Oldelaf Pas Adapté

As a drummer for a Dutch infantry regiment, German born Friedrich Hartmann Graf (1727-1795) was captured during the War of the Austrian Succession. Upon his release, he took up the flute and became a traveling virtuoso. After a stint in The Hague with his older brother Christian Ernst (1723-1805), he accepted a position in Augsburg where he composed most of his 46 flute concertos. All four on this disc follow the standard format of ‘fast-slow-fast’, and were probably composed in the 1770’s, the first 2 likely near the end of the decade. Written in C Major, the opening ‘Allegro’ of the first concerto is thoroughly engaging.

Monté pour la première fois sur scène il y a 25 ans, Oldelaf, vit depuis de multiples aventures scéniques, radiophoniques, télévisuelles, discographiques… mais dont le fil rouge est et restera la chanson (rappelez-vous « La Tristitude » ou « Nathalie Mon Amour Des JMJ »). Oldelaf nous présente aujourd’hui son 3ème album solo, Goliath, enregistré aux mythiques studios Ferber et réalisé par Régis Ceccarelli. Doté d’une production cinq étoiles, Goliath est un superbe hommage à la grande variété française des années 70 et 80, dont les chansons oscillent entre tendresse et humour, Oldelaf y parlant d’amour, de tolérance, de désir, d’absurdité… Bref, de lui et de nous !

This unique collection celebrates the pas de deux: the steps for two or partner dances so central to ballets both modern and classical. It brings together 16 exceptional pas de deux from The Royal Ballet's unequalled repertory, in outstanding performances by Company dancers past and present. Representing The Royal Ballet's heritage works and recent creations, as well as 19th-century classics, Pas de Deux demonstrates the choreographic diversity, technical brilliance, show-stopping spectacle and artistry for which The Royal Ballet is acclaimed around the world. Included in this collection are Frederick Ashton's Voices of Spring and pas de deux from his La Fille mal gardée; from Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet, Concerto, Elite Syncopations, Manon and Mayerling; from Wayne McGregor's Limen; from Christopher Wheeldon's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter's Tale; and from the 19th-century classics Giselle, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.

Legendary Album Recorded in 1972 from Tormented and Nostalgic Singer, J. brel. 11 Songs Including 'Les Biches', 'ne Me Quitte Pas', 'la Valse a Mille Temps' and Much More.
"Ne me quitte pas", au début, ne marchait pas tellement. Au bout de quelques années, Jacques Brel ne l’a plus chantée. Mais quand il est mort, de très nombreux artistes comme Nina Simone … ont repris sa chanson, et puis c’est devenu un Succès Mondial ! Il y a des mystères …" Gérard Jouannest

Pioneering early-70's Spanish progressive band, Granada was the musical project of multi-instrumentalist Carlos Carcamo.
For their third and final effort 'Valle del Pas', Carcamo got rid of his previous partners and recruited four new ones: Carlos Basso (guitars), Julio Blasco (bass), Antonio Rodriguez (drums & percussion), and Joaquin Blanco (bagpipes and other Northern Spanish woodwind instruments). Blanco's presence is mostly due to Carcamo's interest on exploring the Northern Spanish folklore, in order to add its peculiar Celtic spice into Granada's prog style: this is particularly noticeable in tracks 4 and 7, which are expressions of successful progressive rock translation of folk joie de vivre. But that is not to say that 'Valle del Pas' is your regular acoustic folk album. This is a prog rock album…

Oud virtuoso and composer Anouar Brahem returns to ECM with an inspired trio. In the company of pianist François Couturier and accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier, he emerges more as guiding wind than guiding light, forging a quietly original program that feels at once unprecedented and timeless. Brahem’s writing is especially intuitive on this outing, teetering from stream-of-consciousness currents to insightful themes in the steady arc of a summer fan.