Offenbach/ Devos/ Munchner Rundfunkorchester - Offenbach ColoratureSoprano Jodie Devos, who has signed with Alpha for several recordings, here pays homage to Offenbach, whose bicentenary of his birth is celebrated in 2019. This programme shows Offenbach's fascination with the vocal fireworks of coloratura divas. This kind of 'lyric coloratura' or 'soprano leggero' voice runs like a thread through most of the composer's oeuvre, from his first pieces for two or three soloists to those grand frescoes of his maturity, La

the American composer settled in the Paris of the Années Folles

who's finally made it to Class A

although the "sweet" orchestras with their featured singers continued to hold sway

An orchestra would have been difficult or impossible for me to manage to record

Charlie Christian

Johann Elssler

has been out of print since it's initial release in 1973

Miller's many imprints

Banner and Decca labels

rather than the big bands of the swing era

was a highly successful blues and R&B pianist and singer

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