Poulenc/ Borissova/ Battarino - SonatasVirtuoso duo Irina Borissova and Giacomo Battarino present three composers who each found a personal way to pursue Romanticism. Bulgarian pioneer and father figure, Pancho Vladigerov wrote his lyrical Violin Sonata at the tender age of 15 a work of tremendous precocity. Initially an "enfant terrible", during the middle years of his life Francis Poulenc increasingly turned to a melancholy Romanticism. Both strands feature in his striking sonata

and make sure you include drummer Cecil in this exclusive coterie

several years after leaving Yale

" "Cheek to Cheek" and others

With band members being influenced by so many different genres from hardcore music to reggae to jazz the result is soul filled solid groove with an amazing voice

A Murder is Announced

It is the outstretched arms of the people who came before

covered in blood and holding the murder weapon

re-uniting them with a violin preserved unaltered since its creation in 1735

there were over 100 artists on the label

anticipating his next move

and things took off resulting in the "Masquerade" demo released in 1986

he pursued an education as a pianist