Dance, dance, dance! This music will have you moving in no time, it's infectious good humour blowing away all the cobwebs. We may not all be TV stars, but we can all still enjoy the style and rhythm of this great music. Evocative titles and a fast paced music bring the sounds and scents of the real Cuba to life.

Beautiful Italy: From the vineyards of Tuscany to the waters of the Venetian lagoon, from the scorched landscapes of the South to the great and ancient cities of Rome, Florence and Naples, this selection of Italian songs will guide you in music through the Italian landscape and remind you of one of Europe's most welcoming and fascinating countries.

Great musical portraits of people and places mainly from the time of Gainsborough. Schubert's 'Rosamunde' and Beethoven's 'Emperor' rub shoulders with Haydn's London and Mendelssohn's Scotland. An entirely orchestral programme.

The orchestral suite was written to entertain, and these three great examples do not disappoint, from the fluid orchestral sound of Rameau to the clean and crisp approach of his German contemporary, Johann Fux. And to round things off, one of Johann Sebastian Bach's very finest orchestral works: A tour de force of rhythm and melody.

Chaucer's world in words and music. The lively and colourful world of Chaucer's pilgrims is captured in extracts from the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, intermingled with atmospheric music of the period: songs, dances and instrumental pieces complement the compelling rhythmical language of the master poet.

Flaming June: English Songs and Music for Summer

Songs of love from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, performed with the gentle accompaniment of the lute. Violin solos and harpsichord and viol consort music complete this programme of 'delightes', chosen to be a gentle musical 'portrait of a lady'.

A charming album which combines music evoking children and childish things with music for moments of repose for a tired mum! a perfect gift for Mother's Day or any occasion, the album includes works by Mozart, Haydn and Brahms.

The magic of the dance in music, with an emphasis on Paris towards the end of the nineteenth century. Orchestral works by Ravel ('La Valse'), Offenbach, Berlioz and others capture the mood of Renoir's beautiful portrait of dancers. Music for dancing and dreaming.

Opera Highlights - BIZET, G. / LEONCAVALLO, R. / PUCCINI, G.

Joyful medieval songs and dances. Lively medieval music from England, France and Italy, from 'Mi very joye' and the 'Agincourt Carol' to the 'Montard Brawl'. Period instruments and voices combine to create a complete musical portrait of the late medieval world.

Ballads and songs from the time of Chaucer. Lively and cosmopolitan, these songs and ballads are performed in an authentic style using period instruments. The songs including 'Sumer is icumen in' and 'Angelus ad Virginem' would have been familiar to Chaucer's pilgrims as they journeyed to Canterbury.

Vintage classics. A glug of opera with a twist of piano and some of the classical world's best-known drinking songs are placed in a soothing ambience of refined melodies. Not much for the nose in this CD, but plenty for the other senses including Mozart and Strauss and even some Brahms and Liszt.

Spirit of Discovery

Soothing and uplifting music for a goddess (domestic or otherwise). An album of music to help get away from it all, bathed in orchestral bliss with works by Mozart, Puccini and Beethoven inspired by feminine perfection.