As a leading force in Japan's progressive rock scene, Evraak continues to push boundaries with their latest album, Requiem for Lost Tide. This work builds upon the dark, dynamic, and dramatic sound of their previous album, EVRAAKI, elevating it to new, transcendent heights.

The Ladies of Soul are a group of childhood-friends and sister-in-laws. have shared childhoods; Oosterhuis and Lewis were neighbours, Rombley, and Lewis became best friends and Oosterhuis and Dulfer were connected through relatives.

Mozart's piano concerto in E flat KV 271 has long been known as the 'Jeunehomme' - but it was discovered in 2004 that it was actually composed for Louise Victoire Jenamy; Mozart misspelled her name as 'jenomy' in a letter to his father in 1778 and so created a misunderstanding that lasted for over two centuries.

Pah-Dah-Ah-Dah is a modern high-energy 12/8 Afro-rock tune with an infectious groove that just might have them dancing in the aisles.

Handel in Italy: Vedendo Amor (Seeing Love) features the “Italian Cantatas” written by Handel at his early years as a composer. In spite of its beauty they are still not well known.

For this album, Narek Hakhnazaryan has selected works that showcase the characteristics of cello playing: its tonal warmth, emotional depth and versatility. The interplay of original works and arrangements has resulted in a program that sees the cello as a unifying voice - inspired by the figure of the medieval minstrel in Glasunov's Chant du ménestrel op. 71.

Linda Guo and Manuel Lipstein make their duo debut on this new release. Titled Pas de deux, the programme features five significant 20th-century compositions for violin and cello. Works by Xenakis, Ravel and Honegger reflect the composers’ French roots, while a diverse, forward-looking harmonic language contrasts with such traditional forms as the sonata and passacaglia, the latter in Norwegian Johan Halvorsen’s Passacaglia for Violin and Cello after Georg Friedrich Händel; Austro-Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff’s Duo for Violin and Cello completes the programme.

This arresting new album presents a major addition to the solo flute repertoire, bringing together the visionary artistry of flautist Noemi Gyori and the intricate, evocative music of composer Sinan Savaşkan. Spanning nearly five decades of Savaşkan’s compositional output, the album explores the full expressive range of the flute—its lyric warmth, its structural clarity, and its capacity for sonic transformation—often in dialogue with subtly woven electronic elements.

Beloved worldwide, Chloe Chua returns to PENTATONE with Mozart’s complete violin concertos – a project that began when she was just 15 years old.

In London in 1736, the Baroque genius Handel celebrated the power of music with his oratorio about Alexander the Great, one of the foremost successes of his life. Covent Garden was never so full as on the evening of the premiere. For this original English version, Alfredo Bernardini unites the fantastic voices of the Arnold Schoenberg Choir with his lively Zefiro Baroque Orchestra. The three soloists Miriam Kutrowatz, Daniel Johannsen and Damien Gastl tell the ancient story of how the singer Timotheus was once able to change the mood of the great Alexander, evoking a whirlwind of diverse emotions, highlighting the power of music over politics and war.

Following their successful album Overtures from Finland (CHSA 5336), Rumon Gamba and Oulu Sinfonia present another programme of works from their native land. The album takes its title from Selim Palmgren’s four-movement suite, written in 1904, offering richly atmospheric character pieces celebrating the changing seasons.

No Bull‘s Bandcamp page indicates: “Get ready to rock ‘n’ roll with No Bull‘s NEW album, “Rock N Roll Remains Forever“. This CD features 11 tracks of pure rock music, showcasing the artist’s signature style and unique sound.

Bossa Nova: New Brazilian Jazz is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1962 and released on the Audio Fidelity label.

Ria Moran’s debut album Cubico (out July 2025 via DeepMatter Records) is a bold fusion of R&B, neo-soul, and alternative influences, already earning early BBC 6 Music support before its release. A deeply personal and sonically rich project, Cubico is Moran’s most honest work to date—an intimate therapy journal exploring love, loss, and self-discovery.

I Beat Loneliness marks the band’s 10th studio album. This release sees frontman Gavin Rossdale along Chris Traynor, Nik Hughes and Corey Britz returning to top-form, delivering a sonic evolution that fuses their signature grunge-laden intensity with bold new textures and themes. 12 brand-new songs, ranging from heavy tracks as “The Land Of Milk And Honey”, to contemplative songs like “Everyone Is Broken”, all driven by Rossdale’s emotive, bittersweet vocals.