Rachel Harnisch - Les Bienveillantes (Live) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

You're Always on My Mind, the sophomore record from A Great Big Pile of Leaves, is a refinement of the punk-infused summer pop heard on their debut. A more pristine production effort combines with simplified songwriting here, resulting in feel-good, windows-down passages that feel both infectious and uplifting.1. Snack Attack2. Flying Fish3. Pet Mouse4. Slumber Party5. Back To School6. Egocentrism7. Ambiversion8. Fun in the Sun9. Locus of Control10. Pizzanomics

Windsbacher Knabenchor - Sings Choral Music of the 20th Century [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/08/2014

SOMM Recordings is thrilled to announce Pierre Monteux Live, a two-CD set comprised entirely of first releases including never-before-issued performances led by the renowned conductor. Among these is a legendary 50th Anniversary performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring with the composer in attendance, given a half-century to the day after Monteux himself conducted the storied Paris world premiere! This recording captures an extraordinary moment of historical continuity between 1913 and 1963 five decades elapsed in the evolution of 20th-century music, in the taste and understanding of the public and in the lives of both creator and pioneering interpreter. The concert was broadcast live on the BBC from the Royal Albert Hall and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra who referred to Monteux affectionately as their InchMaîtreInch. Both the devoted playing and the emotional audience acclaim are preserved in vividly present sound. This set also commemorates the revered conductor - on the 60th anniversary of his death and ahead of the 150th anniversary of his birth - with moving testimony from LSO musicians involved in the landmark Stravinsky concert. These interviews were recorded between 1992 and 1995 by this set's producer, Jon Tolansky, co-founder of Music Preserved and the author of documentary features on composers and performers. Monteux is also heard speaking on tape here, in a 1955 interview and a 1959 rehearsal of the LSO in Dvorak's Seventh Symphony, providing a window onto the man's intellect, work ethic and rapport with fellow musicians. Rounding out this set are still more never-before-issued recordings of Monteux conducting the BBC Northern Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in music by Haydn, Weber and Beethoven, as well as works by Ravel, who, like Stravinsky, was a composer Monteux knew personally. To the highly discriminating players of the