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Beethoven: Waldstein & Appassionata Sonatas on a Broadwood (1806)
Anders Muskens, fortepiano
Leaf Music: AM202303
Release: Dec. 1, 2023
Anders Muskens brings you back to the early 19th century to experience Ludwig van Beethoven’s musical rawness: the manic excitement, the tumult, the struggle, the frustration, the boldness, the bravery, and the heroism. This album includes a couple of Beethoven’s famous compositions: the Appassionata and Waldstein sonatas (1803-1806), which were recorded on an original English fortepiano made by the Broadwood firm in London (1806) to capture the sound and vitality that Beethoven knew in his time and strived for.
Winter Magic in the 21st Century
VB8 octet: Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, Kimberley Lynch, Angèle Trudeau, Maddie Studt, Nick Veltmeyer / Kerry Bursey, Andrew Gray (artistic director), John Giffen, William Kraushaar
Leaf Music VB2023
Release: Dec. 1, 2023
VB8 features eight members of the prestigious chamber choir Voces Boreales, which invites you to experience Winter Magic this holiday season. This album showcases an elegant fusion of contemporary compositions and new harmonisations. The ensemble fills the air with mesmerizing soundscapes that include renowned composers such as Arvo Pärt, James MacMillan, and René Clausen and the first recordings of works by Canadian composers Elizabeth Ekholm, Louis Desjarlais, and Benjamin Sigerson.
American Spiritual
Michael Lee, piano
Leaf Music ML202301
Release: Jan. 26, 2024
Michael Lee’s American Spiritual stands at the intersection of European Art Music and the American Spiritual; it highlights stories told by Black Americans. It comprises piano works by Florence Price (the first African-American woman to have a work premièred by a major American orchestra), Margaret Bonds (the first African-American person to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), and Robert Nathaniel Dett (a leading figure of the National Association of Negro Musicians).
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