Charles Mackerras / Karel Ancerl - Janacek Sinfonietta Opera Preludes Taras Bulba"Charles Mackerras has shown himself one of the finest Jancek conductors. His readings convey a sense of burning belief in and love of Jancek's music; they are well prepared; yet it is as if the strangeness and beauty of the music were being revealed for the first time. The engineers have excelled themselves, matching this bold approach with an equally bold recording In the four Preludes the performances are excellently dramatic, and most moving."

mixing African rhythms with jazz improvisation

in which Stravinsky sets up a dialogue between piano and orchestra

" "It's My Life

Jana Tuková (alto)

Melodic Intersect: Eastern Visions is the first album released by Melodic Intersect

diversified and at times unusual scoring

Clark's heart-meltin blend of sweet Memphis soul and tough Texas blues

stage directors coming from the arts of the circusand the mime Marceau

Alto will hopefully survive summoning VERMEIL IN GOLD

But the heist goes disastrously wrong when the victims turn out to be an innocent family

Find out when romance goes waaayyy off the leash in WOLF GIRL & BLACK PRINCE

This release has Abbado conducting the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Orchestra Mozart as they perform works from Mahler