This is the title song of my New album.  Cerulean (heavenly blue) visions of memories and how I want things to be...musical prayers of my soul.

Cerulean Dreams

You can also follow me on Spotify at https://spoti.fi/2MRR1lV and stream the albums I have released there.

Piano Improvisation no. 108

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

Track 16 Complainte des Braves

The Brussels Virtuosi Orchestra:
Concertos Virtuoses et airs d'opéra
Historical venue of St Paul’s Anglican Church, Athens
Tuesday 1st December 2015

Vivaldi | Orlando Furioso 
"Sol da te mio dolce amore" 

Brussels Virtuosi Orchestra
http://www.naxos.com/person/Brussels_Virtuosi/89728.htm

Marc Grauwels, flute
http://www.marcgrauwels.be/

Nikos Spanatis, countertenor
http://www.nikosspanatis.com/en

The Brussels Virtuosi, a music ensemble of exceptional virtuosity, which was founded by internationally awarded Belgian flutist Marc Grauwels, in a unique concert in Athens, within the frame of their tour in Greece, will present a program with works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Cimarosa, Doppler, Rachmaninoff and Delibes, on Tuesday 1st December, at 20:30, at St Paul’s atmospheric church.
The renowned orchestra Brussels Virtuosi joins their creator and flutist Marc Grauwels, soprano and protagonist of National Opera, Vassiliki Karagianni and established countertenor Nikos Spanatis.

Organization and Communicating: spes 'n' arts
Arte Atene

Media Sponsor: MEGA 

Sound Recording: MetaDeftero (web radio)
Mastering by Costas Bokos (st19)

Vivaldi | Orlando furioso "Sol da te mio dolce amore" | M. Grauwels, N. Spanatis & Brussels Virtuosi

From the release, Dark Conclusions / The Lore Variations, this release was written specifically for the podcast, Lore.

Written by Chad Lawson
piano - chad lawson
viola - caroline hardin
strings - everett & caroline hardin

Islands - Dark Conclusions: The Lore Variations (Chad Lawson)

One Fine Day

A challenging little piece with a disjointed call & answer type relationship between the bass/harmony (working in tandem), and the melody line......it's a cool study by Carcassi  

Op. 60 Study No. 11 in D minor ~ Carcassi

https://www.aleksandramikulska.com​

https://bio.to/aleksandra​

Expressions: Haydn, Szymanowski, Chopin

Sonata in A-Flat Major, Hob. XVI/46 - II. Adagio

Haydn - Sonata in A-flat major Hob. XVI: 46 - II. Adagio

Javier Navarrete - Fascination

From my 2013 release, The Space Between, enjoy the traditional piece Ave Maria performed by Chad Lawson (piano) and Rubin Kodheli (cello).  This is a free download, please share. 

Recorded/Mixed: Chad Lawson
Mastered: Michael Graves of Osiris Studio, Atlanta GA

One Fine Day

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