Muffat/ Naoko Akutagawa - Suites for HarpsichordGottlieb Muffat was the youngest son of composer Georg Muffat, inheriting a prodigious talent at the keyboard. The cosmopolitan nature of his works shows the influence of French, German and Italian styles, and his music was of such quality that it was extensively 'borrowed' by Handel. The elegant and at times spectacularly ornamented and virtuoso Componimenti Musicali suites are amongst Muffat's few surviving works. Naoko Akutagawa's recording of

lunch and coffee concerts

The dates are deceptive: the Viennese composer Ferdinand Rebay (1880-1953) remained largely unaffected by the turbulent musical currents swirling around him in the Austrian capital during the early 20th century

the small facial reactions & glances to camera

I do not ever remember having heard the climax of Le Carnaval Romain whipped up more excitingly

Intense thriller co-stars Eamonn Walker

as the material Bovell & Co churned out could easily compete with the toughest output

Sir James Galway

and a fine showcase for the talent of a distinctive and influential performer

Mozart featured the Academy of St

Iris is a 2001 biographical drama film about novelist Iris Murdoch and her relationship with her husband John Bayley

one of the greatest Dixieland Jazz aggregations of the 1950 's

Anton Bruckner - Bruckner / Symphony 8 in C Minor