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MARGOLA, F.: Chamber Music - Concertos for Soloist and Orchestra (Convervatorio Arrigo Boito di Parma Orchestra) (TC901390)

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Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (NTSC) (752408)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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ROSSINI, G.: Cenerentola (La) [Opera] (Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, 2016) (Blu-ray, HD) (752504)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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VIENNA JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA: Musical Journey Across Austria (A) (NTSC) (753008)

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Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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VIENNA JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA: Musical Journey Across Austria (A) (Blu-ray, HD) (753104)

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Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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WAGNER, R.: Fliegende Holländer (Der) [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019) (NTSC) (753808)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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WAGNER, R.: Fliegende Holländer (Der) [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2019) (Blu-ray, HD) (753904)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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Piano Trio and Quartets - ELSNER, J. / SZYMANOWSKA, M. / MOZART, W.A. / LESSEL, F. (Warsaw Music Salon) (Arte dei Suonatori) (CDAccordACD269)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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Piano Music (Norwegian) - TVEITT, G. / GRIEG, E. / KJERULF, H. / BACKER GRØNDAHL, A. (Nordic Light) (Soboń-Wakarecy) (CDAccordACD267)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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Impressions of China - Winning Works from the 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition (G. Luisi) (8.579070)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

All of the works in this programme were prize winners in the hotly contested 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition, an event marking the 80th anniversary of the death of this influential composer and educator. Themes explored include the charm and unpredictability of China’s landscape, alongside elements of Chinese musical and theatrical aesthetics. Joint First Prize winners were Emile Naoumoff, whose Celestial Parade describes the composer’s wonderful experiences while in Shanghai, and Zhiliang Zhang, whose Qiao Ling Liu Dan portrays six widely differing ‘Dan’ or female characters in Sichuanese opera.

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HERNÁNDEZ, S.: Piano Music Initiation to the Shadow / Terra Santa / Fantasia for Piano / Don't Forget About That (S. Hernández) (8.579072)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The distinguished Spanish composer and pianist Sira Hernández is known especially for her involvement with multi-discipline arts projects at major international festivals and cultural events. Many of her works are inspired by Italian artists as can be heard on this album. Minimalist techniques and the significance of tonality and timbre in communicating darkness and light are heard in Iniciación a la sombra and the sewing-machine ostinatos of Fantasía para piano. The presence of God amidst the bleak spaces of madness are expressed in Terra Santa, and the intensity of Don’t Forget About That invites us to resist oblivion.

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HANDEL, G.F.: Messiah (1742 version) (Mields, Schachtner, Kristjánsson, Berndt, Gaechinger Cantorey, Rademann) (ACC-30499)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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GAVRILIN, V.A.: Russian Notebook (The) / Anyuta (excerpts) (Shkirtil, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Symphony, Serov) (8.573883)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Valery Gavrilin was one of the most colourful and significant Russian composers of the second half of the 20th century. He was only 25 when he composed The Russian Notebook, a ‘poem of love and death’ crafted in a new musical language that doesn’t employ folk melodies but does use folkloric texts, and with a virtuosic vocal part. These stylised tunes are combined with rich melodies to form a haunting cycle heard here in a 2018 orchestration. The ten numbers from the ballet Anyuta are lively, melodious and touchingly beautiful.

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COUPERIN, F.: Harpsichord Music (L'Unique) (Vinikour) (CDR90000-194)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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CLASSICAL MUSIC - 30 of the Best (8.578355-56)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This introduction to the exciting world of classical music will take you on a voyage of discovery as you experience the beauty and drama of some of the most famous music ever written. This essential collection presents something for every moment: excitement, relaxation, elation and more, with critically acclaimed recordings selected from the vast Naxos catalogue. Let your mind and emotions be transported by the greatest music from the greatest composers.

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CIPULLO, T.: Parting (The) [Opera] (Strickling, C. Cook, Mayes, Music of Remembrance, Willis) (8.669044)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Heard here in its world premiere recording, The Parting is a daring opera by award-winning composer Tom Cipullo and librettist David Mason that explores the life and art of Miklós Radnóti, one of the most important poetic witnesses to the Holocaust, and one of its tragic victims. Radnóti’s poems express emotions from love and enchantment to absolute loss, and The Parting includes texts found in his jacket pocket after his death. This opera is a profound meditation on what it is about art that outlives us, that enables us to be creative even in the face of unimaginable adversity, and reminds us to guard against hatred and to celebrate what makes us human.

