Claudia Corona - Mexican Piano Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Charming, appealing, light as a feather, the flutist Christian Mattick presents us with his first Genuin . He plays 20th-century French music ranging from Impressionism to early Modernism original works for flute and piano, as well as arrangements of piano pieces and orchestral music. Christian Mattick and his pianist Matthias Huth encounter the floating sound of Ravel's Habanera, the exotic flair of Albert Roussel's divine incantations and they make the string of pearls in Claude Debussy's music sparkle enchanting! Christian Mattick concertizes throughout Europe in several chamber ensembles. The list of awards to his name is long, and includes the City of Munich's Young Musicians' Award and the InchInventioInch Award of the German Music Council. Album Tracks 1. Deux Arabesques, L. 66 (1891) 2. Suite Bergamasque, L. 75 (1890) 3. Joueurs de Flûte, Op. 27 4. Syrinx for Solo Flute, L. 129 (1913) 5. La Plainte, Au Loin, Du Faune... (1920) 6. Sonate Pour Flûte Et Piano, FP 164 (1957) 7. Pièce en Forme de Habanera (1907)

A monument of piano literature, the grand finale of the InchNew Testament of the pianoInch Tomoko Ogasawara performs Ludwig van Beethoven's last three piano sonatas on her new GENUIN album. She captures the transcendent quality of these masterpieces, which transcend boundaries in every respect, with precision and sensitivity. The immense technical difficulties vanish, just as Beethoven must have wished, behind great seriousness and depth of feeling. Musical proclamation par excellence! Album Tracks 1. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109~Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo 2. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109~Prestissimo 3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109~Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo 4. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110~Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 5. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110~Allegro molto 6. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110~Adagio ma non troppo - Arioso dolente - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo 7. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111~Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 8. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111~Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile

On NOT ABOUT HEROES, the haunting yet hopeful new album from the Berlin-based quartet AZOLIA, the words of WWI-era British poet Wilfred Owen are woven into rich tapestries of stark anti-war sentiment and urgent optimism. NOT ABOUT HEROES takes it's title from the self-penned introduction to Wilfred Owen's 1920 collection Poems, which sets out a kind of mission statement for his work. Despite the tragedy of Owen's experiences and the darkness of much of his work, it is hope for peace rather than dread of war that emerges from AZOLIA'S transcendently gorgeous and mesmerizing music. Album Tracks 1. Shadwell Stair 2. On My Songs 3. Futility 4. Happiness 5. Not About Heroes 6. Greater Love 7. Storm 8. Song of Songs 9. The Roads Also 10. Asleep