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Hazel Dickens – Won’t You Come and Sing for Me? (1973/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 31:49 minutes | 705 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Folkways Records
Won’t You Come and Sing for Me? is the second album by Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard. Their hard-driving style and soaring harmonies broke the glass ceiling of male-dominated bluegrass in the 1960s. Hazel and Alice inspired generations of women in bluegrass and beyond. Their influence has been acknowledged by artists as diverse as country superstars Naomi and Wynonna Judd, champion flat-picker Molly Tuttle, and proto-feminist punk rocker Kathleen Hanna. This landmark record includes blazing takes on songs penned by the Stanley Brothers and the Louvin Brothers as well as timeless older works by the Delmore Brothers and the Carter Family. It concludes with “The One I Love Is Gone,” a haunting and poignant piece written (but not recorded) by the father of bluegrass Bill Monroe, who personally sang it for Hazel and Alice. The album’s title song, written by Hazel, has become a widely recorded bluegrass classic.
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Hayato Sumino – Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:16 minutes | 848 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © eplus music
The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra is a living legend: a leading Polish orchestra and a brand recognised globally. Performing in the furthest corners of the world, NOSPR has been fulfilling its mission as an ambassador of Polish culture for many years now. In 2022, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra embarks on a tour of Japan. It will be a return after 20 years and the orchestra’s sixth visit there.
During the tour, the Katowice-based orchestra will be joined by two extraordinary personalities: the American conducting icon MARIN ALSOP, and the Japanese rising star of pianistics HAYATO SUMINO.
The tour, scheduled for September 2022, comprises 11 concerts in Japan’s major venues, including the famous Suntory Hall in Tokyo.
The programme of the concerts consists of symphonic classics (Brahms) as well as representatives of Slavic cultures (Dvořák). Naturally, as for supreme Polish compositions, there will be no dearth of Frédéric Chopin, so much beloved in Japan.
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Hawkwind – We Are Looking In On You (Live) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:54:13 minutes | 1,41 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cherry Red Records
Hawkwind announce their return with a double CD featuring 19 classic tracks they played live in 2021.
“We Are Looking In On You” features classics like “Spirit Of The Age” and “Levitation” as well as newer favorites from the last studio album, like “Cave Of Phantom Dreams” and “Unsomnia.”
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Hauser – The Player (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:09 minutes | 954 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Masterworks
Following an incredible 10-year run as half of 2CELLOS, HAUSER is ushering a new era as a solo artist and visual concept creator with THE PLAYER, using his innovative musical stylings and irresistible charisma to bring a new wave of cello music to fans everywhere.
THE PLAYER, which features an accompaniment from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steven Mercurio, skillfully merges modern-day hits with timeless classics in custom HAUSER flavor. The genre-bending artist has found a deep appreciation for Old Hollywood and classic rock-n-roll greats like Elvis and Dean Martin, who have inspired much of his new style. On the new record, HAUSER follows in the footsteps of his heroes, taking the stage as a cross-generational legend in his own right.
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Haochen Zhang, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Nathalie Stutzmann – Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:54:30 minutes | 2,77 GB | Genre:
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BIS
As one of the finest pianists of his era and an improviser of genius, Ludwig van Beethoven’s preferred vehicle for musical exploration was the piano. With his five piano concertos composed between 1788 and 1809, he not only achieved a brilliant conclusion to the Classical piano concerto, but also established a new model for the Romantic era: a sort of symphony with obbligato piano which was to remain a reference point well into the twentieth century.
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Hans Zimmer, Adam Lukas, James Everingham – Frozen Planet II (Original Television Soundtrack) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:53:01 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Silva Screen Records
Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC natural history series Frozen Planet II. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (Dune, The Lion King, Gladiator, Inception, The Dark Knight), Adam Lukas (Primates) & James Everingham (Apollo: Missions to the Moon, The Real Right Stuff) for Bleeding Fingers Music feat. Norwegian singer/songwriter AURORA. The opening titles music is written by Zimmer and Anže Rozman (Prehistoric Planet, The Planets). Russell Emanuel serves as the score producer and Greg Rappaport & Marsha Bowe are the score supervisors. The soundtrack will be released digitally on October 7 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A 2-CD version will be coming out on October 21. Listen to the shows main theme by Zimmer, Lukas & Everingham feat. AURORA (released on September 11) below. Frozen Planet II narrated by Sir David Attenborough is the sequel to the Emmy Award-winning 2011 series and tells the complete story of the entire frozen quarter of our planet that’s locked in ice and blanketed in snow. The BBC Studios Natural History Unit production will premiere in the UK on September 11 on BBC One and will debut in the U.S. on BBC America. Check out a first look trailer featuring a new song (Take Me Back Home) by Zimmer and Camilla Cabello below.
