Alogna Catena - 3 Violin SonatasWith well received albums of his piano trios, piano music and music for chamber orchestra, Brilliant Classics has expanded the horizons of many listeners to Ermanno Wolf Ferrari (1876 1948). Previously known principally for his operatic and dramatic works such as I Gioelli della Madonna, Wolf Ferrari built up a body of instrumental music that was played across Europe during his lifetime. Association with Mussolini's Fascist regime cast a shadow over

This project tells of European-American musical exchange at the beginning of the 20th century

but also as an avid chamber music instrumentalist and recording artist

a concert experience that Vancouver Weekly called "a powerhouse" and "quite possibly the music world's best kept secret

is one of the most prominent vocal artists of her generation

this is very much a transitional album containing a big chunk of Shel and a lot of introspective outlaw ballads reminiscent of Charlie

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At just 28 years old

was released in 1983

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a compelling piece which Pletnev does well to clarify so successfully

with as much in common with the likes of Bing Crosby and Perry Como as with his peers in the honky-tonk realm

one band stood at the dawn of Sweden's Kyuss-inspired desert rock movement