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Brahms: Serenade 2 & Symphony 3

Brahms Symphonies have always presented conundrums for both listeners and performers. They lie in that indeterminate valley between the peaks of Beethoven and the mystical hinterland of Wagner. Brahms venerated Beethoven and he avoided writing symphonies until relatively late in his career, probably fearing unfavourable comparison with his idol.

The Apples

Over the past seven years the nine-strong instrumental group has been folding cuts and scratches from every imaginable source into Big Band blares and Middle Eastern elements on top of a raw funk base, baking a thick multi-layered sonic treat.

Howie B

One of the most respected electronic composers of the '90s, Howie B is a sonic polymath whose production work with U2, Bjork, Tricky, Brian Eno, Sinead O'Connor, Sly and Robbie and Everything but the Girl has made him an ace hired gun often called upon to give pop stars credit in the dance world.

Sir Edward Elgar's musical influences were mainly German and Schumann was the composer he most admired. Earning a living was a struggle and success and financial security were limited.

Smetana - Má vlast

'Má Vlast' is the ultimate Nationalist musical composition. The title means 'My Country' and it's opening bars are probably as well known to the average Czech, as 'Land of Hope and Glory' is to the average Brit. The Czechs were ecstatic about LSO’s reading of Smetana’s masterpiece. We hope you are too.

Beethoven Symphonies 6 & 2

When Bernard Haitink agreed to perform and record the complete Beethoven Symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra, the result was a triumphant series of performances and recordings hailed as ‘the cycle for the new century’.

Aurelio Martinez

One of the most extraordinary and passionate Central American artists of his generation, Aurelio Martinez's virtuosity is found in his distinctive, powerfully evocative vocals and his talent as a composer, guitarist and percussionist.

Afro Celt Sound System

Twice Grammy-nominated and multi-million album selling, Society of Sound present an entirely remixed, remastered compilation of Afro Celt Sound System's finest instrumental tracks – ‘Capture: Chorus.’

Waldemar Bastos

'Classics of My Soul' is the latest recording by Waldemar Bastos, celebrating songs that reflect the spirit and heart of his long musical journey. His intent is to celebrate the music of his country for its people, as well as offering it to all music lovers in the world.

Mahler Symphony No 8

There is a particular challenge to recording Mahler's 8th Symphony anywhere. Recording it in St Paul's Cathedral adds a further dimension. This recording captures the huge scale of the work while at the same time giving proper weight to the intricate inner detail essential to its musical structure. All in a form that allows both scale and structure to be appreciated by the domestic listener.

Peter Gregson

Peter Gregson is an award winning cellist, composer and pioneer of contemporary music. His work has been performed widely in the UK and the US. The overriding ambition behind 'Terminal' was to make sure that every sound you hear is a cello; it might be electric, it might be acoustic, it might be a mixture, but it’s all cello!

The London Symphony Orchestra

The London Symphony Orchestra has the largest and most comprehensive recording catalogue of any modern orchestra and recording has been an important part of its business since its first sessions in 1913. The LSO Live label has a catalogue of over 70 titles to date.

Peter Gabriel

“Songwriting is what drew me into music,” Peter reveals. “The craft and the process of putting together a good song seemed both exciting and magical.” And it’s this magical craft that Scratch My Back salutes, a dozen covers of songs that Peter regards as among the pinnacles of songwriting endeavour.

The Creole Choir of Cuba

Be prepared to hear something completely different and ‘new’ from Cuba. In glorious songs like Edem Chanté (Listen To Us!), The Creole Choir celebrate the history of their Haitian descendents enslaved to the Caribbean from West Africa.

Ennio Morricone

‘50 Years in Music' is a series of new orchestral recordings of Morricone's most famous themes, due for release in 2010, and this Society of Sound release is a unique preview of this spectacular work surveying one of the most illustrious careers in the history of cinematic music.

