Beethoven/ Turku Philharmonic Orch/ Segerstam - EgmontBeethoven was involved in theater in one way or another from boyhood, and the commission to compose incidental music for Goethe's play Egmont at the Royal Imperial Court Theatre in Vienna was the first of many such collaborations. Beethoven's score conveys the essence of this tragedy and reveals his clear affinity with it's theme of heroic sacrifice by a man condemned to death for taking a valiant stand against oppression. Leif Segerstam is recognized

Koussevitzky/ Boston Symphony Orchestra - Serge Koussevitzky Conducts

high-speed riffs with crushing grooves that have been honed through their extensive touring across Europe

this album also includes 4 bonus tracks from the 1985 Arsenal concert

whether he's cruising in his classic Pontiac Firebird

Chet 'Poison' Ivey

wobble across the ice with figure skaters

recreating the way historical Turkish music interacts with that from other countries such as Greece

Brahms noted that Kirchner could make better arrangements of his works than he could himself

an unfettered Pacific expressional adventure

a man takes a job in the middle of the woods

The release also includes historical documents featuring milestone Paganini interpretations by Ruggiero Ricci

just as he has played concerts in Sweden