Ben Schäfer

Three exquisite serenades, six caressing nocturnes and a meditative lied invite you to celebrate with Mozart the “beautiful night, clearer than the day”. Let's leave the Queen of the Night to her devious or furious sparkle, let's leave Don Juan to his mandolin, but let's enjoy with him the "beautiful night, clearer than the day" that Mozart, this great giver of serenades, celebrates. However, the serenata for instrumental ensemble is defined first of all as outdoor music, less necessarily linked to the night than to places of pleasure, real or fantasized – in Così fan tutte, it's in the garden, the after- noon, let the two fake strangers intone their serenata.

Medieval England exerted a strong influence on Johann Simon Mayr, especially during his final proto-Romantic period. Alfredo il Grande was to be one of his last operas, with a narrative that takes us to a land under threat of war with the Vikings. Escaping capture, Alfred the Great travels incognito, ultimately defeating the enemy and rescuing his beloved Alsvita.

The Riverdales follow up last year's "Invasion USA" with "Tarantula", 30 minutes of their heaviest yet catchiest songs to date! Initially meant to be part of "Invasion USA", these tunes stood out on their own enough to be their own best. A good old fashioned American Power Pop…from an America that doesn't exist anymore. Very underrated album.

From the mid-1790s to the early 1820s Johann Simon Mayr wrote just under 70 operas, a good number of which went on to triumph across Europe.

Often regarded as the best Riverdales record, "Phase 3" comes back in his original brilliant quality. After the nightmare overcompessed remaster, these 12 original Old School Pop Punk / Ramones style awesome tunes sounds better than ever. So, if you haven't cellular phone - this one definitely for you. Though, in any case, this album to illuminate any CD collection.

100% cover-tunes of obscure and one-hit wonder songs from the '70s and '80s Power Pop phenomenon… before the words «Power Pop» were hijacked by the swill merchants.

Così fan tutte, a comic opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, is noted for its sophisticated ensemble writing and Mozart’s nuanced portrayal of the characters’ emotional journeys. The opera’s overture, and arias such as “Come scoglio” and “Un’aura amorosa”, showcase the composer’s melodic genius and ability to convey complex psychological states through music, making it one of Mozart’s most performed and beloved operas, celebrated for its wit, intricate musical textures and insightful commentary on the human condition.