Victor Rosenbaum - Last Piano Pieces - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Opus 109 - I Vivage Ma Non Troppo 2. Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Opus 109 - II Prestissimo 3. Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Opus 109 - III Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo (Gesangvoll, Mit Inningster Empfindung) 4. Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Opus 110 - I Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo 5. Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Opus 110 - II Allegro Molto 6. Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Opus 110 - III Adagio, Ma Non Troppo; Arioso Dolente (Klagender Gesang) 7. Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Opus 110 - IV Fuga Allegro, Ma Non Troppo; L'istesso Tempo Di Arioso 8. Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Opus 110 - V L'istesso Tempo Della Fuga Poi a Poi Di Nuovo Vivente (Nach Und Nach Wieder Auflebend) 9. Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Opus 111 - I Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato 10. Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Opus 111 - II Arietta Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile

Album Tracks 1. Son in a, D.959 I. Allegro 2. Son in a, D.959 II. Andantino 3. Son in a, D.959 III. Scherzo Allegro Vivace 4. Son in a, D.959 IV. Rondo Allegretto 5. Moments Musicaux, Op.94 I. Moderato 6. Moments Musicaux, Op.94 II. Andante 7. Moments Musicaux, Op.94 III. Allegro Moderato 8. Moments Musicaux, Op.94 IV. Moderato 9. Moments Musicaux, Op.94 V. Allegro Vivace 10. Moments Musicaux, Op.94 VI. Allegretto

I was in a dream, but now I can see that change is the only law. With a credo adapted from science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, an album title from a collection of metaphysical poetry, and an expansion in consciousness brought on by personal crisis, guitarist and songwriter Shana Cleveland learns to embrace a changing world with unconditional love on News of the Universe, the new full-length from California rock band La Luz. News of the Universe is a record born of calamity, a work of dark, beautiful psychedelia reflecting Cleveland's experience of having her world blown apart by a breast cancer diagnosis just two years after the birth of her son. It's also a portrait of a band in flux, marking the first appearance for drummer Audrey Johnson and the final ones from longtime members bassist Lena Simon and keyboardist Alice Sandahl, whose contributions add a bittersweet edge to a record that is both elegy for an old world and cosmic road map to a strange new one. But is there any band in the world more suited to capturing the chaos of change in all it's messy beauty than La Luz? Formed by Cleveland in 2012, La Luz is beloved for their ability to balance bedlam and bliss, each new record another fine-tuning of the band's mix of swaggering riffs with angelic vocals borrowed from doo-wop and folk; a band so reliably great that it makes the huge step forward in confidence and sheer musicality that is News of the Universe all the more formidable. Cleveland, also a writer and painter, has developed into a truly original songwriter with her own canon of haunted psychedelia. Yet if Cleveland has spent years writing songs about ghosts, what lurks in the shadows of News of the Universe is nothing less than death itself. InchThere are moments on this album that sound to me like the last frantic confession before an asteroid destroys the earth,Inch says Cleveland. The powerful