Fritz Wunderlich - Die Schone Mullerin - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Hoosier Hot Shots - Breezin' Along The Singles Collection 1935-46 - It's a thoroughly entertaining showcase for one of the most unusual acts of the era. The Hoosier Hot Shots were a quartet of American musicians from Indiana, hence their name, although no-one knows the exact origins of the term 'hoosier' as applied to natives of Indiana. Their music defied categorisation, but largely comprised novelty material played in a style that somehow combined jazz, swing and country, using a variety of instruments, from brass and woodwind through to novelty implements like bicycle horns, bells and slide whistles. Their washboard and other artefacts from the band are now in the collection of the Indiana State Museum. They recorded novelty songs and versions of vaudeville and pop standards, powered by a frantic, freewheeling instrumental virtuosity, grounded in comedy and whimsicality but always brilliantly performed. They performed on stage, on radio and in movies and started to record in 1935. This 51-track 2-CD collection comprises selected recordings on the Vocalion, Banner, Melotone, Conqueror and Decca labels from these years, and features their hits InchBreezin' Along With The BreezeInch, InchRed Hot FannieInch, InchThe Man With The WhiskersInch, InchAnnabelleInch, InchShe Broke My Heart In Three PlacesInch and InchSomeday (You'll Want Me To Want You)Inch, along with classics like InchBeer Barrel PolkaInch, InchWhen There Are Tears In The Eyes Of The PotatoInch and InchO-Hi-OInch. It's a thoroughly entertaining showcase for one of the most unusual acts of the era.

That a young violinist dares to present a CD that exclusively features contemporary music is unusual enough. That, however, her program selection is so successful that this GENUIN CD goes beyond all aspects of tonal beauty and all violinist bravura, exhibiting almost meditative qualities, is simply marvelous. Zhi-Jong Wang spans a bridge between the East and West, between Sofia Gubaidulina and Bright Sheng, between Arvo Pärt and Lera Auerbach. However, she does not fall into the trap of globalization- leveling everything, but instead follows a wholly individual, striking path. Highest marks for repertoire and interpretation!

Fritz Wunderlich - Fritz Wunderlich Historical Recordings 1954-1965 [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/26/2000