Einleitung, Täubchen, Das Entflattert Ist, Ach, Mein Armer Mann, Glücklich Ist, Wer Vergisst/Trinke, Liebchen, Ha, Welch Ein Fest, Oh Je, Wie Rührt Mich Dies/Folgen Sie Mir, Brüderlein Und Schwesterlein, Ein Souper, Uhren-Duett, Eins-zwei-drei, Mein Her Marquis, Ich Lade Gern Mir … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Anneliese Rothenberger, who endeared herself to thousands who watched Eric Robinson’s BBC TV programme “Music for You”, has in a very few years established herself as an international artiste with a wide repertoire ranging from operetta to Richard … Continued
A rare 7 inch E.P. (Extended Play) record from 1960. During the sixties E.P.s were a common release format and artists like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones released several during their early careers. They were always accompanied by a … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Had Marietta Piccolomini been available to sing the part of Cordelia, it is quite possible that the opera Verdi composed in 1857 for the San Carlo in Naples would have been King Lear. In that case, what eventually … Continued
Sleeve Notes: ANDRE KOSTELANETZ PLAYS THE LIGHT MUSIC OF SHOSTAKOVICHSide 1GALOP from “MOSCOW, CHEREMUSHKI”, Op. 105 POLKA from “BALLET SUITE NO. 2” BARREL-ORGAN WALTZ from “THE GADFLY”, Op. 97a GALOP from “BALLET SUITE NO. 1” NOCTURNE from the film “THE … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Since George Shearing first turned his talents toward romantic moods a few years ago in such albums as Velvet Carpet and Black Satin, this excellent pianist-arranger has set the standard for music that combines rich melody and orchestration … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Spain. Or, as the Spanish say, España. Fabled in history and song. Sun-drenched land of wine, mountains, Moorish castles, gipsies, flamenco and the bull-fight. A land whose music accurately reflects its turbulence and hot-blooded emotions. A land where … Continued
Sleeve Notes: If you start throwing around statistics, Billy Vaughn really comes out on top. In addition to his several million-seller albums, one of them ‘Sail Along Silv’ry Moon,’ has by now gone over the three million mark. He’s got … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “0 who can . . . wallow naked in December snow By thinking on fantastic summer’s heat?” (Shakespeare: King Richard II) It may not be possible to feel warm in a British winter by merely thinking of some … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Served by the orchestra of Edmundo Ros, Ted Heath, Harry James, Frank Chacksfield, Stanley Black, Werner Müller, the London Festival Orchestra, the Roland Shaw Orchestra, Band Of The Grenadier Guards, the Ivor Raymonde Singers and the soloists Harry … Continued