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Stories for January 22, 2020

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    Robert Thies & Damjan Krajacic use a passionate brush to paint vivid soundscapes on Blue Landscapes III: Frontiers / Artisan Music Reviews
     
    Posted At : January 22, 2020 2:11 PM

    Our planet is often referred to as the Blue Planet and for good reason. The surface is 74% water, some of it is frozen, and the rest is land. There is much to be inspired by on our beautiful, rocky blue ball and Robert Thies & Damjan Krajacic on their third installment of their Blue Landscapes Series, Blue Landscapes III: Frontiers use a broad and passionate brush to paint vivid soundscapes for all to enjoy. This album is fifteen tracks of contemporary and ambient themes featuring poignant piano and evocative flute. Robert is the pianist, Damjan is the flutist. Both are globetrotting virtuosi with many degrees and international awards. The music is organic in the sense that it replicates natural phenomena; the flow of water, the breath of wind, the warmth of the sun on a flat rock. The miracle that you hear and feel, but don't see is that the music is almost entirely improvisational. No smoke and mirrors here. A simple, melodic phrase opens the first tune, Drifting. Thies' piano theme is buoyant against Krajacic's itinerant flute. A sense of vastness is made up of clouds and blue sky, endless and infinitely beautiful. No salty oceans abide here. The sensation of weightlessness transforms into a kind of newfound freedom. Using a prepared piano concept, that is, objects placed on the strings for a desired effect, Thies uses a puttied piano for the tune Forest Path. There is much green on the blue landscape and this jaunty tune guides us along on a favorite mossy trail and into some tall trees. We can still see the sky against dappled sunlight and the canopy above glistens like green stained glass. You can just hear the murmur of vespers in your mind as you visit The Abandoned Monastery. It is one of my favorite tunes on the recording. There is a sustained reverence in the piece, as if one can feel the blessings and peace of a bygone era. I imagined tumbled down stone walls, deeply worn paths, and places of quiet contemplation in Thies and Kajacic's harmonious rendering. Kyrie eleison. We travel to the shores of France for the next tune, Le Musicien. This troubadour is brooding, somber, and with a note of melancholy. He does not lighten his mood until Damjan's flute saunters into the music. Even then, there is a seriousness to it, as if it says, "You can follow me, but there are consequences". We follow anyway for the music is strong in our hearts. The title tune, Frontiers has a sense of movement and urgency. For some, frontiers are made up of rocky borders and craggy coastline, but for others they are made out of challenges. This is a song of the undiscovered, the new, and the unheard music. Sometimes the mountains we traverse, the rivers we wade, and the distances we travel are not on colorful paper maps, but calculated by our own heartbeats. The leagues we travel might be measured without leaving our armchairs.  The next cut is called Infinity. I did not expect this tune to be so delicate and so gentle, but it changed on me. The melody transforms when Krajacic's bass flute swoops in to alter the temperament of the song. The flute wavers and bubbles, almost like an electronic instrument, giving the piece an inorganic, disembodied feel. It is one of the longer cuts on Blue Landscapes and by its finale, it loops back to an animated gentleness. Full circle. A billion silver mirrors reflect the warmth and power of the ocean on the tune Waves on a Moonlit Sea. Of course, each mirror picks out a star and returns that reflection to us. There is more light here than on a cloudless day, inspiring us, keeping us afloat. Robert's piano is soulful and soothing, Damjan's flute reserved and ethereal. How can you put anything new in your cup if it is already full? The last tune on the collection is called Letting Go. It is just plain sad, but the message in it may be subliminal. Damjan's flute haunts the tune like a wraith and Robert's piano plays out as if time has stopped. We sometimes hold onto things out of fear. Fear of change, fear of loss. It is okay to say goodbye to some of the old memories and hello to the new. But you have to have room in your cup. Every track on Blue Landscapes III: Frontiers is a comfort, a balm for the scarred, weary soul that needs renewal and restoration. Thies and Krajacic have found a marvelous balance between their instruments. I believe their equilibrium stems from a common belief and a kindred spirit. All the angles are complimentary. On the one hand, the music is quite peaceful and on the other, it is perceptibly thoughtful. This is excellent music. Highly recommended. - R J Lannan, Artisan Music Reviews

  • Leonard Bernstein Biopic, directed by and starring Bradley Cooper, moves forward with Netflix / The Bulletin Time
     