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Hannes Minnaar – 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:30:28 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Challenge Classics
After Bach’s Goldberg Variations, which won him worldwide honours (including a “Diapason d’Or”), Hannes Minnaar challenges and confronts what has become a “classic” of the 20th century repertoire: Shostakovich’s Preludes and Fugues, composed in 1951. Here again, the qualities of his pianism, for which he is recognised as one of the leading musicians of our time, come under the spotlight: the diversity of touch and the suppleness between tension and tranquillity to characterise every Prelude and Fugue, the precision of tone, the lack of any affectation, a natural finesse in phrasing and articulation, and a familiarity with the score going hand in hand with a freshness that conjures a sense of improvisation. Here we encounter a new landmark in the crowded field of interpretations of this wonderful music.
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Hank Mobley – Hank Mobley (1957/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 34:42 minutes | 1,33 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records
Although his is a rather less charming sound than that of a John Coltrane or a Sonny Rollins, Hank Mobley is still a master of the tenor saxophone. The famous critic Leonard Feathers, the author of many album liner notes, would describe him “the middleweight champion of tenor sax”. With daring solos, often of pleasing complexity, this Georgian who grew up in New Jersey was one of the great standard bearers for that unique hard bop that rang out on several Blue Note albums in the 50s and 60s. It was on this famous label that Mobley, a marathon runner of the recording studio, put out thirty records or more. On this record in particular, the then-27-year-old jazzman is accompanied by Bill Hardman on the trumpet, Curtis Porter on the saxophone, Sonny Clark on the piano, Paul Chambers on double bass, and Art Taylor on drums. A flawless session (as were almost all the Blue Note productions of that era), recorded in a single day (23 June 1957) throughout which Hank Mobley (one year on from leaving the Jazz Messengers, which he had founded with Horace Silver and Art Blakey) carefully ensures that his former bandmates stay focussed on a soothing swing. Across the following decade, with masterpieces like Soul Station (1960), Workout (1961), No Room For Squares (1963) and The Turnaround! (1965), Mobley took another step with an even more original and unique style and sidemen of quite a different calibre (Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd, Andrew Hill, Herbie Hancock, Philly Joe Jones). While we wait for more, this eponymous Hank Mobley and its superb sleeve make for a fine rediscovery. – Marc Zisman
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Hana Blažíková – Michna: Czech Marian Music – Lilly Among Thorns (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:12 minutes | 1,10 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Supraphon a.s.
If we were to travel four centuries back in time, when strolling through Prague streets we would most likely hear from many a house, palace or church some engrossing and catchy songs by Adam Václav Michna, one of the greatest Czech Baroque poets. His Christmas songs have become widely known and highly popular. Lesser known is Michna’s Czech Marian Music, drawing the listener into the world of poetic hymns praising the Virgin Mary, which formed a significant part of 17th-century Czech music.
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Hallé Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli – Elgar: Symphony No. 2, Op. 63 & Falstaff, Op. 68 (Remastered) (1964/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:30:35 minutes | 3,30 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
29 July 2020 marks the 50th anniversary Sir John Barbirolli’s passing. He died at the age of 70, having been born in 1899 in London to parents of Italian and French origin.
A great British conductor notable for the warmth and generosity of his interpretations, and for his attention to detail, Barbirolli is especially closely associated with Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra, of which he became Permanent Conductor in 1943. He transformed the Hallé’s fortunes and remained closely associated with the orchestra for 27 years.
Barbirolli began his career as a cellist, going on to establish himself as a conductor in the UK in his twenties. He received his first contract with the New York Philharmonic as early as 1927 and went on to become Arturo Toscanini’s successor at the orchestra, remaining with it for seven seasons (1936-1943).
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Hall & Oates – Marigold Sky (1997/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 57:46 minutes | 692 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
Marigold Sky is the fifteenth studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on September 17, 1997, by Push Records. It reached #95 on the Billboard 200 and #179 on the UK Albums Chart. The album features their US Adult Contemporary Top Ten hit, “Promise Ain’t Enough”, which became one of their biggest hits in some continents notably South America and Southeast Asia. This album also marks their first new release of original material since 1990’s Change of Season. Professional ratingsReview scores Source Rating AllMusic Chicago Tribune Entertainment Weekly Rolling Stone It was their first album released as independent artists.
