Jeremy Siepmann - Introduction to Con Brandenburg 4/5 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

There is perhaps no great piano concerto grander than the Brahms B Flat. With the spaciousness of a symphony, the drama of an opera, the intimacy of a lullaby and the intertwining raptures of the greatest love songs. It touches on almost every emotion with extraordinary immediacy and power. It's virtuosity is spell-binding, yet always substantial.

2010 from the former Jesus & Mary Chain member. This isn't just a Rock 'n' Roll covers album, this is a John Moore Rock And Roll Trio featuring the Loose Moorelles covers album. A Rock And Roll séance for the modern hipster, summoning the wild spirit of 1958 and letting it loose to wreak havoc once again. Be warned Once you've heard this 'back to basics' collection of good time music, your activator will be rolled and there'll be no going back. Everything else will seem like a bad dream. Now comb your hair and put your cat clothes on. Rock 'n' Roll is back. 13 tracks including 'Long Tall Sally', 'Road Runner', 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' and more.

The famous Boléro and the enchanting Mother Goose Suite give us Ravel the orchestral sorcerer at the peak of his unsurpassed powers. From the fierce vitality of sun-baked Spain to the most poignant evocations of childhood and innocence, he captures the immediacy of experience as we feel it. Yet he saw himself as an artisan, not an artist, and a discoverer rather than a composer. Behind every work was a craftsman of astonishing skill - so astonishing that we can examine the artistic workshop in minute detail without dispelling any of the magic. 'Boléro is the most formula-ridden, deliberately repetitious piece of music ever to enter the mainstream concert repertoire,' says Jeremy Siepmann. Ravel himself regarded it as an experiment in form - yet it has proved one of the most popular and seemingly spontaneous works in all classical music. In his informative manner, Siepmann explains, 'Ravel seems to put all his cards on the table right at the outset... but like all top-class magicians... he had endless surprises up his sleeve.' With the surprises revealed, the spotlight put also on the enchanting Mother Goose Suite, and Ravel's fascinating life and behavior related in the accompanying booklet, this is a compelling recording.