    Posted At : January 22, 2020 1:57 PM

    On the heels of Oscar nods for The Irishman and Marriage Story, Netflix has secured the rights to the in-development biopic of Leonard Bernstein from Bradley Cooper. The Oscar nominee will direct and star throughout the film; he moreover co-wrote the script with Josh Singer and is among the many many producers. The deal marks Paramount's departure from the Amblin mission. Producing alongside Cooper, based mostly on Deadline, are Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg (who's moreover directing one different upcoming Bernstein-related mission: West Aspect Story), Todd Phillips (beneath his and Cooper's Joint Effort banner), Kristie Macosko Krieger, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Fred Berner, and Amy Durning. Manufacturing is anticipated to start out early subsequent 12 months. The {film} will take care of the connection between the celebrated composer and his partner, Felicia Montealegre. The two wed in 1951, no matter Bernstein's homosexuality being extensively uncontested. About 25 years later, Bernstein left to be with a male companion, returning to his marriage when Montealegre was recognized with most cancers. He was collectively together with her until she died in 1978. That they'd three children collectively-Jamie, Alexander, and Nina-who've labored rigorously with Cooper to develop the mission. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} READ THE FULL Bulletin Time ARTICLE

  • Ace Vaptsarov to join composer team at Penka Kouneva Studios / yahoo finance
     
    Posted At : January 22, 2020 9:42 AM

    Penka Kouneva, the renowned game and film composer of 'exquisite talent' (Forbes) is excited to announce that she has appointed the award-winning composer Ace Vaptsarov to join her composer team at Penka Kouneva Studios, Inc. Penka Kouneva is a Hollywood composer whose music has been called "fantastic" (Billboard) and "breath-taking" (NPR), whose studio span four fields of entertainment (film, TV, video games and theme parks/Virtual reality). She scored the iconic games Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands and co-scored Transformers: Revenge of the Gallen video games, The Mummy VR game, and a $30M multimedia theme park Heroes and Legends at the Kennedy Space Center. Penka's film scores include two releases on Sony Pictures (Devil's Wisper and Encounter) and the 2020 Oscar contender in the Foreign Language category, the drama feature Aga. Penka has scored numerous mobile and VR games and numerous independent feature films released on DVD. Her composer awards include a Sundance Institute Fellowship, two Ovation awards, and the Recognition Award from Game Audio Network Guild. Vaptsarov will join the esteemed studio as a Team Composer on some of its major projects. SEE HERE via Yahoo Finance p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px}

  • Win tickets to Ground Up Music Festival! courtesy of Miami New Times
     
    Posted At : January 22, 2020 9:31 AM

    Want to see artists like Chris Potter, Snarky Puppy, Camila Meza, & more?! We're giving awya a pair of GA tickets to one lucky winner who will be able to atend all three days of Ground Up Music Festival! Not onyl is this festival full of your favorite artists, but it's on the beach! What better way to spend your Valentine's Day weekend than on the beach, with your significant other, and great music?! Win Tickets to Ground Up Music Festival!
    When: February 14-16th
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  • Lang Lang is elegant, quirky, and magical in Beethoven concerto with HK Phil / South China Morning Post
     
    Posted At : January 21, 2020 12:00 AM

    Lang Lang is back. The serious left-arm injury of 2017 that left the star Chinese pianist out of action for a year seemed all but forgotten in his performance of Beethoven's second piano concerto with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of music director Jaap van Zweden, on Thursday.  His performance, combining elegance with great technique and plenty of flamboyant hand gestures, made for an eccentric and entertaining centrepiece to an all-Beethoven concert. Photo: Ka Lam p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} READ THE FULL South China Morning Post REVIEW

  • Vikingur Olafsson's much-anticipated new Debussy - Rameau album makes the GRAMOPHONE 'Listening Room'
     
    Posted At : January 21, 2020 12:00 AM

    James Jolly's fortnightly playlist includes a taster of Víkingur Ólafsson's much-anticipated new album 'Debussy - Rameau', Ruby Hughes singing Rhian Samuel's Clytemnestra, Jean-Philippe Collard in Granados's Goyescas and Sheku Kanneh-Mason's Elgar Cello Concerto with Sir Simon Rattle One of the most hotly anticipated albums this quarter is the third release for DG by Gramophone's current Artist of the Year, Víkingur Ólafsson. It's called 'Debussy - Rameau' (due out on March 27). It combines music by two composers Ólafsson considers ‘soul-mates', despite being born a couple of hundred years apart. DG has pre-released Jean-Philippe Rameau's Les tendres plaintes … (Having had a sneak preview of the entire album, it's going to be rather special!) If ‘Debussy - Rameau' is the most exciting forthcoming release, the biggest discovery comes from BIS, and is a work for soprano and orchestra, Clytemnestra by the Welsh composer Rhian Samuel. Written in the mid 1990s for Della Jones, the work has been taken up by the soprano Ruby Hughes, who sings it with breath-taking intensity and beauty. Ruby spoke about the work with me for a Gramophone Podcast, and her passionate advocacy for the work translates wonderfully onto the recording. SEE THE FULL GRAMOPHONE PAGE

