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APRIL 1999 Part 2


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David ARNOLD (Theme) and Kevin KINER Wing Commander    OST   SONIC IMAGES SID-8905 [37:11]

Shaun DAVEY Waking Ned  OST  - various artists including orchestra conducted by Fiachra Trench  various singers including Rita Connolly.Fisherman’s Blues - The Waterboys  DECCA 490 939-2 [62:11]

John WILLIAMS, Jerry GOLDSMITH, Quincy JONES: Collection: The Great Movie Scores from the films of Steven Spielberg  Eric Kunzel conducts the Cincinnati Pop’s Orchestra   TELARC CD-80495 [78:30]

Vol. 1 Final Frontiers    edel 0044262ERE [70:13]


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Vol. 2 The Dark Side   edel 0044272ERE [72:11]


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Vol. 3: The Uninvited    edel 0044282ERE [63:01]


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Vol. 4: Defenders of Justice edel 0044292ERE B[68:10]


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Collection: IRVING BERLIN IN HOLLYWOOD RHINO/TURNER R275 614 [77:44]

THE LION KING Collection: The Lion King; Simba’s Pride; Rhythm of the Pridelands Tina Turner; Elton John; Lebo M & The South African Choir; The Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Original Casts & Choruses. Edel 0101502DNY [72:07]

Nicola PIOVANI Music From The Cinema (Vol I) PACIFIC TIME PTE-8501-2 [54:31]

Pino DONNAGIO Music From The Cinema (Vol II) PACIFIC TIME PTE-8502-2 [73:07]

Christopher FRANKE Episodic Babylon 5
Falling towards Apotheosis
Darkness Ascending
Sleeping in Light
Objects at Rest

Curio Corner

Sir Arnold BAX In Memoriam/Concertante for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra The Bard of the Dimbovitza Jean Rigby (soprano); Margaret Fingerhut (piano) BBC Philharmonic conducted by Vernon Handley CHANDOS CHAN 9715 [76:40]

Victor HERBERT Babes in Toyland; The Red Mill Keith Brion conducting the Razumovsky Orchestra. MARCO POLO 8.223843 [56:50]

TANGO TOTAL Homage to the World’s Most Beautiful Tangos Werner Thomas-Bifune (cello); Carmen Piazzini (piano); Alfredo Marucci (bandoneon) KOCH 3-6994 [63:50]

You’d be SURPRISED Barbara Kennedy with Peter Lockwood (piano) GLOBE GLO 6045 [55:03]

Eileen IVERS CROSSING THE BRIDGE Eileen Ivers and instrumentalists SONY SK 60746 [56:44]

Richard RODGERS and Oscar HAMMERSTEIN South Pacific Original Broadway Cast recording featuring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza SONY SK 60722 [56:44]

Stephen SONDHEIM Company Original Broadway Cast recording featuring Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza SONY SK 65283 [62:06]

Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy When I’m Calling You ASV CD AJA 5124 [75:09]

Nelson Eddy Through the Years ASV CD AJA 5254 [78:01]


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THE BARTÓK ALBUM Muzsikás featuring Márta Sebestyén (vocals) and Alexander Balanescu (violin) Hannibal HNCD1439
Book Review

MARIO LANZA - Tenor in Exile by Roland L. Bessette

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