Ciacca plays with a rare blend of earthiness, fire and intellect. Elements of Thelonious Monk, Wynton Kelly, Red Garland and Bobby Timmons recall a creatively vital and yet oddly neglected school of jazz.
The four sonatas are a step forward in maturity, sonority, and emotional depth. The second movement of Sonata No. 7 is famous for its intimations of later tragic slow movements, as well as for its own beauty. The Sonata Pathétique, one of Beethoven's best known works, impresses for its tragic sonorities. Sonata No. 9 introduces the "sturm und drang" character, and some innovations that Beethoven used to end the classical era and begin the romantic era. Sonata No. 10 it's a work of great charm and of considerable rhythmic subtlety.
Red Distortion is a dark journey through European silver mines and closed industries. The sound of this album is very dark, glitchy and scary, with noisy drones and ambient textures. You will find a heavy ambient attitude with some dub influences combined with scary atmospheres and raw and beautiful minimalism.
Inspired by the old traditional Irish song "The Water Is Wide" comes a hauntingly beautiful soundscape of melodic compositions sounding at once both composed and spontaneous.
This album has touches of jazz, classical, folk and new age nuances. Acoustic and electric guitar interwoven with piano lines are crafted with harmonic and rhythmic subtlety. This is an utterly listenable and very intriguing album, taking the listener on a mystical journey of the senses.
Worldwide acclaimed pianist Sebastián Forster ventured into accomplishing a
lifetime-legacy major project of immense proportions: the recording of the 32
Piano Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven, in an ongoing creative effort during 10
albums, from 2009 to early 2011.
Sebastián is a true Beethovian, he breathes and experiences Beethoven's every
single emotion, of true love, drama, passion, desperation, beauty and darkness.
Living Beethoven with every key stroke is an experience of monumental inner
impact, only at reach for the daring soul and the truly talented soloist.
Famous for his deeply moving and highly original interpretations and dazzling
mastery of his repertoire, Sebastián continues this travel through the universe
of Beethoven in this Volume 3 with four Sonatas from 1798 and 1799: Piano Sonata
No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, was dedicated to the Countess Anne Margarete
von Browne, and written in 1798; Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly
known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years
old, and published in 1799; Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1, is an
early-period work by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to Baroness Josefa von
Braun; and Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2 was composed in
1798-1799, and is an early-period work by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to
Baroness Josefa von Braun.
The four sonatas are a step forward in maturity, sonority, and emotional depth.
The second movement of Sonata No. 7 is famous for its intimations of later
tragic slow movements, as well as for its own beauty. The Sonata Pathétique, one
of Beethoven's best known works, impresses for its tragic sonorities. Sonata No.
9 introduces the "sturm und drang" character, and some innovations that
Beethoven used to end the classical era and begin the romantic era. Sonata N0.
10 it's a work of great charm and of considerable rhythmic subtlety
Hear Beethoven as you have never heard it before, getting lost in the world of
invigorating ideas and emotional virtuosity that has made Sebastián Forster one
of the outstanding interpreters of the classical repertoire currently working on
the world stage today.
Red Distortion is a dark journey through European silver mines and closed
industries. The sound of this album is very dark, glitchy and scary, with noisy drones and ambient textures.
The main idea for Red Distortion was to create a heavy ambient attitude with
some dub influences, combined with scary atmospheres and raw, beautiful
minimalism. Those 4 tracks are all improvised with a small amount of overdubs.
Inspired by industrial bands like Throbbing Gristle, Mokira, Sigillum S and
Lustmord, Noise Hifi's debut album Red Distortion will redefine the world of
Dark Ambient and Industrial music.
All the sounds on this album are based around the
Swedish software Reason and Logic pro, except for the analogue synthesizer
Sequential circuits Pro One The Fender Precision Bass and the Roland RE 201
Space Echo.
Inspired by the old traditional Irish song "The Water Is Wide" comes
a hauntingly beautiful soundscape of melodic compositions sounding at
once both composed and spontaneous.
This album has touches of jazz, classical, folk and new age nuances.
With David's masterful touch on acoustic and electric guitar
interwoven with piano lines crafted with harmonic and rhythmic
subtlety, utterly listenable and very intriguing taking the listener
on yet another mystical journey of the senses.
Go back to the future of new-wave pop rock with Hollyboots. Reminiscent of the 1980's
with a modern twist, this 16 song LP captures a diverse range of influence from
power pop, electronic, rock, classical, ballad, and more. What originally began as an experimental studio project between
composer/producer Chris LaShelle and front woman Holly French, quickly took on a
whole new life once the Hollyboots band was formed.
Ciacca plays with a rare blend of earthiness, fire and intellect, with elements
of Thelonious Monk, Wynton Kelly, Red Garland and Bobby Timmons that recall the
most creatively vital and yet oddly neglected schools of jazz. Nowadays "Director
of Programming for Jazz" at the Lincoln Center, Ciacca continues serving Jazz music
as a player whose sound is unique, especially in the context of our time. The
story of jazz, embedded in American soul and having blossomed in the imagination
of a young pianist from Italy, is here for all to hear.
Driemoty is the first album of Antonio Ciacca, released in 1996, at the
beginning of his brilliant career as jazz pianist and composer. The album
contains six original compositions, including Bob's Groove, Bubo, Martina's
Dance, Mattia, The Fox and Driemoty. With softly and sinuous Driemoty, Antonio
shows his arranger skills and gives Mediterranean taste to the songs, cleverly
maintained by his close-knit Italo-slovak Trio.
Love and you and I has remained a longtime Magnatune best-seller for a reason. There are plenty of sensual voices out there in the music world, but few that have the darkness and subtle chill that makes Lizzi's so bewitching. This is one of those albums of downtempo rock that you'll want to put and leave on from start to finish, possibly several times in a row. A great mood-maker and absolutely perfect for a rainy day. "Remedy," "Only You" and "My Destination" are our favorite tracks.