Jaap de Kwaasteniet - Streetorgan the Cuban: Salsas & Merengues - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Ragazze Quartet joins forces with violist and composer Garth Knox to perform two compositions for string quartet, along with numerous duets and solo pieces. His quartet 'Four Into Twenty' was written for the Ragazze Quartet and is a reflection on the current decade of the 'Twenties'. Garth Knox is at the forefront of the contemporary music scene. Drawing on his vast experience as the violist of the Arditti Quartet and Ensemble Intercontemporain, as well as his close collaboration with today's leading composers, he is a unique performer in many different styles. His own compositions broaden the horizon of all string players who play his music. He creates an imaginative world consisting of mostly cheerful sounds with a hint of Scottish and Irish folk music. Ragazze Quartet's album Four, Four, Three - Music of Terry Riley, released to critical acclaim, received Gramophone Magazine's Editor's Choice which stated InchThis performance deals up moments of sheer magicInch. Album Tracks 1. Satellites - String Quartet No. 1 (2015) Dedicated to the Kronos Quartet 2. One Finger (2009) 3. Ten Fingers (2018) 4. Four Into Twenty - String Quartet No. 2 (2020) Dedicated to the Ragazze Quartet 5. Microtonal Blues (2018) 6. Rick O'Shea (2018) 7. Quartet for One - String Quartet for Solo Viola (2020)

From his headquarters in New York City, the bold, brash violinist built a transatlantic empire with jazz-flavored dance orchestras operating under his name in the United States, England, and elsewhere during the roaring '20s. This 26-track compilation features an excellent sampling of Specht's recorded output, all meticulously restored from the best available sources by renowned engineer Nick Dellow for superb sound, with many rare selections making their CD debuts! The deluxe 40-page booklet features extensive notes with exhaustive research by Grammy-nominated author Mark Berresford, generously illustrated with many previously unpublished photos! Rivermont. Album Tracks 1. All Muddled Up 2. When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues 3. I'm Goin' South 4. I'm All Broken Up Over You 5. Oh Peter (You're So Nice) 6. Static Strut 7. I'm Going Out If Lizzie Comes in 8. So Does Your Old Mandarin 9. Roll 'Em Girls (Roll Your Own) 10. Show That Fellow the Door 11. I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover 12. Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella 13. Grass Grows Greener ('Way Down Home) 14. In the Sweet Bye and Bye 15. Sweet Lorraine 16. Ten Little Miles from Town 17. If You Don't Love Me 18. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) 19. Glorianna 20. When Polly Walks Through the Hollyhocks 21. I'm Marching Home to You 22. Guess Who? 23. Shoo-Shoo-Boogie-Boo 24. Sweetheart, We Need Each Other 25. I'm Sailing on a Sunbeam 26. My Mad Moment

Album Tracks 1. Ouverture 2. Menuet 1 (Alternativement) / Menuet 2. Doucement 3. Furies. TRèS Viste 4. Entrã©E 5. Passepied 1 (Alternativement) / Passepied 2 Pour Hautbois 6. Loure Pour Flã»Tes 7. Canaries 8. Chacconne 9. Air. Sã©Rieusement - Viste 10. Avec Douceur 11. TRèS Vite 12. Tendrement 13. Vivement 14. Andante 15. Vivace 16. Adagio 17. Allegro 18. Ouverture 19. Pastorelle. Modã©Rã© 20. Bourrã©E Alternativement Avec Passepied 21. Les Jeux. Vite 22. Les Magiciens. Gravement - Fort Vite 23. Menuet en Rondeau 24. Ouverture 25. La Douceur 26. Menuet 1 (Alternativement) / Menuet 2 27. Les Coureurs 28. Air. Tendrement 29. Les Gladiateurs 30. Les Querelleurs