Freiburger Barockorchester / Pablo Heras-Casado - Beethoven: Symphony No.9 Choral FantasyA fantasy that turned into a symphony? First and foremost, this double album enshrines the exemplary work of an ensemble whose designation 'Baroque Orchestra' by no means limits it's excursions into later repertories: under the watchful eye of a gifted conductor, the 'Freiburgers' (and co.) offer us a profoundly renewed vision of the Ninth, that myth among myths, that touchstone of a genre in quest of the absolute and the direct descendant of a much

the box harks back to Chailly's time as Gewandhauskapellmeister

covers all the bases from Hard Bop through organ grooves

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Popes came out of the UK ska/punk scene but quickly established themselves as keen to break conventions and incorporate wider influences into their sound

which is a mashup/remix of all the turf bosses into one massive song

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Sinnamon is featured here with their classic 1992 12” single “I Like The Way (You Make Me Feel)” / “You’ll Never Find Another Love

with it's walking bass and Neapolitan harmonies

he charted with the successful predecessors "Foren6" (2017) and "Warning Signs" (2019)

Medtner was always drawn towards musical contemplation of life's deeper themes

costumes by the great Edith Head (The Emperor Waltz