Lady in The Van

Alan Bennett, master storyteller, reads four of his highly-acclaimed stories. "The Lady in the Van" - An eccentric old lady and her van are told to move on by the council, but a kind homeowner invites her to live in his garden…

With the success of the 2009’s limited-edition 55-CD box (The Collector’s Edition), DG are following up with another multi-CD box in 2010 – The Collector’s Edition 2. This time there is a total of 56 CDs, bringing the number of discs in both boxes to a combined number of 111.

Ever since Beethoven wrote his last piano sonata and called it opus 111, the number 111 has enjoyed certain kudos in musical circles – of which we are proud to take advantage, as Deutsche Grammophon celebrates its 111th anniversary in 2009 and 2010. This unique limited-edition, specially priced collection of 111 CDs contains landmark recordings from DG's past to present. As a Bonus comes "111 Classic tracks" a compilation in 6 CDs, bringing the number of discs in these boxes to a combined number of 117.

With the success of the 2009’s limited-edition 55-CD box (The Collector’s Edition), DG are following up with another multi-CD box in 2010 – The Collector’s Edition 2. This time there is a total of 56 CDs, bringing the number of discs in both boxes to a combined number of 111.

Delve into the Dutch jazz scene of the 1950s and 1960s with a selection of classic and rare hard bop and cool jazz tracks from artists like Herman Schoonderwalt, the Diamond Five, Wessel Ilcken and Tony Vos. Holland never sounded this hip before! “Jazz is garbage and a caricature of the modern orchestra; it is garbage arranged by half-grown musicians for the benefit of common entertainment.” In spite of the Dutch cultural establishment’s attempts to preclude jazz - as illustrated by this citation from the October 1926 issue of music magazine De Muziek - The Netherlands was one of the earliest adopters of the new music style as it came over to the Old Continent at the end of World War I and this compilation proves it like no other.

Delve into the Dutch jazz scene of the 1950s and 1960s with a selection of classic and rare hard bop and cool jazz tracks from artists like Herman Schoonderwalt, the Diamond Five, Wessel Ilcken and Tony Vos. Holland never sounded this hip before! “Jazz is garbage and a caricature of the modern orchestra; it is garbage arranged by half-grown musicians for the benefit of common entertainment.” In spite of the Dutch cultural establishment’s attempts to preclude jazz - as illustrated by this citation from the October 1926 issue of music magazine De Muziek - The Netherlands was one of the earliest adopters of the new music style as it came over to the Old Continent at the end of World War I and this compilation proves it like no other.

The Tee Set Peter Tetteroo (vocals), Dill Dennink (guitar, flute, banjo), Joop Bloom (drums), Franklin Madjid (bass), and Hans Van Eijck (keyboards) was one of a handful of acts from Holland that made it onto the American charts in the late 1960s; others included the Shocking Blue ("Venus") and the George Baker Selection ("Little Green Bag"), both of whom had the same American representative, Jerry Ross. Recorded in 1969, "Ma Belle Amie" was a pleasant piece of pop/rock first issued in Holland, where it sold 100,000 copies (a major hit in the small Dutch market). "Ma Belle Amie" was heard by Ross and licensed for release in America, where it became their only major hit.