Cullen Selection

Composed by Dan Cullen
Performed & Produced by Deryn Cullen

Entanglement (Composed by Dan Cullen; Ft. Deryn Cullen)

Arranged, performed and produced by Deryn Cullen

A Vivaldi - Selections From La Follia RV63

I’m excited to share Reflections, a collection of six piano (+ three variations) pieces that I originally composed for an upcoming film, set to be released next spring. These pieces are personal and flowing, each one capturing moments of introspection and emotion that emerged through the scoring process.

On a few tracks, I had the pleasure of collaborating with cellist Eurico Ferreira Mathias, whose playing adds a beautiful, soulful depth to the music. His cello brings an extra layer of feeling that really complements the piano and enhances the mood.

Reflections is a quiet, heartfelt project that I hope will give listeners a space to pause and reflect. In these fast-paced and challenging times, I hope this album offers a moment of calm that we all deeply need. Thank you for listening.
Yours truly, Sebastian

Reflections

Reflection No.3

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THOMAS GOULD Live in Riga
Sinfonietta Riga

1-3. Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 - Ludwig van Beethoven
	I. Allegro ma non troppo
	II. Larghetto
	III. Rondo (Allegro)

4. The Lark Ascending - Ralph Vaughan Williams  

Produced by Raphaël Mouterde
Executive producer Dave Stapleton

‘Live in Riga’ is the major new album from the celebrated 31 year old British violinist Thomas Gould.  Recorded live in concert with Sinfonietta Riga on April 11th 2014 at the Great Guild Hall in Riga, Latvia, it confirms Gould’s enormous potential as one of the most inventive and colourful instrumentalists of his generation.  Gould is no ordinary classical musician but one of a new generation who refuse to be defined by a single genre.  He has developed impressive jazz credentials, but it is in this environment as soloist/director of classical repertoire where he really excels.  The Times recently described Gould as “intent on becoming the Nigel Kennedy of his generation”.  Gould, however, is incomparably his own musician.  Bold and courageous enough to forge his own path and follow his singular vision, he steps outside the footsteps of the greats.

‘Live in Riga’ is a defining album for Gould, his first disc of a three-album deal with forward-thinking British jazz and classical record label Edition Classics.  Over the last decade he has been in demand as a soloist with major orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra and LA Phil New Music Group.  He is also much in demand as a leader/director, working with Britten Sinfonia, Aurora Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s ACO2, but it’s when he brings these disciplines together that the magic happens.  As Gould explains, “It means that everyone plays in a more engaged way. There is a group commitment to making it work, so the process is much more collaborative than when working with conductor.”

Sinfonietta Riga is an orchestra with a story to tell.  Formed in 2006, their vision is as bold as Gould’s.  Equally happy to play in concert dress or T-shirts they are intent on building new audiences for the music while reaching for the highest artistic standards.  Their collaboration is a perfect match and a unique experience for both the orchestra and for Gould.  This live concert recording bears witness to this special musical symbiosis.

To release an album featuring Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending is a bold decision.  As two cornerstones of the violin repertoire, there are plenty of performances to compare, but Gould’s versions demonstrate a brilliance of tone and colour that demands attention.  His flexibility and breadth of musical interests is fully evident.  Gould’s playing has the clarity you would expect from any major performer but radiates a freedom in its expression as though improvised with an immediate elegance and poise.

For Gould it’s all about achieving the right balance.  Whether it’s jazz or classical, written or improvised, as soloist or director, Gould is right in the eye of the storm.  If the dark clouds gathering in the wider music world imply that the days of the single-minded virtuoso are coming to an end; if to succeed in that brave new world we need to attract more diversity and brighter colours, then in Thomas Gould we may have found the lightning conductor to spark a new generation.


THOMAS GOULD Beethoven - Violin Concerto In D, Op.61 - II. Larghetto

An upbeat exciting orchestral track with choir and live cello. a feelgood triumphant piece.

The Final Victory

Listen to "Il Mare" also on:

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/track/7GM0cuN1oDnMllAkoGEHV7
- Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/it/album/il-mare/1771142196

"Il Mare" (the Italian for "the sea"), is a a contemplative solo piano song, in a contemporary and minimal style. It's inspired by Ludovico Einaudi's composition "Le Onde" (the waves), released in the same EP with it.

Il Mare

John Williams Theme From Schindlers List

Henry Purcell (1659-95)
The Fairy Queen, Z.629 (1692)
O let me weep (The Plaint(e))

Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor
Ensemble Artaserse

11.12.2010.
TCE, Paris

Radio broadcast on France Musique

O let me weep, for ever weep, 
My Eyes no more shall welcome Sleep; 
I'll hide me from the sight of Day, 
And sigh, and sigh my Soul away. 
(He's gone, he's gone, his loss deplore; 
And I shall never see him more.) 
via http://www.youtube.com/user/sjuli17

O let me weep (Purcell) - Jaroussky - via SJuli

watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5qsH9UQ7MI

Dirk Maassen - Skin on Skin (Live in Hamburg + Video in description)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Fuga from Sonata in G minor BWV 1001

I Am Cello

Hypnos

Composed by @dan-cullen
Cello: @deryncullencellist

Curved Space (composed by Dan Cullen, Ft. Deryn Cullen)

@Lingua_cordis - Alone_Dimitris Stamatelatos

Composed by @dan-cullen 
Performed & produced by Deryn Cullen

Terraform

Terraform (composed by Dan Cullen; ft. Deryn Cullen)

Cellist, composer, procrastinator.
I work with my other half, @dan-cullen writing music for sync libraries, film, TV and for the consumption of those who love a bit of cello in the mix.

Hypnos

Deryn Cullen - Cellist

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