Veronica Swift - Veronica Swift - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A celebration of the chamber works of US composer Stanley Silverman, with stellar performances by the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and featuring guest vocals from the iconic singer and songwriter Sting.Reveille (Trio No. 2) was written in 2011 for the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio. The work was commissioned by Ben Silverman and dedicated to Herman Sandler. The Trio with guest artist Sting gave the premiere on September 14, 2011 at the 92nd Street y in New York in observance of the tenth anniversary of 9/11.In Celebration (1989) was co-commissioned by the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois in honour of it's 20th anniversary and by the Tisch Center for the Performing Arts at the 92nd Street y in New York. The composition is dedicated to the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio in response to their request to write something Inchjazzy.Inch The Trio gave it's premiere on March 31, 1989 at the Krannert Center and it's New York premiere at the 92nd Street y on April 11, 1989.For over four decades of success the world over, including many award-winning recordings and newly commissioned works, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio continues to dazzle audiences and critics alike with it's performances. Since making their debut at the White House for President Carter's Inauguration in January 1977, pianist Joseph Kalichstein, violinist Jaime Laredo and cellist Sharon Robinson have set the standard for performance of the piano trio literature. This album marks their first on Signum Classics, and is dedicated to trio member Joseph Kalichstein who passed away on 31 March 2022.

Whereas Veronica Swift's 2019 Mack Avenue Records debut, Confessions, contained songs that played out like pages from her personal diary, on the captivating follow-up, This Bitter Earth, she flips by crafting an ingenious song cycle that tackles sexism (InchHow Lovely to Be a WomanInch), domestic abuse (InchHe Hit MeInch), environmental issues, racism, xenophobia (InchYou Have To Be Carefully TaughtInch), and the dangers of fake news (InchThe Sports PageInch). The singer-songwriter gathered material that covers multiple genres, including jazz, American musicals, and contemporary indie-rock fortifying her position as a leading force in genre-bending song presentation.

With Herd, pianist Vera Kappeler and percussionistPeter Conradin Zumthor present on Intakt Records theirlong-awaited second duo album after their acclaimed 2014debut Babylon-Suite.Kappeler/Zumthor is an exceptionally innovative duo. Theyare bubbling over with ideas, yet take their time to developnew programs, working with the utmost care. They areoriented towards international innovation in the borderarea of jazz and new music and have a huge artistic potential,which the two of them exploit brilliantly on Herd. Theircommon sound cosmos surprises with playfulness and apeculiarity that reaches into the bizarre. With exceptionalmusical and technical skills, they have, over the years.They developed their very own musical language and aremasters at telling stories with their music.Author Reto Hänny writes in the literary liner notes, burningstrong images into the reader's mind in a language thatcarries a lot of music and flow InchWhat else is there to sayexcept that I like this music and to repeat it endlessly; itsings, it sings, again and again, touching, stirring, heart -breakingly beautiful.Inch