Daniel Lozakovich - Grieg, Franck, Shor-Pletnev, Shostakovich - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A profoundly personal and curated new recording of duets by violinist Daniel Lozakovich, joined by pianist Hélène Mercier, inspired by his own reflections on childhood and the redemptive power of music. The album combines cornerstones of the Romantic repertoire (Vocalise, Après un rêve, Nocturne, La fille aux cheveux de lin) with rare incursions into chanson (La chanson d'Hélène, Autumn Leaves, Youkali). Album Tracks 1. 14 Romances, Op. 34 No. 14, Vocalise (Arr. Press for Violin and Piano) 2. La Plus Que Lente, CD 128, L. 121 (Arr. Roques for Violin and Piano) 3. 3 Mélodies, Op. 7 No. 1, Après Un Rêve (Arr. Casals for Violin and Piano) 4. 12 Romances, Op. 21 No. 7, How Fair This Spot (Perf. By Violin and Piano) 5. Préludes, Livre I, CD 125, L. 117 No. 8, la Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin (Arr. Hartmann for Violin and Piano) 6. La Chanson D'hélène (Arr. Ducros for Violin and Piano) 7. 6 Pieces, Op. 19 No. 4, Noctune (Arr. Lozakovich for Violin and Piano) 8. Petite Suite, CD 71, L. 65 I. en Bateau (Arr. Choisnel for Violin and Piano) 9. Youkali (Perf. By Violin and Piano) 10. Autumn Leaves (Arr. Borsarello for Violin and Piano) 11. Te Deum, HWV 283 InchDettingenInch XIV. Prayer. InchVouchsafe O LordInch (Arr. Flesch for Violin and Piano) 12. Prelude and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani 13. Rückert-Lieder No. 3, Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen (Arr. Lozakovich for Violin and Piano)

Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition) Celebrating 40 years of Tina Turner's iconic breakthrough album, Private Dancer, anniversary exclusive pearl vinyl includes a 12x12 art card of the US album cover. Private Dancer marked Tina's triumphant comeback in the 80s, becoming a cultural phenomenon. The 5x platinum record peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Chart and #3 on the Billboard 200. It includes the hits What's Love Got to Do With It, Private Dancer and Better Be Good to Me. Album Tracks 1. I Might Have Been Queen 2. What's Love Got to Do with It 3. Show Some Respect 4. I Can't Stand the Rain 5. Private Dancer 1. Let's Stay Together 2. Better Be Good to Me 3. Steel Claw 4. Help! 5. 1984

Who was Marco Antonio Centorio? Given how little attention has been paid to his music in modern times, a surprising amount is known about him. Born around 1600 in the Piedmontese town of Vercelli, Centorio was blessed with a fine treble voice that secured him an education at the town's Collegio degli Innocenti. When his voice broke he moved to Milan and studied both organ and theory there, before moving back to his home-town, where he became the titular organist by the age of 18. A decade later he became maestro di capella, and held the post until his early death in 1638. Most of his extant music was preserved in the Vercelli Chapter Archive, which supplied the manuscripts for these world-premiere recordings. The album opens with the elegant chant La Centoria, 'to be played on two organs' (with the option of adding string instruments), a singularly fine piece in the style of the late 16th-century Milanese canzone that was already in decline. There are several pastoral canzone non-liturgical music written for the enjoyment of the aristocracy and clergy, which display Centorio's melodic gifts and contrapuntal skills. They alternate here with instrumental interludes and with accompanied motets, of the same character as the pastoral works but composed to sacred texts. The performances here enjoy unparalleled authenticity, having been made by modern heirs of the very ensemble which Centorio once directed, and in the fine domed basilica of Vercelli cathedral for which these works were conceived four centuries ago. Collectors of late-Renaissance era rarities will not hesitate to add the name of Centorio to their libraries. Album Tracks 1. La Cantoria, Canzone Per Sonare 2. Vigilate Pastores 3. La Leggiadra 4. Laudate Pueri 5. La Gratiosa 6. Hodie Cantant Angeli 7. La Coccha 8. Jubilat Eccelsia 9. La Vezzosa 10. O Dulcis Et Bone Jesu 11. Spargite Fl