Andrew Litton - Symphony 2 / Flute Concerto - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Peter Graham is one of the leading brass band composers of his generation and this album is yet another celebration of his long association with the Black Dyke Band. Includes five world premiere recordings, plus The Triumph of Time - a virtuoso showpiece for band, and one of Graham's signature compositions. The Black Dyke Band conducted by Nicholas Childs can also be heard in the Naxos Brass Band Classics series on 8.574130, 8.573968, 8.570726 and 8.572166.

Limited edition of just 750 copies - 180g vinyl - the complete original LP + 2 bonus tracks. A wonderful singer whose recording career, sadly, lasted for just six years, Billie Poole (1929-2005) was an exceptional performer who excelled in both jazz and blues. Presented here is Billie Pool's second and, sadly, last album, Confessin' the Blues, on which she sings with the support of an all-star small group consisting of the Junior Mance Trio plus guitarist Kenny Burrell. This LP brings back the second of two Riverside albums cut by singer Billie Poole in 1962. Other than a single from a few years earlier, the two sets were Poole's entire recording legacy. Poole was an expressive singer who favoured blues-oriented jazz material and for this date here chosen rhythm section was the unbeatable Junior Mance Trio plus guitaristKenny Burrell. Featuring mostly vintage material with a few more contemporary songs of the day added for variety, Poole's interpretations of such classic as 'Confessin' the Blues' (Walter Brown/JayMcShann), 'Stormy Weather' (Harold Arlen/Ted Koehler), 'Alone Together'(Arthur Schwartz), and 'God Bless the Child' by Billie Holiday/Arthur Herzog Jr.)are exceptional and as good as any other recorded versions.

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates it's 250th anniversary with a new CD! For this splendid celebration, the musicians of the orchestra asked their favorite Norwegian composers to create new music for them. All the works took shape in a dialogue between the composers and the soloists.