Camille Saint-Saëns
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A 55-minute CD of music and poetry included inside! Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats for Carnival of the Animals! Tap your feet, clap your hands, let the words flow and the music swell, and allow these poems and pictures to transport you. Inspired by Saint-Saens' famous "zoological fantasy," this magnificent book combines specially commissioned work by thirteen acclaimed modern poets with bold and glorious illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura. The...
11) Douce France
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A loving tribute to French Song, by one of the greatest voices. With exceptional sensibility and understanding of the French language, the renowned Swedish singer pays a loving homage to French melody and song. Known for her artistic journeys which transcend the borders of musical genre, Anne Sofie von Otter's collaborations include those with Elvis Costello and Brad Mehldau, with whom she recorded her Love Songs album on Naïve. Anne Sofie von Otter...
12) Inspiration
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Eighteen-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason came into the spotlight with his performance at the royal wedding of Harry and Meghan. He also won the prestigious BBC Young Musician award in 2016. His debut album features Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1, the piece Sheku performed in the BBCYM final.
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Alice Coote is the darling of the world's opera stages and recital halls. Her solo recordings are rare events. In this much-anticipated French songbook, Graham Johnson lends his incomparable insight to this most remarkable of talents on an emotional roller coaster through twenty-three songs of Gallic love in all its guises.