John Sheppard - Gaude Gaude Gaude Maria: Sacred Choral Works - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

Esteemed pianist James Iman releases his highly anticipated album, InchIman III,Inch marking the third instalment in his groundbreaking series. Delving into a diverse repertoire, Iman's latest offering showcases a unique blend of piano works that resonate with the complexities of the human experience.The genesis of InchIman IIIInch amidst the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic underscores the resilience and creative introspection that defined it's conception. Originally planned for recording prior to the pandemic-induced lockdowns, the project encountered delays, allowing Iman ample time to refine and redefine it's thematic underpinnings. The resulting album is a testament to the profound evolution of artistic vision in the face of adversity.Iman's eclectic program transcends traditional narrative structures, inviting listeners into a labyrinth of musical abstraction where each piece engages in a nuanced dialogue with it's counterparts. From Klaus Huber's haunting exploration of silence in InchEin Hauch von Unzeit IIInch to Alban Berg's masterful interplay of chromaticism and counterpoint in his Piano Sonata Op. 1, InchIman IIIInch offers a multifaceted journey through the annals of musical expression.In Morton Feldman's InchLast Pieces,Inch Iman embraces the freedom afforded by the composer's experimental notation, weaving a tapestry of sound that defies conventional constraints. Emulating the randomness inherent in Feldman's ensemble works, Iman navigates the delicate balance between structure and spontaneity, inviting listeners to immerse themselves in a realm of deliberate and enjoyable ambiguity.Betsy Jolas's enigmatic InchB for SonataInch serves as a fitting conclusion to the album, epitomizing the composer's innovative approach to form and rhythm. Through meticulously crafted rhythmic freedoms and evolving tonal landscapes, Iman breathes life into Jolas's intros

Gerd Guglh r - Sacred Choral Works [COMPACT DISCS] date 03/25/2008

Taba, the new album from Japanese musician, songwriter and traveller Satomimagae, unfolds as a series of vignettes that document both the personal and the universal, seen and unseen. Observing and absorbing the fleeting scenes and sounds of life flowing outside of her home studio, Satomi sings beyond herself, in an orbit of souls and systems both in the present and in the strange flux of memory, leaving linear songwriting to rest for circuitous stories expanded and expansive in tone and texture.