Dido & AeneasHenry Purcell was a genius whose ability to combine French and Italian influences transported the English language to new levels of expression in music. Dido and Aeneas was pioneering in it's day and is considered one of Purcell's foremost theatrical works, with a moving tale of love, betrayal and tragedy that has proved to be of unceasing appeal to audiences for centuries. Deborah Warner's brilliant stage direction combines period color with present

and are molded by the geography of his past - the long

mostly for chamber and vocal music

Flip took a more ambitious approach where continued listening to the album will reveal new details and musical ideas every time

This delightful 4CD set features many of Brown's finest early albums

For the first time since their original TV broadcast

What a formal and technical stroke of genius of the 28-year-old

who wonderfully interweaves text and music

Fawn Wood's vocal artistry reflects the confluence of her Cree and Salish tribal lineages

Juan Carlos Muñoz and Mari Fe Pavón chose to go back to the original documents in order to the establish the true pedigree of this incomparable family of instruments

The sometimes controversial subject of transcriptions is discussed by Frank-Gemmill in his liner notes where he also explains his selection of works

In Schumann's own transcription of his "Fantasy Pieces

"I see music as a lifelong journey and with this album I have landed in something new that has always been within me