J.S. Bach / Hambourg - Encores & RaritiesLeschetizky pupil Mark Hambourg, possibly recorded more than any other classical pianist in the years up to 1930, but today we find his flamboyant, often barnstorming, style very out of fashion and he has been ill served on historical reissues. This portrait focuses on more unexpected areas of his repertoire early music, contemporary music (several of his Debussy and Ravel recordings were recorded premieres) and rare encore pieces, the latter in

allowing you to grow stronger and more flexible with grace

along with his other seasonal classics "Here Comes Santa Claus" and "Frosty the Snowman"

would not be celebrated as one of the greatest chillers of all time today

with a very personal way with a song

Originally released in 2005

The chamber music of the two was probably for private concerts at the House of Composers in aristocratic or wealthy bourgeois patrons and of course at the soirees of the English queen who was even an accomplished harpsichordist

With Al-Basma - imprint in Arabic-

to anthemic

multi-instrumentalist of Counting Crows - have fired up the stages of Italian clubs

their first in four years

of other periods and styles

followed a couple of years later by "A Spanish Guitar" for the Westminster label