Various Artists - PastourelleThe historic organ of the St. Michaels Church in Bobenthal, Palatinate, is a unique work of art in several respects. The instrument was built in 1817 by the organ maker Wendelin Ubhaus (er) from Kirrweiler. In 1879, as part of the church renovation, the organ was removed and stored by the Schlimbach company from Speyer. Actually there was a desire for a new instrument, but this (luckily from today's perspective!) Failed for financial reasons; the old

Paul & The Broken Bones

Lutoslawski and Andrew Lloyd Webber are among the most remarkable roll call of composers inspired by Paganini's theme

he put out a trio of precisely rendered

' "San Francisco" opens the a-side with a jaunty bounce

Medtner could point to an ancestry that was part German

Recorded in Manchester's Stoller Hall

Includes tracks featuring many future stars of the Manchester music scene

'Surf And Turf

There is also an extended essay on The Skatalites and their post-modern love and ska-ification of all styles of music - from classical music to TV themes

as almost all his contemporaries have done

and ultimately tragic

violin and viola