Soon it will be just around the corner, the contemplative season. The days are getting shorter, it's getting colder and a very special mood is spreading over the world Christmas season is here! And what could be better than listening to the right music while baking cookies, doing handicrafts, having Advent coffee with family or friends? RTL Christmas Hits presents the most beautiful classic English-language Christmas songs that accompany us every year anew during the Christmas season and that have lost none of their magic for decades.

The expansive playlist of The Lansdowne Tapes gathers early recordings from British prog metal mavens Uriah Heep in various forms from their beginnings in the late '60s and early '70s. Included in the collection's massive 33 tracks are tunes from an early iteration of the band (going under the name Spice) that never quite made it to album release as well as alternate versions of tunes that became Uriah Heep staples, such as "Look at Yourself" and "Real Turned On."

THREE DISC RARITIES COLLECTION FROM MESSRS. CLAPTON, BRUCE & BAKER The only real Supergroup of any substance, Cream was not just made up of truly exceptional musicians, the band also boasted three excellent songwriters in Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker - with a little added help on occasion from Mr. Pete Brown, lyricist extraordinaire. And across the three years of their existence, during which time they released four albums and performed a multitude of superlative concerts, this pioneering power trio changed music forever. In celebration of Cream s superlative legacy, more than fifty years since they ceased to exist, this triple CD set features their finest live and studio rarities. Including previously unreleased sessions which the group produced for the BBC and other contemporary radio stations, plus live concert recordings made for FM broadcast across the three plus years of Cream s existence, this collection provides the finest available obscure material.

The Boston Early Music Festival's newest recording explores the magnificent vocal cantatas of Roman composer Marco Marazzoli. Musical Directors Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs lead an all-star roster of singers and instrumentalists in Marazzoli's extravagant musical entertainments. These miniature dramas present a kaleidoscopic variety of arias, duets, trios, and quartets culminating in glorious choruses for six voices.

'Four disc (three CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) pressing. A Very British Synthesizer Group is a sound and vision anthology of multi-million-selling synth pioneers The Human League. Bringing together all of the hits as well as previously unreleased demos and edits it covers the entire history of the band from their emergence as futuristic outriders of a new post-punk sound, through the phenomenon of Dare and '80s chart dominance, their incredible '90s renaissance and ascendance to their current position as one of the most glorious and glamorous live acts in the country. Of the hit singles on CDs One and Two, seven appear as previously unreleased DJ edits, while Disc Three is comprised entirely of 17 exclusive and previously unreleased mixes. The DVD contains 21 promo videos from this most visual of bands, plus 24 BBC performances, many previously unreleased, from Top Of The Pops, Wogan and Later With Jools. The box set also comes with a 58-page hardback book featuring a new essay from Bowie/Kraftwerk biographer David Buckley, memorabilia and rare photos. The art direction and sleeve illustrations come from renowned Sheffield artist Pete McKee.

Who does not love the 60s? The easygoing, cool songs, the clothes, the cars, the language and the strange sitcoms? The 1960s were a decade that drowned all conventions and allowed the young people to express themselves in ways that their parents could only dream of. In the course of this, some of the best and most original songs ever recorded were recorded. This compilation offers 100 of these songs, including Lulu, Aretha, Dionne. Let yourself be transported with these fantastic 5CDs into the time of mini-skirts and small cars. Listen, familiarize and download the publication on this website. Ultimate 60s Classics Box-Set material is designed and signed as a reference on your choice of several exchangers file.

Wall demo take that attracted the attention of Floyd fans suddenly appeared suddenly with the title of “Ayanami label” WALL IN PROGRESS 1978 – 1979 “, it became high sound quality renewal sound by the latest remaster, and came back around 2001!About ten years after the sound source from Angra Side appeared, since the demo sound source was included in the official box released in 2012, it seemed that past spill sound sources were useless, but in reality it was not so. Comparing past titles and official boxes, about 40% of the total contains parts with different edits and takes, and the demonstration of the outgoing sound source version is still worthwhile. Therefore, this time it was decided to release the final decision board which renewed the whole using the latest remaster sound source based on the outflow sound source version which was missing from the official box.

Contemporaries of Alessandro Scarlatti and now largely forgotten, Camilla de Rossi and Maria Margherita Grimaldi left behind remarkable contributions to the oratorio genre, at a time when few women composed - and even fewer within official circles. Soprano Suzanne Jerosme, Jörg Halubek and Il Gusto Barocco bring several of their works back to life, preserved since the early 1700s in the holdings of the Austrian National Library. Alongside arias by Alessandro Scarlatti, who helped shape the oratorio form in both Rome and Vienna, these strikingly beautiful compositions emerge - fully deserving a place among the masterpieces of their time.

