The Phoenix Foundation - Fandango - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. The Summit Symphony Movement I 2. The Summit Symphony Movement II 3. The Summit Symphony Movement III 4. The Summit Symphony Movement IV

2011 album from the New Zealand outfit. The Phoenix Foundation are music legends in their home country and rank up there with Wilco, the National and Arcade Fire. This, their first album to be released in Europe, looks like being their break out, blessed as it is with superb songwriting evidenced on stand out tracks 'Buffalo', 'Pot', 'Flock of Hearts' and 'Bitte Bitte'. Memphis Industries. Album Tracks 1. Eventually 2. Buffalo 3. Flock of Hearts 4. Pot 5. Bitte Bitte 6. Skeleton 7. Orange & Mango 8. Bailey's Beach 9. Wonton 10. Golden Ship

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), one of the most influential composers of the Baroque era. A Venetian priest and violinist, Vivaldi composed hundreds of concertos that pushed the boundaries of instrumental technique and showcased his inventive use of color and rhythm. Among his many works, the three Piccolo Concertos -RV443, RV444, and RV445- stand out as rare and remarkable contributions to the repertoire of this small but expressive instrument.Written most likely in the late 1720s or early 1730s, these concertos were not originally scored for the modern piccolo but for the flautino, a high-pitched recorder or transverse flute. Today, they are most often performed on the piccolo, whose piercing timbre and agility make the works especially dazzling. Each concerto follows Vivaldi's typical three-movement fast-slow-fast structure, but within this framework he explores both technical brilliance and lyrical expression.RV443, perhaps the most famous of the three, opens with a lively Allegro that brims with virtuosic passagework, followed by a tender Largo in which the piccolo's sweet tone contrasts with the orchestral accompaniment, and concludes with a spirited Allegro full of rhythmic drive. RV444 displays a more dramatic character, with bold orchestral writing and challenging solo lines that demand precision and breath control. RV445, meanwhile, is admired for it's lyrical central movement and it's sparkling finale, which showcases rapid scales and arpeggios that highlight the piccolo's agility.Francesco Guggiola plays Solo Piccolo at Teatro alla Scala and Filarmonica della Scala in Milano and is professor at Accademia della Scala. Album Tracks 1. Concerto in C RV444 for Piccolo, Strings and B.C.-I. Allegro Molto 2. Concerto in C RV444 for Piccolo, Strings and B.C.-II. Largo 3. Concerto in C RV444 for Piccolo, Strings and B.C.-III. Allegro Molto 4. Concerto in a