Hoagy Carmichael - Hoagy Carmichael's Havin' a Party - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Among the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 40s, Hoagy Carmichael (22nd November 1899 - 27th December 1981) was one of the principal architects of the Great American Songbook. He will be forever remembered for numbers like 'Stardust', 'Georgia On My Mind', 'The Nearness of You', 'Heart And Soul', 'Lazybones', 'Skylark' and 'In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening', the latter an Academy Award winner. Carmichael composed several hundred songs, including fifty that achieved hit record status during his lifetime. He also appeared as a character actor and musical performer in fourteen movies, hosted several musical-variety radio programmes, performed regularly on TV, and wrote two best-selling autobiographies. Inducted into the InchHollywood Walk Of FameInch in February 1960, in 1971 he was also inducted into the InchSongwriters' Hall Of FameInch as one of it's initial ten inductees Album Tracks 1. Disc One 2. Washboard Blues - Hitch's Happy Harmonists 3. One Night in Havana Hoagy - Carmichael & His Pals 4. Star Dust (1927 Version) - Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals 5. March of the Hoodlums - Carmichael's Collegians 6. Harvey - Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang 7. What Kind O' Man Is You - Ed Lang & His Orchestra, Vocal Mildred Bailey 8. Manhattan Rag - Frankie Trumbauer & His Orchestra 9. High and Dry - Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang 10. Rockin' Chair - Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra 11. Georgia on My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra 12. One Night in Havana - Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra 13. Lazy River - Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra 14. Come Easy, Go Easy, Love - Carolina Dandies 15. After Twelve O'Clock - Casa Loma Orchestra 16. Sing It Way Down Low - Casa Loma Orchestra 17. Thanksgivin' - Casa Loma Orchestra 18. Charlie Two Step - the Boswell Sist

Bringing together all of Byrd's works as featured in the anthology, this contains many sets of variations - including the infamous Walsingham MB8, which comprises no less than 22 embellished statements of the theme. The piece ranks among the most virtuosic of the composer's keyboard compositions, and appears alongside several instrumental dances such as the Pavan and Galliard. Often modal in flavor, these abound in rhythmic energy and continuity - important features considering the static harmony and repetitive nature of the material. The Carman's Whistle also makes an appearance, a piece first popularized by Arthur Rubinstein during his historical recital programs and which was later arranged by Percy Grainger. Second volume of a unique project the first complete recording of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, dedicated to William Byrd. Recorded 19 & 20 October 2011, Westvestkerk Schiedam (CD1); 26 May & 1 June 2012, Doopsgezinde gemeente Dordrecht (CD2). A great achievement of Pieter-Jan Belder, one of the most respected and frequently recorded keyboard (harpsichord, clavichord, virginal, organ, hammerklavier) players of today. His recordings of Bach, Rameau, CPE Bach and Scarlatti (complete Sonatas!) have met with great critical acclaim in the international press.

Distinguished Cuban composer Andres Alen's works are characterized by a unique fusion of Cuban dance, jazz, and classical genres. His works have been performed by such legendary Cuban musicians as Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D'Rivera, among others. He has been described as Inchone of Cuba's most complete musicians.Inch Yet his piano music has rarely been recorded. Enter the brilliant Cuban-American pianist William Villaverde. Alen was his mentor in Cuba for eight years before Villaverde moved to the United States in 2001 and built his reputation as a piano virtuoso. Since then, he has tirelessly championed Alen's piano compositions, both in the United States and abroad. With these vibrant, often toe-tapping performances of Alen's complete piano music written before the year 2000, this Cuban master's keyboard music is finally getting the international exposure that it so richly deserves.