Marguerite Long - Marguerite Long, Vol. 2Undoubtedly the foremost French female pianist of the 20th century, Marguerite Long (1874 1966) prided herself on her personal friendships with some of the foremost composers of her day Debussy, Faur and Ravel. She championed their works, premiering Ravel's G major piano concerto, and was to write books on the interpretation of each of them. This addition to our continuing French Piano School series is the second of two APR volumes, together

refined circles held by cultivated women enabled them to rub shoulders with the leading poets of the time

A funny thing happened to Kumi when she moved to Kyoto to take over her grandmother's sweet shop

came about because of celebrations to mark the composer's 150th anniversary and the result is particularly ebullient

also BACH fugues [by Schumann]

It was probably the composer's nature

Inspired by the practice of Nuove Musiche advocated by Caccini in 1602

a 'suite of pieces' in traditional Ottoman music

What A Difference A Day Made

The legendary Music City Records of Berkeley

a genre that flourished throughout the Renaissance

the brave young trainee makes a special delivery to the ice cream fair

'Butterflies'