Since 1830, teachers at the Paris Conservatory and French instrument makers ensured that the oboe established itself anew and increasingly as both an orchestral and popular solo instrument in France.

Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording.

This superb group of singers once again brings forth their signature sound under the direction of Paul Halley-music filled with spirit, nuance, and freshness of expression.

We invite you to come to the Royal Opera of the Palace of Versailles without a suitcase, without a large-capacity bag, without a package because they are prohibited.

Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Górecki was not hugely prolific, but he was something of a hero to listeners who welcomed the mysticism and transparent emotional expressiveness of his works after he turned from the avant-garde to a more accessible post-Modern tonal language in the mid-1970s.

Accademia Bizantina is the name of a purpose, a vocation, an idea: a group of professional musicians determined to give Baroque music the chance to move us again.

This will be the final album of 2024 produced by our friends at A.M.A, and what an album it is!

She was born in Knobel, Arkansas, United States. Fairchild started her career at a young age singing country music. She cut her first single at 15 years old.

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2016
If you have been a fan of Barbara's for a long time,you may know this album.

Margaux Vranken (born in Brussels, Belgium) is a pianist, a composer and a singer.

1st pressing on vinyl. Limited Edition of 500. 250 on Black (This), & 250 on White. Although their first two efforts, 2000's Terra Incognita and 2003's The Link, had been quite impressive in their own ways, Gojira's third album, 2005's From Mars to Sirius, was the one that really stamped the French quartet's all-pro credentials, gaining them access into the exclusive top echelon of the world's progressive metal elite. Meticulously conceived from the inside out, the record radiated a newfound confidence to match both the unprecedented diversity of its musical palette, and the evocative cover art (featuring a whale adrift amongst mystery planets) representative of its often otherworldly qualities. Yes, the band's primary influences – Pantera's heavy grooves, Meshuggah's icy technicality, Neurosis' post-metal atmospherics – were still very evident in complex new musical excursions like "Ocean Planet," "From the Sky," and "The Heaviest Matter in the Universe" (listen for their shared, Dimebag-inspired, jarring guitar-squeal effect).

Born to Sing the Blues is the debut album by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. It was released on a 10" LP in 1958 by the Philips Records label. Long-playing records were newly introduced in the mid-1950s and the 10" album was briefly introduced as an album format, shortly before the 12" format became the standard long playing format.

Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz called on pianist extraordinaire Vince Guaraldi and his trio to compose and perform music that would reflect the humor, charm, and innocence of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the entire Peanuts gang for their 1965 Christmas TV special. It was a perfect match: Guaraldi strings together elegant, enticing arrangements that reflect the spirit and mood of Schulz's work and introduce contemporary jazz to youngsters with grace, charm, and creativity.

"O Holy Night" (original title: Cantique de Noël) is a sacred song about the night of the birth of Jesus Christ, described in the first verse as "the dear Saviour", and frequently performed as a Christmas carol. Based on the French-language poem Minuit, chrétiens, written in 1843 by poet Placide Cappeau, it was set to music by composer Adolphe Adam. The English version, with small changes to the initial melody, is by John Sullivan Dwight.

Art of the Mandolin is Avi Avital’s first recording program consisting exclusively of pieces originally written for the mandolin.