Colours Red

3 Colours Red has the sound of classic punk down cold. They have the furious attack of the Clash and the shout-along stomp of Sham 69, adding a touch of the Stranglers' old-school rock & roll sensibilities. All of which makes their debut, Pure, a bit of an oddity in 1997, especially since 3 Colours Red doesn't try to expand on their influences at all. In fact, it's a distinct possibility that the band just happened upon this sound as they were bashing away in their garage. It wouldn't be so bad if the band kept the energy level high, but Pure often sags into pedestrian garage-punk territory. There are a few dynamic songs scattered throughout the record, suggesting that they could develop into a cracking little band, but on the whole, Pure is a muddled debut.(allmusic.com)

John Corigliano's violin concerto 'The Red Violin' originated as the score to a film about a violin by one of the Old Italian master-builders, and its journeys around the world throughout three centuries. While working on the film score, Corigliano also produced a one-movement concert version of it, which he later expanded into a full-scale concerto in four movements. The son of a violinist, Corigliano’s aim was to write a concerto in a style his father would have wanted to play, and he has managed to do so without sacrificing any of the music's communicative qualities, or its wealth of colours, emotions and atmospheres. The work is coupled here with a concerto of a similar broad appeal, composed by Jaakko Kuusisto, who is a highly respected violinist in his own right, as well as conductor.