@denis-lt: many thanks for your description Desin :) that was my intention! :)

Wonderful Violin and cello combo, I really enjoyed this;)

Deep moody energy and atmosphere, very well executed, nice balance great composition and much kewlness Shirley, Anya and Patrick! :D

Although it is the ears of an amateur, the grain of sound is clear, the whole is transparent and I heard it pleasantly  I listened to really good "music"

very nostalgic and appropriate title. lovely music.

First album composed for violin, cello and piano ensembles, inspired by nature (e.g. the seasons, birds), relationships (e.g. heartbreak) and travel.

Impetus | Contemporary Classical Music Album by Shirley Ly

a ballet-style waltz composed in 1926 by Frank Grey

Free score:
https://musescore.com/user/3636436/scores/8439155

Frank H. Grey: The Quest Of Pierrot (1926)

This piece is my reflection of the trip to Norway's coast in December 2022 and January 2023. This magical landscape of snow-capped mountains, fjords and the vastness of the ocean is just incredibly beautiful. If you like my music, please push the like button, repost and share it to reach more people with my musical creations. Thank you so much for listening! <3

Dieses Stück spiegelt die Reise an Norwegens Küste im Dezember 2022 und Januar 2023 wider. Diese magische Landschaft aus schneebedeckten Bergen, Fjorden und der Weite des Ozeans ist einfach unglaublich schön. Wenn dir meine Musik gefällt, klicke bitte auf den Like-Button, reposte und teile sie, um mehr Menschen mit meinen musikalischen Kreationen zu erreichen. Danke fürs Zuhören! <3

Moonlight over the fjord

Mondschein über dem Fjord - Moonlight over the fjord

Aquarelles: IV. Hirondelles au Crépuscule (Swallows at Dusk) performed by the tremendously gifted Phil Best. Available for purchase of download or hard copy at https://www.swirlymusic.org/music/solo-piano/r-a-moulds-aquarelles-book-i-solo-piano/

Aquarelles: IV. Hirondelles au Crépuscule (performed by Phil Best)

for PIANODAY 2015. 
inspired by a few mesures of Beethoven's Appassionata  
(2014)


Small

You can buy and download my albums here:
https://peternanasi.bandcamp.com/

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiPMLxboTjo

Innocence Lost

The feeling of loss and recovery during a relationship breakdown - everything seemed like a sweet dream...

Composer and Pianist: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Anya Birchall

© SHIRLEY LY

Sweet Reverie

Sweet Reverie by Shirley Ly | Violin and Piano Duet

The feeling of walking through the beautiful city of Berlin at dawn. 

Berlin is one of my favourite cities and carries a lot of emotional weight for me - it never sleeps, it is artsy, alternative and culturally diverse.

Composer and Pianist: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Anya Birchall

© SHIRLEY LY

Impetus

Dawn in Berlin

Dawn in Berlin by Shirley Ly | Violin and Piano Duet

Swallows swoop in the sunset. We see their strong, deep wingbeats at a distance. A storm amounts. Clouds are thick and swallows lose their senses of direction in the darkening skies. Raindrops batter their wings. 

The clouds disperse and the swallows emerge slowly and cautiously to find their way back to their warm clay nests.

Composer and Pianist: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Anya Birchall

© SHIRLEY LY

Swallows Silhouette

Swallows Silhouette by Shirley Ly | Violin and Piano Duet

The deep sense of longing for loved ones at home expressed through a letter.

Composer: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Anya Birchall
Cellist: Patrick Tapio Johnson

© SHIRLEY LY

Love Letter - Part 1 by Shirley Ly | Violin and Cello Duet

Dancing on a starlit road where above, silver and neon stars blink. The air is crisp and the leaves in the distant woods flutter. Wishing twilight lasted forever.

Composer and Pianist: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Anya Birchall
Cellist: Patrick Tapio Johnson

© SHIRLEY LY

Twilight Dance by Shirley Ly | Violin, Cello and Piano Trio

Melting snow dampens the earth beneath, sunlight becomes clearer and clouds become lighter against the bluing sky. Anticipating renewal and revitalisation of life in all forms.

Composer and Pianist: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Anya Birchall
Cellist: Patrick Tapio Johnson

© SHIRLEY LY

Spring Fantasy by Shirley Ly | Violin, Cello and Piano Trio

Improvisation for Piano Day 2017

مومان چهارم از کوارتت زهی شماره ۱ در فا مینور - از آهنگساز کمتر شناخته شده فرانسوی " فلیسین سزار دیوید" (۱۸۷۶-۱۸۱۰) - [موومان چهارم] دارای تمی است که می‌توان آنرا موسیقی رقص روستایی نامید، از این نظر شاید بتوان این موومان را با موومان‌های مشابه در آثار ابتدایی بتهون و هایدن مقایسه کرد - "دوید" قسمتی‌ از عمر خویش را در مصر گذراند و متأسفانه بسیاری از آثار او پس از فوت او منتشر شدند، حتا همین امروز هم اجراهای محدودی از آثار او یافت میشوند - اگر چه کوارتت زهی شماره ۱ [همین اثر] در زمان حیات آهنگساز منتشر شده است - این اثر به دوست صمیمی‌ آهنگساز "آلکسیس آزودو" تقدیم شده است

اجرای حاضر در سال ۲۰۱۲  توسط کوارتت کامبینی-پاریس ضبط و منتشر شده است

Félicien-César David - Quartet No.1 in fa minor - IV. Finale, Allegretto

J.S. Bach - Choral Prelude "Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland" BWV 659 - Willhelm Kempff

Emotional, building piano piece. Written at a difficult time in our lives, hopefully conveying that emotion.

Waiting

NEW ALBUM, 9 LIVES - CATS CLASSICAL MUSIC IS OUT NOW!

Instagram: @shirleylymusic

Shirley Ly is a self-taught British female contemporary classical music composer from Greenwich in London, United Kingdom, with Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. She has composed over 40 pieces for solo piano / violin / cello, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. She has produced 4 albums: 9 Lives (2023), Paradise (2023), Blossom (2021), and Impetus (2018) and released multiple singles i.e. Emerald (2023), and London Strive (2023). Her music has been played around a million times across more than 100 countries around the world spanning six continents, including by BBC radio, and is described to be a bridge between classical, romantic, and minimalist music with Eastern and jazz elements. She has performed her music across a variety of venues, including churches and halls, and will be performing in many more venues going forward in London and abroad. Shirley plays the piano in all of her pieces.
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The pieces in her albums aim to capture her reflections on life experiences relating to nature (i.e., swallows' journeys to their nests, the seasons, swans), living in London, dance, relationships with family and other loved ones, travel (i.e. to Berlin, Amsterdam), and dreams. Paradise (2023) is inspired by her experiences of swimming, diving, sailing, and surfing in the ocean, and she hopes that her music can further emphasise its importance. 
 
9 Lives (2023) is inspired by the beauty, charm and mysteriousness of cats. She lives in London with her five cats, and gain a lot of inspiration from them. This album aims to raise money for animal charities in areas which need support the most.

She is currently working on classical and electronic music works inspired by her travels in Southeast Asia.

All works are protected by copyright. Please do not use them without permission.

© Shirley Ly

Love Letter - Part 1 by Shirley Ly | Violin and Cello Duet

Shirley Ly | Classical Music Composer and Pianist

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