Saint-Saens / Warnier / Slatkin - Sym 3 Organ Sym Danse Macabre Cypres Et Lauriers - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rose / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir - Danse Macabre [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/11/2015

Albert Roussel forged a unique musical identity in his music and remains one of the most intriguing and influential of French composers. In this first of three volumes of his complete piano music, one can hear his originality as early as the Sonatine, Op. 16, composed in 1912 where fantasy and atmospheric color are prominent. Le Marchand de sable qui passe, Op. 13 (The Sandman) is incidental music written for a verse play where the influence of Debussy and Wagner can sometimes be felt. Roussel's last creative phase, represented by Trois Pieces, Op. 49, reveals his incisive wit, concern for rhythmic vitality, and even jazzy turns of phrase.

Since founding Swedish synthpop duo Kite in 2008, singer Nicklas Stenemo and keyboardist Christian Hutchinson Berg's brooding fusion of cinematic electronics and anthemic pop has steadily elevated into a spectacle of passion, atmosphere, and communion. Their debut double-A vinyl single for Dais Records, Don't take the light away / Remember me captures Kite at their most urgent, thrilling and apocalyptic.InchDon't take the light awayInch is a song about Inchthe war between energies,Inch with singer Stenemo's wounded croon leading a rising tide of stabbing strings, pulsing percussion, and looming bass orchestrated by keyboardist Hutchinson Berg, surging to a mass-chanted chorus both desperate and triumphant (Inchdance, let them dance into me / people versus people can't see / hands should be holding handsInch). InchRemember meInch was written following the band's 2017 US tour, capturing the intense feelings of burnout and exhaustion. InchRemember me, Won't you remember me, Promise you'll remember me.InchWords only tell half of the story; smoke spills across the stage, and the melodies become a battle cry. Our worst fears eventually boil over, turning into hope and resilience. Like the best of Kite's music, InchDon't take the light awayInch and InchRemember meInch fuse theater and catharsis into anthems of universal yearning, born of Inchthe struggle to keep a flickering candle lit in a very dark space.Inch