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Estile Libre, Eros Ramazzotti

Estile Libre, Eros RamazzottiThis Spanish language album (CD) by the internationally renowned Italian born singer, Eros, contains 12 songs that are also available in an Italian language CD with the title ‘Stile Libero’.  Eros, as he is known to his fans, tends to sings, among others, love songs and ballads.  If you like love songs you are likely... Read More »

Hey, Julio Inglesias

Hey, Julio InglesiasThis Spanish language album (CD) by the internationally renowned Spanish singer, Julio IGLESIAS, contains 10 songs that are also available in an Italian language CD.  Julio, as he is known to his fans, tends to sings, among others, love songs and ballads.  If you like love songs you are likely to enjoy listening to this... Read More »

Eros Ramazzotti, EROS

Eros Ramazzotti, EROSThis Spanish language album (CD) by the internationally renowned Italian born singer, Eros, contains 16 songs that are also available in an Italian language CD with the same title, i.e. ‘Eros’.  Eros, as he is known to his fans, tends to sings, among others, love songs and ballads.  If you like love songs you are... Read More »

Eros Ramazzotti, Heroes de hoy

Eros Ramazzotti, Heroes de hoyThis Spanish language album (CD) by the internationally renowned Italian born singer, Eros, contains 9 songs that are also available in an Italian language CD with the title ‘Nuovi Eroi.  Eros, as he is known to his fans, tends to sings, among others, love songs and ballads.  If you like love songs you are likely... Read More »

Lemminkäinen Suite, Sibelius

Lemminkäinen Suite, SibeliusHaving been listening to Radio 3’s intriguing “Northern Lights” season I have been inspired to listen to Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite. It has reminded me what a beautiful piece of music this is. I love his use of folkloric themes to form tone poems. Composed at a time when Finland was still a Grand Dutchy of... Read More »

Eros Ramazzotti, En Todos Los Sentidos

Eros Ramazzotti, En Todos Los SentidosThis Spanish language album (CD) by the internationally renowned Italian born singer, Eros, contains 12 songs that are also available in an Italian language CD with the title ‘In Tutti i Sentimenti’.  Eros, as he is known to his fans, tends to sings, among others, love songs and ballads.  If you like love songs you... Read More »

Kullervo, Sibelius

Kullervo, SibeliusKullervo, Op. 7, is a suite of symphonic movements by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Although often referred to as a “choral symphony,” the work avoids traditional symphonic structure and its five movements constitute a set of related but independent tone poems. The third and fifth movements make use of a men’s chorus. The third,... Read More »

Eros Ramazzotti, En Ciertos Momentos

Eros Ramazzotti, En Ciertos MomentosThis Spanish language album (CD) by the internationally renowned Italian born singer, Eros, contains 14 songs that are also available in an Italian language CD with the title ‘Tutte Storie’. Eros, as he is known to his fans, tends to sings, among others, love songs and ballads. If you like love songs you are likely... Read More »

Eros Ramazzotti, Toda Historia

Eros Ramazzotti, Toda HistoriaThis Spanish language album (CD) by the internationally renowned Italian born singer, Eros, contains 10 songs that are also available in an Italian language CD with the title ‘Tutte Storie’. Eros, as he is known to his fans, tends to sings, among others, love songs and ballads. If you like love songs you are likely... Read More »

The Gadfly, Dmitri Shostakovich

The Gadfly, Dmitri ShostakovichThe music was created for the film “The Gadfly”, directed by Alexander Feinzimmer(also responsible for Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kiji). It was first shown in 1955. The film was based on a swashbuckling book by Ethel Lilian Voynich. It is set in occupied Austria-occupied Italy in the 19th century and tells of a freedom fighter known as... Read More »