Hayato Sumino - Hayato Sumino: Human Universe - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

CHOPIN ORBIT The eagerly anticipated second album by celebrated Japanese pianist and composer Hayato Sumino (aka 'Cateen') Available on CD & Vinyl. - Following the success of his acclaimed Sony debut Human Universe, Hayato Sumino-known globally as 'Cateen'-returns with Chopin Orbit, a conceptually rich and emotionally resonant album that places the music of Frédéric Chopin at it's center. - Chopin, Sumino's favorite composer, has long been a gravitational force in his artistic life. That connection was first spotlighted during his standout performances at the 2021 International Chopin Competition and now takes full flight in Chopin Orbit. This unique collection features Sumino's original compositions inspired by Chopin's masterpieces, not as imitations but as creative echoes-melodies and motifs reimagined through the lens of a 21st century classical artist. - Included are pieces such as Chopin's Polonaise-Fantasie op. 61, Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Berceuse, and Raindrop Prelude, alongside Hayato's original works White Keys and Post Rain. Also featured are works by Thomas Adès, Leopold Godowsky, and Leoš Janácek-highlighting Chopin's influence across generations. Album Tracks 1. Prologue 2. Étude in A-Flat Major InchAeolian HarpInch Op. 25/1 3. Lydian Harp 4. Prélude in D-Flat Major InchRaindropInch Op. 28/15 5. Raindrop Postlude 6. Étude in G-Flat Major InchBlack KeysInch Op. 10/5 7. White Keys 8. Mazurka in C Major Op. 24/2 9. Mazurka Op. 27/2 10. Nocturne in C-Sharp minor Op. Post. / KK Iva/16 11. Larghetto 12. Berceuse in D-Flat Major Op. 57 13. Good Night! 14. Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-Flat Major Op. 61 15. Imaginary Polonaise 16. Grande Vaise Brillante in E-Flat Major Op. 18 17. Concert Paraphrase of Chopin's Grande Vaise Brillante 18.

This recording features rarely performed musical works by three renowned 20th-century Italian composers Franco Margola, Giorgio Federico Ghedini and Vittorio Rieti. Margola was profoundly influenced by Alfredo Casella, whom he met while still a student of composition. After graduating, Margola began to compose his Piano Trio in A, and on hearing the piece, Casella immediately rated it among the best modern trios, including it in the repertoire of his own piano trio and performing it in Italy and abroad. The composition, in three movements, is characterized by drama and darkness, with moments of great expression but also fleeting, volatile brilliance. It's concision of articulation and form, it's ability to consistently maintain a tight and fully logical discourse and it's modern but comprehensible harmonic language all conspired to make this composition one of the most appreciated in Margola's catalogue. In Due Intermezzi (Two Intermezzos), written by Ghedini at the age of 23, the sublime mastery of counterpoint and use of forms that would become the composer's signature are already evident and accomplished. Each intermezzo has a distinct character the first, marked InchtranquilloInch (calm), pervaded by an intimate atmosphere giving in to momentary expressive outbursts; the second tinged with irony and a buoyant spirit. Unlike Margola and Ghedini, who spent their entire professional lives in Italy (both renowned professors and eventually directors of conservatories), the advent of Mussolini's fascism forced Rieti - who had Jewish roots and whose music was considered deviant by the regime - to emigrate first to Paris and then to the United States. He was a composer particularly admired by the American public and often performed there, despite being almost completely ignored in his native country. Album Tracks 1. Piano Trio (1935) 2. Due Intermezzi (1915) 3.

Meet Me @ The Altar present a new musical and cultural paradigm for pop punk. The Florida-based trio-Edith Johnson [vocals], Téa Campbell [guitar], and Ada Juarez [drums]-write the kinds of anthems that you can scream along to at a festival, head-bang to in a club, or sit with while in your feelings at home. The women may have met via YouTube - in true modern-day fashion - but the band shares a classic mission. Flipping the script for rock music and it's culture, they bring together elements of Warped Tour-era punk, 2010s pop, and easycore. Album Tracks 1. Feel a Thing 2. Mapped Out 3. Brighter Days (Are Before Us) 4. Now or Never 5. Never Gonna Change 6. Wake Up