Karolina Stalmachowska - Musique Pour Le PlaisirJean FRANAIX (1912 1997) was one of the finest French composers and pianists of the twentieth century. Born in Le Mans, into a family with long standing musical traditions, he was able to develop his innate talents almost naturally from the cradle. Regular contact with outstanding musicians and seasoned music lovers encouraged his artistic development and shaped his extraordinary personality. The present release from Karolina Stalmachowska (oboe) is a

the more motivated we got

Geminiani revolutionized instrumental writing with his famous treatise on interpretation and presented an amazing version of La Folia

The change from Shipp's 88 keys to Morris' cleanly articulated lines on 6 strings played a substantial role in the resulting sound

La Fiebre3

Record #2 mirrors this

until she couldn't any longer

The musical empathy that is shared by these two artists is truly extraordinary as they give-and-take on a program that includes "It Could Happen to You

Sound: 5 stars (out of 5)' -- Anthony Burton in BBC Music Magazine

nor is it due to the quality of the air

So he started focusing on the task and "one day one verse

a great long lost record album is seeing the light of day

Kortkamp/ Praetorius/ Flamme - Jakob Praetorius & Paul Siefert: Complete Organ Works