Dittersdorf / Hummel / Reger / Kloor - Sons for Viola - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

For his fourth CD recording on SWR, pianist Michael Korstick turns his focus and attention toward Claude Debussy and his journey toward artistic maturity, from the French composer's earliest piano pieces, the Deux Arabesques, the Mazurka, ca. 1890/91, and perhaps most conspicuously the Suite Bergamasque (1890, rev. 1905), it's third movement being the famous InchClair de LuneInch, to the birth of what become known as musical InchimpressionismInch, most notably foreshadowed with the Estampes of 1903. Numerous award winning CDs have won Michael Korstick a reputation as one of Germany's leading pianists. Album Tracks 1. Pagodes 2. La Soirée Dans Grenade 3. Jardins Sous la Pluie 4. Prelude 5. Menuet 6. Clair de Lune 7. Passepied 8. Prelude 9. Sarabande 10. Toccata 11. Première Arabesque 12. Deuxième Arabesque 13. Reverie 14. Danse Bohémienne 15. Mazurka 16. Valse Romantique 17. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum 18. Jimbo's Lullaby 19. Serenade for the Doll 20. The Snow Is Dancing 21. The Little Shepherd 22. Golliwogg's Cakewalk

2009 album from former ELP/Nice keyboardist and Prog Rock legend, joined on this album by guitarist vocalist Marc Bonilla..Since the split of ELP, Emerson kept himself busy with soundtracks and live performances but he never returned with a proper band and a Rock set up to the sound that all his fans love. This new version of his band features an explosive combination of the classic EL&P sound and modern progressive hard rock. Emerson's keyboard is flamboyant and explosive more than ever and his songwriting is still top level. Gregg Bissonette (ex David Lee Roth Band and LA super session player) is also part of the band. Album Tracks 1. Ignition 2. 1st Presence 3. Last Horizon 4. Miles Away, Pt. 1 (White Widow) 5. Miles Away, Pt. 2 (Black Flame) 6. Sonata 7. Fugue 8. 2nd Presence 9. Marche Train 10. Blue Inferno 11. 3rd Presence 12. Prelude to Hope 13. Place to Hide 14. Miles Away, Pt. 3 (Spirit Rising) 15. Finale 16. Art of Falling Down 17. Malambo 18. Gametime 19. Parting

Although songs accompanied by a chamber ensemble are an effective combination that has repeatedly inspired composers to create masterpieces, they are heard far too rarely in concert. The Riot Ensemble presents here a series of contemporary contributions that impressively demonstrate how grateful composers are for the possibilities and different forms of this genre. The Riot Ensemble connects people to great contemporary music in concerts and events that are just as innovative, vibrant and rewarding as the music itself. Their twenty Artistic Board members are some of the top European soloists in new music, and with Riot they work as performers, curators, commissioners, and collaborators, creating and producing a diverse array of projects. Based in London, they are particularly active in bringing emerging international voices to the British new-music scene and since 2012 have given over 200 World and UK premieres by composers from more than thirty countries. Album Tracks 1. How Many Moments Must 2. Plane Sailing 3. Utterance 4. Micrographia 5. The Half Moon 6. Song Offerings