Bridge/ Isserlis/ Shih - Cello in WartimeAs the centenaries of various events of the First World War are being commemorated, we are reminded of the great battles and the large scale suffering. To imagine what day to day life may have been like in the trenches in Flanders is more difficult, however, 100 years later and with no living survivors of the war to bear witness. Poems and paintings can give us some idea but, as this disc from Steven Isserlis proves, so can music! The main, more

The works of Czech composer and double bassist Adolf Míšek have formed an important part of the original repertoire for decades as the culmination of the Romantic double bass literature

" says Naomi Hamilton

gatherings around the fire

In the continuity of the Think Bach project

which allows you to customize your practice by choosing and organizing portions of the program to suit your needs every time you use the DVD

a high tenor voice (not to be confused with the countertenor

which acts as a clearinghouse for artist-made recordings

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Bonus material includes 15 minutes of live footage

reality and delusion

Luciano Berio's references to Scarlatti and Jörg Widmann's homage to Schubert are contrasted by Andrea Lucchesini with original works of the two earlier composers

among the most significant in the entire history of modern jazz