Various Artists - Beating Dragon Robe / VariousReleased in 1962, this record is a remarkable example of the aural component of the traditional Chinese art form known as Peking Opera or Beijing Opera. This opera, set in the midst of the Sung Dynasty, tells the story of a queen who is unjustly demonized and left for dead. In a true testament to the skill and power of the performers, the high level of emotional intensity is not in the least diminished for those that do not understand Chinese. Even

the ensemble is made up of grantees of the International Academy of Music who are coming together for their musical projects from all over the world

Plácido Domingo

the young Koopman concentrated his studies on Baroque music

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but we also put our hearts into it

Elsewhere what starts out as a missing person s case soon escalates into a kidnap and ransom

author of the definitive biography Marc Bolan: The Rise And Fall of a 20th Century Superstar

For her fifth release on BIS Clare Hammond has constructed an adventurous programme of twentieth and twenty-first-century variations for piano

This is the first studio album to feature longtime touring guitarist Tommy Victor of industrial thrashers Prong

Between 1803 and 1805 he produced six trios for three clarinets

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