The three Sonatinas Opus 137 were written in 1816, one of Schubert’s happiest and most prolific years. He modelled them on the Sonatas of Mozart, but they are full of unmistakable Schubertian lyricism which was much admired by Brahms. The arpeggione…

A hand-picked ensemble of soloists join together with the Gächinger Kantorei and the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart under the direction of Helmuth Rilling to give a truly definitive performance of this pre-eminent masterwork.

Rodion Shchedrin is renowned throughout the musical world as a composer. In this recording, he reveals his abilities as an improviser, performing with the American jazz pianist Chick Corea and the Cypriot pianist Nicolas Economou, finishing in an…

This dynamic concert of breathtaking rock and jazz-funk from the Phalanx Quartet, featuring the guitarist James 'Blood' Ulmer and tenor saxophonist

The Viennese jazz musician Joe Zawinul performs on a huge synthesizer outfit in a concert recorded live from Kongressaal in Munich.

Two of the leading Japanese musicians in the field of jazz and free music appear in this live recording. Pianist Yosuke Yamashita plays Thelonius Monk, and Hozan Yamamoto, virtuoso of the flute and the shakuhachi, performs traditional Japanese music…

The ensemble makes its point both with the fantasic playing of the wind instruments as well as the virtuosic precision of Dave Holland's bass.

They started out in 1981 as a New York City street band, playing jazz, gospel and classics. Now they're an internationally acclaimed quartet forming a tighly-knit unit with their own distinctive identity, performing both traditional and experimental…

In this concert, recorded live at the Munich Philharmonie, pianist Friedrich Gulda is joined by Limpe Fuchs, who plays various instruments, including piano, several types of flute, percussion and stringed instruments. Gulda and Fuchs play a selection…

This programme brings together Gulda's Chopin recital, Pour ma douce, and a performance by Gulda and Limpe Fuchs, entitled Consonanza Personale (see below), in which they play a selection of their own compositions and improvisations.