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Artist: Eddie Higgins Trio A solid bop-based pianist, Eddie Higgins has never become a major name, but he has been well-respected by his fellow musicians for decades. After growing up in New England, he moved to Chicago, where he played in all types of situations before settling in to a long stint as the leader of the house trio at the London House (1957-1969). |
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Artist: Claudia Zannoni This set of songs draws from different worlds, that of standard American jazz, pop and Italian music. But there is something that unites them: the universal theme of Love. |
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Artist: Valentina Lisitsa Valentina Lisitsa juxtaposes two great works written in 1908, in whose interpretation she demonstrates both the depth and virtuosity of her playing: Maurice Ravel's "Gaspard de la Nuit" and the Piano Sonata No. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff. |
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"Everybody, Anyone" features 11 new songs and as before, there’s a sprinkling of guest musicians who feature on the album including Kathryn Williams, Dr Robert, Mick Talbot, Steve White, & The Average White Band’s Hamish Stuart, and unable to stay away, Paul Weller |
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Artist: Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Constantine Orbelian Giuseppe Verdi may have written his most glamorous and heroic roles for tenors, but he often assigned his more psychologically complex and conflicted character portrayals to baritones and Rigoletto is just such a role |
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Artist: Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Constantine Orberian Anyone thinking that the Grammy nomination for this album was motivated as a tribute on the event of the illness and death of the great Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky need not worry: the album stands on its own merits, and it makes a fine swan song |
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Artist: Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Lev Kontorovich This is Ondine’s third release with the Russian star baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and is devoted to sacred works by Russian composers and Russian folk songs. |
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Artist: Dmitri Hvorostovsky |
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Artist: Christa Ludwig This 11-disc collection includes recordings never before released or new to CD, and all items have been remastered in 24BIT/96KHZ from original tapes. |
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Igor Markevitch's Tchaikovsky performances have been among the best since the early '60s. He turned the unruly London Symphony Orchestra into a first-rate Tchaikovsky ensemble, in which a finely disciplined approach to rhythm provides the perfect foundation for some highly expressive music-making. |
Artist: Igor Markevitch, London Symphony Orchestra