Ensemble Italiano - Chamber MusicNot least thanks to a growing catalogue of albums on Brilliant Classics, the multi faceted work of Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (1895 1970) is experiencing a renaissance. The guitar music he wrote for Segovia has until recently overshadowed the vocal and chamber pieces which speak with the composer's own voice, that of an Italian lyricist at heart whose intimate acquaintance with world literature and the whole history of music he was fluent in at least

Together with the aspiring young South Korean conductor Shiyeon Sung and the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie she plays Chopin's Piano Concerto No 1 and contrasts it with Paderewski's concerto

It's really a thrill

the internationally celebrated group continues to tour the world

"Hatch" features eight new songs by Wright

In times that cry out for love over hate

was a set of piano variations and he continued to compose for solo piano until the last years of his life

chart topping vocalist Huey Lewis and famed funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell

and "All the Pennies"

It's a highly entertaining showcase for the range of his music

The first trio Op

Native Soul demonstrate the depth of the musical well they draw from

The album features both contemporary compositions