ConsulGian Carlo Menotti was one of the most important 20th century composers of opera working in the United States. For his opera The Consul he won the Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. This unique studio recording from the

In addition to 50 great late 40s recordings

Lonely Nights" and "Always a First Time"

either-as each of the three was an established crime novelist

let us all enjoy the 27 cover versions gathered on this compilation

This musical concept also goes to justify the particular choice of instrument

sometimes abstract

and make it something cohesive and centered

BR Munich and Symphony Orchestras as Bamberger Sinfoniker and Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

which Beethoven dedicated to his teacher Antonio Salieri

along with the 50th anniversary of the release of "Over The Rainbow"

inland from the tourist zone of Acapulco and Huatulco

What makes this album unique is it's captivating blend of genres