In March 2022, Hall and Oates reissued the album on streaming, vinyl, and CD. The reissue includes three previously unissued bonus tracks.
“I look at ‘Marigold Sky’ as the lost Hall and Oates album”, Daryl Hall said on the reason why they rereleased the said album. “The fans have been asking me for years about it. I’m really proud of these songs and happy to see that it’s getting a global re-release”, he added. John Oates adds, “I am really pleased that ‘Marigold Sky’ is finally becoming available around the world. It’s a very unique and cool album, and I hope old and new fans really enjoy it.”
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Hall & Oates – Home for Christmas (2006/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:55 minutes | 628 MB | Genre: Christmas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
Home For Christmas is the eighteenth (and most recent as of 2022) studio album by Hall & Oates, and their first full-length album of Christmas music. It was released in the US on October 3, 2006. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this album goes to Toys for Tots. It was only available at Trans World Entertainment music stores in 2006, but has since become available at all retail outlets.
Previously, the duo released a promotional only single called “Jingle Bell Rock” in the early 1980s that had each of them separately singing the lead vocals on either side of the 45. The version of “Jingle Bell Rock” on this album is different from those two versions.[citation needed
This album features two new songs written by Hall & Oates: “No Child Should Ever Cry on Christmas” and “Home for Christmas”.
It includes a version of “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”, which became their second number one Adult Contemporary hit.
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Hal Singer – Soweto to Harlem (1976/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:54 minutes | 496 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © As-Shams – The Sun
Singer was one of the survivors of the Tulsa massacre in 1921. His mother, with the help of one of her employers, had managed to fly with him to Kansas City; when they returned, their entire neighborhood had burned down.
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Guillaume Roussel – Couleurs de l’Incendie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:02:13 minutes | 615 MB | Genre: Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alpha Classics
Composer Guillaume Roussel has written the original music for the film Couleurs de l’incendie directed by and featuring Clovis Cornillac with co-stars Léa Drucker, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alice Isaaz and Olivier Gourmet. The film is based on the novel by Pierre Lemaitre, who received the Prix Goncourt for his book Au revoir là-haut. The movie adaptation of the latter by Albert Dupontel in 2017 (See You Up There) was a huge success and won several Césars. In Couleurs de l’Incendie, Fanny Ardant plays the role of a heroic opera singer; her singing voice in the film is that of the soprano Sandrine Piau. In addition to the music by Guillaume Roussel (who, among other things, wrote the soundtrack for Cédric Jimenez’s film Bac Nord), we hear Verdi, Saint-Saëns and other classics from the French repertoire, including Plaisir d’amour.
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Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Thord Svedlund – Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7 (2010/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:23 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Chandos
Thord Svedlund has previously made three recordings of the orchestral music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg. First was his 1998 recording of the Polish-Russian modernist’s First and Fourth chamber symphonies issued first on Olympia and later on Alto, then his 1999 version of the Second Symphony and Second Chamber Symphony, likewise issued on Olympia and then Alto, then his 2005 recording of four of Weinberg’s concertos issued by Chandos. Now, Svedlund at last gets his crack at two full-fledged symphonies, No. 1 and No. 7, with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra on Chandos, and the results are stunning. Weinberg’s First has had only one previous recording, by Alexander Titov and the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony, and while it is more than serviceable, it cannot compare with this account. Written in 1942 and dedicated to the Red Army, the First is the smoothest and by far the most sincere pastiche of Shostakovich and Prokofiev’s styles imaginable, and if it does not quite touch the depths of Shostakovich’s Seventh or Eighth, or Prokofiev’s Fifth or Sixth, it comes closer than any other Russian modernist symphony. The competition is tougher in the Seventh because its only other recorded performance was made by its dedicatee, Rudolf Barshai, and it is hard to top the gritty integrity of his 1967 recording. Conducting with rare sensitivity, Svedlund comes very close, with committed playing from the Gothenburg musicians. Chandos’ clear, colorful, and immediate sound beats the heck out of Barshai’s cold, gray Soviet-era sound. Fans of Shostakovich and Prokofiev owe it to themselves to try this disc.
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