The newest release from SOMM Recordings is an unusual but exciting pairing of two string quartets by British and French contemporaries Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934) and Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924).

Gli uccellatori ('The Bird Catchers') was first staged in Venice in 1759 and proved so successful that the opera was performed during the next decade throughout Italy, Spain, Poland and Germany before being performed in Vienna in 1768.

Like my favorite Jazz albums, the “Grunge” albums of the early 1990’s spoke to me because they offered what I perceived to be a genuine artistic vision.

VERTIGO is the fifth studio album from Tilian. Following from Pearson’s departure from his previous band of 11 years Dance Gavin Dance, he set out to write and record for new projects.

The album Plural celebrates the remarkable encounters and partnerships that have shaped Gabriel Grossi's 25-year career as a harmonica player, composer, arranger, and producer.

SOMM Recordings is pleased to release the first-ever recording on piano of the eight keyboard suites by one of England’s greatest creative artists, Henry Purcell (1659 –1695).

On this recording, the piano quintet led by violinist and conductor Remy Ballot juxtaposes Franz Schubert's famous Trout Quintet with Johann Nepomuk Hummel's much less frequently heard Piano Quintet, composed almost 20 years earlier.

Obscure 70s work from the great Ruth Brown – best known for her postwar R&B work on Atlantic Records, but heard here on two rare sets from the 70s!

"Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn" (To me you are beautiful) - the title of the famous Yiddish song perfectly describes the flair of the trio 'Elias and the Yiddish Maidels': three musicians who accept and celebrate each other with all their differences and unique strengths.

Damiano David pubblica il suo album di debutto solista, Funny Little Fears (Sony Music Italy/ Arista). Dopo il suo ritorno sulla scena, il primo progetto solista di Damiano è stato accolto con un entusiasmo travolgente dai fan di tutto il mondo. Funny Little Fears contiene 14 brani straordinari, tra cui il successo globale Born With A Broken Heart e l’ultimo singolo Next Summer, una traccia potente e carica di emozione.

Hamburg’s kosmische custodians at Bureau B proudly welcome legendary synth maestro Peter Baumann back into the studio for his first solo album since Machines Of Desire (2016). A defining force in the Berlin School of electronic music, both as a member of Tangerine Dream in their most essential era, and as a solo artist, Baumann has always bridged the cerebral and the cinematic. With Nightfall, he embarks on another sonic odyssey, crafting an atmospheric album
steeped in mystery and evocative storytelling. Baumann’s artistic vision has long been shaped by his exploration of the human condition. From his pioneering work with Tangerine Dream to his influential New Age imprint, Private Music, and his philosophical pursuits through the Baumann Foundation, his creativity and curiosity remain undiminished.
Nightfall is the latest chapter in his five-decade journey - a deeply emotional album that embraces impermanence to transport the listener into a series of shapeshifting soundscapes.

Ray Fernandez is one of the rare cases in which the artist became famous after his songs.

On a quest of growth and mastery as a saxophonist, composer, and musician, Jordan VanHemert found equally important his efforts to contextualize difficulties of his life experiences.

ef Giansily is a French pianist and composer, a student of Bernard Maury and a graduate of the Bill Evans Piano Academy.

azz is full of legends – the Duke, the Count, the Lady. We know their names, study their harmonies, and memorize their solos.