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Graupner and Bach: Two baroque composers: one known to most music lovers at most by name; the other the undisputed Number One in the canon of western classical music. Both endowed the keyboard generously with compositions, and in that genre, for both composers, the dance suite was an important starting point.

Dutch pianist Marcel Worms has been performing his programme New Blues for Piano since 1997. Some 200 new blues pieces from around 50 different countries were commissioned for Worms for this project and this release features a selection from the most recent repertory of new blues (composed between 2011 and 2016) as well as pieces from the repertoire of the entire project that are most dear to Worms. The project highlights the significance of the blues in jazz and the pieces provide insight into what the blues mean to the contemporary composer.

This recording came to fruition thanks to nearly 25 years of effort. In 1997, Marcel Pérès and his Ensemble Organum began a simultaneous exploration of the Mozarabic rite (the liturgical chant peculiar to the Christians living in Spain at the time of Arabrule) and of the Samaa spiritual practice of Morocco.

Since the ninth century, the routes to Santiago de Compostela leading to the sanctuary of St. James have attracted countless pilgrims and exercised a potent mystique. What has received less attention is the music originally sung during the services in honour of the saint. Thanks to Marcel Peres’s in-depth study of the Codex Calixtinus, preserved at the Cathedral of Santiago, this recording can present a reconstruction of the musical gems contained in the rare twelfth-century manuscript which attests to multiple stylistic influences encountered on this indispensable and all-embracing pilgrimage.

Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp’s latest album, Ventre Unique, is a dynamic exploration that seamlessly blends folk, krautrock, post-punk, and African rhythms, delivering an emotionally charged yet exuberant listening experience. Helmed by Geneva-based Vincent Bertholet, the orchestra’s ever-evolving lineup and distinctive sound pay homage to both African music traditions and avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp, while pushing the boundaries of contemporary music. Recorded over ten days in the outskirts of Paris at Studio Midilive, the album features an eclectic international cast of 12 musicians. The result is a beautifully organic sound that balances Bertholet’s simple, loop-based compositions with intricate arrangements of marimba, horns, strings, and angular guitars. Ventre Unique is the group’s sixth album and follows their acclaimed 2021 release, We’re Ok But We’re Lost Anyway. While their previous work captured the disarray of the world during the pandemic, Ventre Unique reflects on shared human experiences, inviting listeners to find common ground through music.

The word "gypsy" carries the full weight of a history filled with ostracism and deadly hate. However, the word "gypsy music" has always been a promise of happiness. And it still is: it sounds so wild and spicy, it sounds like blazing minstrelsy, melodic blessedness and a rousing passion for dancing. In their search for 18th century "gypsy music" the musicians around Vittorio Ghielmi found not only rare manuscripts but also pieces by master composers, which were inspired by travelling musicians.

Debussy Centenary Discoveries offers new insights into a captivating, inventive and influential musical genius.

The emotional and dramatic soundtrack for THE POET was composed in 2003 by award winning composer Marcel Barsotti and recorded with the Filmorchestra Babelsberg. The soundtrack was re-released on the new label TUNESforMOVIES. The Orchestrator was Marcel Barsotti. Starring Laura Elena Harring, Jürgen Prochnow and Dougrey Scott, the thriller directed by Paul Hills, had some success internationally in Asia and Europe. As to the plot, a contract killer sees a chance to free himself from a tragic past. Artwork Copyright by TUNESforMOVIES and Filmline Filmproduction. A Filmline Filmproduction.Marcel Barsotti is a German film- & advertising composer. From 1982 - 1988 he studied composition, piano and clarinet at the Conservatory of Munich (Germany) and in the studios of film composer Harold Faltermeyer.