Stephen Albert’s music is at once traditional and contemporary, lyrical yet powerful and dynamic. He drew inspiration from the rich orchestral palettes of composers such as Stravinsky and Bartók, but his musical language is very much his own. At the time of his tragic and unexpected death in 1992, Albert had completed the first draft of his lush, evocative Symphony No. 2, which here receives its world première recording. Asked by Albert’s publishers to complete the work, his colleague and friend Sebastian Currier was pleased to find it almost finished, with only the addition of expressive markings and some orchestration to undertake. It is coupled here with Albert’s Pulitzer Prize-winning first symphony, RiverRun, one of many of his works inspired by the writings of James Joyce. As Currier writes in his booklet note,“Although one could endlessly wonder what his Third Symphony might be like, in the end it is great to have these two thoughtful, finely crafted and expressive pieces.”
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Athlete - Vehicles & Animals
FLAC, EAC, LOG & CUE | Full Artwork | Size: 380 MB + Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Parlophone 582 2912 | Country/Year: UK 2003
Genre: Brit Pop | Hoster: Filepost/Filefactory

Apparently damned in its home country for being just a little too much out of time – the band is not really Brit-pop per se but has a certain amiableness about it that suggests a certain love of things from the heyday – Athlete is perfectly, almost aggressively pleasant….

The concert video Randy Sabien: Live in Minneapolis features the jazz violinist performing at a 1986 jazz festival. The setlist includes over a half-dozen songs including "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Summertime," and "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing." Along with the concert footage, Sabien offers a series of explanations on various aspects of the jazz tradition.

Released in 1981, "Discipline" was a startling reinvention with a new line-up performing radically different material that managed to delight fans, confound critics & pick up a substantial new audience along the way.
30 years on, "Discipline" remains one of the key albums of the early 1980s and one of the most popular and influential in King Crimson's catalogue.

Collection includes 8 studio albums, 1 compilation and 2 live albums by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz. For his work, Sanz has won a total of fifteen Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards.

August 16, 2002 marked the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, the most celebrated entertainer of the 20th century. The Definitive Elvis is an all-encompassing, in-depth look at the life and career of a man whose popularity is unrivalled in the history of show business and who continues to attract millions of new fans each year. This groundbreaking, 16-hour documentary is brimming with classic film clips, rare home movies, never-before-seen photos, and newly produced location footage that cover every aspect of Elvis' life as never before.

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