Ottavio Dantone - Il Ritorno Di Ulisse in PatriaA pioneer in the development of opera, Claudio Monteverdi took vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony into an era in which genuine feelings and emotions could be expressed. Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is part of a late flowering in Monteverdi's illustrious career, and is considered the most profoundly tender and moving of his operas. It's hero Ulysses is forced to undergo cruel tests, hardships, treachery and deception before he can be reunited

Wolf-Ferrari's writing for the notoriously tricky combination of instruments is notably sympathetic

Pieranunzi combines core jazz values with a sense of structure and order that comes from classical music

He is backed by pianist Michael Kanan

Annette Funicello

In 1949 Badings composed his fifth symphony as a commissioned work for the sixtieth anniversary of the Concertgebouw Orchestra

honky tonk and near-rockabilly sides for MGM

Heather Eaton & Maya Nguyen to beef up the vocal tracks that Nando

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This 3-CD collection of selected live recordings from his early years with Dootone features the entire "Laff Of The Party Vol

presents an exceptional gala: Viva Verdi

Fifth and final volume of Alpha's Faure chamber music series