Raats / Charadjanjan / Lassmann - 24 Madrigals for Two Pianos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Original soundtrack to the second season of the critically acclaimed and eight-time Emmy winning HBO series, starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep. Big Little Lies Music from Season 2 of the HBO Limited Series showcases an eclectic mix of soul, folk, blues, country and rock from Charles Bradley, the Spinners, Cassandra Wilson, Elle King, Willie Nelson and more. Several previously unreleased tracks are premiered, including InchPiece of My HeartInch by Christina Vierra and The Ryam Rehm Band (made famous by Janis Joplin's Big Brother and the Holding Company), InchWhy Can't We Live TogetherInch by Jim James (originally by Timmy Thomas), and InchThat Was YesterdayInch by Leon Bridges.

Lauded as one of the most original and brilliant of Georgian composers, Sulkhan Tsintsadze synthesized 20th-century classical elements with the rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, and modal characteristics of Georgian folk music. In so doing he developed, across a wide spectrum of the repertoire, his own highly personal and approachable idiom. His 24 Preludes for Piano were composed in 1971 and are unmistakably national in character. He gave new life to traditional Georgian folk songs and dances in a masterfully structured cycle that flows with the seamless eloquence of a film. This virtuosic kaleidoscope of contrasting images reveals music that is both extravagant and vibrant. Inga Fiolia studied at the Central Music School of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and the Cologne Musikhochschule with Alexey Nasedkin, Rudolf Kehrer and Vassily Lobanov. She has collaborated with orchestras including the Brussels Philharmonic, the Georgian State Chamber Orchestra and National Philharmonic, and the South Westphalia Philharmonic, and has broadcast on all the major German TV and radio stations.

Mauersberger / Singakademie Dresden - Lukaspassion [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/26/2009