranging from the trenches of World War I to contemporary Myanmar and even new milestones in veterinary science.
The latest instalment in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's cycle of Shostakovich symphonies juxtaposes the First and Fifteenth Symphonies, alongside expressive performances of the Fourteenth Symphony and the Chamber Symphony in C minor.
Debut recordings from violinist Randall Goosby and pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau, a Viennese-themed recital from Alasdair Beatson, and a collection of orchestral works by Vítězslava Kaprálová.
The Nottingham-based saxophonist, composer and bandleader debuts his ambitious Jazz Orchestra project with an excellent full-length debut, including a three-part jazz suite inspired by the East Midlands lace industry.
The conductor talks to Katherine about his recording of a new French-language version of *Die Zauberflöte* with Le Concert Spirituel, following a spectacular production at Versailles last year.
This week’s picks for new jazz releases include jazz trio renditions of Richard Wagner, a reunion of French jazz group Belmondia Quintet, and soul-infused nu-jazz from Hiatus Kaiyote.
Eightieth-birthday celebrations of Martha Argerich and Jaime Laredo, an orchestral anthology marking the 150th anniversary of Zemlinsky's birth, and the Juilliard Quartet's collected early recordings on Columbia.