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Despite the fact that Fortunato Chelleri was a author of many forms, the substance of his eighteenth century stature arose from his composition of instrumental music, which he wrote in the old age of his career (around 1729 and onward); included in these are symphonies, duos, trios, partitas, solos, and …

The intense, sometimes febrile art of Giacomo Lauri-Volpi seemed, during his early prime, an all natural extension of his voice — powerful, edgy, and possessed of an instant, nervous-sounding vibrato. Referred to as “a laws unto himself” by soprano Maria Carbone, Lauri-Volpi ultimately settled right into a relatively more assessed …

Canada had spawned just one more good jazz performer in vocalist Cindy McLeod. After carrying out like a ballet dancer for over twenty years, McLeod set aside her dancing household slippers and tutus in 1985 to begin with a career being a jazz vocalist by firmly taking a gig on …