Moon Safari performed by Air
French duo, influenced by Burt Bacharach and Italian movie
soundtracks, Uses diva vocal samples to create quirky electronica.
Do enjoy the baroque Tuba solo.
Chet Mulawka,
San Carlos Library
Sacrebleu performed by Dimitri
from Paris French D.J., soundtrack composer and remixer,
Dimitri from Paris gives a French twist to lounge music.
Sound bites from breakfast at tiffany's and Other pop culture
favorites provide the fun. Currently used as theme music
For a Volvo commercial.
Chet Mulawka,
San Carlos Library
All That Jazz performed by Ute
Lemper Box set featuring the best of this German chanteuse's
stage and cabaret performances with tributes to Weil and
Piaf.
Chet Mulawka,
San Carlos Library
Endless Pleasure performed by Ruth
Ann Swenson "If I persist in gazing" sings soprano
Ruth Ann Swenson on the second among this set of Handel
and Mozart arias "myself I shall adore." The album lives
up to its title, endless pleasure.
Joe Toschik,
Half Moon Bay Library
Carmina Burana performed by the
London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting. This
choral work is Orff's most popular work noted for its sensuous
quality and simplicity.
Joe Toschik,
Half Moon Bay Library
The Best of the Renaissance performed
by Tallis Scholars Here's one "best of" compilation
that's actually worthy of the title. Culled from the Tallis
Scholars' acclaimed series of recordings, this generously
filled two-disc set presents masterworks of Renaissance
polyphony in pristine performances. From William Byrd's
melancholy Mass for five voices to the extraordinary richness
of Thomas Tallis's 40-voice motet "Spem in alium," and from
the crystalline clarity of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's
"Pope Marcellus" Mass to the strange harmonic twists of
Carlo Gesualdo's "Tenebrae" Responses, the Tallis Scholars
sing with conviction and breathtaking technical assurance.
Jeff Grinnell,
San Mateo County Library
