Sankt Annae Girls' Choir - String Quartets - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

On this second disc of the Emperor Quartet's survey of Britten's music for string quartet, Alla Marcia appears as an interlude between the first and last of Britten's three published string quartets. The first disc in this series of three was released in 2010, and included a performance of the Second String Quartet described as 'stupendous' in Classic FM Magazine and 'magnificent' in Scherzo, while a Fono Forum reviewer likened it to 'an entire cosmos of colours and nuances.' Details 1. String Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 - Emperor Quartet 2. Alla Marcia - Emperor Quartet

This collection of works for string orchestra combines two of Britten's first masterpieces, Simple Symphony and the Frank Bridge Variations, with the even earlier Elegy for Strings - recorded here for the first time - and Two Portraits, composed between the ages of 14-16. Directed by the Norwegian violinist Terje Tonnesen, the Swedish string ensemble Camerata Nordica performs this program with an engaging directness and striking virtuosity - qualities which no doubt contributed to the team being entrusted by the Britten-Pears Foundation with making the world premiere recording of the Elegy, as well as giving it's first public performance during the 2013 BBC Proms. Details 1. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Op 10 2. Simple Symphony Op 4 3. Lachrymae Op 48A 4. Two Portraits

For his Criss Cross debut, the Venezuelan born, New York based pianist Luis Perdomo has to chosen a program that includes eight originals, two Broadway stage compositions and Bud Powell tune. With Pathways, he demonstrates his mastery not only of Latin tinged material but also straight ahead jazz that is, by turns, rhapsodic, gently propulsive and boppish. Featuring bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Eric McPherson. Album Tracks 1. Speak Low 2. Unexpected 3. Shine 4. Fulia Chant 5. Almost Like Being in Love 6. Piensa en Mi 7. Chimanta 8. Baby Steps 9. Sunrise 10. Slap 11. Oblivion