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BRUCKNER, A.: Symphony No. 4, `Romantic` (1886 version, ed. L. Nowak) (Bavarian Radio Symphony, M. Jansons) (900187)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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BRAHMS, J.: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Handel Variations (Vogt, Royal Northern Sinfonia) (ODE1346-2)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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BOLIVIA Ruphay (Los): Music of the Andes - Jach'a Uru (The Great Day) (EUCD2893)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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BOITO, A.: Mefistofele [Opera] (F. Furlanetto, Filianoti, Theodossiou, Zaramella, Palermo Teatro Massimo Chorus and Orchestra, Ranzani) (CDS581)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Mass in C Major / Vestas Feuer / Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt (Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis, Turku Philharmonic, Segerstam) (8.574017)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The custom of marking the name-day of Princess Esterházy with a newly composed Mass began in the 1790s and for many years was carried out by Joseph Haydn. In 1807 Beethoven was commissioned and responded with his Mass in C major. Coolly received at court, it is a celebratory work of large-scale brilliance. The cantata Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt is set to Goethe’s poems and contrasts calm with exuberance. In 1803 Beethoven set two numbers from Vestas Feuer, written by Emanuel Schikaneder, the librettist of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.

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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Chamber Music - Piano Quartet, Op. 16 / Minuets and Dances (Sofia Kim, Kroh, Segal, Sarid, IU Wind Ensemble, Dorsey) (8.574040-41)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

In his first decade in Vienna, Beethoven seems to have been preoccupied with music for wind instruments. The best-known example is his Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16, which he arranged at the same time for piano quartet. He also wrote music for dances and settings of folk songs, and reflected the public’s interest in automata by writing for musical clock. The Napoleonic wars were mirrored in Beethoven’s music of the period, especially in his military compositions such as a series of Marches and the Equali, scored for trombones, which were later played at his funeral.

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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven - Music from His Late Compositional Period (c.1815–1827) (9.30207)

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Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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BALZAC, H. de: Cousin Bette (Unabridged) (NA0458)

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Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Lisbeth Fischer has lived in the shadow of her beautiful cousin Adeline for much of her life. Pampered while Lisbeth works in the fields, Adeline makes an enviable leap in status when Baron Hulot offers her his hand in marriage. Out of kindness, they bring Lisbeth to Paris, where she falls in love with the artist Wenceslas, her protégé. However, when she is jilted for Adeline’s daughter Hortense, her jealousy and rage exponentially intensify, and she resolves to bring the Hulot family to ruin, employing the cold seductress Valérie Marneffe as her vehicle for revenge. A classic tale of obsession, self-destruction and unabated desire, Cousin Bette is a blazing portrayal of libertine France, and the fatal excesses which drive the novel to its dark end.

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Vocal and Piano Recital: Fingerlos, Rafael / Mouissi, Sascha el - BRAHMS, J. / SCHUBERT, F. / WOLF, H. / STRAUSS, R. / SCHUMANN, R. (Fremde Heimat) (OC1711)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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VIVALDI, A.: Four Seasons (The) / VERDI, G.: I vespri siciliani: Le quattro stagioni (R.M. Minasi, La Scintilla Orchestra) (PHR0112)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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Violin Recital: Arnoldi, Roberto - ANZAGHI, D. / ARNOLDI, N. / GARBARINO, G. / SPINOSA, R. / VACCHI, F. (New Music for Solo Violin) (TC940003)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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VERDI, G.: Attila [Opera] (I. D'Arcangelo, Monastyrska, S. La Colla, G. Petean, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, Repušić) (900330)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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SKORYK, M.: Violin Concertos (Complete), Vol. 2 - Nos. 5-9 (Bielow, Ukraine National Symphony, Sirenko) (8.574089)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Myroslav Skoryk is one of Ukraine’s leading composers and teachers, with a portfolio of works that include opera, a symphonic transcription of Paganini’s Caprices, and a cycle of nine violin concertos written over a 45-year span (Volume 1 is on 8.574088). Concerto No. 5 utilises jazz elements and a vivid fugato, while Concerto No. 6 explores the use of sensual moods and provocative dance rhythms. Syncopation and lyricism suffuse Concerto No. 7, while No. 9 is both touching and dramatic. Concerto No. 8 offers a representation of events in Chopin’s life through quotations, in combination with Skoryk’s own distinctive musical voice.

