Mozartiana

Sony Classical releases a comprehensive homage to Abbado, acknowledged as one of the greatest of all conductors, by releasing a 39 CD boxset comprising his complete recordings for both RCA and CBS/Sony with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as well as with the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring such stellar soloists as Murray Perahia, Martha Argerich, Midori, Cecile Licad and Lazar Berman.

Musical treasures from great Russian composers, ideally interpreted by the Russian conductor Samuel Friedmann with philharmonic orchestras of his mother country that represent the great music tradition of Russia.

La rencontre imprévue (The Unexpected Encounter), also known as Les pèlerins de la Mecque (The Pilgrims to Mecca) is a comédie mêlée d'ariettes, a form of opéra comique, by Christoph Willibald Gluck, first performed at the Burgtheater, Vienna on January 7, 1764...

Nach dem nun schon viele Jahre ungebrochen andauernden Erfolg der Kuschelrock-Reihe, mausert sich auch das Pendant aus der Klassik zielsicher zu einem Hit. Was nicht verwundert, denn auch Klassikfans wollen romantisch sein. Während bei Kuschelrock in letzter Zeit der Trend allerdings zu mehr Charts-Titeln und daher zu einem eher geringeren Kuschelfaktor ging, blieb Kuschelklassik dem Kuscheln treu. Auch auf Volume 7 wird wieder eine Klassikauswahl präsentiert, die romantische, zärtliche Stunden für Genießer mit gehobeneren Ansprüchen garantiert.

Tchaikovsky's four suites for orchestra don't have the structural heft or the emotional impact of his seven symphonies, but they are lovely. For the listener who savors the Russian composer's specific sound world but is not in the mood for being emotionally overtaxed, these suites are just the thing. The first two are collections of character pieces, the First with its Divertimento and Intermezzo, the Second with its Valse and Danse baroque. The later two are more substantial, the Third with its extended series of Variations, and the Fourth with its heartfelt homages to Mozart. This is ideal light Tchaikovsky.
– James Leonard, AllMusic.com

Tullio De Piscopo - Questa E' La Storia (2010)
Mp3 320 kbps | 2 CD | Covers 300 dpi | 282 mb
Genre: Jazz Pop World

Alex Britti, Astor Piazzola, James Senese, Francesco Sarcina delle Vibrazioni, Giuann Shadai, Edoardo Bennato e Fausto Leali: sono gli ospiti di Tullio De PIscopo nel nuovo doppio album, uscito ieri, che si intitola 'Questa E' La Storià, Il lavoro discografico del batteristacantante napoletano è anticipato dal singolo 'Conga Milonga'. Conga è il nome di un tamburo usato nella musica afro-cubana, milonga un riferimento all'Argentina e a un ballo sinuoso, intrigante e nostalgico che De Piscopo rilancia come un moderno tango. Il brano apre l'antologia in due cd: il primo contiene i successi di Tullio De Piscopo come 'Andamento Lento', reinterpretati con gli ospiti citati; il secondo cd avrà per protagonista la batteria. Con questo amato strumento in primo piano, De Piscopo interpreta grandi pezzi di blues, jazz e musica classica, da Mozart a Verdi.

Piero Umiliani is unquestionably one of the most consistent figures in terms of soundtrack music and library music worldwide. This precious 13CD box is dedicated to the period of greatest maturity and artistic freedom which coincides with the creation of his personal studio: the Sound Work Shop…