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On this prime collection of R&B and blues songs and influences from Boz Scaggs' youth – and four new yet classic-sounding self-penned originals – the blue-eyed soulman eschews the slick production values of his pop chart-toppers such as "Lido" and "Lowdown," instead getting way down and his hands dirty with the honest blood, sweat, and tears of the real down-home blues.

Never overly reliant on the Holland-Dozier-Holland machine, Marvin Gaye weathered their departure pretty well, turning to Norman Whitfield (for the epochal "I Heard It Through the Grapevine") as well as Ivory Joe Hunter, Ashford & Simpson, Frank Wilson, and, for two songs, his own pen.

During the 70s, André Previn, then chief director of the London Symphony Orchestra, was commissioned by the BBC to perform great works of the classical repertoire live from Fairfield Hall.

Gustav Heinrich Ernst Martin Wilhelm Furtwängler (* 25. Januar 1886 in Schöneberg; † 30. November 1954 in Ebersteinburg bei Baden-Baden; beigesetzt auf dem Bergfriedhof in Heidelberg) war ein deutscher Dirigent und Komponist. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Dirigenten des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Here is a beautiful partnership between one of the more individual tenors from the swing era the distinctive Buddy Tate, and the always swinging Harry “Sweets” Edison who got the most mileage out of a single note and is immediately recognizable within a note or two for his long-used repetition and simplicity.

With pigs, dogs and sheep, Pink Floyd’s Animals is a nod towards George Orwell’s classic Animal Farm. Of course, both works are only about one species in the end: Homosapiens.

Vladimir Jurowski has been the Chief conductor and Artistic Director of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin since 2017. He has since extended his contract until 2027. At the same time, he has been General Music Director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich since 2021.

"Slow Dancer" is the sixth album by Boz Scaggs, originally released by Columbia in 1974. It was produced by former Motowner Johnny Bristol of "Hang On In There Baby" fame.

Otto Klemperer war ein Dirigent, der unbedingt in gleichem Atemzug mit Furtwängler, Karajan, Walter oder Toscanini erwähnt werden muss.

"Scarlatti" is the new album from the internationally renowned pianist Lucas Debargue. This stunning new album features 52 beautiful sonatas by Scarlatti—often considered ne of the most influential composers of the Baroque era. Debargue started taking piano lessons at the age of 11. At the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition , Debargue was awarded the coveted Moscow Music Critic’s Prize. Debargue has performed at numerous prestigious music venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Philharmonic hall , Carnegie Hall and the Concertgebouw. Debargue has won many awards including the highly regarded Echo Klassik award in 2017. Scarlatti (1685—1757) was a baroque composer who spent most of his life composing for the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. Scarlatti’s music has been praised by acclaimed composers and musicians including Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Horowitz and Pogerelich.