Siurina Castronovo Orbelian Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra - Amour Eternel - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The critic of the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung wrote of Schmittbauers works InchHr. Kapellm. Schmittb., is one of the first to have distinguished himself in Germany on account of the most charming of all Instruments, which is surely so little used only because it is so precious and on account of a certain quaint prejudice against it - and has done so in compositions, through playing it himself, and by building exceedingly good Harmonicas. The less often something for this Instrument appears; the more indispensable to the player, who does not know how to express his own ideas and sentiments in notes, are pieces written especially for this instrument; the more commonly and regrettably most players resort to pieces arranged as may be the more is this small Work to be recommended. One readily recognizes in it the good player of the Harmonica. The pieces are not without poetic worth, and yet - some particular passages excepted, which one can soon modify appropriately - easy to perform [...] No one, who is able to perform them adequately, will play them without being delighted by them.Inch This will prove that not only will the performers be delighted by these works, but so will the listeners.

Gevorg Hakobyan is a rising star on the international operatic stage. His deep, resonant voice brings drama and color to every aria on this album. Three unusual selections in Armenian - including Mosi's Aria from Anoush, the most important opera in the Armenian language - enhance this debut recording. Drawing from favorite operas such as Verdi's Otello and Tchaikovsky's Queen of Spades, Arias of Love & Sorrow joins recent Delos releases including Oksana Dyka's In Questa Reggia, Oksana Volkova's Poison D'Amour and Kristian Benedikt's Tenore di forza in bringing new and captivating voices to fans of opera.

Testcard are an electro-pop trio based in Liverpool. Formed from members of shadowy audiovisual art promoters the Hive Collective and Probe Plus recording artists Marlowe. Lines melds power pop, future disco and pristine Italo to soundtrack poignant tales of modern urban life. Each pulsing track coolie observes the contradictions of contemporary relationships, the machine inside the heart; the heart inside the machine.