Dantes Diwiak - JohannespaSSion 1643The proud Hanseatic city of Hamburg enjoys a special status in northern Germany and that was already the case 400 years ago. Maritime trade made it prosperous even back then, and through skilful diplomacy and a gigantic defensive wall, the city was almost completely spared the devastation of the 30 Years' War, while much of the rest of Europe sank into rubble and misery. The office of Hamburg's city cantor was thus one of the most attractive positions

A bass as heavy as a penitentiary door

of which this new issue presents the first complete recording

But what about Patrick Adams

Shooting on 16 mm for a mere $3

and I feel very much enriched by the several decades of my exposure to it

Hailed by critics on four continents

Riot in Cell Block No

Shot in expressionistic tones by cinematographer extraordinaire Ed Lachman (FAR FROM HEAVEN)

who was awarded three prizes at the Géza Anda Competition in Zurich in 2021 and

Roberto Tigani - I Virtuosi Ambulanti

a venerated old master

where he worked for almost half a century (except for the Nazi years)