  • Sheku Kanneh-Mason - Elgar makes the GRAMOPHONE 'Listening Room'
     
    Posted At : January 21, 2020 12:00 AM

    James Jolly's fortnightly playlist includes a taster of Víkingur Ólafsson's much-anticipated new album 'Debussy - Rameau', Ruby Hughes singing Rhian Samuel's Clytemnestra, Jean-Philippe Collard in Granados's Goyescas and Sheku Kanneh-Mason's Elgar Cello Concerto with Sir Simon Rattle. A big concerto this week – the much-hyped Elgar from Sheku Kanneh-Mason (it's been a while since I saw an advert on the Tube for a mainstream classical album). It's an impressive release, with solo playing of big personality and a magnificently handled orchestral role, guided by Sir Simon Rattle with masterly style. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} SEE THE FULL GRAMOPHONE PAGE

Top 10 for Jan

  • Colin Stetson :

    Color Out of Space

     Available now to preorder is COLOR OUT OF SPACE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by GRAMMY® Award-winning saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and composer COLIN STETSON.
  • Robert Thies - Damjan Krajacic :

    Blue Landscapes III Frontiers

     Mindfulness music leader Real Music presents Blue Landscapes III: Frontiers, the pioneering third album in the award-winning Blue Landscapes series from internationally renowned pianist Robert Thies and flutist Damjan Krajacic.
  • Thomas Newman :

    1917 OMPS

     Sony Music announces the December 20 release of 1917 (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by GRAMMY®, EMMY® and BAFTA® Award-winning composer THOMAS NEWMAN.
  • Dustin O'Halloran :

    Sundoor

     Deutsche Grammophon is proud to announce the signing of Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning composer Dustin O'Halloran and his release of a new EP, Sundoor.
  • Sheku Kanneh-Mason :

    Elgar w/London Symphony Orchestra - Rattle

     Award-winning cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns with Elgar, a new album of works anchored around Elgar's Cello Concerto – arguably the best-known work in the classical canon written for solo cello, which saw the 100th anniversary of its first performance this month.
  • Joey Alexander :

    Warna

     Today, Joey Alexander, the Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, composer and bandleader announces the release of his major label debut album, WARNA (Verve Records).
  • Andrea Bocelli :

    Si Forever

     Following over 1 million album sales of his No.
  • Alexandre Desplat :

    Little Women OMPS

     Sony Music announces the release of LITTLE WOMEN (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) with music by Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and GRAMMY® Award-winning composer ALEXANDRE DESPLAT.
  • Laura Karpman :

    WHY WE HATE

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  • HAUSER :

    CLASSIC HAUSER

     From performing in sold-out arenas across the globe as one-half of renowned duo 2CELLOS to striking out on his own and making his Sony Classical solo debut, HAUSER continues the momentum of 2019 into the New Year, today announcing the February 7 release of his new album CLASSIC.

Angele Dubeau and La Pieta Turn From Film to Games

Posted: January 25, 2013 12:00 AM | By: Admin
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Ang?le Dubeau & La Piet?: Angry Birds Theme

          Angele Dubeau, one of Canada's premier violinists, and her all-female string orchestra are bringing a classical flair to some of their favorite video game music.  After last years release "A Time For Us," which covered music from popular movies by composers like Howard Shore and John Williams, the group has turned its sights to the gaming world. "I have always strived to interest young people in classical music because I feel it has the power to touch everyone. Seeing the passion of young people for video games, I wanted to understand the secrets of their success and to evaluate their musical value," says Dubeau.

            And so in their latest release, aptly titled "Game Music," Dubeau and company are covering the themes to all manner of video games. From the iconic Tetris theme (itself already an arrangement of classical music from both Russian tradition and Johann Bach) to the theme from the iPhone's breakout hit Angry Birds the group has covered a wide range of gamer music. Avoiding some of the more obvious hokey themes that get trapped in gamers heads (think Mario) the group has instead focused on games with already beautiful soundtracks such as Final Fantasy, Assassin's Creed, and Halo 3. "I wanted to avoid distorting [the songs], and my intention has been to preserve the form that initially won over video game aficionados while at the same time breathing new life into them."

Crossover Media Projects with Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

    Pulsations

    With a career spanning over four decades and an impressive discography of more than forty albums, Angèle Dubeau continues to leave her mark in today's music world. Her virtuosity brings her on the most prestigious stages and she continues to be awarded international prizes for her recordings and to receive honors for her career. 

    Pulsations, the violinist's new album, brings together works that evoke strong images and possess a profound emotional intensity. In addition to the excellence of her playing, she has a flair for finding and recording the works of remarkable composers, thus placing her at the center of the post-minimalist movement, one of the most relevant musical genres of our time. The public's increasing interest for some of these composers whose works are featured on Pulsations tells us that we are witnessing the emergence of a golden age for this contemporary music. 