This live album, originally released as a double-record set, succeeds in capturing the raw power and high energy that the group can actually attain in performance. Although a few songs were lost in the move from record to compact disc, the band's greatest hits are retained from their '84-'85 tour, from ballads such as "Holiday" to rock anthems like "Blackout." The album is never tedious, and all of the fourteen songs on the recording are captured with excellent authenticity. World Wide Live is by far the Scorpions' best live release, and is a must for fans of their music.

Rod Picott Born in New Hampshire but raised in South Berkwick, ME, Rod Picott started his musical journey performing with a number of high-school and after-school rock and punk bands. After graduation, Picott headed west for Boulder, CO, performing in various coffeehouses and perfecting his craft with the help of Steven Allen Davis. After this time, Picott headed to Nashville to try his luck on Music Row. After seven years performing in various clubs and becoming a regular on the competitive circuit, Picott received an opening slot on Allison Krauss & Union Station's 1998 tour of the West Coast. He also has written with Slaid Cleaves as well as Fred Eaglesmith. In 2001, Picott released his debut album Tiger Tom Dixon's Blues, named after his father's uncle who was a boxer during the Depression. The album received great acclaim for its style and substance along the lines of Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, John Hiatt, and Steve Earle. Picott has also performed at various musical showcases, including the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in 2002.

The French composer and organist Thierry Escaich composed his Te Deum pour Notre-Dame for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; a hymn to the Cathedral’s resurrection, it is a large-scale work for children's choir, two mixed choirs and orchestra. One hundred and eighty singers and instrumentalists gave the work its first performance and recorded it in the prestigious building on 12 June 2025. Thierry Escaich was inspired by the Cathedral's thousand-year-old history and drew on many sources, beginning with the Bible but also including prestigious authors who had written about Notre-Dame such as Victor Hugo and Charles Péguy. According to Escaich himself, this Te Deum is a journey from the destructive flames of the conflagration to the fire of redemption. Escaich, who has been a co-titular organist of the Cathedral since 2024, also presents examples of his famous art of improvisation on the Cathedral's organ between each movement of the Te Deum. The work won universal acclaim at its first performance, with some journalists describing it as the great French oratorio that we have been awaiting since the beginning of the 21st century (Le Figaro).

Amid the pomp of the court, the ear of the young Louis XIV was awakened to the charms of the harpsichord. Surrounded by the most illustrious harpsichordists, he explored a world where music was still a treasure passed from hand to hand. While French harpsichord making flourished, Jacques Champion de Chambonnières published the first printed scores in 1670. From unmeasured preludes, to poignant tombeaux imbued with subtle melancholy, to delicate arrangements of popular airs, the harpsichord of Louis XIV echoes an era of unprecedented musical richness. Brice Sailly's sublime interpretation highlights the splendour and diversity of this golden age of the French harpsichord.

Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of Black pop by merging '50s R&B with gospel-powered vocals, adding plenty of flavor from contemporary jazz, blues, and (in the '60s) country. Then there was his singing; his style was among the most emotional and easily identifiable of any 20th century performer, up there with the likes of Elvis and Billie Holiday. He was also a superb keyboard player, arranger, and bandleader.

This recording project is dedicated to two composers who played a crucial role in shaping Central German music in the 18th century: Johann Ernst Bach and Georg Anton Benda. Capella Jenensis and lbgut present their works side by side for the first time, exploring their stylistic characteristics and their influence on musical developments in Thuringia. Alongside Bachs cantata Mein Odem ist schwach, once attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach, the album features rarely performed symphonies and vocal compositions. With newly prepared editions, this music is now brought back to lifea significant contribution to rediscovering a nearly forgotten musical heritage.

Patti Smith An acclaimed poet, painter, author, and photographer as well as singer/songwriter, Patti Smith ranks among the most ambitious, unconventional, and challenging artists. When she emerged in the '70s, Smith was hailed as punk rock's poet laureate, delivering the most exciting fusion of rock and poetry since Bob Dylan's heyday with her unabashedly intellectual and uncompromising songwriting. Smith followed her muse wherever it took her, from structured rock songs to free-form experimentalism. Her most avant-garde outings, such as 1975's Horses and the following year's Radio Ethiopia, borrowed improvisation and interplay from free jazz, but remained firmly rooted in primal three-chord rock & roll.