Freestylers - Other Worlds - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The hour-long emotional tour-de-force with cellist Mark Prihodko and pianist Viktoria Korolionok evokes a soul-searching journey that spans a century of romantic repertoire following the music-making traditions of Ysaye, Gershwin, and Rachmaninov. Cerdanyenca takes it's title from the eponymous sonata, written by Catalan composer Marc Migo Cortes, who dedicated this masterwork to Prihodko, his great friend. Conceived at the Juilliard School in New York, where Prihodko held the prestigious Kovner Fellowship while completing his Bachelor's Degree in the studio of Richard Aaron, and Migo Cortes was completing his Ph.D. in the studio of John Corigliano, Sonata Cerdanyenca continues the tradition of the grandiose twentieth-century masterworks for cello and piano. Cultivating the lifetime synergy between composer and cellist, Prihodko and Migo specifically drew inspiration from the artistic collaborations between Rostropovich and Britten, and Piatigorsky and Strauss. The newly commissioned and internationally premiered Sonata has won the prestigious Pau Casals Festival International Award in 2019. In this extremely demanding monumental piece, the composer portrays the legends of his home region of La Cerdanya, from the tales of La dona d'aigua (the seducing water-woman) to the echoing Sardana Dances of Catalonia. His use of folkloric elements contextualizes hundreds of years of storytelling in an engaging acoustical play, expertly guided by Korolionok and Prihodko. Album Tracks 1. Sonata Cerdanyenca 2. 2 Morcaeux de Salon Op. 6 3. Romanca Melodica 4. Sonata for Solo Cello Op.28 5. Three Preludes for Cello and Piano

Pure Freestyle was one of the most popular compilations of the freestyle revival of the late 1990's, featuring many sought after club hits including Savanah's InchThe One for Me,Inch Prestige's InchBe Mine Forever,Inch Nick Colon's Inch Me,Inch Rhythm Factor's InchLover GirlInch and many more cutting edge freestyle jams. All selections newly remastered. Album Tracks 1. Me 2. This Is the Last Time 3. The One for Me 4. Be Mine Forever 5. Don't Let Me Go 6. As Long As I'm with You 7. Can This Be? 8. Dreams I Have 9. Lover Girl 10. I Will Survive

Three huge hits by Freestyle, one of the first groups of the early Freestyle movement. Includes bonus instrumental versions. All selections newly remastered.