"I started to feel at home the day of my first performance at the Bataclan in 1987"… Jane Birkin "The Complete Live Collection", a luminous artist with unfailing elegance. Rediscover the complete shows of Jane Birkin, a tender and offbeat icon with her inimitable charming voice. Sublime and generous, Jane Birkin gives herself wholeheartedly throughout the concerts at the Bataclan, at the Philharmonie de Paris, via Japan and the Olympia… In 35 busy years, Jane will have become what she never thought she would be: a stage animal. But with infinite delicacy…

This beautifully packaged 13 CD + 6 DVD 19 disc box set spans Rufus entire career and represents the most complete collection of Rufus Wainwright recordings to date. It contains: Six studio albums; Rufus Wainwright, Poses, Want One, Want Two, Release the Stars and All Days Are Night- Songs for Lulu, now all with additional previously unreleased bonus material. Two concerts on CD; Milwaukee at Last!!! and the legendary Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2CD) now with previously unreleased songs from the show. Four additional CDs; Disc One features previously unreleased songs and rarities. Disc Two contains many of the songs Rufus has recorded for soundtracks including "Hallelujah" from the film Shrek. Disc Three is drawn from Rufus collaborations with friends and family members such as Leonard Cohen, Teddy Thompson, Loudon Wainwright III, Martha Wainwright, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, The Pet Shop Boys, and Burt Bacharach. Disc Four is made up of the demos from the tape which secured him his first record deal. Six DVDs; Live at Fillmore, Rufus Does Judy at the London Palladium, Milwaukee at Last!!!, Release The Stars album commentary and live performance. Two feature length documentaries; All I Want and Prima Donna, the Making of An Opera. All housed in a beautiful, red velvet encased, 90 page hardback book containing; rare and unseen photos, Rufus early hand drawn tour posters, handwritten lyrics, four art prints and other memorabilia, extensive sleeve notes with interviews with Neil Tennant, Martha Wainwright, Linda Thompson and Lenny Waronker and an introduction by Rufus

"In Pharaoh's Garden" was the first true work of "sacred music" by Florian Fricke, guiding light of the mythical group Popol Vuh. Consisting of two extended works, his mixture of electronics and church organ with assorted winds and percussives, conjures up visions of the celestial light. Deeply emotional and filled with mysticism, this album marked the dawning of new age music, and still today is a wonder to behold.

The definitive tribute to power pop legends Raspberries, Play On: A Raspberries Tribute features 37 artists across two discs celebrating the band who perfected melodic rock.From Rick Springfield's electrifying take on "Go All The Way" to Lou Gramm's powerhouse "Tonight," Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson (The Bangles) spirited "I Wanna Be With You" to John Waite's anthemic delivery of "I Don't Know What I Want," The Lemon Twigs' brilliant "Let's Pretend" to Marshall Crenshaw's rootsy "Should I Wait," this collection showcases why John Lennon praised the band and Bruce Springsteen cited them as influences. With original drummer Jim Bonfanti on four tracks and Eric Carmen supplying the iconic count-in on "Tonight," producers Ken Sharp and Fernando Perdomo have assembled chart-toppers, indie favorites, and rising stars-all honoring the band that proved Beatles-inspired melodies plus driving rock could create pop perfection. Deluxe 6-panel digipak includes 20-page booklet with liner notes by Howie Edelson.

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten is a 2007 documentary film directed by Julien Temple about Joe Strummer, the lead singer of the British punk rock band The Clash, that went on to win the British Independent Film Awards as Best British Documentary 2007. The film premiered 20 January 2007 at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. It was also shown at the Dublin Film Festival on 24 February 2007. It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2007 and in Australia on 31 August 2007. The film opened in limited release in the United States on 2 November 2007.

Louisiana Ritual is a celebration of the long and fruitful artistic collaboration between three artists with backgrounds in both jazz, contemporary and folk music, that has unfolded at the internationally renowned Louisiana Museum of Moden Art. With a unique mix of collaborative composition and improvisation, the trio has created an album ranging from airy contemplation to high energy experiments.

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).

In 1392, King Charles VI of France was declared insane. In the midst of the Hundred Years’ War, his repeated absences left the field open to princes hungry for power and wealth. Thus began three dark decades for the kingdom of France, torn apart by civil war between Armagnacs and Burgundians, scarred by the bloody defeat at Agincourt, and ultimately handed over to the English crown in 1420. This is the epic tale Into the Winds brings to life, shedding light on a period as fascinating as it is overlooked, where the contours of a new musical art were already taking shape.

Prokofiev’s Symphony No 4 was originally completed in 1930 and shared much of its musical material with his ballet The Prodigal Son, composed around the same time. Though Prokofiev had largely avoided harsh criticism from Soviet authorities in the past, the initial reception of the Fourth Symphony was lukewarm at best.

Recorded live at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, it presents two of Tchaikovsky’s most profound symphonies: a revelatory account of the Fifth, with its shifting balance between fate and triumph, and a searingly personal reading of Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique). The Times praised the ‘explosive chemistry between this conductor and orchestra’ while The Arts Desk declared ‘the LPO has a real treasure in Canellakis.’ Together, they continue the Orchestra’s rich tradition of powerful Tchaikovsky performances, offering a recording that is both steeped in legacy and brimming with new life.

For their first harmonic mundi album, Florent Albrecht and his Ensemble L’Encyclopédie explore the mischievous world of the Mozarts, father and son. Whether in the well-known Toy Symphony, the tinkling bells of Leopold’s A Musical Sleigh Ride or the ‘How to compose all wrong’ tutorial of Wolfgang’s A Musical Joke, joy and fantasy are mixed with a portion of subtle wit – qualities shared by the polished stylistic approach of the performers.

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.

A project some six years in the making, Latin Connections was originally conceived as a collaborative project with the multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Clarice Assad. Global Covid restrictions forced us to postpone the recording, by which time Clarice was unavailable. Disappointed though we were, we were delighted to refresh a friendship with the award-winning jazz singer, cellist, pianist, and composer Sara Dowling who brings all these skills and instruments to our new recording. Latin music encompasses a colossal range of styles, many of which have become popular the world over: salsa, samba, tango, cumbia, bossa nova, choro, merengue, rumba, candombe, and baiao, to name but a few.

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.

Formed as a side project by two Jefferson Airplane members, they became a solid blues-rock unit with a cult following on the jam band circuit. Hot Tuna is an American blues band formed in 1969 by guitarist/vocalist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady. Deluxe Vinyl Replicas by Culture Factory constitute high quality reissued compact-discs which reproduce all the components of the original LPs and are their exact replicas in compact-disc size (5.3 x 5.3 inches), with authentic single or gatefold cardboard jackets and paper sleeves. In addition to the above, each compact-disc Deluxe Vinyl Replica includes a black finish CD complete with the original label to give it the look and feel of the original record album. The music is encoded using state of the art, high definition remastering in 96 kHz / 24 Bit audio. Brand new, original, factory-shrinkwrapped, limited edition CD release.