For over 20 years, the ‘Swoon’ segment on ABC Classic FM’s Breakfast show has been a beloved oasis of calm and beauty, a chance to shut out the noise and busyness of everyday life, and drink in the loveliness of pure music. The first CD compilation cemented Swoon’s place in the hearts of the Australian public all those years ago, and it has remained the nation’s most popular classical brand ever since.This double album presents some of Australia’s finest cellists playing over two hours of cello music to make you swoon, from the Baroque elegance of Bach’s cello suites and sweeping Classical concertos by Haydn, Dvořák and Elgar to modern minimalist masterpieces by Arvo Pärt and Ludovico Einaudi.  Featuring soloists including Sally Maer, Li-Wei Qin, Catherine Jones and Umberto Clerici, and ensembles including the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Australian Haydn Ensemble and the Tasmanian, Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras.Track Listing:CD 1:1. PUCCINI O mio babbino caro2. FIORENZA Cello Concerto in F major: III. Largo3. TOURNIER Promenade à l’automne4. ZIPOLI Adagio5. BACH Cello Suite No. 2: IV. Sarabande6. DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor: 7. II. Adagio ma non troppo8. TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme: Variation No. 3 9. TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme: Variation No. 6 10. CASALS Song of the Birds11. HORNER A Gift of a Thistle from Braveheart12. TRADITIONAL O Waly Waly13. HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major: II. Adagio14. VIVALDI Concerto for Violin and Cello in G major: II. Andante15. BOISMORTIER Sonata for Cello and Cello Continuo in D minor: I. Andante 16. TRADITIONAL Unst Bridal MarchCD 2:1. HANDEL Lascia ch’io pianga2. BIZET Pearl Fishers Duet3. BACH Cello Suite No. 1: I. Prelude4. ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor: 5. I. Adagio – Moderato6. PÄRT Spiegel im Spiegel7. DVOŘÁK Lasst mich allein8. TRADITIONAL Wild Mountain Thyme9. ELGAR Cello Concerto in E minor: III. Adagio10. EINAUDI I giorni11. TRADITIONAL Danny Boy12. VIVALDI Cello Concerto in A minor: II. Largo13. FIORENZA Cello Concerto in D major: III. Largo14. BOISMORTIER Sonata for Cello and Cello Continuo in D minor: III. Sarabanda15. FARRELLY Isle of Innisfree16. BACH Sinfonia (Arioso) from Cantata BWV156

Discover two centuries of brilliant and bold American classical music – music with the majesty to define a nation, the brilliance to change the way we see the world, and the energy to embrace the variety and vastness of the land from which it springs.This collection showcases the most popular masterworks and hidden treasures from a broad, rich and exciting musical heritage. Released to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great composer, conductor and educator Leonard Bernstein, this box set accompanies ABC Classic FM’s focus on American music over the 2018 Easter weekend. Disc 1:                                                       1 COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man2-9 COPLAND Eight Songs of Emily Dickinson10 COPLAND Rodeo: Corral Nocturne 11 TRAD arr. COPLAND Simple Gifts 12 TRAD arr. COPLAND I Bought Me a Cat13 TRAD arr. COPLAND Long Time Ago 14 TRAD arr. COPLAND At the River 15 TRAD arr. COPLAND Ching-A-Ring Chaw16 COPLAND The Cat and the Mouse 17-24 COPLAND Appalachian Spring  Disc 2:                                                      1 BARBER Adagio for Strings 2-4 BARBER Violin Concerto 5 BARBER Hermit Songs: St Ita’s Vision6 BARBER Sure on this Shining Night 7 BARBER Dover Beach 8 BARBER Knoxville: Summer of 19159 BARBER Agnus Dei  Disc 3:                                                       1-3 IVES Three Places in New England 4 IVES Down East 5 IVES Serenity 6 IVES The Unanswered Question 7 CRUMB Sonata for Solo Cello: Toccata8 CARTER A Fantasy about Purcell’s ‘Fantasia upon One Note’9 CARTER Scrivo in vento 10 CORIGLIANO Violin Sonata: Andantino11 VARÈSE Amériques  Disc 4:                                                     1 BERNSTEIN Candide: Overture 2 BERNSTEIN Candide: Glitter and Be Gay3 BERNSTEIN West Side Story: Somewhere4-6 GERSHWIN Three Preludes 7 GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue 8 GERSHWIN An American in Paris9 GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: Jazzbo Brown Blues10 GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess: Summertime11 BERNSTEIN West Side Story: Tonight Disc 5:                                                      1-4 CAGE Amores 5 CAGE In a Landscape 6 CAGE 4’33”: First movement 7 REICH Clapping Music 8-10 REICH Different Trains 11 YOUNG Composition 1960 #7 12 CAGE c Ȼomposed Improvisation 13 ADAMS Short Ride in a Fast Machine  Disc 6:                                                       1 GLASS Opening 2 GLASS Metamorphosis No. 4 3 GLASS Mad Rush 4 GLASS Wichita Vortex Sutra 5-10 GLASS Etudes for Solo Piano: Selections Disc 7:                                                      1 SOUSA The Washington Post 2 ANDERSON The Typewriter 3 ANDERSON The Waltzing Cat 4 SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever 5 ANDERSON Sleigh Ride 6 ANDERSON Chicken Reel 7 SOUSA Liberty Bell March 8 NANCARROW Study for Player Piano No. 69-14 WILDER Effie the Elephant 15 MACDOWELL Forest Idylls: Daydreams16 HOVHANESS Mystic Flute17 MENOTTI Toccata on a Theme from ‘The Old Maid and the Thief’18 GOTTSCHALK Souvenir de Porto Rico19 MORTON Frog-i-More Rag 20 BOLCOM Graceful Ghost 21 JOPLIN Maple Leaf Rag 22 MORTON Fingerbreaker 23 JOPLIN The Entertainer  Disc 8:                                                       1 WILLIAMS Star Wars: Main Theme 2 WILLIAMS E.T.: Theme 3-5 WILLIAMS Escapades 6 HERRMANN Psycho: The Murder 7-10 PISTON Clarinet Concerto 11 LAURIDSEN O magnum mysterium 12 WHITACRE Lux aurumque 13 GROFÉ Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise14 WILLIAMS Superman: March 15 WILLIAMS Raiders of the Lost Ark: March

