Here are brief reflections on various topics as well as links to out-of-print/hard-to-find music.
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Monday, January 9, 2012
A Celebration Indeed!
Nancy Allen - one of New York's own. Great, great selections here. Every moment of this 1990 release is beautifully conceived.
Download here (no password):
http://www.mediafire.com/?ryxryju5o7jb0nr
Also, I forgot to post Ottorino Respighi on January 6. I call this my birthday song - "La Befana" (The Epiphany), the conclusion of Feste Romane (Roman Festivals).
What an entertaining roller-coaster! Respighi sometimes sounds a little like Strauss. His orchestrations of Renaissance music are beautiful. But here is something altogether different: a full-blooded Italian musical orgy. This Venezuelan orchestra does a great job with this difficult piece:
If you want to check out an A+ studio recording, look here.
Cheers,
Angus
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