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Avant-garde music defies traditional norms, embracing experimentation and pushing the boundaries of sound. Characterized by unconventional instrumentation, dissonant harmonies, and unorthodox vocal styles, this genre rebels against mainstream conventions. Emerging in the early 20th century, avant-garde music evolved through various movements, from Dadaism to free improvisation. Its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s saw a flourishing of innovative artists who merged electronic music, noise, and folk elements. Avant-garde's cultural significance lies in its challenge to traditional notions of music, encouraging creativity and nonconformity. While related to genres like experimental, noise, and industrial, avant-garde's emphasis on artistic expression and conceptualism sets it apart. Notable elements include the use of extended techniques, tape manipulation, and multimedia performances, which blur the lines between music, art, and technology. This genre's fearless approach to sound creation continues to inspire artists and audiences alike, fostering a spirit of innovation and artistic freedom.

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April 10, 2026

+49
LACAZETTE•
Nizi19•
Lucio101•
Yuyu19
1 tracks
April 10

Steve Reich: The Sextets
Steve Reich•
Colin Currie•
Colin Currie Group
10 tracks
April 10

Carnaval
Tim Dian•
ishoom•
Shumilin
1 tracks
April 10

Mijin
Fumitake Tamura
10 tracks
April 10

Almanack pianistico
Carson Cooman
37 tracks
April 10

Vipers at the Onyx
Dave Soldier•
Adam Klemens•
FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague•
Curtis J Stewart
9 tracks
April 10

A Century of Artistry
Gervase De Peyer•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arthur Bliss•
Béla Bartók•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Darius Milhaud•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Berwald•
Franz Schubert•
Harrison Birtwistle•
Jean Françaix•
Johannes Brahms•
Leoš Janáček•
Louis Spohr•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Max Reger•
Olivier Messiaen•
Peter Maxwell Davies•
Richard Rodney Bennett•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
128 tracks
April 10

Unfolding Lines
Lavinia Meijer
20 tracks
April 10

Seismo
upsammy•
Valentina Magaletti
8 tracks
April 10

Magische Töne
Jonas Kaufmann•
Nikola Hillebrand•
Dirk Kaftan•
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
22 tracks
April 10

Fadin
Drxnk•
Myuga•
h00t
1 tracks
April 10

A Century of Artistry
Gervase De Peyer•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arthur Bliss•
Béla Bartók•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Darius Milhaud•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Berwald•
Franz Schubert•
Harrison Birtwistle•
Jean Françaix•
Johannes Brahms•
Leoš Janáček•
Louis Spohr•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Max Reger•
Olivier Messiaen•
Peter Maxwell Davies•
Richard Rodney Bennett•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
128 tracks
April 10

Imu Plastos
Carl Stone•
ASUNA
8 tracks
April 10

Steve Reich: The Sextets
Steve Reich•
Colin Currie•
Colin Currie Group
10 tracks
April 10

Vipers at the Onyx
Dave Soldier•
Adam Klemens•
FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague•
Curtis J Stewart
9 tracks
April 9

SARA TANCREDI
IBRA•
Manu Oliva
1 tracks
April 8

Cheio de Ódio
Zago•
Dj TC
1 tracks
April 8

4/20
Tbuckz
1 tracks
April 8

Soft Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Charles Gounod•
Christian Petzold•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Egberto Gismonti•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco
154 tracks
April 7

Interstice
Fumitake Tamura
3 tracks
April 7

Get It
2XKO
1 tracks
April 6

Spring Sonatas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alfonso X El Sabio•
Alfredo Catalani•
Ambroise Thomas•
André Messager•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arrigo Boito•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Somervell•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Christian Sinding•
Clara Schumann•
Claude Le Jeune•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Colin Muset•
Darius Milhaud•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Frank Loesser•
Franz Lehár
132 tracks
April 6

The Menuhin Century - The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings
Yehudi Menuhin•
Claude Debussy•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Alban Berg•
Antonio Bazzini•
Antonín Dvořák•
Béla Bartók•
Enrique Granados•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Schubert•
Fritz Kreisler•
Grigoras Dinicu•
Hector Berlioz•
Johannes Brahms•
Karol Szymanowski•
Lili Boulanger•
Manuel de Falla•
Maurice Ravel•
Moritz Moszkowski•
Niccolò Paganini•
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov•
Pablo de Sarasate•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Sergei Prokofiev
172 tracks
April 6

