Pietro Scarpini - Discovered Tapes - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

In 1781, the Zong - a British slave ship - left Ghana with twice the number it was designed to carry, bound for Jamaica. The ship's owners claimed that drinking water was running low, and ordered the crew to throw more than 130 living enslaved people overboard. Over 200 years later, Jamaica has become a place of significance for Witter-Johnson. As a young child, she often spent her six-week summer holiday visiting extended family in Jamaica, taking trips to a favorite beach on the south coast. It was here that she witnessed a terrible fatal accident at one end of the beach, yet at the other end, a baptism and celebration was taking place. Witter-Johnson explores this spectrum of events tied together by their central themes of ancestry, family and the ocean, noting that even amidst the darkness of death, there is still room for joy. Combining alternative R&B with classical, and with influences from soul, hip hop and reggae, Ayanna Witter-Johnson is the definition of an eclectic soul. Th Album Tracks 1. Witter-Johnson Applause 2. Witter-Johnson Unconditionally 3. Gwilym Simcock All Roads 4. Witter-Johnson/Sakyi Chariot 5. Witter-Johnson/Webb Falling 6. Simcock Holding 7. Witter-Johnson Tidal Warning 8. Witter-Johnson Ocean Floor Suite 9. Witter-Johnson Ocean Floor Suite 10. Witter-Johnson Ocean Floor Suite 11. Witter-Johnson Ocean Floor Suite 12. Witter-Johnson Forever

A recital by Piero Scarpini, the pianist who put his art at the service of 20th Century music, is always a source of stimulating modernity, even when he sits at the piano and plays masterpieces of the past. Those who are familiar with Scarpini and his personal conflict with contemporary music, know in fact, that his Bach, his Mozart, and his Beethoven can not be solely Inchsome worksInch selected at random from any pianist's repertoire, but they will always be InchthatInch Bach, InchthatInch Mozart, and InchthatInch Beethoven, which for their interpreter are the most innovative and in some way Inchcontemporary.Inch These live recordings were taken from Scarpini recitals dated 1953, 1961, and 1974. Album Tracks 1. Piano Concerto No.25 in C Major, K.503 2. Piano Concerto No.27 in B Flat Major, K.595 3. Piano Sonata No.12 in F Major K.332 4. Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor K.457 5. Rondo No.1 in D Major K.485 6. Adagio in B minor K.540 7. Variations on InchEin Weib Ist Das Herrlichste DingInch in F Major K.613 Variations I-V 8. Andante (Orgelstück FÜR Eine Uhr) in F Major K.616 1st Scarpini Version 9. Andante (Orgelstück FÜR Eine Uhr) in F Major K.616 2nd Scarpini Version

Kate Rusby, often hailed as the 'First Lady of Folk', celebrates an amazing 30 years as a professional musician in 2022 with the of a brand new album 30 Many Happy Returns (Pure Records) on May 6.30 Many Happy Returns, features a stellar array of guest musicians who have all inspired Kate during her career Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Richard Hawley, Darlingside, KT Tunstall, Sarah Jarosz, Sam Kelly, Dan Tyminski, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Damien O'Kane and on the physical version of the album, a bonus track with the Royal Northern Sinfonia. The songs are newly recorded versions of favourites from across Kate's career. Commenting on her career 30th anniversary, Kate said InchMusic has taken me all over the world in those 30 years, where I've met the most incredible musicians and singers. 30 Happy Returns is a culmination of those years, the music, the singers, the laughs, the songs, the memories. Here I am joined by some of my all-time musical heroes, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Richard Hawley, KT Tunstall, Darlingside, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Sarah Jarosz, Damien O'Kane, Sam Kelly not to mention the amazing lads in my band! I am in awe of their talent and generosity in sharing it and can safely say there are so many Inchdream come trueInch moments on this album. By my very nature I've never been ambitious so I am astounded taking this retrospective look over the years and feel so blessed to sing with these incredible artists. I am one very happy, happy girl!!Inch Album Tracks 1. We Will Sing @30 2. No Names @30 3. Fairest of All Yarrow @30 4. Cruel @30 5. Let Me Be @30 6. Ghost @30 7. High on a Hill @30 8. Blooming Heather @30 9. Only Desire What You Have @30 10. Underneath the Stars @30 11. Walk the Road @30 12. Hunter Moon @30 13. Until Morning 14. Jenny Extraordinary Remix 15. As the Lights Go Out