Quatuor Modigliani - Haydn - Bartok - Mozart - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

With this final volume of their Tchaikovsky cycle, Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich complete their exploration of the Russian composer's symphonies. Symphony No. 3, also known as the InchPolonaiseInch (1875), is notable as Tchaikovsky's only symphony composed in the major mode. It is followed by another Polish-inspired piece, the Polonaise that opens the third act of Eugene Onegin (1879), his opera based on Alexander Pushkin's novel of the same name. The program ends with a work commissioned by the city of Moscow for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III, the Festival Coronation March (1883). Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29 InchPolishInch 2. Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 Act III Scene 1 Allegro Moderato (Tempo Di Polacca) 3. Festival Coronaton March in D Major Andante Molto Maestoso

Album Tracks 1. Dolcissimo Sospiro 2. A Quei Sospir Ardenti 3. Mentre Che Fra Doglie E Pene 4. Vedrò 'l Mio Sol 5. Toccata Del Quarto Tono - Angélique Mauillon 6. Tu Dormi, E 'l Dolce Sonno 7. Tra Le Donne Onde S'onora 8. Amarilli Mia Bella 9. Tutto 'l DÌ Piango 10. Odi, Euterpe 11. Movetevi a Pietà 12. Torna, Deh Torna 13. Aria Di Sarabanda in Varie Partite - Angélique Mauillon 14. Un DÌ Soletto 15. Perfidissimo Volto 16. Non Ha 'l Ciel Cotanti Lumi 17. Tutto 'l DÌ Piango 18. Al Fonte, Al Prato 19. Canzona - Angélique Mauillon 20. Pien D'amoroso Affetto

Crooner Tony Martin was one of the coterie of male vocalist like Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, Frankie Laine, Al Martino and others who dominated the pop charts during the post-war decade (although, unlike those mentioned, he was not of Italian descent). He started his professional career as a Hollywood bit-part actor in movies like InchFollow The FleetInch in 1936, before becoming a big-band singer, having his first hits, including several with the Ray Noble Orchestra, in the late 30s and early 40s, before a break while he served in WWII, then joined the Mercury tag in 1946. He became a regular hit-maker right through until his music was overtaken by the rock 'n' roll and teen pop explosion of the late'50s. The consistency of his success can be measured by the fact that this excellent value 50-track 2-CD set consists entirely of hits which he had in the Billboard and Cashbox charts - for reasons of space we could not include them all, but there are only a few which had to be omitted, so this represents a pretty thorough trawl across his most successful recordings. It naturally includes what are probably his best-known hits - InchStranger In ParadiseInch and InchWalk Hand In HandInch, along with other Top 5 biggies like InchTonight We LoveInch, InchTo Each His OwnInch InchThere's No TomorrowInch, InchI Get IdeasInch and InchHereInch. He was very much a star who encapsulated the musical zeitgeist of his time, and this will be a must for lovers of '40s and '50s nostalgia Album Tracks 1. When Did You Leave Heaven' 2. The Moon of Manakoora (Tony Martin with Ray Noble's Orch.) - Tony Martin/Ray Noble's Orchestra 3. I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Tony Martin with Ray Noble's Orch.) - Tony Martin/Ray Noble's Orchestra 4. You Couldn't Be Cuter (Tony Martin with Ray Noble's Orch.) - Tony Martin/Ray Noble's Orchestra 5. My Walking Stick (Tony Martin with Ray