Belle 2023

"Tre donne belle" is a vocal trio program with polyphonic repertoire from the late Renaissance and early Baroque, conceived by the singer Vivabiancaluna Biffi, who, in addition to Alla francesca and Discantus by Brigitte Lesne, can also be heard in various ensembles by Jordi Savall.Without disregarding the precise notations of the composition, they opted for a freer interpretation, quite common at the time of its composition, with, for example, frequent changes of register.
The singing of the ensemble of equal voices, which also includes Christel Boiron, thus seems even more lively, but without betraying the polyphonic and contrapuntal structures.

Internationalement reconnu pour la qualité et l'originalité de ses projets, Alla francesca reste fidèle à ses objectifs et choix esthétiques initiaux.

Produced by the band, 'Phantom Power', celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023,keeps a much lower profile than the band's previous work.The album, for the most part, is awash with pedal steel, acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies. But if you think the creative juices have ceased, you could barely be more wrong.

With Rings Around the World, Super Furry Animals took a stab at a streamlined, big-budget album, complete with guest stars and cameos. It was accomplished and accomplished what it set out to do – namely, elevate the Furries' critical standing, making them a mainstay of Mojo readers and opening some doors in American magazines, who had previously ignored the brilliant Welsh quintet.

Best known for her lengthy collaboration with famed electronic composer Mike Oldfield, singer Maggie Reilly was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1956. She began her performing career during the early 1970s as a member of the local blues band Joe Cool; later renamed Cado Belle, the group's self-titled debut LP was issued in 1976.

Twelve years after her previous album, Marie Paule Belle has returned to the studio to record 15 new titles in piano voice. This new opus 'Un soir entre mille' delivers autobiographical, funny or sentimental songs.

Belle and Sebastian hit the ground running in 2023 with new album Late Developers.
Arriving almost back-to-back to 2022’s Top Ten album ‘A Bit of Previous’, ‘Late Developers’ comes on like its predecessor’s sun-kissed cousin. It is a full-hearted embrace of the band's brightest tendencies that is not only fresh and immediate but possessing of that Belle and Sebastian je ne sais quoi of a group that will always be there for you with the perfect word or melody for the moment, while admitting tunefully that “Every girl and boy / each one is a misery” (“When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall”).

Gustave Adolphe Kerker once said that the most difficult thing about writing an operetta is to come up with a catchy title. He was not entirely serious, but the notion is not so far-fetched, for those who have to make an effort to invent melodies has no business being in light entertainment. He was born in 1854 in Herford, Germany and his parents brought him with them to the USA at the age of ten. Kerker rose to become of the most renowned personalities on Broadway. He was a paragon of ideas, which would only work if they were combined to form a turbulent story. Case in point – The Belle of New York (1897), which was received there quite tepidly, conquered London's West End with just under 700 performances. It became a model for musical comedy and still is to this day. Performances of the Belle of New York are met with enthusiastic applause, each time turning the Theater für Niedersachsen into a Broadway theatre.

The most difficult thing about an operetta is finding an effective title, Gustave Adolphe Kerker once claimed. Although this was not meant seriously, it is not so far-fetched - after all, anyone who has to struggle to invent melodies has no business in the light genre. born in Herford in Westphalia in 1854, taken to the USA by his parents at the age of ten and rising to become one of Broadway's most famous personalities, Kerker was indeed a paragon of ideas that only needed to be combined with a turbulent plot. Take: The Belle of New York (1897), which got off to a very slow start there, conquered London's West End with almost 700 performances, became a model of "musical comedy" and has remained so to this day. The Theater für Niedersachsen, which became Broadway with "The Belle of New York", always receives rapturous applause.