Chatham Baroque - Sweet Desire: Prothimia Suavissima Sive Sonatarum - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

H. Purcell - Sonatas & Theatre Music [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/25/2003

A surf guitar landmark! Dick Dale's 1962 debut LP Surfers' Choice introduced the world to the thunderous sound of surf guitar, as pioneered by the man who invented the style. Largely recorded at Dale's legendary Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa Beach and featuring such tunes as InchLet's Go Trippin',Inch InchSurf Beat,Inch and InchMisirlou Twist,Inch this groundbreaking album forever changed the face of rock guitar. Now, this seminal has been cut by Kevin Gray and pressed at RTI on colored vinyl!

Terra Nova, the second opus in the Poema series, explores themes of the search for meaning and the human experience. Alexander Shelley offers an interpretation of Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra that highlights the fragile balance between light and darkness, knowledge and mystery, inspired by Nietzsche's eponymous book. Canadian composer Ian Cusson's work, 1Q84 Sinfonietta Metamoderna, resonates with Strauss' work by drawing parallels between the world views of the German author and Japanese author Haruki Murakami, writer of the novel 1Q84. The National Arts Centre Orchestra delivers a performance that transcends music to reflect on our humanity.