Borenstein / Desbruslais / Woods - Art of Dancing - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Giorgio Colombo Taccani was born in Milan in 1961. He pursued a classical education, graduating from the University of Milan with a degree in Modern Literature under the guidance of Francesco Degrada. His thesis in Music History was devoted to Bruno Maderna's Hyperion, and won the InchMissiroli PrizeInch, awarded in 1993 by the Town of Bergamo, during a congress devoted to the Italian music theatre in the postwar years. At the same time he also studied music, earning a degree in Piano in 1984 and another in Composition in 1989 at the InchG. VerdiInch Conservatory in Milan, studying first with Pippo Molino and later with Azio Corghi. He subsequently earned a diploma from the two-year advanced program in Composition taught by Franco Donatoni at the Santa Cecilia Academy of Rome, where he won a S.I.A.E. fellowship; he also took advanced courses with Azio Corghi and György Ligeti and in 1995 was chosen to attend a Summer workshop organized by IRCAM and dedicated to electronic music. Colombo Taccani's music has won awards and honorable mentions in competitions of both national and international scope, has been presented in several concert seasons and music Festivals all around the world, has been broadcast by many national radios and is published by Edizioni Suvini Zerboni of Milan. Nine of his compositions are featured on this new recording.

Alnaes / Gimse / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Eyvind Alnaes Piano Concerto & Symphony [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/17/2017

Violinist Ning Feng is recognised internationally as an artist of great lyricism, innate musicality and stunning virtuosity. Together with pianist Zee Zee he presents the Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Johannes Brahms Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78, Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100, and Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108. Ning Feng believes these sonatas for piano and violin to be the crown jewels of the repertoire, stating InchEver since I first heard them on a recording, I fell in love with them. And after performing them myself many, many times over the past 20 years, I have learned to appreciate the beauty of the lyrical melodies even more and more deeply understand the musical philosophy of this great composer.Inch