Messiaen/ Orf Vienna Radio Symphony Orch - Poemes Pour MiWhat makes Olivier Messiaen's uvre so special is, to a great extent, his ability to coalesce various influences, inspirations, and convictions into a wholly individual and perfectly coherent musical language. This includes the development of the modal harmonies of earlier centuries as much as it does an engagement with rhythms from non European traditions. The wealth of colors in his works stems, in part, from Messiaen's synaesthetic ability to

singer and educator Angel Bat Dawid announces the release of Requiem For Jazz

He falls madly in love

songs include the title tune

The brainchild of Timbuktu

long-time bassist Ralf Schwager left the band

but for some reason trained myself into not releasing things the rate at which I make them

Penelope Isles - Until The Tide Creeps In

in collaboration with composer-arranger Bill Elliott

it will be released on Sept

Tyrone Guthrie was one of the top theatre directors in the world

which for us here and now is very much new musical terrain: a Piano Quartet in the classic ensemble as well as a Piano Quintet as a fascinating exception to the rule with it's string trio and oboe (instead of a second violin)

Both Director by Terry Cunningham