Rossini / Mchedlishvili / Arrieta - Demetrio E Polibio - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Beethoven / Schumann - Sachiko Furuhata-Kersting Plays Beethoven [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/08/2014

Long out of print, the much-loved and critically acclaimed catalogue of The Sundays will be back in stock on vinyl and CD. Releasing three studio albums throughout the 90s, The Sundays are still revered with cult status across the world of indie rock, known for their shimmering, jangly guitars and the uniquely ethereal vocals of Harriet Wheeler. Their final album is a bright, polished farewell that embraces a warmer, folk-tinged pop sound, complete with the occasional addition of horns and strings. It includes tracks such as Summertime, arguably one of the most radiant singles of the 1990s, as well as Cry and When I'm Thinking About You.

After years of inactivity, Rossini began composing again at his retirement home in the Paris suburb of Passy. During this time, in addition to the Petite Messe solennelle, he also wrote numerous pieces for piano, singing voice and small ensembles, which he ironically called Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Age). Many of these works were written for the musical-culinary InchSamedi soirsInch, to which the composer also invited his friends. The present offers a program that could have been played during a visit by Rossini's friend and horn virtuoso Eugene Vivier, so we are delighted here with chamber music and fantastic opera arrangements. The musicians performing on this include Alessandro Denabian, a natural horn expert, mezzo-soprano Lucia Cirillo, and Francesca Bacchetta on the fortepiano.