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Chet Atkins in Hollywood is the title of a recording by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1959. The title takes it's name from the fact that Atkins recorded it in Hollywood. The lush string...

As long as 40 years ago, at a time when Pop and Classical music were strictly separated from one another, Jacques Loussier's "Swinging Bach" thrilled both friends of Baroque music and jazz lovers...

When sound recordings of important works from the early years of stereophony still remain significant to this day, then one really ought to investigate the audible reasons for their durability...

At first sight Beethoven's Violin Sonatas appear to occupy only a subordinate role when placed alongside his great symphonic works and the piano sonatas. While the earlier works in the genre were...

Possessing a complete recording of Beethoven's Cello Sonatas gives far more satisfaction than merely having the set to fill the shelves. On the one hand it offers one the opportunity to compare...

(2-LP set) It was clear from the start that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, with it's air of solemnity in the final chorus, which calls for brotherly love just as the New Year comes in, would become a...

Songs from Africa: Just by reading this subtitle, one might well ask oneself whether an album with such an unpretentious title would ever manage to find it's way to the charts. But as soon as the...

Bizet / Ansermet / Orch De La Suisse Romande Carmen & L'Arlesienne Suite Lp Vinyl

There'll be disappointment in store for those who expect to hear the voice of David Clayton-Thomas when listening to the present Blood, Sweat And Tears LP, "Child Is Father To The Man". Experts will...

When you listen to Terry Callier?s music, it really makes you wonder why it took three decades after the release of his debut album for this singer to be able to live from his music. 'Turn You To...

Among all those sacred compositions that deal with the end of life, Mozart's Requiem penetrates one's heart and soul like no other apocalyptic work. One reason for this is surely the rather...

After the break-up of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in the summer of 1967, the time seemed ripe for Peter Green, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood to take their leave from raw British rock 'n' roll. The...