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SINIGAGLIA, L.: String Quartet Works (Complete), Vol. 1 - String Quartet, Op. 27 / Brahms Variations / Hora Mystica (Archos Quartet) (8.574183)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

The renowned Italian composer and mountaineer Leone Sinigaglia wrote a fascinating series of pieces for string quartet that reflect his powers of characterisation and elegance. Flowing melodies can be heard throughout, not least in the Concert-Étude, Op. 5, while the more substantial Variations on a Theme of Brahms, Op. 22 display his technical skill and expressive variety, whether reflective, sombre or exuberant. His String Quartet in D major, Op. 27 exemplifies his dual inheritance: a commanding central European facility, combined with a natural Italian lyricism.

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SIERRA, R.: Cantares / Loíza / Triple Concierto (Trío Arbós, Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club, Xalapa Symphony, Marcelletti) (8.559876)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Roberto Sierra’s refined compositional voice is subtly combined with contemporary musical techniques and his Puerto Rican heritage in the three works recorded here. Cantares, commissioned by the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club to celebrate the university’s sesquicentennial anniversary, evokes ancient Peruvian, Aztec and Afro Caribbean voices lost in time. The virtuoso Triple Concierto transforms the popular Caribbean rhythms of salsa, bolero and merengue into complex contemporary expressions, while the polyrhythmic layers of Loíza conjure a Puerto Rican town known for its strong African traditions.

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Piano Music (French) - BOULEZ, P. / DEBUSSY, C. / MESSIAEN, O. / RAVEL, M. (Rare French Piano Music) (van Raat) (8.573894)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This album of French piano rarities features seldom-heard and recently discovered works by composers who had an influence on Pierre Boulez, as well as the premiere recording of Boulez’s Prélude, Toccata et Scherzo. This large-scale early work looks back on virtuosic Romantic music, while at the same time exploring the new compositional styles that Boulez would subsequently embrace. Among the rarities is a posthumously discovered piano study by Debussy, a reconstructed birdsong work by Messiaen, and a tiny masterpiece by Ravel found in a notebook.

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MAYR, J.S.: Due duchesse (Le) [Opera] (M. Schäfer, T.M. Herbert, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, Simon Mayr Choir, Concerto de Bassus, Hauk) (8.660422-23)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

As one of the leading operatic composers of his generation, Johann Simon Mayr nurtured a fascination with the chivalric stories of medieval England. Le due duchesse, an opera semiseria with buffa elements, is set during the reign of the 10th-century King Edgar. Huntsmen’s and Knights’ choruses and troubadour-like songs give great vivacity to a score that is both lyrical and dramatic. Mayr’s compound of Viennese Classicism and Italianate melodic beauty, allied to his ambitious writing and a skilful libretto, produced an important and influential opera couched in his own unmistakable idiom.

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LINDBERG, M.: Accused / Two Episodes (A. Komsi, Finnish Radio Symphony, Lintu) (ODE1345-2)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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FRANCK, C.: Psyché (version for choir and orchestra) / Le Chasseur maudit / Les Éolides (RCS Voices, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Tingaud) (8.573955)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

César Franck was a childhood prodigy who gained later renown as an organist and teacher. His compositions received scant attention until the success of Le Chasseur maudit, a symphonic morality tale that vividly portrays the ‘accursed huntsman’ from his defiance of the Sabbath to a dramatic chase and a horrific fate. Les Éolides is infused with Wagnerian colours and depicts the mythological Aeolids as they reawaken nature with their song. Franck’s lushly orchestrated final symphonic poem Psyché expresses the power of love in dreams and a passionate union.