I Feel Like I'm Fallin
Alberto Ciccarini•
Garage King
1 tracks
April 6

Spring Sonatas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alfonso X El Sabio•
Alfredo Catalani•
Ambroise Thomas•
André Messager•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arrigo Boito•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Somervell•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Christian Sinding•
Clara Schumann•
Claude Le Jeune•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Colin Muset•
Darius Milhaud•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Frank Loesser•
Franz Lehár
132 tracks
April 5

Amor de Toninas
Motherflowers•
Akapellah•
Orestes Gomez
1 tracks
April 4

Gathering Clouds
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Alban Berg•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Campra•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Aram Khachaturian•
Armando Manzanero•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Villiers Stanford•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Clara Schumann•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Django Reinhardt•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Émile Waldteufel•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Ferdinand Hérold•
Florent Schmitt•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Georg Philipp Telemann
139 tracks
April 3

Ocean Voices of Cape Cod
The Listening Planet
1 tracks
April 3

Diego Conti: Opere per archi
Diego Conti•
Chaos String Quartet
11 tracks
April 3

Glorious Mahalia
Kronos Quartet
11 tracks
April 3

Penderecki: Pieśń Cherubinów
Krzysztof Penderecki•
NFM Choir
1 tracks
April 3

Canto Ostinato
Simeon ten Holt•
Metropolis Ensemble•
Erik Hall•
Sandbox Percussion
9 tracks
April 3

At The Godown
Kristóf Hajós
5 tracks
April 3

Standing My Ground
YORK•
aqeliki
1 tracks
April 3

C21
Swell Maps
12 tracks
April 3

Il Grande Silenzio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Ennio Morricone
14 tracks
April 3

Todo Dia
ARA
1 tracks
April 3

Zephyr
Thomas Morgan•
Satoshi Takeishi
10 tracks
April 3

CRASH_OUT
buffalo_farm
1 tracks
April 3

BAPTIZED
Rocket Rese•
SosMula
1 tracks

April 10, 2026

A Century of Artistry
Gervase De Peyer•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arthur Bliss•
Béla Bartók•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Darius Milhaud•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Berwald•
Franz Schubert•
Harrison Birtwistle•
Jean Françaix•
Johannes Brahms•
Leoš Janáček•
Louis Spohr•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Max Reger•
Olivier Messiaen•
Peter Maxwell Davies•
Richard Rodney Bennett•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
128 tracks
April 10

Steve Reich: The Sextets
Steve Reich•
Colin Currie•
Colin Currie Group
10 tracks
April 10

Almanack pianistico
Carson Cooman
37 tracks
April 10

Steve Reich: The Sextets
Steve Reich•
Colin Currie•
Colin Currie Group
10 tracks
April 10

Unfolding Lines
Lavinia Meijer
20 tracks
April 10

Seismo
upsammy•
Valentina Magaletti
8 tracks
April 10

Imu Plastos
Carl Stone•
ASUNA
8 tracks
April 10

A Century of Artistry
Gervase De Peyer•
Aram Khachaturian•
Arthur Bliss•
Béla Bartók•
Carl Maria von Weber•
Carl Nielsen•
Darius Milhaud•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Berwald•
Franz Schubert•
Harrison Birtwistle•
Jean Françaix•
Johannes Brahms•
Leoš Janáček•
Louis Spohr•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Maurice Ravel•
Max Reger•
Olivier Messiaen•
Peter Maxwell Davies•
Richard Rodney Bennett•
Robert Schumann•
Sergei Prokofiev•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
128 tracks
April 10

Magische Töne
Jonas Kaufmann•
Nikola Hillebrand•
Dirk Kaftan•
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
22 tracks
April 10

Vipers at the Onyx
Dave Soldier•
Adam Klemens•
FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague•
Curtis J Stewart
9 tracks
April 10

Vipers at the Onyx
Dave Soldier•
Adam Klemens•
FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague•
Curtis J Stewart
9 tracks
April 10

Mijin
Fumitake Tamura
10 tracks
April 8

Soft Relaxing Guitar
Claude Debussy•
Adrian Le Roy•
Agustín Barrios Mangoré•
Alexandre Tansman•
Alonso Mudarra•
Andrés Segovia•
Anonymous•
Antonio Lauro•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Baden Powell•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Carlos Fariñas•
Charles Gounod•
Christian Petzold•
Domenico Scarlatti•
Eduardo Sainz De La Maza•
Egberto Gismonti•
Enrique Granados•
Erik Satie•
Federico Mompou•
Federico Moreno Torroba•
Fernando Sor•
Francis Poulenc•
Francisco Tárrega•
Gaspar Sanz•
George Frideric Handel•
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel•
Heitor Villa-Lobos•
Henry Purcell•
Isaac Albéniz•
Joaquín Rodrigo•
Joaquín Turina•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
John Dowland•
João Pernambuco
154 tracks
April 6

