Purcell embodies a glorious chapter in the history of his country, the Restoration, which saw the return of the monarchy after the bleak years of Olivier Cromwell’s regime.

Born 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica, Alberga decided at the age of five to be a concert pianist. Five years later she was composing works for the piano.

The album is a complex mixture of works, built around hymn tunes by Vaughan Williams, but involving ten composers and arrangers.

This release captures the January 2025 concert from Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Rapturously received by the capacity audience and acclaimed by the critics, the Hallé’s performance of this monumental work marks a significant milestone in Kahchun Wong’s tenure as Principal Conductor. Thought of as being the composer’s most ambitious search for the meaning of life, the Second Symphony is conceived and delivered on an epic scale, featuring soloists, choir and an enlarged orchestra. The music offers a directness of expression which transports the listener through a series of climaxes and reflections, culminating in a Last Judgement in which the composer said, ‘an overwhelming love illuminates our being’. The release is accompanied by a personal introduction from Kahchun Wong, reflecting on what the music of Mahler means to him, and a programme note by Mahler expert, composer David Matthews.

This coming Friday, Endectomorph Music will release the album Prawntail.

Polyhedral artist, versatile musician, he has been exploring different types of music, instruments and musical approaches since the beginning of his musical path.

SIMMONS has been a “fringe fixture” – his words, we at Big Stir Records see him in the centre of the spiral! – on the power-pop scene since his band sparkle*jets u.k. made its first splash in 1998 at LA Pop festivals International Pop Overthrow and Poptopia.

A musical statement full of soul, suspense, and cinematic grandeur.

Following the critically acclaimed reception of his debut album “Ambrosia” (2023), inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy and according to JazzNu “An impressive album”, Dutch drummer and composer Ruud Voesten now presents “Ambrosia II”.

Sabine McCalla creates her own version of multi-cultural American roots music with Don't Call Me Baby. Produced by Sam Doores of the Deslondes, it's a debut album that crosses borderlines, pulling everything from Brazilian samba to southern soul to British rock & roll into its orbit.

Many of Sergej Rachmaninov's works have been influenced by myths and stories from his native Russia, but also by pictures, fairy tales and works of art from other cultures. 'Sergej Rachmaninov: Pictures and Fairy Tales' is a selection of twelve Preludes and Etudes-Tableaux whose inspiration and intensity of expression stand out.

Anne Murray's Greatest Hits is the second compilation album by the Canadian country pop artist of the same name, released in 1980 via Capitol Records.

For the holidays, MULTI-PLATINUM star Gabby Barrett delivers the deluxe version of her festive collection, Carols and Candlelight (Deluxe). A lovingly curated selection of classic Christmas carols, time-honored Advent hymns, and joyous songs of celebration, the expanded release adds two popular movie songs to the tracklist: her stunning rendition of the hit "Where Are You Christmas" on the 25th Anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and the heartwarming "When Christmas Comes To Town" from The Polar Express.

For the holidays, MULTI-PLATINUM star Gabby Barrett delivers the deluxe version of her festive collection, Carols and Candlelight (Deluxe). A lovingly curated selection of classic Christmas carols, time-honored Advent hymns, and joyous songs of celebration, the expanded release adds two popular movie songs to the tracklist: her stunning rendition of the hit "Where Are You Christmas" on the 25th Anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and the heartwarming "When Christmas Comes To Town" from The Polar Express.

"In the summer of 1983, a reimagined version of the James Newton Quartet emerged onto the European jazz scene. Promoter/Booking Agent Stephan Meyner, also the artistic director of Minor Music Recording Company, organized the Quartet’s tour.