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The finest pianist of his day and the last truly great late Romantic composer! His bold piano concertos may be his best known works; they join his sumptuous symphonies and symphonic dances; the sparkling Paganini Variations; searching solo piano works;...

The final volume of this wonderful crossover of country music classics performed by black artists

The final installment in Ace's trilogy of CD saluting the UK Sue label and focuses on the records that the label put out between 1962 and 1967.1. Hurt By Love 2. I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby's Face 3. Last Minute 4. Hitch-Hike Pt.1 5. Am I a Fool in...

The famous British Library in London owes one of it's musical treasures to an English tennis player: A manuscript - probably written on the continent - with violin music around 1680 from faraway Vienna. Virtuoso sonatas by and from the circle of the...

The ever-underrated Lobo, king of the '70s, brings this wonderful compilation featuring all his top folk, soft rock and country pop hits from over the years of his storied career.1. I'd Love You to Want Me 2. How Can I Tell Her About You 3. You're All I...

The ever-inquisitive pianist Daniel-Ben Pienaar presents The Long 17thCentury: A Cornucopia of Early Keyboard Music. The Long 17th Century refers to the period from the late 1500s to the early 1700s, an era noted for forward-thinking individuality and...

The English horn needs a soft, round vibrato... We are among those who can move people to tears, says Dominik Wollenweber about his instrument. Let us not be misled by the humble conduct, and the absence of laudatory articles and glossy photographs...

The Endangered Quartet (Roy Nathanson, saxophones; Curtis Fowlkes, trombone/vocals; Jesse Mills, violin/vocals; Tim Kiah, bass/vocals) is composing and improvising collective of four musicians with wide ranging and extensive careers outside this ensemble...

The Empfindsam or "sentimental" style of music embodied by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and his contemporaries was a direct response to the most modern literary in Germany and intellectual currents of their time. It developed with the rise of the middle...

The Ember label was founded in 1952 by Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington, and Jack Angel, but was acquired in 1953 by Al Silver, who turned it into a creative hub for R&B recording and most particularly becoming renowned for it's output of doowop...

The duo's second album on Solo Musica celebrates the song repertoire of women composers from Romanticism to Contemporary Music with 24 songs by 24 women composers. The Swiss soprano Franziska HEINZEN and British-Polish-German pianist Benjamin MEAD set...

The Deutsche Philharmonie Merck presents the first edition of it's "Magic of Movie" series with film music by various composers, including John Williams and many more. Cinematic masterpieces are showcased here, including Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones,...