Sheara Murphy

Pentatone Studio Masters devoted to music of Archangelo Corelli was recorded during concerts at the Vredenburg, Utrecht in January 2003, produced by Carl Schuurbiers with Erdo Groot as recording engineer. The recording has superb, full-bodied sound with sonorous string textures (unheard on the previous CD/ SACD). Conductor Simon Murphy points out there is a similarity between jazz and Corelli's music as in the Corelli's' music performers are expected to improvise and add elaborate ornamentation. The result is Corelli with a vibrant sound not to be heard in most other recordings of the composer's music.

The quartet comprised Wolf-Rodiger Uhlig (organ, piano, vocals), Wolfgang Rumler (guitar, vocals), Andreas Scholz (bass) and Schim Schmidt (drums, vocals) and were responsible for recording one of the finest albums for the Kuckuck label. Incorporating jazz and classical influences, the album was dominated by Uhlig's organ playing and was arguably the hardest album released by Kuckuck. Murphy blend was a short lived group with first loss being their sole recorded legacy. This re-mastered edition of first loss is an essential release for all lovers of so called Krautrock.

The Last And Only Star is an album of rarities curated by Andrew Brooksbank and Stephen Webbon with Peter Murphy’s guidance. It contains 10 rare tracks that are demo versions, remixes and edits.

This world premiere recording documents one of the most exciting discoveries in classical music in recent times. Displaying Schmitt working in both the symphonic and chamber mediums, this disc presents a musical portrait of this multifaceted 18th century German Dutch master composer…