Various Artists - En SourdineWe are familiar with the flamboyant baritone Laurent Naouri, a distinguished exponent of the four villains in Les Contes d'Hoffmann from Paris to The Metropolitan Opera New York and an unforgettable Golaud in Pellas et Mlisande. But here it is a much more intimate Naouri, the lover of melodies by Faure, Debussy and Poulenc, who invites us to a rendezvous: 'Here is a repertory I've been performing for more than thirty years, sometimes not without a

I lost a very close and special long-term musical relationship immensely central to my ongoing development and creativity as a drummer

this 21 track mixtape is his most extensive work to date

just as they had always done from the label's earliest days

from Mendelssohn to some of the most brilliant new choral composers on the scene today

But the musical mindset that the artists in the group bring to the table reveals many layers of creative thought that we in our initial incarnation did not have the time nor the means to explore

passionate music

It includes her duet single with Tommy Sands from the 1961 movie The Parent Trap

songwriter and performer

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The funky godfather of R&B's only all-blues recording

Compilation featuring traditional Scottish and Irish music by the United States Military bands including the United States Air Force's premier Celtic and folk ensemble Celtic Aire

and Todd Rundgren while fitting well into today's indie rock canon with the likes of Benny Sings