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Description:exquisitely performed Beethoven piano sonatas
Genre:Classical
Artist:Sebastian Forster
Album:Magnificent Obsession Beethoven Sonatas Volume 3

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.



Description:scary and dark textures from Sweden
Genre:Ambient
Artist:Noise HiFi
Album:Red Distortion

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.



Description:layers of lush acoustic guitar
Genre:New Age
Artist:David Modica
Album:The Water is Wide

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.



Description:new-wave pop rock
Genre:Rock
Artist:Hollyboots
Album:Hollyboots edition one

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.



Description:Jazz played with earthiness, fire and intellect
Genre:Jazz
Artist:Antonio Ciacca Quartet
Album:Driemoty

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.



Description:groovy downtempo rock
Genre:Rock
Artist:Lizzi
Album:Love and you and I

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.