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Buy Now	Light (more) »rank: 83743 by: Ethel : : This second solo CD by the New York-based string quartet called Ethel is made up of twelve short pieces by nine composers. It is one of the most thoroughly entertaining collections I've heard this year. The energetic performances--rhythmically sharp, brave, and altogether involving--match the remarkable creativity of the composers. Just to single out a few: Marcelo Zavros' first piece, 'Arrival,' begins in a whirlwind, reminiscent of Adams' 'Shaker Loops' but soon travels in a different direction; Mary Rowell's 'Sambula' and 'Also Sprach Einstein' are deeply rooted in hillbilly, hoedown music (the latter even features ...	Buy Now	DEBUT ~ Nathan Gunn - 'American Anthem' from Ragtime to Art Song / Kevin Murphy (more) »rank: 9098 by: Nathan Gunn, Kevin Murphy : : This second solo CD by the New York-based string quartet called Ethel is made up of twelve short pieces by nine composers. It is one of the most thoroughly entertaining collections I've heard this year. The energetic performances--rhythmically sharp, brave, and altogether involving--match the remarkable creativity of the composers. Just to single out a few: Marcelo Zavros' first piece, 'Arrival,' begins in a whirlwind, reminiscent of Adams' 'Shaker Loops' but soon travels in a different direction; Mary Rowell's 'Sambula' and 'Also Sprach Einstein' are deeply rooted in hillbilly, hoedown music (the latter even features ...
Buy Now	The Ultimate Wedding Album (more) »rank: 99943 from: Decca : : This second solo CD by the New York-based string quartet called Ethel is made up of twelve short pieces by nine composers. It is one of the most thoroughly entertaining collections I've heard this year. The energetic performances--rhythmically sharp, brave, and altogether involving--match the remarkable creativity of the composers. Just to single out a few: Marcelo Zavros' first piece, 'Arrival,' begins in a whirlwind, reminiscent of Adams' 'Shaker Loops' but soon travels in a different direction; Mary Rowell's 'Sambula' and 'Also Sprach Einstein' are deeply rooted in hillbilly, hoedown music (the latter even features ...	Buy Now	Richard Coeur de Lion (Richard the Lionheart): Troubadours & Trouvères in the Courts of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, Marie de Champagne & Geoffroy, Duke of Brittany - Alla Francesca (more) »rank: 43803 by: Richard I Coeur-de-lion, Guiot de Dijon, Chastelain de Couci, Conon de Bethune, Gace Brule, Bernart de Ventadorn, Gaucelm Faidit, Emmanuel Bonnardot, Raphael Boulay, Pierre Hamon, Alla Francesca : :This award-winning disc deserves credit not only for its excellent performances, but also for its success in creating atmosphere. From the disc's first sounds--cittern, flute, and harp--we know we've left the 20th century far behind and we've entered a mysterious and fascinating place. The place is the world of the 12th century, the time of the Crusades and of the exploits of Richard the Lion-Hearted, duke of Aquitaine, and king of England. The songs are about courtly love, longing for lovers left behind, and, in one remarkable song by Richard himself, about the despair and ...
Buy Now	No. 1 Wedding Album (more) »rank: 58950 from: Decca : :This award-winning disc deserves credit not only for its excellent performances, but also for its success in creating atmosphere. From the disc's first sounds--cittern, flute, and harp--we know we've left the 20th century far behind and we've entered a mysterious and fascinating place. The place is the world of the 12th century, the time of the Crusades and of the exploits of Richard the Lion-Hearted, duke of Aquitaine, and king of England. The songs are about courtly love, longing for lovers left behind, and, in one remarkable song by Richard himself, about the despair and ...	Buy Now	Masterworks 100 [CD Box] (more) »rank: 141083 from: Brilliant Classics :Album Description:This year, 2007, Brilliant Classics celebrates its tenth anniversary. To mark this occasion we issue 10 boxes with 10 CD's each. These are dedicated to the music by the ten great composers. They are Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Handel, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Telemann and Vivaldi. All composers are represented by some of their best known works. Also included are some pieces on might not expect. Performances are by prominent musicians. Some of the recordings were made as recent as only a few months ago.
Buy Now	The London Horn Sound (more) »rank: 66079 from: Cala : :The London Horn Sound builds on the extraordinary tradition of French Horn playing in London (formerly the home to the talents of Dennis Brain, Alan Civil and Barry Tuckwell) and brings together for the first time, today's generation of world-class London-based players including Richard Bissell, Nigel Black, Anthony Halstead, Frank Lloyd, David Pyatt, Hugh Seenan, Michael Thomson and Richard Watkins. From Mozart to Queen, Rossini to Ellington, with a tip of the hat to film soundtracks in the shape of James Horner's fantasy from the box office smashing epic movie Titanic, complemented by deft ...	Buy Now	The EMI Record of Singing, Vol. 3 1926-1939 (more) »rank: 121637 from: Testament UK : :The London Horn Sound builds on the extraordinary tradition of French Horn playing in London (formerly the home to the talents of Dennis Brain, Alan Civil and Barry Tuckwell) and brings together for the first time, today's generation of world-class London-based players including Richard Bissell, Nigel Black, Anthony Halstead, Frank Lloyd, David Pyatt, Hugh Seenan, Michael Thomson and Richard Watkins. From Mozart to Queen, Rossini to Ellington, with a tip of the hat to film soundtracks in the shape of James Horner's fantasy from the box office smashing epic movie Titanic, complemented by deft ...
Buy Now	100 Best Baroque (more) »rank: 35751 from: EMI Classics : :The London Horn Sound builds on the extraordinary tradition of French Horn playing in London (formerly the home to the talents of Dennis Brain, Alan Civil and Barry Tuckwell) and brings together for the first time, today's generation of world-class London-based players including Richard Bissell, Nigel Black, Anthony Halstead, Frank Lloyd, David Pyatt, Hugh Seenan, Michael Thomson and Richard Watkins. From Mozart to Queen, Rossini to Ellington, with a tip of the hat to film soundtracks in the shape of James Horner's fantasy from the box office smashing epic movie Titanic, complemented by deft ...	Buy Now	The Classical Album 2005 (more) »rank: 112991 from: Decca : :The London Horn Sound builds on the extraordinary tradition of French Horn playing in London (formerly the home to the talents of Dennis Brain, Alan Civil and Barry Tuckwell) and brings together for the first time, today's generation of world-class London-based players including Richard Bissell, Nigel Black, Anthony Halstead, Frank Lloyd, David Pyatt, Hugh Seenan, Michael Thomson and Richard Watkins. From Mozart to Queen, Rossini to Ellington, with a tip of the hat to film soundtracks in the shape of James Horner's fantasy from the box office smashing epic movie Titanic, complemented by deft ...