Pioneering contemporary country music in Australia, The Wolfe Brothers have been making a big name for themselves over the past few years. This will be their 4th studio album The band have been touring with Lee Kernaghan for year’s now and have built themselves a legion of country fans. This will be their 4th studio album.

NYE 2017 saw many of Australia's greatest artists gathered at the Sydney Opera House to celebrate the iconic songs of ‘Countdown’.This unforgettable concert is now immortalised in a 2CD/DVD collectors set - ‘Countdown: Live At The Sydney Opera House’.Featuring classic hits of the original Countdown era performed by Jimmy Barnes, Marcia Hines, Kate Ceberano, Isaiah, John Paul Young, Phil Jamieson, Casey Donovan and more!

Australian-born & Alberta-raised, Gord Bamford stands as one of the most decorated artists in Canadian country music with an impressive 24 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) awards, multi JUNO nominations and the only two- time winner out of Nashville’s Country Music Association (CMA) receiving the 2013 & 2015 CMA Global Country Artist award. Bamford’s eighth studio album Neon Smoke is set to be released in March 2018 and follows his Tin Roof album, winner of the 2016 CCMA Album of The Year. Tin Roof  was also nominated for the 2016 JUNO Country Album of The Year; while in Australia the album saw the single, “Breakfast Beer” and the title track become airplay hits. 

An astounding line-up of artists from Ireland and Australia, including Shane Howard, Paul Kelly and Pauline Scanlon, gather in a moving celebration of Irish impact on Australian life. Ireland’s greatest export has been her people and for centuries, emigration and exile have been harsh, repeating themes of Irish history. An astounding array of artists from Ireland and Australia gather in a moving celebration of the Irish impact on Australian life. Through abundant literature, music, poetry and art, as well as a keen hunger for sport and justice, the Irish spirit has stamped itself on the evolving culture of Australia.Almost a third of all Australians claim some degree of Irish descent and many Aboriginal Australians are also proud of their Irish ancestry. The enduring influence on Australian history, music and politics is recounted through rich imagery and stirring performances in this special live concert event.There is no denying the contribution that the Irish have made to Australian life. It has been certainly varied but rarely dull.This release is a CD + DVD capturing the live recording of Exile at Melbourne's Hammer Hall, and Qpac in Brisbane in 2016.  

