Name: Time - (SATB) by Matthew Gawronski
Duration: 3 min 26 s
Description: Sheet music available at MatthewGawronski.com

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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

Take My Life

Living God

This track begins with a reflective trumpet solo.  After other brass instruments continue the opening statement, the strings play a bittersweet melody that musters memories of the past.  

To help me while writing this piece, I had an imaginary scene from a movie in mind.  In the scene, members of a family are gathered around the grave of a veteran grandfather who had recently passed away, thinking back on his life and bravery.

In Memorium

Nocturne

Sheet music available at MatthewGawronski.com

Time - (SATB)

Matthew Gawronski

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