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Flute Music - CASTALDI, P. / COSMI, G. / DAVISMOON, S. / FANTICINI, F. / MORRICONE, E. / PROCK, S. / TACCANI, G.C. (Flute XXI) (Fabbriciani) (TC980090)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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DOPPLER, F. and K.: Flute Music (Complete), Vol. 10 (Arimany) (C5304)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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DAUGHERTY, M.: This Land Sings: Inspired by the Life and Times of Woody Guthrie (Socolofsky, J. Daugherty, Dogs of Desire, D.A. Miller) (8.559889)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

In This Land Sings, GRAMMY Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty has created an original musical tribute to the singer-songwriter and political activist Woody Guthrie (1912–1967). Traveling the backroads of America from coast to coast with a guitar and harmonica, Woody Guthrie performed folk songs of love, wandering and social justice during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Daugherty has composed his own original songs and instrumental interludes that give haunting expression, ironic wit and contemporary relevance to political, social and environmental themes from Guthrie’s era. Under the baton of GRAMMY Award-winning conductor David Alan Miller, the Albany Symphony’s new music ensemble Dogs of Desire, joined by soprano Annika Socolofsky and baritone John Daugherty, give a poignant and rousing performance.

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CHINA Folk Music of China, Vol. 6: Folk Songs of China's Tajik and Russian Minorities (NXW76093-2)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This album features folk songs from the Tajik and Russian ethnic minority groups living in the western and northwestern areas of Xinjiang, China. These folk songs have an earthy beauty that is theirs alone. Many of the Tajik songs featured here are accompanied by the Rewap—an ancient stringed instrument made from mulberry trunks. The sound is similar to that of an acoustic guitar, but the tone is brighter and more elastic. Many of the Russian songs feature the Bayan (a type of accordion) and the Balalaika.

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BURHANS, C.: Evensong [Bonus Tracks Version] (Burhans) (CA-21094A)

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Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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BOULEZ, P.: Incises (revised version, 2001) (van Raat) (9.70294)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

This digital single complements Naxos 8.573894, an album of French piano rarities also performed by Ralph van Raat.

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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concertos (Complete) (Mustonen, Tapiola Sinfonietta) (ODE1359-2T)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Celebrate Beethoven – Keyboard Music (9.30211)

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Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT

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Percy - Seaside Donkeys

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Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:34:00 +0100

...challenging and tricky to review but I can see me listening to this a lot over the coming months.

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Heiðrik - Illusions

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Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:01:00 +0100

If you haven't had the chance to listen to Heiðrik's award-winning 2016 album Funeral, we strongly suggest a listen to the record which details his experience of growing up as an LGBT youth in the Faroe Islands. Emotionally charged and beautifully delivered, it unsurprisingly saw the talented young man draw comparisons to Rufus Wainwright and Antony & The Johnsons. Having spent the last four years touring the record, building his reputation even further, the pressure is on for his long-awaited new record, Illusions.

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Win Allusinlove T-Shirt and hand sprayed Vinyl

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Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:00:00 Z

Yorkshire four piece Allusinlove are releasing a brand new video for their single ‘MyCat’ on Wednesday 11th March.

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Win The Touring Musician's Survival Guide Book

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Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:14:00 Z

Being a musician may be fun, but it isn’t easy. It’s a career of highs, lows, rags, riches and a chance to see some of the world’s most unique places.

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Win Eurovision 2020: A Tribute To The Artists And Songs 2xCDs

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Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:48:00 +0100

Luckily for Eurovision fans, all 41 songs will be available on EUROVISION 2020 – The Album - which is released on May 15th On UMC Records.

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Win NOW That’s What I Call Music! 105 CDs

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:01:00 +0100

The UK is a nation of music lovers and now, more than ever before, music is a vital tool for keeping us entertained during lockdown

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Intro to IBM Bluemix Continuous Delivery, Part 1: Deploy and update a simple app

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Published On :: 06 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

In this introductory series on Bluemix and Bluemix Continuous Delivery, you'll discover how using these products can prevent you from wasting time. You learn how to quickly and easily deploy a simple application, deploy an app that makes use of a Bluemix service, and write code that uses a new Bluemix service. You'll even try out the Web IDE (no setup required) and learn how to use agile planning tools. As a bonus to all of the knowledge you'll get by working through the examples in this series, you also get an application that checks the prices of items in online stores for you, so you don’t have to surf the web to see if your favorite items are on sale!

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