Toumast

‘Amachal’ is an album that reflects both the political turmoil of Mali and its cultural identity through Touareg traditional singing and percussion intertwined with the sound of the electric guitar.

Syriana

Imagine a dialogue between East and West. A dialogue of hopes and fears, similarities and differences, histories and futures; a conversation charged with emotion and balanced with respect.

Brett Anderson

"I made this album with the purest of intentions: to create a beautiful suite of songs untethered by second-guessing markets and playlists and music biz bullshit. I have no record company, no publisher and a smaller audience but I have never been more confident and focused about what I am doing as an artist."

David Rhodes

'Bittersweet', recorded in four days at Real World Studios, is the first album recorded under the name of Peter Gabriel's guitarist-of-choice David Rhodes. He tells us why it's taken him so long to take centre-stage.

Afrobilly Sessions

The Afrobilly Sessions is the new sound of Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara. It is the sound of a nation with no borders - a place that needs no passport, no visa.

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Spiro: Live In Box

Spiro are four musicians from the South West with a contemporary English acoustic sound. They are Jon Hunt on guitar, Jason Sparkes on accordion, Alex Vann on mandolin and Jane Harbour on violin.

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Speed Caravan

Speed Caravan create music that references The Cure and The Chemical Brothers alongside Algerian rai and other Arabic influences in a glorious collision of global sounds and styles.

Dengue Fever

Charlie Winston

Charlie Winston - Charlie for Chaplin, Winston for Churchill - was born into a family of artists. Brother, Tom Baxter, sister Vashti Anna, also sing divinely, and his parents…

Portico Quartet

Portico Quartet are four young musicians from South London who sound like nothing you’ve ever heard before. Living and playing together, they describe themselves as an indy band playing post-jazz and their unique sound has won them fans from Gilles Peterson to Radio 4 and Notion to BBC Music Magazine.

Daby Touré and Skip McDonald

As soon as they met, they knew each other. Skip McDonald: an old school bluesman from Dayton, Ohio, and long-time resident in London, UK. Daby Touré: a thirty-something musician raised in Mauritania, West Africa, now a leading light on the Paris, France scene. Their inevitable Real World album pays testament to a remarkable musical union.

Benjamin Grosvenor

This and That is Benjamin Grosvenor's recording debut and was recorded at the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey, exclusively for the B&W Music Club. His handpicked repertoire is beautifully judged and includes pieces by Scarlatti, Chopin and Brahms amongst others.

Julianna Raye

The Bossa Nova rhythms on Los Angeles singer/songwriter Julianna Raye’s inspired new album, Dominoes, are so gentle and relaxing you almost take the heart-aching beauty of these songs for granted.

Tom Kerstens

Tom Kerstens is a major figure in the guitar world. He is highly regarded as a versatile performer on modern and period instruments and is an influential champion of the guitar in his roles as player, recording artist and artistic director.

Dub Colossus

Recorded by a group of adventurous Ethiopians and Nick Page, one half of the British group Temple Of Sound, Dub Colossus is a unique attempt to mix traditional East African music with the most experimental reggae sounds.

Gwyneth Herbert

If any recording is simply a snapshot of an artist’s progress, then ‘Ten Lives’ captures singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert at a very exciting moment in time. It documents the continuing development of one of the UK’s brightest talents and perhaps offers the most complete picture yet of a sublime talent.

Grindhouse (mondo cane)

The grindhouse cinema of 60’s America more often than not consisted of a double feature filled with themes of exploitation and excessive gore, sex, rebellion and mayhem. All the things that make life a little more interesting, especially if we can see them on the big screen rather than suffering the inevitable consequences of indulging in them ourselves.

Little Axe

Everyone gets the blues, says Skip McDonald, who should know. The legendary guitarist gets them – like, really gets them – more than most. “The blues are a fact of life,” he adds in a Dayton, Ohio twang undiminished by two decades of UK living. “It doesn’t matter where you are. The blues have no boundaries.”

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