Acclaimed as ‘one of the best opera composers of the moment’, American composer-librettist Mark Adamo has also ventured into symphonic composition, in which his theatrical sensitivity, political commitment and musical mastery are equally evident.  Late Victorians is dedicated to the memory of the victims of AIDS, and to those who have survived.

While best known today for having composed the ending to Puccini’s unfinished Turandot, Franco Alfano wrote some dozen operas, including Cyrano de Bergerac (1936) with a libretto by Henri Cain based on Edmond Rostand’s drama of the same name. It is a moving tale of romantic misunderstanding, swashbuckling bravado and heartbreaking loyalty, in which the eloquent Cyrano feels unable to express his love for Roxane because of his famously protuberant nose – except on behalf of his handsome but inarticulate friend, Christian. When Domingo and Radvanovsky sang Cyrano and Roxane at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Andante magazine wrote: ‘Incredibly, Cyrano is his 121st role. And it suits him splendidly … Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky was luminous as Roxane, her passionate outbursts showing off her powerful upper register to good effect.’

The music on this CD is an unusual selection; most of it has never before been recorded by the Choir. There is music from the Vienna Boys’ Choir’s 510- year-tradition and music from their extraordinary project involving music from the Silk Road.

A concert by Martha Argerich is always sensational, sometimes grandiose, and occasionally the audience experiences a truly stellar event. Going through the archives of Bavarian Broadcasting, the feeling was unanimous, and many ‘ear witnesses’ themselves remembered the concerts: on these evenings Argerich was in top form, collaborated with two congenial conductors, inspired the orchestra and drew inspiration from it. In short: these live recordings should, indeed must be heard!

A musical force in Chicago and around the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been consistently hailed as one of the finest international orchestras since its founding in 1891. At its helm since 2006 are Principal Conductor Bernard Haitink and Conductor Emeritus Pierre Boulez.   Maestro Haitink leads the Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus in CSO Resound’s November release, Mahler’s Second Symphony.  Joining them in this performance are soprano Miah Persson and mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn. Persson is a sought-after soprano soloist of the major works in the sacred repertoire. This season, she returns to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and makes her debuts at the Theater an der Wien and at the Gran Teatro del Liceu in Barcelona.

In C Remixed is the latest project from the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, the corn-fed young group from western Michigan that brought you Innova’s 2007 bestseller, Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians.  Following in its own footsteps, the group has taken on another Minimalist icon: Terry Riley’s In C from 1964, a work known as the Rosetta Stone of the style, that opened up a new world where classical and rock music could finally meet. Insistent, propulsive, and vastly appealing, In C is based on a series of 53 interlocking phrases, repeated any number of times, that merge to form a kaleidoscopic, ever-changing tapestry of sound. See video clip

Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker is the first and only authorized documentary about one of the great legends in American music. A virtuoso saxophonist, Parker – nicknamed Bird – created a new style of jazz before his death at 34. Celebrating Bird is the story of a musical era. It shows how the Swing Era gave way to bebop, and how Parker used the tradition of jazz to fashion a startling and innovative music. Parker’s life is traced from Kansas City, Kansas, where he was born in 1920 to his ascendancy as a pioneer in the New York jazz scene of the 1950s. The documentary includes a treasury of film clips, featuring Count Basie, Art Tatum, Louis Armstrong, Kenny Clarke, Lester Young, among others and interviews of his first wife, Rebecca Parker Davis, for the first time on camera, of Chan Parker, his companion during his last year, and of Dizzy Gillespie, drummers Roy Haynes and Roy Porter, critic Leonard Feather...

David McAlmont's exquisite voice has enthralled soul and jazz fans alike: "One day he will open his mouth and a cathedral will fall out" - Melody Maker.  Michael Nyman is one o f the UK's  most prestigious and  innovative composers.

15 recordings that have reaped countless international awards. Discover—or rediscover—these gems of the naïve label through this beautiful limited edition series; each volume accompanied by a gorgeous and informative book.

This visually stunning, all-new production of Nutcracker, choreographed by Helgi Tomasson (artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet) is a graceful and timeless adventure on a grand scale. The scenic design by Michael Yeargan, setting the tale at the time of the 1915 San Francisco World Fair, is sensational. From the lovely Waltz of the Flowers to the crystalline beauty of the stunning Snowflake Waltz, each scene is more breathtaking than the last, bringing to life all the well known and beloved characters with fresh sparkle and compelling originality. Recorded in High Definition video and true surround sound, this age-transcending production offers a dazzling magical journey which has received critical acclaim throughout the world.