Prokofiev/ Sao Paulo Symphony/ Alsop - Prokofiev: Complete SymphoniesSergey Prokofiev's seven symphonies are acknowledged as one of the major cycles of the 20th century, and these recordings with Marin Alsop and the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra have received widespread critical acclaim. From the crisp vitality of the youthful 'Classical' Symphony to the viscerally exciting Third, the Fifth Symphony which for Prokofiev represented 'the grandeur of the human spirit' and the deeply moving and heartfelt Sixth Symphony,

the saxophonist and composer ' If his seminal body of work is now - rightfully so - fully recognized

The majority of these songs feature on this present recording

Louis Lortie - Lortie Plays Chopin 1/ Nocturnes Scherzos Sonata 2

'Ol' Mother Earth'

he was known as a chamber player as much as a soloist

with the good and bad

L CHER PRISE

probably intended for his friend and colleague

performing in many different instrumental combinations and particularly in close collaboration with the cellist Mario Brunello and the Quartetto di Cremona

'terrific' - American Record Guide

and vocalist Charlie Musselwhite for a night of searing guitar blues that will transport you back to those unforgettable summer nights spent lost in the blues

and for 1968's soul jazz manifesto Midnight Creeper he got the whole gang back together for a greasy 6-song set including the jaunty title track