Misc » ClassicalArtists | Latest records | Browse AllSteve Hackett12 p. 1 
Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is a British songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970. Hackett remained with the band for eight albums before leaving in 1977 to pursue a solo career.In 1986, Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with another progressive guitarist, Steve... Mike Oldfield8 p. 2 
Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age and more recently dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature. He is best known for his hit 1973 album Tubular Bells, which... The Mediaeval Baebes1 p. 4 
The Mediæval Bæbes are an English ensemble of female musicians founded by Miranda Sex Garden (MSG) member Katharine Blake in the 1990s, featuring some of her MSG cohorts as well as other friends who share her love of medieval music. The lineup often rotates from album to album, and ranges from 6 to 12 members.
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The Bæbes's first album, Salva Nos (1997), shot straight... Michael Ball1 p. 5 
Michael Ashley Ball (born 27 June 1962, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) is an English actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad in Hairspray for which he won the 2008... Yannick Nézet-Séguin0 p. 7
Yannick Nézet-Séguin (born 1975, Montreal) is a French Canadian conductor. He is the son of two professors of education. Nézet-Séguin began to study piano at age five, and decided to become an orchestral conductor at age ten.Nézet-Séguin became the musical director of the Chœur polyphonique de Montréal in 1994 and enrolled at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec the following... Florence Quivar0 p. 8
Florence Quivar (b. March 3, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA) is an American operatic mezzo-soprano who is considered to be "one of the most prominent singers of her generation." She has variously been described as having a "rich, earthy sound and communicative presence" as "always reliable" and as "a distinguished singer, with a warm, rich voice... Victor de Sabata0 p. 9 
Victor de Sabata (April 10, 1892 - December 11, 1967) was an Italian conductor and composer. He is widely recognized as one of the most distinguished operatic conductors of the twentieth century, especially for his Verdi, Puccini and Wagner. He is also acclaimed for his interpretations of orchestral music. Like his near contemporary Wilhelm Furtwängler, de Sabata regarded composition... Emmanuelle Haïm0 p. 10
Emmanuelle Haïm (born in Paris, France, 1962) is a French harpsichordist and conductor. She has a particular interest in early music and Baroque music. She trained at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Paris. William Christie invited her to work with his ensemble Les Arts Florissants, as a continuo player and musical assistant. On Christie's recommendation,... |
