The Music for Ballet Classes series is a collection of CDs designed to provide dancers and dance teachers with all the music necessary for a complete classical ballet class. The featured piano on this album is a fantastic Fazioli concert grand with a wonderfully deep and resonant timbre. 
This fourth volume marks a departure from those previous in that tracks are not repeated for barre exercises, in order to provide some exercises with alternative tempi or time signatures. This makes Volume 4 the most flexible and best value album to date, featuring 40 separate tracks that span a wide variety of musical genres

17 - Port De Bras Faster - Largo From New World Symphony - Antonin Dvorak - Preview

Ballet Class Music vol. 4 (Christmas)

Limbering (Vivaldi Winter 2mov.)

Limbering (Vivaldi Winter 2mov.)

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The second album in the "Solo Piano Diary" Trilogy
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With twenty-six tracks, it’s difficult to pick out favorites - I love ‘em all! Although each piece is distinctive and unique, the pace and tone of the music create all overall mood of quiet reflection. Some pieces are very melancholy and some are tranquil and contented, but all are extraordinary gems that gracefully flow from one to the next. There are very strong classical influences in Lindquist’s music as well as occasional jazz and new age elements, but this is music that flows directly from his heart to his fingers, seeking his own personal truth without fear or inhibition - art in its purest form. The absence of titles allows the listener to imagine what Lindquist was thinking or dreaming of when he created the music or to let the music spark the listener’s imagination without any hints of what specifically inspired the pieces. The dreamy quality of many of the pieces makes this an exceptionally relaxing collection as well as an incredibly beautiful one. I give it my highest recommendation. //Kathy Parsons

Solo Piano Diary II

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2010-Feb-27

03 Packington's Pound (Anonymous)

Pop Hits for Ballet Class is an exciting new release from Music for Ballet Classes.  In our first CD to feature modern pop music, you can hear songs by the likes of Queen, Katy Perry, The Goo Goo Dolls, Bon Jovi and more, all expertly arranged for use in a ballet class by renowned pianist Charles Mathews.

34 - Coda 2 - The Final Countdown

32 - Grand Allegro 2 - Fame

31 - Grand Allegro 1 - Iris

26 - Jump 2 - Lover Boy

23 - Pirouettes En Diagonal - Piano Man

9 - RDJ - The Winner Takes It All

Charles Mathews is an experienced ballet and contemporary accompanist, who has worked with teachers and dancers from Birmingham Royal Ballet, Elmhurst School for Dance, The Royal Academy of Dance, The Royal Ballet School, The British Ballet Organisation and DNA3D Dance Company amongst others. As well as playing for classical ballet, Charles also plays and improvises for contemporary dance classes and composes original music and arrangements for ballet and contemporary dancers. He has also written and recorded music for film trailers, computer games, mobile apps, the opening ceremonies of the European Gymnastics Championships and 2011 World Gymnaestrada in Lausanne, Switzerland.  Charles can be contacted via http://www.musicforballetclasses.com