Various Artists - Whispering Colors - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Tango Ouh 2. Elisa 3. Superblond 4. Snack 1 5. Waltz for Michel Petrucciani 6. Proko-Type of Polka 7. Snack 2 8. Kartzan's Choice 9. Heartfilms 10. Snack 3 11. 010101 12. Superblond (Single Version)

Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630), the great mathematician and astronomer, was very much concerned all of his life with the connection between practical music and cosmology. He felt strongly that music mirrors the cosmos and used phrases such as Inchthe Song of the EarthInch and InchNature's secret whisperingInch. He broke from his contemporaries who thought that the motions of the planets and other heavenly bodies actually made sound, but thought that those motions and all of the geometry of the heavens were reflected in the most perfect polyphonic pieces of his time. Concerto Palatino proposes a program centered on the ideas of Johannes Kepler and the music of his lifetime. Taking Tui sunt coeli by Orlando di Lasso as a point of departure the group explores other polyphonic and polychoral music of Lasso and his contemporaries (Andrea Gabrieli, Lambert de Sayve, Hans Leo Hassler, etc.). In addition, they commissioned a new work for the project by the renowned composer Calliope Tsoupaki. Her new piece is called ASTRON (to the stars) and is based on a Delphic Hymn. For this project, Concerto Palatino was joined by a truly Inchstar-studdedInch lineup of singers Hana Blažíková and Barbora Kabátková, sopranos; Alex Potter, countertenor; Benedict Hymans and Jan van Elsacker, tenor; Tomáš Kral, baritone; and Jaromir Nosek, bass. Album Tracks 1. Tui Sunt Cœli À 8 (No. 494 from InchMagnum Opus MusicumInch) 2. In Me Transierunt Irae Tuae À 5 (No. 263 from InchSacrae Cantiones Quinque VocumInch) 3. Si Caelum Et Caeli Caelorum À 6 (No. 401 from InchCantiones Sacrae S*x VocumInch) 4. Deus Misereatur Nostri in F Ionian Mode (No. 38 from InchConcerti, Il Primo LibroInch) 5. Beati Quorum Remissae Sunt À 6 (From InchPsalmi DavidiciInch - Instrumental Version) 6. Jubilate Deo Omnis Terra, Exultate À 12 (No. 13 from InchReliquae Sacrorum ConcentumInch) 7. Cantate Domino

The highly innovative conductor Sergey Smbatyan leads the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra on their new album CONTEMPORARY COLOURS. Featuring music exclusively by Maltese composers, the album combines full orchestration with pre-recorded elements, traditional instrumentation, and contemporary sounds to bring the pieces to life. The project aims to highlight Maltese music, bringing together the sounds of Euchar Gravina, Mariella Cassar-Cordina, Christopher Muscat, Veronique Vella, Alexander Vella Gregory, and Albert Garzia, all active innovators in their field. Enjoy this selection of new contemporary classics as performed by Malta's only professional orchestra. Album Tracks 1. Three Pieces for Orchestra and Pre-Recorded Sounds 2. Waiting 3. Mesogeios 4. Fine Line 5. Rih = Wind 6. Xamm = Scent