Duo Estense - Sonatas for Flute & PianoThe figure of Ferdinand Ries (1784 1838) enjoys a peripheral familiarity among music lovers as the friend and amanuensis of Beethoven. A bond had formed when Ries's father Franz taught Beethoven in Bonn. While Beethoven doubtless cast his eye over his friend and student's pieces from time to time, he sent Ries to his own teacher Johann Albrechtsberger for lessons in composition. The Sonata Sentimentale appears to mark the high point of the composer's

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Fresh blood

Aus den hebräischen Gesängen

trios and ensemble work

distinctive musical language

and he finally casts a spear at David

but most crime-heavy county of all

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Manjinder Virk

Having to simulate all the orchestral timbres

a short-lived doo-wop group from Los Angeles

pounding one note in unison while Buzz Osborne bellows and whispers and turns his guitar on and off