Ernest Ansermet – The Royal Ballet Gala Performances (2 LP + Book) – Analogue Productions 180g Vinyl
Analogue Productions is proud and excited to be bringing back such a classic. Not just for the music, which is superb, but also for the detailed packaging, which in this case takes the form of a 22-page lavishly illustrated book that’s integrated into the tip-on gatefold jacket. If you’re new to ballet, this pictorial history will introduce you to some of its most famous productions — old favorites such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty, for example — but also less familiar tales such as Carnaval, Les Sylphides and Coppélia. You’ll also make the aquaintance of famous ballerinas of the Royal company, such as Margot Fonteyn, Nadia Nerina and Beryl Grey. as well as choreographers such as Jules Perrot and male dancers Alexis Rassine and Michael Somes.
Lyn Stanley – The Moonlight Sessions Vol. 2 One Step-Special Limited Edition, 45RPM, 180g, SuperSonicVinyl
Lyn Stanley’s The Moonlight Series Volume Two was released in August 2017. To date, 1000/2000 of this album have been pressed on the first press run. The song selections are a mixture of jazz standard songs laced with quotes from famous classical composers such as Beethoven, Debussy, Mozart, Maurice Ravel and Chopin from the 1920s to 1970s plus a few “out of the jazz box” songs. Let Lyn Stanley’s highly acclaimed sultry vocals along with her world class musicians take you on an emotional journey of love’s trials and triumphs with arrangements that have been given multiple reviewers’ Five Star ratings!