Behzad - Strings of Desire - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Rapture of Massy 2. Your Tranquillity Matilda 3. Simmering Souls 4. Gypsy Renaissance 5. Journey 6. Lost in Love 7. Desiring You 8. Kooshty 9. Loving Touch 10. Fantasy Man

Guitarist Behzad offers a captivating collection of inspired original instrumental compositions on his third album, InchLuna y Sol.Inch Fusing Spanish flamenco, Middle Eastern rhythms and pulsating percussion, the twelve featured selections demonstrate how Behzad has cemented his stature as one of the masters of new flamenco. This CD follows his first two releases, InchGypsy RenaissanceInch and InchStrings of Desire.Inch Behzad is based in London and performs extensively throughout Europe. Album Tracks 1. Barcelona Dreams 2. Guitar Twilight 3. Luna y Sol 4. Surrender to Love 5. Secret of the Gypsy 6. On the Nile 7. Flamenco Infusion 8. The Essence of You 9. Viva Espana 10. Mystic Oasis 11. Endless Passion 12. Solitude at Dawn

Behzod Abduraimov joins Alpha for several recordings, starting with this 'kaleidoscope of miniatures' - miniatures that are in fact fairly gigantic, and showcase the Uzbek pianist's extreme virtuosity and sensitivity. 'Each movement is in itself a miniature, and taken together they form a kaleidoscope of human emotions and images of all kinds,' says Behzod Abduraimov. In his view, the pieces in Debussy's Children's Corner are not intended for young piano students, but 'for adults, so that they can immerse themselves in the world of children with a little nostalgia and a lot of humor.' When it comes to Chopin, 'each prelude has a different musical essence, creates it's own atmosphere. Together they form an arc spanning the distance from the first prelude to the last. So I tried to consider them as a whole.' Finally, Mussorgsky evokes in ten highly expressive movements the paintings at an exhibition held in posthumous tribute to his friend Viktor Hartmann. A 'Promenade' heard several times suggests Mussorgsky himself strolling through the exhibition. For Behzod Abduraimov, the InchPromenadesInch play a key role in this cycle they create the atmosphere before each painting. Album Tracks 1. Children's Corner, L.113 2. 24 Préludes. Op. 28 3. Pictures at An Exhibition