This Sporting Life (Criterion Collection)Adapted from David Storey's novel of the same title, THIS SPORTING LIFE is a gritty, unblinking look at life in the coal mining region of Northern England as seen through the eyes of Frank Machin (Richard Harris). Produced by Karel Reisz, who made the acclaimed film about working class life SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING, and directed by Lindsay Anderson, THIS SPORTING LIFE brings realism to both the brutal violence of the Rugby matches it portrays

and just as her harmonies suggest the song's chord progressions

and warm harmonies

Against the Wind

Contemporary creation brings them the wealth of contact with composers and all aspects of research related to creation

contrast and blend together

pop art imagery and Jazz-Funk in equal measure

András Schiff and Brigitte Fassbaender

They never got a chance to play his smart and funny Ulysses at the Edge of the World

as of this recording

Billy Casper

It's a fascinating and entertaining musical snapshot of the country scene during a dynamic era

While the unusually high technical demands of the solo part are obvious to the listener from the start