Spring Sonatas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alfonso X El Sabio•
Alfredo Catalani•
Ambroise Thomas•
André Messager•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arrigo Boito•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Somervell•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Christian Sinding•
Clara Schumann•
Claude Le Jeune•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Colin Muset•
Darius Milhaud•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Frank Loesser•
Franz Lehár
132 tracks
April 6

Spring Sonatas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Aaron Copland•
Adrian Le Roy•
Albert Roussel•
Alexander Glazunov•
Alfonso X El Sabio•
Alfredo Catalani•
Ambroise Thomas•
André Messager•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Arrigo Boito•
Arthur Bliss•
Arthur Somervell•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Gounod•
Charles Ives•
Christian Sinding•
Clara Schumann•
Claude Le Jeune•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Colin Muset•
Darius Milhaud•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Eric Coates•
Erik Satie•
Ernest Chausson•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Frank Loesser•
Franz Lehár
132 tracks
April 6

The Menuhin Century - The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings
Yehudi Menuhin•
Claude Debussy•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Alban Berg•
Antonio Bazzini•
Antonín Dvořák•
Béla Bartók•
Enrique Granados•
Francis Poulenc•
Franz Schubert•
Fritz Kreisler•
Grigoras Dinicu•
Hector Berlioz•
Johannes Brahms•
Karol Szymanowski•
Lili Boulanger•
Manuel de Falla•
Maurice Ravel•
Moritz Moszkowski•
Niccolò Paganini•
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov•
Pablo de Sarasate•
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•
Sergei Prokofiev
172 tracks
April 4

Gathering Clouds
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart•
Frédéric Chopin•
Johann Sebastian Bach•
Ludwig van Beethoven•
Claude Debussy•
Alban Berg•
Alexander Glazunov•
André Campra•
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry•
Anonymous•
Antonio Vivaldi•
Antonín Dvořák•
Antônio Carlos Jobim•
Aram Khachaturian•
Armando Manzanero•
Arthur Honegger•
Arthur Sullivan•
Benjamin Britten•
Béla Bartók•
Camille Saint-Saëns•
Charles Villiers Stanford•
Christoph Willibald Gluck•
Clara Schumann•
Claudio Monteverdi•
Django Reinhardt•
Dmitri Shostakovich•
Déodat de Séverac•
Edvard Grieg•
Edward Elgar•
Émile Waldteufel•
Erik Satie•
Felix Mendelssohn•
Ferdinand Hérold•
Florent Schmitt•
Francis Poulenc•
Frank Bridge•
Franz Liszt•
Franz Schubert•
Gabriel Fauré•
Gaetano Donizetti•
Georg Philipp Telemann
139 tracks
April 3

Zephyr
Thomas Morgan•
Satoshi Takeishi
10 tracks
April 3

Glorious Mahalia
Kronos Quartet
11 tracks
April 3

Canto Ostinato
Simeon ten Holt•
Metropolis Ensemble•
Erik Hall•
Sandbox Percussion
9 tracks

April 10, 2026

Carnaval
Tim Dian•
ishoom•
Shumilin
1 tracks
April 10

+49
LACAZETTE•
Nizi19•
Lucio101•
Yuyu19
1 tracks
April 10

Fadin
Drxnk•
Myuga•
h00t
1 tracks
April 9

SARA TANCREDI
IBRA•
Manu Oliva
1 tracks
April 8

Cheio de Ódio
Zago•
Dj TC
1 tracks
April 8

4/20
Tbuckz
1 tracks
April 7

Interstice
Fumitake Tamura
3 tracks
April 7

Get It
2XKO
1 tracks
April 6

I Feel Like I'm Fallin
Alberto Ciccarini•
Garage King
1 tracks
April 5

Amor de Toninas
Motherflowers•
Akapellah•
Orestes Gomez
1 tracks
April 3

BAPTIZED
Rocket Rese•
SosMula
1 tracks
April 3

Standing My Ground
YORK•
aqeliki
1 tracks
April 3

Todo Dia
ARA
1 tracks
April 3

Penderecki: Pieśń Cherubinów
Krzysztof Penderecki•
NFM Choir
1 tracks
April 3

CRASH_OUT
buffalo_farm
1 tracks
April 3

Soft Structures
Trey Patton
1 tracks
April 3

choosin texas
etu
1 tracks
April 3

Infrared
YUSSI•
Elipsa
1 tracks
April 3

Ocean Voices of Cape Cod
The Listening Planet
1 tracks
April 3

Dance With Ghosts
Ampermut
2 tracks