Sleeve Notes In the year spanning 1887 and 1888, Nicolai Andreyvitch Rimsky-Korsakov managed to produce three symphonic tributes to three separate lands — his own Russia, Spain, and the Land of Make-Believe. The Russian Easter Overture (Opus 36) and Capriccio … Continued
Sleeve notes: THE TUNES included on this superb Long Play Record have been chosen with a dual purpose in view; for those who wish to dance, and for those who wish to listen to some of the most romantic melodies … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The inimitable music of Ray Conniff turns up once more in still another enlivening and royally entertaining dance programme, this time turning the spotlight on Hollywood. Mr. Conniff and his talented associates have already saluted Broadway and melodies … Continued
Sleeve Notes: in a wide curtain of stereo sound: rich listening music featuring the Weston orchestra and soloists, underscored by smoothly flowing rhythm. About this album, Paul Weston comments“With all the talk one hears these clays about ‘the beat; it … 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: This record is a glowing tribute to the Chilean song-stress Sofia Maria Esther del Carmen Rosario Celia Aldanate del Campo Fuentes Cordobes y Carerra. Label: Philips B 08110 L 1957 1950s Covers
Sleeve Notes: THE lovely music of Hawaii makes you want to do MORE than just listen! It’s an invitation to try your hand (and the rest of you) at the art of fluent motion—THE HULA —interpretive dancing at its most … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The satin-smooth Shearing sound has never been so expressive of its creator’s unique versatility as it is in this album. Augmented by rich instrumental backgrounds, here is an inspiring variety of distinctive moods: the subdued, lyrical rendering of … Continued
Sleeve Notes: On sait, par les précédents disques que nous avons consacré à la Cha-Cha-Cha (Barclay – 6. 82014 82015 et 820161), avec quelle rapidité cette danse, née depuis peu dans Ille de Cuba, a conquis les suffrages du monde. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: With his first latin-styled album, Latin Escapade, George Shearing demonstrated the new excitement and color his Quintet and deft piano stylings give to South American rhythms. In Latin Lace, Shearing’s piano, leading the way for the Quintet and … Continued