Kitsch

Annett covers the really big hits in a stylish and high-quality way - from "Hello" to "Reality" to "Marleen". The list is long and spans several decades of hits.

Berman studierte am Moskauer Konservatorium bei Lew Oborin und erhielt 1971 den Mastergrad in den Fächern Cembalo und Klavier.

The Ukrainian born pianist Alena Cherny found her own way to music. As a passionate pianist, she studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Kiev and then pursued solo studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg im Breisgau, graduating in each case with flying colours. Extensive recital tours in the USA, in England, Israel, Germany, Italy, Austria and Japan made her name known in the leading music centres of the Western world.

A pair of groovy albums from Ray Conniff – both with a wonderful 70s vibe! "Alone Again Naturally" takes its title from the leadoff version of the great Gilbert O'Sullivan tune – and Ray conducts his group with a surprisingly bouncy vibe at times – mostly a sing-song mode that has the voices of the Conniff Singers hitting all their best bright modes. "Theme From The Godfather" has Ray Conniff taking on a host of mellow tunes from the mid 70s – mixing his full arrangements with a few electric touches, and really using the Ray Conniff Singers to their best effect! The whole thing has that subtle sensual quality that easy listening was hitting during the sexual revolution – quite a change from the Conniff groove of a generation before, and one that seems an even better fit for the vocals.

Begin To Hope is the 2006 CD by Regina Spektor. Released on 13 June, 2006, this featured the singles "Better", "Summer In The City", "On The Radio" and the surprise hit "Fidelity", which helped the album become gold in the United States (500,000 copies). This comes courtesy of Sire Records.