{"product_id":"kaleidoscope-music-from-a-thousand-years","title":"Kaleidoscope - Music from a Thousand Years","description":"Like gazing into a kaleidoscope, this double-CD   album brings a treasure-trove of musical miniatures   tracing the sweeping panorama and historic   perspective of 10 centuries. A mirage-like journey   through 1000 years - from the 11th Century until   present day - introduces evanescent encounters with   a dizzying array of epochs, genres and styles: from   otherworldly chants half-whispered beyond ancient   monastery walls, to the traditions of Indian Raga,   Bulgarian folk tunes and Mongolian throat-singing,   to rustic bagpipes and medieval troubadours, to the   Baroque splendor of Bach, Handel and Rameau, to   Mozart and Schubert, to Italian and French opera,   flamenco and tango, jazz and blues, Stravinsky and   Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner   and David Bowie. This charismatic retrospective is a   fascinating collection, brimming with world-premiere   recordings (50 out of 51 tracks) and presenting a   stunning variety of compositions - some original,   some arranged by the performing artists - violinist   Elmira Darvarova (first and to date still only ever,   woman-concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera   Orchestra) and hornist Howard Wall (a former   long-time member of two of the world's greatest   orchestras - the New York Philharmonic, and the   Philadelphia Orchestra). 17 nations from 5 continents   are represented, including by ten women composers   (one of whom composed operas in the 17th C. and   had her works performed for the likes of Galileo). The   meticulous album notes cover the multi-dimensional,   serendipitous and cross-pollinating nature of   essential events and legacies, which endure and   continue to fascinate and transport us.","brand":"Affetto Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46005981249770,"sku":"051497527235","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4498094-3540752.jpg?v=1778215648","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/products\/kaleidoscope-music-from-a-thousand-years","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}