Erik Satie - The Essential Collection
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A collection of 13CDs to celebrate Erik Satie's 150th birthday A box set of captivatingly idiosyncratic piano pieces, songs and ballets by Satie and his friends such as Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc Features famous and popular pieces such as Vexation, a forerunner of Minimalism or the simple, haunting Gymnopédies (1888) and Gnossiennes (1890) who hav... [Read More]
EMI Classics relaunches the popular EMI Masters Series: The definitive series of great classical music from a trove of the most notable and revered classical recordings ever made. Available on CD and for digital download, this newly repackaged installment of 30 masters celebrates EMI Classics' greatest artists,including Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Baren... [Read More]
"Lang Lang is the world's most successful pianist, the hottest artist on the classical music planet" comments The New York Times. 28-year-old Lang Lang has played sold out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world. The "Best of Lang Lang" brings together the most popular pieces Lang Lang has recorded on Deutsche Grammophon, all on one ... [Read More]
These two fascinating works are combined into one volume that includes an interesting biography, background information on the writing of the music, indispensable performance suggestions and a listing of recommended readings and recordings.
Coming off the immense success of the Billboard-charting Let me tell you which received rave reviews from the New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Wall St. Journal, and many more Barbara Hannigan turns her attention to the work of Erik Satie as the musical world celebrates his 150th birthday. The disc focuses on one of the minimalist... [Read More]
The tracks are: 1. Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Taillis (Solo quartet: John Korman, violin, Beverly Schiebler, violin, Thomas Dumm, viola, John Sant' Ambrogio, cello, 2. Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie No. 1", 3. Satie's "Gymnopedie No. 3", 4. Samuel Barber's Adagio For Strings, 5. Gabriel Faure's Pavane, Op. 50, 6. Percy Grainger's "Ir... [Read More]
Screamworks Records' first release is a very strong soundtrack: the postapocalyptic-vampire-roadmovie (!) Stake Land, composed by the brilliant Jeff Grace (The House of the Devil, I Sell the Dead, The Last Winter). This is an intriguing work that combines elements of folk Americana, intimate piano music and aggressive orchestral action music. The a... [Read More]
Here's an interesting concept: two CDs of great classical music excerpts combined with a nearly 250-page booklet featuring a glossary of all the major classical terms (from adagio to zarzuela), along with brief biographical notes for all the composers included. The excerpts are all generally superb, the price can't be beat, and the liner notes shou... [Read More]
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