-♫ The Flower Garden - Yamashita Kousuke

Conductor - Emmanuel Siffert
Leader - Barry Haskey

Schubert Unfinished Symphony

il dolce stile nuovo (The Sweet, New Style) – Jan Valta, Violin; Lukas Polak, Cello; Jan Petr, Piano.  Recorded in Prague, Czech Republic.

il dolce stile nuovo began as a song for voice and piano.  After I had written the intro, I called the poet only to have her tell me that she didn’t want me setting that particular poem.  Dismayed, the piece sat in a drawer for a few months while I tried to figure out what to do with it.  Finally, I got an idea to compose a piano trio, and use the introductory material as a basis for the piece.

This piece for me is just about the joy of writing and playing music.  It brings together all of my major musical influences – rock, jazz, heavy metal, renaissance and baroque music, classical Japanese music, and modern concert music.

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Il Dolce Stile Nuovo (Excerpt)

Jun Keller, violin // Hiroshi Kato, piano // live recording

Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin

Gabriel Faure - Sicilienne for cello and piano, Op. 78

1018 Ballade

Crillon Compositions is a deeply personal orchestral suite, born from a journey that began with musical sketches and youthful piano doodles at age 19 at the famed Hôtel de Crillon , and culminating in a sweeping symphonic vision as the composer clebrated his 35th birthday at the Crillon. These newly revised and recorded works honor the enduring influence of French classical tradition—Debussy & Ravel—infused with the modern emotional landscapes of the grandeur of Rachmaninov. From brooding chamber pieces to cinematic overtures, the album embodies the conflict and beauty of legacy, identity, and time beneath the marbled hush of a Parisian palace.

Gabriel Faure - Sicilienne for cello and piano, Op. 78

Colin Stokes

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