“The results on this disc are stunning.” Gramophone “Phantasm’s playing is impeccable.” BBC Music Magazine “A sheer delight.” International Record Review • This new recording is the only complet...More

Etta Jones could do it all. You could hear it in every note she sang. You heard it best on up-tempo tunes when she would swing with a joyful abandon and an almost godlike authority. But even when she...More

The New York based string quartet Brooklyn Rider performs the complete Philip Glass string quartets including the early String Quartet No.1 (1966) and a world premiere recording of Glass’s score to t...More

Our constant aim was to propose Mealli’s music in such a way as to seem new with every performance: we want not only to accept but also to favour the birth of a musica ‘nuova’. Music is reborn if it ...More

Gramophone award nominees Cinquecento add another glorious recording to their Hyperion discography. This vocal sextet, comprising six professional singers from five European countries, are rapidly be...More

Latest reviews ‘Jeux turns out to be Valery Gergiev’s game, set and match. The ambiguity and transience of the music are captured with fleet-footed energy, wit and real piquancy’ International Reco...More

This disc represents a new orchestra partnership for Signum Records with The Orchestra of the Age of the Englightenment, one of London and the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles. Led by Robe...More

The repertoire on this CD is written across a period of more than forty-five years, from the year Britten entered the Royal College of Music at the age of sixteen, to the very last year of his life. ...More

The Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thord Svedlund is back with a new recording in Chandos’ ongoing series devoted to orchestral works byWeinberg. This is proving a benchmark series, one t...More

Facing Goya puts science on the cultural stage through the music of Michael Nyman and the inspiration of one of the world’s greatest painters. Facing Goya is a taut thriller that follows one woman’s...More

Record of the Month After sixteen years of exceptional achievement and vast critical acclaim the career paths of the members of The Florestan Trio are diverging, sadly the trio will dispand at the...More

On its first release as a double LP, this legendary 1980 recording was described as ‘a rousing sonic spectacular’ in the US audiophile magazine The Absolute Sound (TAS). Setting off on a sonic journe...More

"This program is like an American quilt – the individual parts are unique and very different from one another, but it comes together to form one rich tapestry. I would like to give our audience a pic...More

Paul Hillier leads Theatre of Voices in a fascinating programme centred on Luciano Berio: "Although not all these composers actually knew each other, I think of them as a group of mutual friends with...More

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York Bowen has a distinguished reputation as a composer and was considered to be one of Britain’s finest pianists. In his day he was known as ‘The English Rachmaninoff’, and Saint-Saëns described him...More

Vibrantly emotional, near dreamlike... Celebrating the "Red Priest's" stylistic wealth, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon imagines sumptuous choral vespers dedicated to St Mark. When Vivaldi's fantasy seems to...More

Published in June 1823 and dedicated to Antonie Brentano, the 33 Variations op.120 were described by Diabelli himself as "a great and important masterpiece, worthy to be ranked with the imperishable ...More

Featuring six guitar virtuosos from four countries (Japan, Canada, Belgium, and US), the Montreal Guitar Trio (MG3) and California Guitar Trio (CGT) explore intricate original compositions as well as...More

Cambria is the result of MG3’s long period of musical introspection prompted by extensive world travelling. Four years have elapsed since the Montreal trio released its third album but the fans will ...More

Recorded at ‘Art of Audio’ in the hills near Mullumbimby part of the magical Byron Shire in Australia, “Roots & Wings” was co-produced by the recent Grammy nominated Kamal Engels, recognised for his ...More

The Music: The MN Records catalogue is significantly enriched with a second set of CDs to add to the 6 released in 2005. Two major albums are released on 24 July featuring Nyman's non-operatic voc...More

Six Celan Songs/The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi and Acts of Beauty/Exit no Exit are new recordings that present compelling examples of Nyman's vibrant approach to word-setting, song structure and subj...More

COLLECTIONS is a unique combination of Michael Nyman’s work as a composer, filmmaker and photographer. Film 50000 PHOTOS CAN’T BE WRONG A first release combination of film and music. In a single ...More

"The purpose of the Composer's Cut series is to present music from my soundtracks in a state of continuous evolution. As I transferred particular cues from film to concert hall both musical structure...More

The Piano Sings is the title of the long-awaited album of solo piano recordings by Michael Nyman and the first release of the record label MN Records. The Piano Sings features music originally rec...More

Abed Azrié, "man of liberty" par excellence, has brought new life to the Sumerian epic of Gilgamesh, ancient Mesopotamia's most famous work; it dates back to 2500 years B.C. It is the story of a fri...More

Since 2006 Michael Nyman has been working closely with the Austrian Film Museum’s Vertov collection composing and performing music for Vertov’s Kinopravda 21, A Sixth Part of the World, and The Eleve...More

Michael Nyman's score for Jane Campion's 1993 film The Piano is one of the most successful film soundtracks of all time. The film itself won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival in ...More

Working alongside director Laurence Dunmore, Nyman has composed the music for his latest film – The Libertine. The film is a version of the celebrated Stephen Jeffreys play and stars Johnny Depp, Joh...More