Sleeve Notes: I Wish You Love (Que Reste-t-ll De Nos Amours), Bewitched, Manhattan, All The Things You Are, September Song, World In My Arms, The Girl From Ipanema, After Eight, More, You Go To My Head, As Time Goes By, … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Scheherazade, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) is a sea haunted work that has never failed to exercise its magic from the time it was composed, in 1888, to to-day. It is an extraordinarily strong and beautiful composition portraying with … Continued
Sleeve Notes: introducing… Los Dourados From the Tango ‘Twenties to present day Bossa Latin-American dance music in its each and every form has enjoyed a world-wide acceptance and success, but seldom, if ever, in its long international career has it … Continued
Sleeve Notes: II. Magyar Rapszódia = Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2Rákóczi Induló = Rákóczi MarchMagyar Táncok No. 1, 5, 6 = Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 5, 6Hej, Cigány = Hey! GypsyHejre Kati.= Csárdás SceneHullámzó Balaton Tetején = On The Waves Of … Continued
Sleeve Notes: CHARLES GOUNOD was born in Paris in 1818 and entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1836. Faust, his greatest success, was first produced at the Theatre Lyrique in Paris on March 19, 1859. The ballet music, which comes at … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Anna Moffo was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania to Italian parents. Already in her early years she showed a special interest in music, especially in the folklore of her native Italy. Initially, Anna Moffo intended to study history and … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The story of “La Traviata” is based on the younger Dumas’ famous play ” La Dame aux Camelias,” which had its premiere in Paris in 1852. Verdi saw the play in the French capital that same year and … Continued
Sleeve Notes: This, like every Ray Conniff album, is an adventure. An aural experience that cannot be duplicated. Ray’s musical contributions to our contemporary culture are no accident. This recording, in a way, is just like his previous records in … Continued
Sleeve Notes: After a flourishing age of great spectacles, French opera went through a period of transition. The tradition had reached its limits and was groping for a new style around 1880. Meyerbeer had died in 1864, several months before … Continued
Somebody Loves Me, Golden Earrings, You’re The Cream In My Coffee, The Green Leaves Of Summer, Don’t Fence Me In, I Only Have Eyes For You, The Thrill Is Gone, You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To, It Had … Continued