Relaxing Classical

Hymns of Bantu

Improv on Marin Marais' Pièces de viole, Livre II, Suite No. 3 en ré majeur "Les voix humaines" (Arr. Selaocoe & Thomas for Vocal and Cello)

Bach: The 6 Partitas, BWV 825-830

Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828: V. Sarabande

Field: Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58

Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58

Tshepo - I

Ravel: Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis

3 Chansons, M. 69: No. 2, Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis (Transcr. Chamayou for Piano)

Field: Complete Nocturnes

Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25

Since I was a child, Christmas Eve has always been a magical time for me. Gathering with relatives and putting on little shows, where I often played, with my cousins ​​are indelible memories. There was that enchanted atmosphere where everything seemed possible, even the arrival of Santa Claus!

With "Christmas Eve," I tried to convey that very emotion I felt as a child, when the magic of Christmas made everything possible.

For the song, I drew inspiration from three classics that have always represented Christmas for me, not only for the Christmas spirit they convey, but also for the sense of family they evoke. I'll leave you to discover them…

Christmas Eve

Thirteen miniature journeys, each a complete world in ninety seconds.

In this new album, Samuel Hamish Gray continues his exploration of spontaneous composition — music created entirely in the moment, unpremeditated yet intricately formed. Each piece was conceived, performed, and completed in a single take, bound only by one strict parameter: a duration of exactly one minute and thirty seconds.

Within that constraint lies astonishing freedom. The result is thirteen concise piano works — cinematic, lyrical, sometimes fragile, sometimes dramatic — each a distilled emotional narrative. Gray’s playing moves from shimmering introspection to bold, cinematic resonance, his improvisations sculpted by instinct and refined by long experience in both classical and jazz idioms.

Listeners familiar with his Sirius Suite (2025), a meditation on loss and love, will recognize the same immediacy and tenderness, but here the focus is on compression: each piece a single breath, a fleeting vision, a self-contained journey.

Gray is known for his fully spontaneous solo piano performances in Norway, New Zealand, and beyond, and for his forthcoming long-form work Norgesvenn (2026), recorded as one continuous arc. These new miniatures reveal another side of his artistry — concise, pure, and perfectly balanced between composition and improvisation.

Perfect for reflective playlists, film and documentary use, or simply quiet listening, each piece can stand alone, loop seamlessly, or fade into thought — small universes of sound, carved from silence.

Miniatures

Impromptu à l’aveugle I

Whenever your eyes fall on me

Every track that gets put out gets better and better.
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Nocturne No. 14 in G Major, H. 58

Alice Sara Ott

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