Wayfaring brings together Italian-Australian cellist Umberto Clerici with German-Australian guitarist Karin Schaupp, for a musical journey through a rich tapestry of cultures, ages and emotions.Clerici and Schaupp discovered an immediate musical connection when they first played together at Musica Viva’s annual festival several years ago. ‘It was a magical connection, as if we just knew each other musically, even though we hadn’t met before,’ says Schaupp. ‘It’s something very rare. We played a few pieces and decided we simply had to do this again. Last year we gave some recitals and built a program. Then we decided to make this album, and built a whole new program.’They settled on the linking idea of ‘songs that trace a path from birth to death, with everything in between’: a ‘wayfaring’ through life. Spending long hours in libraries combing through repertoire, they gradually whittled down their options: the final list expresses joy, grief and every emotion between. The repertoire stretches from the early baroque (Monteverdi and Caccini) to the present day, with contemporary works by two Australian composers: Elena Kats-Chernin’s Eliza Aria and A Flower’s Purpose by Katie Noonan, the singer-songwriter with whom Schaupp has toured and recorded. They also cover music by Dvořák, Rodrigo (a stunning song adapted by the composer himself from his beloved Concierto de Aranjuez), Rachmaninoff, Schubert and more. Track Listing:1. DVOŘAK Lasst mich allein (Let Me Be Alone) 2. BRAHMS Es steht ein Lind (There Stands a Lime Tree) 3. TRADITIONAL Wayfaring Stranger 4. RACHMANINOFF Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (Do Not Sing, My Beauty) 5. RUTTER Shadows6. CACCINI Amarilli 7. MONTEVERDI Lasciatemi morire (Let Me Die) 8. NOONAN A Flower’s Purpose 9. FALLA Jota 10. CASALS Song of the Birds 11. SCHUBERT Lob der Tränen (In Praise of Tears) 12. RAVEL Kaddisch 13. FALLA Polo 14. KATS-CHERNIN Eliza Aria 15. SCHUBERT Frühlingstraum (Spring Dream) 16. RODRIGO Aranjuez, ma pensée (Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio) 17. TRADITIONAL Wild Mountain Thyme 18. RUTTER Close Thine Eyes 

As the day softly closes its eyes, a quiet chorus of birdsong floats above the ebb and flow of lapping waves and the rippling of crystal streams. Like a mantra, the sounds of the natural world blend with gentle, dream-like music to create a place of healing and renewal.Welcome to Dusk: the latest release from the ABC’s best-selling Atmospheres series.Also available in the Atmospheres series: Dawn ∙ Forest ∙ Space ∙ Water

In the infinite quiet of the dawn air, the land and its creatures turn their faces to the lifegiving warmth of the sun, smiling at the promise of a fresh, new day. Like a mantra, the sounds of the natural world blend with gentle, dream-like music to create a place of healing and renewal.Welcome to Dawn: the latest release from the ABC’s best-selling Atmospheres series.Also available in the Atmospheres series: Dusk ∙ Forest ∙ Space ∙ Water 

Now in its 25th year, triple j’s Hottest 100 remains the most talked about and listened to radio event of the year, counting down the hottest songs of 2017.This year’s Hottest 100 Volume 25 will be jam packed with the year’s biggest and best songs and wrapping up another huge year in music on this awesome double album!Track Listing:CD 1:Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.Gang Of Youths - Let Me Down EasyAngus & Julia Stone - ChateauLorde - Green LightPNAU - Go BangThundamentals - Sally {Ft. Mataya}Vance Joy - Lay It On MeThe Jungle Giants - Feel The Way I Do Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge - Fake MagicBROCKHAMPTON - SWEET Khalid - Young Dumb & BrokeVera Blue - Regular TouchBall Park Music - Exactly How You AreTash Sultana - MystikBaker Boy - Marryuna {Ft. Yirrmal}The Smith Street Band - BirthdaysThe Wombats - Lemon To A Knife Fight Alex The Astronaut - Not Worth HidingWinston Surfshirt - Be About You Touch Sensitive - Lay DownAmy Shark - WeekendsHockey Dad - Homely Feeling CD 2:Methyl Ethel - UbuThe Killers - The ManMeg Mac - Low BlowsSkegss - Got On My Skateboard Calvin Harris - Slide {Ft. Frank Ocean & Migos}Mallrat - BetterHoly Holy - True LoversAngie McMahon - Slow MoverCamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola Hayden James - NUMB {Ft. GRAACE}Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3 Alex Lahey - I Haven’t Been Taking Care Of MyselfHAIM - Want You BackAllday - In Motion {Ft. Japanese Wallpaper}Billie Eilish - bellyacheDune Rats - 6 Pack Camp Cope - The OpenerCharli XCX - Boys Future - Mask OffOdette - Watch Me Read YouOcean Alley - The Comedown

One of Australia’s finest country bands, Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes have been bridging the gap between country and alt-country/Americana music for the past eight years. Built around the storytelling songs of front-man Lachlan Bryan, the sensitive playing of members Shaun Ryan and Damian Cafarella and an assortment of regular ‘special guests’, the band has developed a sound that is at once accomplished and rough around the edges.

Combining their collective talents into a joyous sound of brooding guitars, primal drums and howling harmonies.  Mama Kin Spender is a new sonic force to be reckoned with.  New Album ‘Golden Magnetic’ Out February 23rd 2018.