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David Foster Wallace n’était pas qu’un grand romancier. C’était aussi un essayiste chez qui l’humour côtoyait une lucidité redoutable. …

Miles Davis - Rare Unreleased Broadcasts with John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Bill Evans (1952-1958) {Yadeon 502}
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Jazz / Bop / Cool / Trumpet

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, together with his musical groups, at the fore front of several major developments in jazz music, including BeBop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, and Jazz Fusion.

Assistant Professor of Musicianship for Duquesne University, Dr. Paul Miller, presents an album of music for the viola d’amore, an unusual stringed instrument that is played on the shoulder and has six or seven playing strings and an equal number of resonating strings.

The fact that the role of Handel's Cleopatra includes enough music to fill out a CD, and that, combined with the music's demands for immense virtuosity and versatility, makes it a daunting challenge and Natalie Dessay is impressive in her account of these excerpts. Dessay's singing is not entirely consistent throughout the album, recorded in 2010, whether because some arias are simply better suited to her voice than others, or because she was not at her best for some of the recording sessions. While the agility and precision of her coloratura are always intact, in some selections, such as the arias "Tutto può donna vezzosa," and "Venere bella," Dessay's voice sounds lighter than it does on albums from earlier in her career, and even a little breathy in her lower register. In other arias, though, she conveys the remarkable fullness and purity for which she is renowned. "Se pieta di me non senti" is breathtaking; her gleaming tone is practically voluptuous and she spins lines of miraculously velvety smoothness and searing emotional intensity.