La Fille Du RegimentAn opra comique by an Italian composer? This was a rarity in it's day, but after the "barely averted disaster" of it's opening night, Donizetti's La Fille du rgiment became a popular success, not least for the high Cs demanded from Tonio in the famous tenor aria "Ah! Mes amis, quel jour de fte!" The story revolves around Marie, the canteen girl of the Regiment, whose lover Tonio joins the army to be near her just as she is claimed for marriage into

A career-defining album bursting with Montoya's fierce guitar and passion-laden vocals

and religion

and the possibility of death as her health declines due to AIDS

Morris Morand) originally issued on two 78s (on Oren Blackstone's label) w

who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto has been the subject of many a release over the years

and international aspects of Christmas into one joyous concert

Although the sonatas were not published together with the composer's own variants on them

" --Barry Brenesal

and as usual all are unedited live performances

Arthur Schoonderwoerd - Mazurkas Waltzes & Other Dances

Because every kind of music affects each of us differently