  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

    Ovation

    In December 2017, with two sold-out concerts at the Maison symphonique de Montréal, the tour celebrating Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà's 20th anniversary came to an end. This tour of thirty-three concerts was, for the violinist, an opportunity to thank her Quebec fans for the support they had given her throughout her career.

    It was on that tour, during the concerts at Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, that Ovation was recorded. This new album features a retrospective program composed of works by the likes of Einaudi, Richter, Glass, Enescu and Saint-Saens and which have been landmarks of the first 20 years of La Pietà's career. The album also showcases a violinist at the top of her form and a concert where magic and perfection are in symbiosis.

  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

    Max Richter - Portrait

    Angèle Dubeau has always stood out for the quality of her playing, her adventurous musical undertakings and her irreproachable artistic journey. An artist very much her own and a musician of her time, the violinist has often found a source of inspiration and an important influence in contemporary works. The new album Max Richter: Portrait by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà is a striking addition to the Portrait series, music of great depth and acute sensitivity.

    13 NEW  58 TOTAL
    SYND:     C24, CBC
    Direct: Music Choice, MOOD, SpaFax
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Minneapolis, Portland, Detroit, Denver, Santa Fe, MN(Statewide), CO(Statewide), WV(Statewide), AL(Statewide), WI(Statewide)
    INTER: Canada, UK
    Online: allmusic, AccuRadio

  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

    Silence On Joue - Prise 2


    Having personally done the research for this directory, choosing a variety of film music extracts, I had in mind to revisit their original version are bringing another dimension of sound with my violin and these wonderful musicians that I lead and around me. I also worked closely with various composers and arrangers that I thank and congratulate.  Thank you to all the team for Analekta trust over the years the support and expertise worthy of the greatest. My reason for being as a musician is my audience and that is that I realized that 40th, oops, double I said, 41st album. - Angele Dubeau

    22 NEW  50 TOTAL
    SYND:     Classical 24, CBC
    Direct: MOOD
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle, Cleveland, Houston, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Hartford, Madison WI, Honolulu, AL(Network)
    Online: AccuRadio

  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

    Ludovico Einaudi - Portrait

    Portrait is a string of recordings presenting contemporary composers with a unique musical signature. Ludovico Einaudi is one of them. A music that captivates the listener, a sonic landscape to discover"says Angèle Dubeau. Driven by the works of this grand and prolific Italian composer, the internationally renowned violinist shares once again her passion with the excellent musicians of her string orchestra, La Pietà. For her 39th album in career, Angèle Dubeau offers a unique revisit to Ludovico Einaudi's music, "changing its texture, rethinking its character, while bringing a new sonic dimension."

    25 NEW  61 TOTAL
    SYND:     PRI/Classical 24, CBC
    Direct: Music Choice, Spafax
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Cleveland, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Portland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Austin, New Orleans, Memphis, Albuquerque, Columbus OH, Canada
    Online: Taintradio, ClassicallyHip

  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

    Blanc

    "BLANC like purity and serenity. BLANC for luminous music that can bring interior peace through its strength and powerful evocation. Fully charged emotions that reflect the strange solitude found in illness. After months of battle against cancer, music has been my focal point, it has brought me comfort, tranquillity and sometimes, an essential escape. This music is of Brubeck, Dompierre, Golijov, Hisaishi, Morricone, Mozetich, Munsey, O'Connor, Phillips, Sakamoto, Schyman and Stevens. A music without artifice, real and filled with hope. This album tells my story, the story of a woman like many others who had to fight against illness and, serenely, came out of it stronger." The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Thanks You Thank you. By buying this album, you will be helping the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation to finance research and innovation, to support women affected by breast cancer and make breast cancer health a priority thanks to initiatives in education and awareness. 

    8 New 'ON'  134 TOTAL
    SYND:     PRI/Classical 24
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Wash DC, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Cleveland, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Denver, Portland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Detroit, Austin, Memphis, Buffalo
    Online: Taintradio, allmusic, Le Huffington Post, The WholeNote

  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta

    Philip Glass Portrait

    Canada's internationally acclaimed and best selling violinist, Angele Dubeau, along with her chamber ensemble La Pieta, turn in a resolutely contemporary direction for their new album on Analekta: a musical portrait of Philip Glass. The prolific American composer has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times. Here, Dubeau paints a dramatic portrait of Glass with some of his most significant works for strings.

    4 New ON this week / 62 Total
    Synd:     APM/Performance Today, PRI/Classical 24
    Networks: MN, TX, OR, WV, CT
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Houston, Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans
    Direct: Spafax/Air Canada
    Online: RadioIO, Taintradio