Carl Mann - Carl Rocks - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

During his lifetime, Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816) was in fact more famous than Mozart, and his operas were veritable hits. Nowadays, it is in the hands of experts such as Florence native Filippo Mineccia to restore his unjustly neglected compositional output. With his fine countertenor voice, Mineccia presents a collection of outstanding opera arias in a recording which for sure will quickly deserve a prominent place in the shelves (or hard drives) of the many Italian Baroque opera lovers. Mineccia has found in the Lisbon-based ensemble Divino Sospiro under the direction of Massimo Mazzeo an exquisite support. Born in Florence, FIlippo Mineccia began his musical studies very early in the prestigious School of Music of Fiesole, singing in the polifonic choir. After that he continued his musical studies in cello, obtaining a degree at the Conservatory InchLuigi CherubiniInch of Florence. In that same time he also obtained a Singing degree with Gianni Fabbrini. He has worked with prestigious groups all over Europe, and has won notable prizes at renowned contests across Italy and abroad.

Wenty-nine rockin' songs from across Carl Perkins' career. Sun... of course, Decca, Columbia, and Mercury. The songs include Blue Suede Shoes... of course, and much MUCH more. Honey Don't, Put Your Cat Clothes On, Big Bad Blues, Where The Rio de Rosa Flows, EP Express (Carl Perkins' tribute to Elvis), Restless, and so many more!Carl Perkins was rockabilly music. In fact, there was a time in the early 1960s when the only rockabilly you could buy on microgroove was Carl Perkins' Dance Album (oh yes, and a couple of Elvis LPs). The Beatles were not alone in being able to replicate every note on that LP, and they later recorded three of it's twelve tracks, Honey Don't, Matchbox, and Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby. Plus, of course, they performed Carl Perkins' signature hit, Blue Suede Shoes, in concert. Royalty income from the Beatles aside, Carl Perkins had just one really big hit, Blue Suede Shoes. Carl Perkins managed to hang a career on that one record, yet the flood of tributes that accompanied his passing in January 1998 would lead you to think that one of the era's biggest hitmakers had died. But in a way, Carl Perkins was one of the era's giants, if not in terms of charted records then certainly in other ways. Carl Perkins was one of the first to sing lead, write the songs, and play lead guitar. And he was one of the first to bring a hillbilly feel to R&B or an R&B feel to hillbilly, thereby creating rockabilly, and thereby creating rock 'n' roll. Incredibly, this is the first full career retrospective of Carl Perkins... Read more at Bear-family. #de/

Kostelanetz - Berlitz Passport [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/30/2009