Samson Francois - Chopin: Piano WorksSamson Franois TITLE: Chopin: The Piano Works (10CD) Much of Samson Franois's pianistic career was devoted to performing and recording the works of Frdric Chopin. A musician to whom many Chopin scholars are indebted, Franois was famed for bringing the intricacies of Chopin's piano works to life, in a way no performer had done before him. Also featuring the Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra, conducted by Louis Frmaux, this collection includes some

a kind of rite of passage

This Serenade

Act Naturally

On this record the works are impressively interpreted by Ensemble Consolazione

But such a view stereotypes her

with just the right amount of interesting samples to build from

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Dan Laurin - Recorder Concertos

but much to my surprise and excitement

an expansive album-length suite comprised of seven evocative movements

Recreating such music not only gave the composer inspiration but also great freedom

brought traditional Irish folk music to a wide popular audience during the late '50s and early '60s