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Wonder's "classic period", which is widely considered to have ended in 1977, was noted for his funky keyboard style, personal control of production, and series of songs integrated with one another to make a concept album. In 1979, Wonder made use of the early music sampler Computer Music Melodian through his composition of the soundtrack album Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants". It was also his first digital recording, and one of the earliest popular albums to use the technology, which Wonder used for all subsequent recordings. Wonder's 1970s albums are regarded as very influential; the Rolling Stone Record Guide (1983) wrote they "pioneered stylistic approaches that helped to determine the shape of pop music for the next decade"

A score illuminated by the magic of instrumental timbres, rich in rhythmic invention and harmonic spells. Since Hänsel and Gretel or L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, we have perhaps not adorned the world of childhood with a more attractive garment.
Mermaids, fairies, pirates, Indians, wild beasts; family disputes, loss of children; nostalgia for looking back at one's past, etc. From reflections on eternal childhood to the most spectacular battles, may this opera – like James Matthew Barrie's tale – open up to all levels of reading.

A score illuminated by the magic of instrumental timbres, rich in rhythmic invention and harmonic spells. Since Hänsel and Gretel or The Child and the Spells, we may not have adorned the world of childhood with a more seductive garment"

Most of César Franck’s works received scant attention at the time of their composition and Hulda was never performed in his lifetime. The narrative is set in 14th-century Norway at the time of the great tribal kings, with marauding hordes spreading fear and terror throughout the land. Hulda is kidnapped and transferred from one tribe to the other, her family is killed and she herself is humiliated.

On ne peut que saluer un label comme Naxos qui a l’audace de publier depuis longtemps des œuvres complètement oubliées de l’histoire de la musique. Une politique d’autant plus courageuse qu’elle ne doit pas rapporter beaucoup de retour sur investissements. Cet opéra presque totalement inconnu de César Franck qui sort ici pour la première fois dans sa version intégrale, sans la moindre coupure, en est une excellente illustration.

While we wait to see who the lucky winner will be and which artists will be present at the ceremony, the NRJ Music Awards have announced the names of the nominees for the 25th ceremony! From Olivia Rodrigo to Ed Sheeran, not forgetting Vianney, The Weeknd, Louane, Jain, Juliette Armanet, Slimane, Imagine Dragons, Måneskin and Dua Lipa… discover the full list of nominees for the NRJ Music Awards 2023.

ATMA Classique and the Classica Festival are very pleased to present the most important lyrical project ever realized in Canada: a box set of 13 CDs of the complete melodies for voice and piano by the prolific French composer Jules Massenet (1842-1912).

One of the most successful and admired opera singers of all time, Luciano Pavarotti was king among tenors from the late 1960s through the 1990s. His voice was noted for its exciting upper register, and tailor-made for the operas of Verdi, Bellini, Donizetti, and Puccini, and as it darkened slightly over the years, for the verismo composers as well. His vocal longevity, which kept him singing youthfully well into his sixties, and still beautifully after that, was a credit to his commanding technique and artistry, and remarkable considering his nearly 40 years of performing. Pavarotti's father was a baker, and his mother worked in a cigar factory.