Home      Books      Music      Movies      PBS Videos      HD Radio Looking For Something? Try the Personal Shopper Ordering By Phone? Call 1 877 448-4719 BOOKS the book club home & garden cooking travel ideas in reading The world MUSIC classical the global hit jazz folk holday music MOVIES world cinema classical on dvd documentary musicals comedy drama pbs videos hd radio sheet music from the top PODCASTS news from lake wobegon npr programs 7am news summary 7pm news summary fresh air wait wait..don't npr story of the day all songs considered talk of the nation more npr... pri programs pri's global hit this american life studio 360 living on earth open source more pri... The Children of Hurin J. R. R. Tolkien Hardcover, 320pp, 26.00 The first complete book by J.R.R. Tolkien in three decades-since the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977-The Children of Húrin reunites fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and Orcs. Presented for the first time as a complete, standalone story, this stirring narrative will appeal to casual fans and expert readers alike, returning them to the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. more info/order    watch the trailer Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonatas/Andras Schiff Recording a whole disc of Domenico Scarlatti's sonatas played on the piano was a bold move in 1989. By that time, the early instrument movement had all but completely claimed the Baroque repertoire for its own and performing sonatas written for the harpsichord on the piano was seen as aesthetically retrograde. Yet András Schiff -- the Hungarian pianist then best known for his Decca recordings of Schubert, Mozart, and, most pertinently, Bach -- turned to Scarlatti as naturally and as inevitably as winter turns to spring. And his performances here likewise partake of the natural and the inevitable. The clarity of his counterpoint, the lucidity of his harmonies, the energy of his rhythms, the beauty of his melodies, and, most amazingly, the luminosity of his colors are all so lovely as to seem both absolutely scrupulous and thoroughly persuasive. Although purists and harpsichordists may scoff, any listener coming to this disc without prejudices will respond to the artistry of Schiff's playing and the integrity of his interpretations and invariably succumb to its many and manifold blandishments. Decca's early digital piano recording is perhaps a bit too edgy but very clean and impossibly warm. - James Leonard/All Music Guide      more info/order cd     get iTunes Recommended Music, Books and Movies Great Performances Rodrigo Collection Pepe Romero Pepe Romero with The Academy of Ancient Music performing the Rodrigo classics. Combination CD and DVD. The DVD presents Romero's performance of the Concierto de Aranjuez. more info/order CD     get iTunes The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers Harry Bernstein At age 93, first-time author Bernstein has crafted a gripping coming-of-age memoir of his childhood in a poverty-stricken and religiously divided mill town in northern England before and during World War I. more info/order The Meaning Of Life Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin explain the whole thing. more info/order Between the Dark and the Light Mark Holdaway Dreamlike and magical, lyrical and poetic, Holdaway brings the ancient voice of the kalimba into a rich and exotic landscape of other instruments and touches our emotions. This music makes your soul want to dance.    more info/order CD home    find sheet music    about us