Il Giardino Dei Sospiri/ Various - Il Giardino Dei SospiriOn her first Pentatone album, Czech star mezzo soprano Magdalena Koen returns to the baroque repertoire that launched her early career. Il giardino dei sospiri is a collection of scenes from secular cantatas on tragic love, ranging from Handel's Qual ti riveggio to new editions of works by Leo (Angelica e Medoro), Marcello (Arianna abbandonata) and Gasparini (Atalia). These vocal works are connected through instrumental pieces by Handel (sinfonia of

once in upstate New York with famed Bowie producer Tony Visconti

The recordings presented on this record were made during a stay organised for Bernard Fort by Montreal University

Ereb Altor - Fire Meets Ice

Behle now presents a selection of Beethoven songs

in the beautiful and historic Holywell Music Room in Oxford

At first he just provides muscle and a diversion for the beautiful carny girls

inspired by their travel experiences and their passion for a geographical or temporal 'elsewhere'

the works on the album take us on a journey from Penderecki's early avant-garde 'sonoristic' style of the 1960s - the first and second quartets - to the later neo-romantic style of the third and fourth quartets

Highlights from the album include: fan favourite 'Stick Song' which has been viewed over 10

profoundly influenced generations more

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