Philip Dukes - Viola Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Handel' keyboard suites may be among his lesser-known works, but the so-called 'Eight Great Suites' of 1720 are true masterpieces of the genre.

Hector Berlioz's Harold en Italie draws both on Byron's Childe Harold and the composer's own experiences in Italy as winner of the Prix de Rome. Franz Liszt's rarely heard transcription admirably encapsulates this work's narrative dramas and landscapes, while his meditative Romance oublie derives from an earlier song, Oh pourquoi donc. Austrian born Kurt Roger studied with Schoenberg, retaining his teacher's contrapuntal tendencies while rejecting serial techniques for the lyricism which can be found in his Viola Sonata. Further chamber music by Kurt Roger can be heard on Naxos 8.572238.

1969's Through The Past, Darkly was The Rolling Stones' second hits LP. Through The Past made a huge splash on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching #2 in both the U.S. and UK. The album includes numerous Stones' classics including InchJumpin' Jack Flash,Inch InchLet's Spend The Night TogetherInch and InchHonky Tonk Women.Inch The UK version also includes InchYou Better Move On,Inch InchSittin' On A Fence,Inch and InchWe Love You.Inch The packaging stays true to the original layout, with it's trademark octagonal-shaped album cover.