Somervell/ Williams/ Allan - Maud / Shropshire LadSOMM Recordings announces an important new recording of two classic English song cycles by Sir Arthur Somervell Maud and A Shropshire Lad from the acclaimed partnership of baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Susie Allan. Hailed as "the English Schumann" for his mastery of song setting, song cycles in particular, Somervell's music is marked by a distinctive blend of lyricism and harmony that makes itself indelibly felt in these two seminal works of

Anna Renzi created roles in operas by the great dramatists of the day including Ottavia in L'incoronazione di Poppea

This album by Baborák Ensemble - Radek Baborák (French horn)

and the Bernède

enriched by new harmonic ideas and ingenious transitions

The band has achieved a kind of longevity that's exceedingly rare

" This reissue from the R&B legends is the first pressing in 50 years and was mastered from the original tapes

he was fascinated but also puzzled

decidieron unir sus conocimientos y aptitudes para dar vida a un concepto que indudablemente llega a refrescar el mercado discográfico

a waitress at the local tavern

" "Old Town Blues" and "Stranger

so we went to record there

Dick Hyman was a highly sought after session man in the 1950's and 60's and made many fine jazz and easy listening albums during those decades