My Roman Year

Franz Liszt - Christus Oratorio
Beethoven Orchester Bonn - Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno - Roman Kofman
EAC+LOG+CUE | 3xFLAC: 547 MB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: MDG "Gold" # 937 1366-6 | Country/Year: Germany 2006
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic, Sacred, Oratorio

…I already indicated the excellent qualities of the soloists especially Franziska Hirzel and Birgit Remmert who sing with that important ethereal intensity. Kofman conducts with the ideal tonic and lets the music move along quite magically. The SACD sound comes out trumps on my Sony SACD-11 player and I really have nothing but an unqualified recommendation for this beautiful set.

The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum) was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The 500-year-old Roman Republic, which preceded it, had been destabilized through a series of civil wars. Several events marked the transition from Republic to Empire, including Julius Caesar's appointment as perpetual dictator (44 BC); the Battle of Actium (2 September 31 BC); and the granting of the honorific Augustus to Octavian by the Roman Senate (16 January 27 BC).

Eddy Palermo - My Latin Feeling
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Label/Cat#: Inakustik "Compact Disc Reference Edition" # inak 8806 CD | Country/Year: Germany 1987
Genre: Jazz | Style: Contemporary, Guitar Jazz

…In the same year he participated in the Jazz Festival of Messina. In 1987, he collaborated with George Garzone on tenor and trumpeter Jimmy Owens. But the meeting is what will have the most significant in 1988 with Joe Pass, who calls him to play as a guest during several concerts in a club in Rome. Inspired by this great jazz guitar virtuoso, talent Eddy Palermo is increasingly oriented towards the "one guitar"…