Simon Standage - Christmas Concertos & Cantatas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Throughout history, the cultural legacy of some geniuses has been of such universal magnitude that it's aftermath has spread far beyond the narrow confines of the actual field of their activity. In a study of the University of Cambridge, which is dedicated to the ranking of the 100 most important, most influential personalities in history, Ludwig van Beethoven is ranked 27th; Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821, rank 2), that brilliant commander and statesman a year older than Beethoven. While the French Revolution and it's later emperor influenced contemporary artists, Napoleon himself, did not care a bit about music. In the same way that his military campaigns of that time have continued to have an effect to the present day, Beethoven changed the face of music forever. In his fundamentally new conception of the art of sound based on the Viennese Classicism, everything that was created in composition by him at the time outshone even those, who did not know Beethoven and his music despite his later popularity. While the pianist Beethoven caused a furor and was admired at a young age, his works caused astonishment and confusion from the very beginning, and often met with frowning criticism. Of course, there were also other, more positive voices. While Beethoven was at the height of his career in the middle phase of his life until about 1815, in recent years, the resentments against his misunderstood late style and the supposedly increasing oddness of it's author grew. Nonetheless, the respect shown to him by the international music community increased until the end of his life, culminating in a funeral that the city had never seen before. The casalQuartett's five-part Concert & album project explores the phenomenon of Beethoven's impact on his time, or, conversely, how other musicians influenced him.

Wanda Jackson was a country singer who embraced rockabilly and rock 'n' roll during the 50's to the extent that she earnt the title of InchThe Queen of RockabillyInch, having success across the country, pop and UK charts with a style that often transcended the genres as she made the country and pop charts with hits like InchI Gotta KnowInch and InchRight Or WrongInch, not to mention her breakthrough UK hits with InchMean Mean ManInch and InchLet's Have A PartyInch. This great-value 58-track 2-CD set comprises the A and B sides of all her singles on the Decca and Capitol labels from her 1954 debut through to 1962. It naturally features all the hits mentioned above, along with all her other country and pop chart entries from this era, notably her biggest Top 10 country hit InchIn The Middle Of A HeartacheInch. It provides a thorough trawl across her early career, charting her progression from country cowgirl to rockabilly royalty, and encompassing her primary career as a pop-focused artist, before she turned her attention back to the country scene. It's an entertaining showcase for a highly distinctive talentlyInch

Double colored vinyl LP pressing. Reissue. Froot is the third studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis and her last under the stage name Marina and the Diamonds. It was originally released in 2015. Musically, Froot is primarily a pop, Europop and synth-pop record with elements of electronic music, indie pop, new wave, and rock.