Various Artists - Emotions - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The title of Yuko Inoue's debut album says it all. The sound of the fortepiano draws us 200 years back - to a time when composers developed a new musical language in parallel with the evolution of the instruments. A time where music really becomes the art of emotions. Harpsichordist and forte-pianist Yuko Inoue's career took an unexpected turn when she met the music of C.P.E. Bach For the first time in her life she heard music that was extremely close to her own temperament, so close that she has jokingly suggested that she herself must have been C.P.E. Bach in a past life. The composers on this belong to four different generations in a time when keyboard instruments were evolving rapidly. The fortepiano (1780 original, maker unknown) from Edvind Beunk's collection that Yuko Inoue has chosen for this recording, is an instrument all of them would have had a passionate relationship with. Based in Cologne, Ms Inoue has established her place in the music life with numerous appearances as harpsichordist and forte-pianist, both in solo and chamber music - in Japan as well as in Europe, i.e., with the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn, Kölner Kammerorchester, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, The Norwegian Baroque Orchestra and at the Utrecht Festival voor Oude Muziek.

Emma Rawicz - Chroma [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/22/2023

East West explores musical landscapes from the European and American parts of the globe, resulting in a kind of travel journal that begins in Eastern Europe and then travels westward Duo Aliada is known for their creative approach to adapting classical repertoire for their own instruments. Polish saxophonist Michal Knot and Serbian accordionist Bogdan Laketic formed the duo in 2013 in Vienna, a city whose rich musical tradition reflects it's history as a crossroads between Eastern and Western Europe. The following years brought Michal and Bogdan to performances around the world, and into contact with various cultures and musical traditions. This wide range of experiences, beginning all the way back with their childhoods in Eastern Europe, is a major source of inspiration for their music making and for this album.