Beethoven/ Cooper - Imogen Cooper Plays BeethovenRegarded as one of the finest interpreters of classical and romantic repertoire, Imogen Cooper is internationally renowned for her virtuosity and lyricism. This recording is her sixth release on Chandos Records, following earlier discs of works by Liszt, Wagner, Brahms, Chopin, and Robert and Clara Schumann. Imogen Cooper writes: 'Beethoven's Diabelli Variations are rightly considered to be among the greatest works for solo piano ever composed, by

Carl Philipp Emanuel

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The fresh and vibrant style of composer Matthew Martin (b

John James

and three conductors: the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

and the Five Études in Different Intervals are characteristic of his output in that they fuse formal classical structures with jazz idioms

impassioned activists and unapologetic rebels

Declaime or Talib Kweli

"Oh My Pa Pa" and "I Need You Now"

and maintains eye contact as she places said spitball on her tongue and disappears it down the proverbial hatch

Also included is the Japan-only bonus track

' an adaptation of Selma Lagerlof's novel