Donizetti/ Schock - Five Italian Operas 1Till well into the 1960s it was common practice to perform operas in the language of the country where they were being performed. What now seems strange to us, with our reverence for the original, was taken for granted then except perhaps by those who knew not only the music but the language originally set to it and were annoyed by more or less inappropriate translations. Today we have long since grown used to being distracted from the action on stage

Despite the severe restrictions imposed by the former East German regime

"Catch A Falling Star" and "Magic Moments"

Not only an outstanding pianist and one of France's greatest composers

bandmates Adrian Gross and Darryl Poulsen both lost close family members and their bassist decided to step back to spend more time at home

Alongside the music's complexity is a discreet kind of awareness of form

Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto

Brendan Pollard

this is a live concert album featuring Barry Martyn's popular touring band of the 1970s

Led by Ian Tindale

released by Epic Records on February 26

With "Songs and Photographs

Spooky is Lush's 1992 debut studio album