Sleeve Notes: The scores of the ‘Unfinished’ Symphony, as well as that of ‘Rosamunde’ had lain undiscovered for well over fifty years in dusty cupboards, before they were available to the world of music. The Viennese conductor Johann Herbeck discovered … Continued
Sleeve Notes: BOLERO Since 1928, when Maurice Ravel wrote Bolero, the piece has been one to stimulate discussion and argument. It has been called `hypnotic, boring’, nerve-racking and’ captivating’. Undoubtedly, it has been all of these things to different listeners. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: GAITE PARISIENNE is without question the gayest and most fun-filled ballet ever produced. It has wit and bubble that so delightfully portrays the Parisian Cafe Society of the Second Empire, Using the melodies of the nineteenth century composer … Continued
Sleeve notes: The Music – The Viennese operetta is the true child of that strange multilingual, multinational and multicultural society, the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. If the operetta was born on the wrong side of the blanket, it survived such inauspicious beginnings … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Frans Liszt was the miraculous pianist who became the “ancestral god” of all later piano virtuosi. He was a “giant” in many ways – as a lover he would have provided present-day gossip-columnists with almost inexhaustible material, as … Continued
Baroque, Opera, Romantic and Classical tunes across two LPs all wrapped up in a tasteful, soft focus cover. Label: Philips 6747 199 1972 1970s Covers
The extensive sleeve notes for this Immortal Pas De Deux record were written by Pigeon Crowle (Eileen Georgia Beatrice Crowle) artist, sculptor, authoress and ballet-composer 1903-1960. Not much else is known about her but that she wrote a lot about … Continued
The stirring music of Bizet with exceptionally fine lyrics and a fiery front cover. Not to be confused with Carmen Miranda samba queen – that’s the fruity one. In this production “Otto Preminger… has woven together the stirring music of … Continued