Sleeve Notes: Georges Bizet died on June 3rd 1875, exactly three months after the first performance of his opera “Carmen”. He was thirty-eight. That this gifted man’s life should have ended so soon is one of music’s greatest tragedies, especially … Continued
“Even stiff dolls will unbend.“ Sleeve notes: Pop On The Zither? Yes – With Hubert Wolf Here he comes crossing the “WeiBwurscht, equator now. With melody and rhythme which will also please North German ears: the wolf from Lammerspiel. Or … Continued
“Sit back, listen and relax to the sound of Bobby Hackett, the man with the golden horn.“ Sleeve notes: How can anyone who has heard the playing of Bobby Hackett ever forget it? There are twelve superb melodies on this … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Five years since it started, and still going strong, Top Tunes has always been a unique radio programme, in that its music is dictated by you, the listeners, through an ever-increasing nationwide postal vote. This album has been … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “THE WORLD OF EASY LISTENING” – how dull the world would be without the magic of music! Though we don’t always realise it with the pace of modern living music is often there in the background, calming our … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Imagine that you are in Hawaii a long time ago, a time when there was no tourist trade as such but native (Polynesian) Hawaiians leading a life comprised primarily of agriculture, fishing, and feasts to celebrate the gods … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Musically, Arthur Fiedler likes to be “where it’s at.” In the winter of 1963 Liverpool was the place, and Mr. Fiedler was there. He was conducting concerts with the Royal Philharmonic, and intrigued by the overnight popularity of … Continued
Sleeve Notes: It is quite fashionable, in certain circles, to look down a long and highly patronizing nose at Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, to dismiss his music as overblown and over-emotional, and in general to rank his creative genius low down … Continued
Sleeve Notes: This beautifully produced album demonstrates the versatile nature of strings, presenting them in both classical and contemporary style. Listen to The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Rens Leibowitz, playing Offenbach’s ‘Waltz from the Gaite Parisienne’ showing strings in … Continued
Sleeve Notes: As a child, Raymond Wallbank first learnt to play the piano, but as he grew older became increasingly interested in organ music, and in 1960 greatly encouraged by Robinson Cleaver, he gave his first public performance at the … Continued