Murad Adigezalzade - Pno Ctos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Kajlajev / Kusunoki - Murad Kajlajev Piano Music [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/09/2016

Dark Hours was Lion's Share's sixth album and, as the title suggests, perhaps their heaviest to date. Nils Patrick Johansson (Astral Doors, Civil War) once again takes the lead vocals on this album.The band has made a point of bringing a menacing edge to this album, unleashing a veritable heavy metal storm.'Dark Hours' was a pleasant surprise, as many bands often take it easier as they get older. But here it's exactly the opposite with dark undertones, an energy is unleashed - an energy that shows the band is continuing to forge it's own path through modern power metal with melodic interludes. You only need to listen to the album once to appreciate what these experienced musicians have to offer, especially if you like the classic heavy metal traits dark, melodic, catchy and menacing. 'Dark Hours' remains one of Lion's Share's strongest albums to this day. After being out of print for a long time, the album is now being reissued on CD and LP.

Behzod Abduraimov joins Alpha for several recordings, starting with this 'kaleidoscope of miniatures' - miniatures that are in fact fairly gigantic, and showcase the Uzbek pianist's extreme virtuosity and sensitivity. 'Each movement is in itself a miniature, and taken together they form a kaleidoscope of human emotions and images of all kinds,' says Behzod Abduraimov. In his view, the pieces in Debussy's Children's Corner are not intended for young piano students, but 'for adults, so that they can immerse themselves in the world of children with a little nostalgia and a lot of humor.' When it comes to Chopin, 'each prelude has a different musical essence, creates it's own atmosphere. Together they form an arc spanning the distance from the first prelude to the last. So I tried to consider them as a whole.' Finally, Mussorgsky evokes in ten highly expressive movements the paintings at an exhibition held in posthumous tribute to his friend Viktor Hartmann. A 'Promenade' heard several times suggests Mussorgsky himself strolling through the exhibition. For Behzod Abduraimov, the InchPromenadesInch play a key role in this cycle they create the atmosphere before each painting.