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This morning I learned that my great uncle Houshang died last week in Iran. As a young man Houshang worked for the oil refineries in Abadan; in later life he moved to Exeter in England, where he was a shopkeeper, a chess player, and - to my brother and I - a magician. He was an old-fashioned Iranian gentleman, and a perfect uncle. Old age took away his memory, but he'll not be forgotten.

The Magician

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Rebuilding

Feathering

The Crossing

Final Dream

Metamorphosis I - Philip Glass

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Islands: Essential Einaudi is the first time that all of Einaudi's best known music appears in a single collection. It’s available as both a single disc and special double disc version. Islands also includes new tracks The Earth Prelude and High Heels as well as two new remixes of Lady Labyrinth and Eros.

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Divenire

Monday

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Artwork by Spencer Murphy, from his Traces series: http://bit.ly/X9so5E.

Precious Little

At that time I met a stranger, her story was sad and her voice gentle.. She saw and heard what no one should.. She suffered a lot. I recorded lullaby for her to make our world quieter, less scary, cold nights warmer. Many times my music was written by empathy, maybe this one is an illusion of fear that we pass through. It seems to weep over the idea of utopia, happiness. Everything needs a little bit of silence .. Even music..

Music Video:
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YouTube (Audio Only):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sdUBxnJkb4

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Stranger

'Evoke' appears in a behind the scenes video for Alexia Sinclair's tableau of Edward Jenner for ’The Art of Saving a Life’, commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOvFyUqOaag

’The Art of Saving a Life’ is an initiative that combines art and public health to raise awareness and funding to vaccinate millions of children in developing countries. 

The campaign is a collection of stories on the success of vaccines throughout history, told by over 30 world-renowned artists.

More information on the project can be found at: 
• http://artofsavingalife.com
• http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/07/arts/design/gates-foundation-uses-art-to-encourage-vaccination.html
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dl-cade/this-hauntinglybeautiful-_b_6537890.html

'Evoke' also appears in 'Moed', a short film by David Dang. Filmed in Cape Town, South Africa and starring actor Lunga Tshuka.
https://vimeo.com/122980348

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Steve Gibbs - Evoke

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Steinway artist, Chad Lawson, decided Chopin needed a new introduction.  Along with violinist Judy Kang (Lady Gaga, Ryuichi Sakamoto) and cellist Rubin Kodheli (Kanye West, Norah Jones), Lawson has arranged ten Chopin works into a minimalist landscape.

It's a risk editing the "poet of the piano" but one that Chopin would be proud of.  

Taking 10 Chopin works, Lawson decided to scale the works down to a minimalist setting.  "I knew even if bare-bones, Chopin's works could still be as spellbinding as the original compositions we are so familiar with." says the pianist.  

Produced by Chad Lawson & Alejandro Clavijo. Mixed by Stephen Lee Price.  Mastered by Michael Graves of Osiris Studios (Atlanta, GA).

Chopin Nocturne in F Minor-Op. 55, No 1 (Variation) Piano, Violin, Cello - Chad Lawson

Artwork by Spencer Murphy: bit.ly/X9so5E.

Garden

A calm and relaxing instrumental music piece. Perfect e.g. for your studying, relaxing or spa playlist. For you if you enjoy a calm and smooth relaxdaily tune. 
Power to you, Michael (relaxdaily)

Artist: relaxdaily
Title: N°084

►►► This track is also part of my "Deep Focus" playlists here on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/relaxdaily/sets/deep-focus-music-studying-concentration-work

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Season 3

N°084

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relaxdaily N°084 - Relaxing Instrumental Music – studying, relaxing, spa

This set primarily contains samples from Agitato Grandiose Legato for Violins, Violas and Cellos - a set virtual music software instruments (VST) by www.8dio.com

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8Dio Agitato Grandiose Legato Bundle: "Forgive Me" by  Antongiulio Frulio

Dedicated to mom, cause she likes this song, & she's awesome.

(secret piano tracks: https://soundcloud.com/dntst/sets/piano/s-icqK2 )

I've always wanted to record some piano stuff and throw it out on the internet, but I don't have any audio recording equipment to record a live piano, so I've resorted to making random creations under this pseudonym: DNTST. I recently remembered that I've got a MIDI connection and a reasonably sized piano keyboard and thought I'd try do a lil improvisation, hope ya like it!

(sorry if there's a bit of a timing error, it seems there was a slight latency problem between the MIDI-->Computer)

Crazy (DNTST Piano Interpretation)-Gnarls Barkley

Otjánbird Pt. I

If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing Chilly Gonzales & Kaiser Quartett LIVE , watch them perform “Sweet Burden” and “Advantage Points” from Chambers, and “The Grudge” from the Ivory Tower album, at the prestigious Berlin Konzerthaus here: http://tinyurl.com/mckmh3m

The composition of Chambers was inspired by Chilly Gonzales’ deepening relationship with Hamburg's Kaiser Quartett. The album re-imagines Romantic-era chamber music as today's addictive pop, using the strings as a modern-day sampler. 

To guide fans into his Chambers, Gonzo introduces each song with short note of intention and a dedication, here is “Sweet Burden”:
“SWEET BURDEN”

Dedicated to Gabriel Faure 

My Solo Piano song (and label) Gentle Threat is one of many contradictory titles in my repertoire.  Sweet Burden is the album's first bona fide tear jerker. A long, ambiguous melody inspired by French composer Gabriel Faure. The viola solo is slowly joined by the cello, while the violins chime in with a single-note pattern.  We all have our burdens to bear, and maybe only music can sweeten them.


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Chilly Gonzales - Sweet Burden Featuring Kaiser Quartett (LIVE)

Glass being my favorite 20th Century composer, here's my rendition of "Metamorphosis"

Philip Glass - Metamorphosis

Philip Glass turns 75, and I’d like to share my solo piano performance of his masterpiece written about 35 years ago: the main theme from Einstein on the Beach. Our intellect refuses to accept the shocking simplicity of the Absolute. We keep searching for something "really serious" and elaborate. By playing this music today I want to say that ultimate wisdom is very simple. Happy birthday Philip!

Philip Glass: Knee 5 (from Einstein on the Beach) performed by Anton Batagov

Original score composed for Indicus Films documentary about Tilly Anthony, a young female boxer from Derbyshire who is hoping to represent Great Britain in the 2016 olympic games. (vimeo.com/51388046)

'Contention' also appears in the following film projects:
• VIMEO STAFF PICK: 'A Frozen Tale' by Alexia Sinclair (http://vimeo.com/86472013)
• ZEAL Optics | BROS NOT PROS: Rich Tilton (vimeo.com/121951105)
• 'Romane Portail Showreel' by Luka Kellou (vimeo.com/75210851)
• 'Momentarily' by Håvard Fandrem (vimeo.com/65331191)
• 'TAB = Love' by Keith Hill (vimeo.com/61466737)

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