Pleasures of Their Company
Christopher Parkening & Kathleen Battle
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Customer Reviews
A Long-Time Favorite Album
I fell in love with this album when it first came out, and have bought this for many friends. I love it just as much twenty-five years later. It's a perfect blend of the talents of the two artists, and I love each and every song. La Maja de Goya is my favorite track, but only by a hair. This is a beautiful illustration of how wonderful the pairing of a gorgeous voice and an accomplished instrumentalist can be. It would be easy to say that Battle is accompanied by Parkening, but to me it is more like a duet between the human voice and the voice of an instrument.
Biography
Born: December 14, 1947 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Classical
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
Widely recognized as an heir to the legacy of Andres Segovia, Christopher Parkening was celebrated among the greatest contemporary classical guitar virtuosos of his generation. His prolific discography included The Pleasures of Their Company, a collaboration with soprano Kathleen Battle, Parkening Plays Vivaldi, an orchestral recording of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Fantasia para un gentilhombre, and A Tribute to Segovia, performed on one of the Spanish master's own concert guitars....
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Christopher Parkening
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Romance | Christopher Parkening - In The Spanish Style | 1:53 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Estudio Brillante | Christopher Parkening - In The Spanish Style | 2:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Prelude For Lute | The Artistry Of Christopher Parkening | 1:28 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring from Cantata | 50 Best Guitar | 3:13 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Memories of the Alhambra | 100 Best Film Classics | 3:57 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Mary Did You Know? | Angels' Glory | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Afro-Cuban Lullaby | The Great Recordings | 2:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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El Noy de la Mare | Cristopher Parkening Celebrates Segovia | 2:12 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cantata 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | Parkening Plays Bach | 3:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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The Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude I | Parkening Plays Bach | 2:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- Released: Mar 07, 1986
- ℗ Compilation 1986 Angel Records. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Angel Records,
