In Search of Nature - Berlin Classics Junior: In Search of Nature / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Studies in Nature is inspired by the captivating illustrations of biologist and naturalist Erns Haeckel (1834-1919). These are musical depictions of these illustrations, performed on acoustic instruments. The music of Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand (b.1970) has been called Inchstrong and startlingly lovelyInch (Boston Globe). His compositions are wide-ranging in influence and inspiration, encompassing solo, chamber, vocal and orchestral works. From scores for dance, to compositions for young people, to multi-disciplinary and collaborative works, Al-Zand's music is diverse in both it's subject matter and it's audience. It explores connections between music and other arts, and draws inspiration from varied sources such as graphic art, myths and fables, folk music of the world, film, spoken word, jazz, and his own Middle Eastern heritage. Al-Zand's music has enjoyed success in the US, Canada and abroad and he is the recipient of several national awards, including the Sackler Composition Prize, the ArtSong Prize, the Louisville Orchestra Competition Prize and the InchArts and Letters Award in MusicInch from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a founding and artistic board member of Musiqa, Houston's premier contemporary music group, which presents concerts featuring new and classic repertoire of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In his scholarly work, he has pursued several diverse areas of music theory, including topics in jazz, counterpoint, and improvisation. Al-Zand was born in Tunis, Tunisia, raised in Ottawa, Canada and educated in Montreal and Cambridge. He has taught composition and music theory at the Shepherd School since 2000.

Roche / Sounds Of Nature - V2 Great Masters [COMPACT DISCS] date 11/01/2014

Album Tracks 1. Troldtog (March of the Dwarfs), Lyric Piece for Orchestra No. 4 (Orchestration of Op. 54/3) 2. Vltava (The Moldau), Symphonic Poem (MÁ Vlast No. 2), JB 1 112/2 3. Keyboard Concerto in D Major, H. 18/11 3. Rondo All'ungarese 4. Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1, for Orchestra in a Major, Op. 11/1 5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300I) 3. Alla Turca. Allegretto 6. St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain (Ivanova Noch' Na Lisoy Gore), Symphonic Poem for Orchestra 7. L' Arlésienne, Suite for Orchestra No. 1, from the Incidental Music Carillon 8. Capriccio Espagnol (Kaprichchio Na Ispankskiye Temï), for Orchestra, Op. 34 Alborada 9. Capriccio Espagnol (Kaprichchio Na Ispankskiye Temï), for Orchestra, Op. 34 Scena E Canto Gitano 10. Capriccio Espagnol (Kaprichchio Na Ispankskiye Temï), for Orchestra, Op. 34 Fandango Asturiano 11. Scaramouche (3), Suite for 2 Pianos, Op. 165B Brazileira (Mouvement de Samba) 12. Nutcracker, Suite from the Ballet, Op. 71A Trepak 13. Nutcracker, Suite from the Ballet, Op. 71A Chinesischer Tanz 14. Nutcracker, Suite from the Ballet, Op. 71A Tanz Der Rohrflöten 15. Nutcracker, Suite from the Ballet, Op. 71A Arabischer Tanz 16. Lyric Suite for Orchestra (Orchestration of Op. 54) Zug Der Zwerge (Conclusion)