Graun/ Loffler - Oboe ConcertosBrothers Johann Gottlieb and Carl Heinrich Graun were highly influential and popular figures in 18th Century Berlin. As musicians of the court of Frederick the Great, Carl Heinrich became an important figure at the new Berlin Court Opera, while Johann Gottlieb strongly influenced early classicism in general as a violinist and composer. The name Graun was like a seal of approval in those days for zestful music rich in ideas, displayed perfectly by this

especially known for her jazz interpretations of classical pieces and styles

see the whole range of animals in our mind's eye

and at the same time universal and supreme idea

and made some fine beat group-styled recordings of their own

This 51-track 2-CD collection comprises just about all the A & B sides of her career releases on Bluebird

" "Feel For You" and "Moving On" plus a special rendition of "Venus

Richard refers to the glue that joins these selections together as 'Little Bangers' as they are all mini hand grenades

they now present their first joint recording with piano trios by Beethoven and Chopin

In the spectacular setting of a former submarine factory

and the Top 30 entries "I Love You Madly"

Paul Stewart

arranged and adapted by her to suit her highly distinctive style