Antonio Scrivano

Un bambino fragile, che sogna la vita e guarda con occhi colmi di meraviglia il mondo intorno a sé, cresce con il dono della fantasia, sensibile ai sentimenti e alle emozioni. Con la stessa intensità, sente i luoghi che attraversa: Fès, la sua città natale, la bianca Tétouan chiusa fra le montagne; Tangeri e Casablanca, le città della vita adulta, porte socchiuse verso l’Europa, e infine Parigi, dove arriverà da studente, innamorato timido alle prese con donne sfuggenti, per iniziare una nuova vita. Il romanzo più autobiografico di Tahar Ben Jelloun, la storia di una vita si accende tra immagini perdute e il sogno di una vita da scrittore.

This magnificent recording of Aida, made in Rome, rises to all the musical and dramatic challenges presented by Verdi’s richly-coloured Egyptian epic. Antonio Pappano, once again proving his mastery of Italian opera, moves between sumptuous grandeur and touching intimacy. The responses of the Orchestra e Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia are both immediate and vibrant, while the singers – Anja Harteros, Jonas Kaufmann, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Ludovic Tézier and Erwin Schrott – do justice to every facet of their roles.

A special and intriguing concept: ultra-short (one minute plus) piano pieces by 50 composers, encompassing 3 centuries, starting with Rameau and ending with Sciarrino, Crumb, Ligeti and Berio. Much can be said with few words, and so much can be expressed in a few notes; some composers struggled with large forms but could say a deep truth in one page.

Antonio Flores was a famed Spanish actor and songwriter. The only male child of renowned actors and singers Lola Flores and Antonio González, he was surrounded by music and performers from a young age. Flores appeared in his first film, El Taxi de los Conflictos, at the age of eight. Though his background leaned toward flamenco, Flores chose pop/rock as style of choice. His debut record, Antonio, emerged in 1980. Though appreciated after time, the album was not successful at its release. Subsequent releases Al Caer el Sol (1984) and Gran Via (1988) also fell short of expectations. Though the '80s were a difficult period for Flores' recording career, he participated in a number of successful film projects, including Colegas, Calé, and Sangre y Arena.

Often considered to be one of the greatest oratorios, Mendelssohn’s Elijah was first performed in Birmingham Town Hall in August 1846 and has remained a cornerstone of the choral repertoire ever since.

“Mazzulli shows why she is a rising star today…Genaux is equally convincing…Hasse's scoring makes the accompanying instruments sing even in the densest textures, and the players of Le Musiche Nove bring out this distinctive feature of the composer's writing.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Antonio Oyarzabal es un pianista solista y de cámara afincado en Londres, donde obtuvo sus estudios de Máster y Artist Diploma (Guildhall School of Music and Drama).

Often considered to be one of the greatest oratorios, Mendelssohn’s Elijah was first performed in Birmingham Town Hall in August 1846 and has remained a cornerstone of the choral repertoire ever since.