Audio Excerpts of note

The brand new collaboration between Pink Martini and the four singing great-grandchildren of Captain and Maria von Trapp! Album in stores world-wide on March 4, 2014

Lonely Goatherd

I Am Not Yours - David Dickau

"When tragedy strikes our lives, time doesn’t heal wounds. Words of condolence are not enough to alleviate the painful heart, but once we start surrendering our wounded hearts to the magical beauty of music, we may just be able to find solace from within…" excerpt from SOLACE album notes.

Structured around 5 stages of grieving (Denial, Depression, Anger, Bargaining, Acceptance), SOLACE is a personal musical healing project I created to pay tribute to my father, who's life was taken away in a senseless gun violence on the south side of Chicago.  SOLACE stays close to my heart as I process and bring powerful closure to the past 25 years of silently grieving. I share SOLACE with millions of others suffering silently due to such unfortunate events. May the power of music bring us comfort and healing and enable us to seek compassion, forgiveness, appreciation and love for one another. Let's spread MUSIC and LOVE, not bullets and hatred, and make this world a better place. May God bless us all. Thank you!

Read More of SOLACE album notes on ISSUE: https://issuu.com/musicasolis/docs/solace_by_seunghee_lee_cd_booklet/1


Solace 

SOLACE

Ravel: Kaddish

The Best of Classical Music, Vivaldi

4 Seasons, Summer, Allegro

Titled "Of Foreign Lands and Peoples", this is the first of 13 movements from the set "Scenes from Childhood", written by Robert Schumann in 1838.

After a break of more than 2 years, I'm back at recording - my first on my third-hand console piano. As much as I miss playing on an acoustic, I am grateful for any keyboard at this moment. 

Recorded on 29th April 2017, three days after the new moon. Played on the Casio Privia PX-110.

Pamela Chng - Kinderszenen "Scenes from Childhood" Op. 15 No. 1 by Schumann

Breathe with me whilst listening to this poignant solo piano moment, in celebration of Piano Day 2018.

Breathing

Spanish Guitar - jazz instrumental

"The arrows of adverse criticism cannot scratch, let alone pierce, the shield of what disappointed archers call my 'self-assurance.'"

Background and context:  http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/01/18/vladimir-nabokov-james-mossman-interview/

Vladimir Nabokov on literature and life (1969)

Yann Tiersen - Penn ar Roc'h (EUSA) [Edit; Bonus]

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink, conductor

Mahler: Symphony No. 6 in A Minor - IV. Sostenuto – Allegro moderato (CSO Resound 2009)

Main theme from the movie "Concorde Affair 79", and italian rip-off from the "Airport" series. 
Cipriani did a great job and this theme has energy, groove and a disco feeling.
Anyway, you can listen to the full album at http://www.flippermusic-international.com/?p=album&album=52

Vladimir Nabokov on literature and life (1969)

brainpicker

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