Dean Dixon - George Gershwin: An American in ParisOne of the most important figures in the history of American classical music, Dean Dixon became the first African American to conduct a major symphony orchestra when he conducted the New York Philharmonic in 1941. In 1949 he left the states for Israel where he directed the Israel Philharmonic during it's 1950 and 1951 season. He later went on to conduct several major orchestras in Europe. Upon his return to the United States he conducted the New York

Nikola Šubic Zrinski ranks ahead of Jakov Gotovac's Ero the Joker as the most prestigious and historically most important Croatian opera of all time

full of sophistication and finesse that first intrigued the Italian public

opening with a main theme that recalls Herrmann's Hitchcock collaborations

Mirandolina and Despina

A first volume (BIS-2504) with the three earlier concertos has been released

Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios is a live album by Rufus Wainwright

and Extraordinary

folk tunes

Jon DeRosa aka Aarktica is composer programmer & does vocals guitars harmonium & glockenspiel

but seems gloomier in character

which is based on the same chords that underpins Rodrigo's Adagio

from an overview of the 1966 Ford range to a look at the 1965 Ford racing season