Frank Proffitt - Memorial AlbumNot long before Frank died in 1965, we recorded more of his traditional songs, plus a couple that he had written himself. A number of these are included here, accompanied by guitar, dulcimer, or Frank's home made fretless banjo.

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the occasionally in-the-red vocals-do not obscure the mature strength of her voice

"You Were Right"

After two recordings released on Alpha Classics (including a monograph devoted to Erkki-Sven Tüür - ALPHA595 - that won a Diapason d'Or in 2020)

but also included are live tracks when they played Gilman Street back in 1987

which the listeners of this recording can enjoy

Gautier Capuçon says: "This philanthropic project is close to my heart and extends my long-standing commitment to music education and charitable endeavours

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" But he also processed in this largely melancholy quartet that he was no longer in demand or wanted as a violinist

An intense and effective listen

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