Maddalena / Pacific Chorale - Fire Water Paper - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Magdala - Great Choral Classics [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/26/2011

Guru Guru - Mani und seine Freunde InchSoloalbumInch by Mani Neumeier with friends from well-known Krautrock bands such as Kraan, Harmonia, Karthago, Guru Guru, and Champion Jack Dupree. n keeping with the large number of musicians involved, InchMani and His FriendsInch is stylistically very diverse. It ranges from light-hearted, funky jazz rock à la Kraan - most of the pieces were written with the participation of Hattler and Wohlbrandt - to well-tempered ethno jazz rock and Mani's pun rock InchChicken Rock, Inch as celebrated on InchTango FangoInch just under a year and a half later. The centerpiece of the album is the percussive long track InchFrom Another World.Inch After that, Inch1, 2, 3, 4, Marsch'n'RockInch lifts the mood enormously. The track transitions into a radio broadcast of Champion Jack Dupree's InchDrink Wine, Inch thus forming the conclusion of a very successful album.

?With Water & Fire, B'Rock Orchestra and Dmitry Sinkovsky present Handel's Water Music alongside his Music for the Royal Fireworks. Both works were written for royal open-air ceremonies, were likely substantially drowned out by the noise of fireworks and the waves of the Thames during their first performance, and were never played again during Handel's lifetime. Since then, they have, however, become favourites of the public, and they contain some of the most appealing instrumental music of the baroque era. B'Rock performs these works with an ensemble that approaches the ca. 50 musicians that Handel originally employed, conveying the pomp and splendour while also highlighting the coloristic richness and refinement of Handel's scores. B'Rock Orchestra is one of today's most forward-thinking period orchestras with a desire for encounter and exchange. The ensemble returns to Pentatone after having released Schubert's complete symphonies with conductor René Jacobs between 2018 and 2022, as well as Antwerp Requiem c. 1650 (2022). Dmitry Sinkovsky is in demand as a conductor, violinist and countertenor, and previously appeared on Pentatone with Monteverdi Il delirio della passione (2021).