Anna Piroli - Affetti CanoriThe Paduan composer Giovanni Battista Bassani, a contemporary of Corelli, was a fine string player and organist. An important element in his compositional output is the cantate amorose ('love songs'). His 1684 collection Affetti canori cantate et ariette is the expressive masterpiece of his maturity in which he explores love as a source of suffering. His musical palette is rich and full of variety, with an artful use of chromaticism. The recitatives

naïveté and sagacity

Her performance on the prestigious GRAMMY show was the first by a Black female country artist and was touted by NPR as "the night's most affecting live performance

trumpet / Barney Kessel - guitar / Shelly Manne - drums / André Previn - piano / Frank Rosolino - trombone / Jimmy Rowles - piano / Leroy Vinnegar - bass

Monique Mercure

Like much else here

including many never before issued on CCD

She made her debut at 24 as Azucena in Il trovatore

By following this suggested routine

who died in 1847

Of finding joy in rebirth

a DVD featuring Toxic Reasons' 20 year reunion show is included

considerable strength verve and temperament