Jackson / Daniels / Kirkby - Songs & Canzonets & a Sonata - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Although the word salon derives from a room in a domestic dwelling (In 1836, Robert Schumann referred to Salonmusik (a term he incidentally coined) as a 'combination of sentiment and piano passage'), it also came to refer to private gatherings of composers and well-to-do members of society congregated in order to appreciate musical performances of a shorter and more varied nature, as distinct from those of longer chamber works. By the 1830s, the musical salon emerged as a vehicle for virtuoso performers who encapsulated the romantic ideals of enhanced emotional subjectivity and greater artistic individuality, with the piano at the center of it all. The charming, off-the-cuff pieces that so delighted audiences up until relatively recently seem to have faded away with the last performers of the romantic tradition. This album serves to illuminate the brilliant music that many of these underrated yet highly talented 19th century composers gave us. '... played with a purity, profundity and sense of dramatic architecture that truly stops you in your tracks. Really, bravo.' (Gramophone, 'Editor's Choice' - VILSMAYR Partitas [FHR38]) Album Tracks 1. Mazurka No. 1 in G Major, Op. 26 (Vivo) 2. Cantabile E Valzer, Op. 19 (Cantabile Quasi Adagio) 3. Sérénade, Op. 4 (Allegro Molto) 4. Piano Pieces, Op. 18 No. 1, Mélodie in F Major (Moderato) 5. Concerto Romantique, Op. 35 III. Canzonetta (Allegro Moderato) 6. 6 Morceaux, Op. 85 No. 3, Cavatina (Larghetto Quasi Andantino) 7. Serenade No. 1 in a Major (Allegretto 8. La Serenata, 'Angel's Serenade' (Andante Con Moto) 9. 12 Bagatelles, Op. 13 10. 2 Pezzi, Op. 24 No. 2, Serenata Napoletana (Un Poco Sostenuto a Piacere) 11. Aria, Op. 22 (Lento) 12. Mazurka No. 2 in E Major, Op. 39 (Animato) 13. 4 Morceaux, Op. 12 No. 1, Canzonetta in B minor (Sostenuto) 14. Méditation in a Major, Op. 75, No. 5, 'Aprè

Kaleidoscopic Visions showcases Tom Skinner drawing together the many threads of his career as one of the UK's most versatile and free-thinking contemporary musicians. Performing and recording with Sons of Kemet, The Smile, Kano, Floating Points and Peter Zummo as well as a wide range of collaborations across London's vibrant improvised and electronic scene, Skinner's diverse touchpoints are brought together in an album of quiet power and profound truths, reflecting his journey so far and opening the road towards what is to come.The album unfolds across two distinct sonic landscapes. Side A presents entirely instrumental compositions performed by Skinner's live Bishara band-bassist Tom Herbert, cellist Kareem Dayes, and Robert Stillman and Chelsea Carmichael on various woodwinds and reeds-with electric guitar on two tracks courtesy of Portishead's Adrian Utley. A drummer-composer bringing his wealth of experience to bear on the role of bandleader, Skinner composed primarily on guitar, embracing the freedom that came with writing on his secondary instrument. Skinner's musical world opens further on Side B, where a collection of poised vocal collaborations stretch out from jazz and improvisation towards a more dream-like, soulful sound. The centerpiece is InchThe Maxim,Inch a ten-minute collaboration with Grammy Award-winning Meshell Ndegeocello, a dubby, spacious meditation on life and death, delivered with a free-spirited grace. On Kaleidoscopic Visions, one of London's most vital musical figures gives us a sparkling glimpse of the multi-coloured lens through which his unique sound is now refracting. Album Tracks 1. There's Nothing to Be Scared of 2. Auster 3. Margaret Anne 4. Kaleidoscopic Visions 5. Mha 6. Still (Quiet) 7. The Maxim (Feat. Meshell Ndegeocello) 8. Extensions 12 9. Logue (Feat. Contour) 10. See How They Run (Feat. Yaffra)

Zani / Rognoni / Cantalupi - Sonate a Violino E Basso [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/06/2017