Various Artists - North India: Instrumental Music of Mediaeval - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

They offer such interesting blends of timbre that one wonders why they have become so rare on concert stages in the meantime Songs that are accompanied not only by the piano, but also by another instrument. In order not to compete too much with solo singing, instruments in the middle voice ranges are suitable for these trio songs, such as viola or horn in this production. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the genre was so popular that even composer-celebrities such as Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms made individual contributions; but many were also written by little-known or even unknown colleagues, among whom there are many a hidden gems to be discovered. The quartet Burkhart / Koch / Lamotke / Kaldewei has recorded works by František Škroup, Wilhelm Kleinecke or Heinrich Proch for the first time and provides a real enrichment of the repertoire. Album Tracks 1. Auf dem Strom, D. 943 2. Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano~I. Far, far from each other 3. Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano~II. Where is it that our soul doth go? 4. Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano~III. Music, when soft voices die 5. Liebes Thal, Op. 15 6. An den Abendstern, Op. 6 7. Nachtviolen D 752 8. Zwei Lieder, Op. 5~I. Abenddämmerung 9. Zwei Lieder, Op. 5~II. Mein Herz ist im Hochland 10. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~I. Drüben ging die Sonne scheiden 11. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~II. Trübe wird's, die Wolken jagen 12. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~III. Auf geheimem Waldespfade 13. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~IV. Sonnenuntergang 14. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~V. Auf dem Teich 15. An die Sterne 16. Thräne 17. Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op. 91, 1

NuNorthern Soul may be Ibiza-based, but the tag's connections with Nottingham run deep. Over the years, Phil Cooper's imprint has offered up countless releases and remixes from some of the East Midlands' city's most Balearic-minded residents, including Crazy P's Jim Baron, Is It Balearic? chiefs Coyote and, most recently, Constellations Workshop associates Brown Fang.You can also add to that list Torn Sail, a collaboration between Brown Fang members Jon Thompson and Henry Scott, and another Notts-based NuNorthern Soul contributor, Huw Costin. The trio's mesmerizing 'Disconnected' recently featured on the tag's deluxe 10th anniversary vinyl box set and now they return with a single credited to both Brown Fang and Torn Sail - the first such occurrence of that happening.Those who heard Brown Fang's brilliant mini-album, Sherwood Pines, will immediately feel at home. Both 'Exit' and 'Endless', the two tracks showcased on this fine single , feature the same gorgeous, slowly shifting fusion of sun-kissed electric guitar textures, ambient atmospherics and immersive, sunset-friendly sound design.First up is 'Exit', an undulating, slow burning delight where rising and falling electronic melodies and yearning, gently jazzy electric guitar motifs rise above a sparse, shuffling, subtly Latin-tinged drum machine rhythm and warming bass. Endearing, enveloping and endlessly attractive, the track seemingly blossoms in slow motion throughout it's' three-and-a-half-minute duration, with additional musical elements presenting themselves as it progresses. Even by the trio's high standards, it's a magical composition.On 'Endless', the long-time collaborators explore their love of mind-soothing ambient soundscapes. Doffing a cap to the 1970s new age ambience of Steve Hillage - whose distinctively languid, stretched out, effects-laden electric guitar solos were undoubtedly an inspiration -

Various Artists - Il Ranch Degli Spietati (Original Soundtrack) [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/12/2013