Classical Music Discoveries

Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist and pianist. His music has been performed by The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zürcher Kammerorchester, The Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Riga Philharmonic Orchestra, South-Jutland Symphony Orchestra, violinist Nikolaj Znaider, and many other ensembles and soloists. The world premiere performances of Frederik Magle's large symphonic suite »Cantabile« (with text by H.R.H. Henrik, the prince consort of Denmark) took place at two televised gala concerts. The first movement 2004 and the two remaining movements were premiered on June 10th, 2009, by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, at a gala concert in celebration of H.R.H. the Prince Consort's 75th birthday. Frederik Magle also works with film scores and crossover/fusion music, blending contemporary classical music with another genre. As a soloist on piano or pipe organ Frederik Magle has played in Saint Peter's Basilica (Rome), Windsor Castle, Luzern Concert Hall, Riga Cathedral, Koncerthuset (Copenhagen Concert Hall), The Danish Radio Concert Hall, and many other places. In 1999 Frederik played at the christening of H.H. Prince Nikolai, and later he was invited to perform a solo organ concert for the Danish Royal Family and Royal Court at Fredensborg Castle. In 2002 his piece »Pact of the Baptism« was given its first performance at the christening of H.H. Prince Felix in Møgeltønder Church. Frederik Magle has also received many grants and prizes in support of his work and achievements as composer and musician, including the Grants of Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark and H.R.H. Prince Henrik, The Grant of H.H. Prince Joachim and H.H. Princess Alexandra, Countess Erna Hamilton's scolarship, Carlsberg's Prize of Ideas, Unibank's Arts Prize, the Arts Award of the Freemasons, and a grant from the Danish Arts Foundation (2014). Website: https://www.magle.dk Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/frederikmagle https://www.instagram.com/frederikmagle https://www.youtube.com/frederikmagle

I was a very quiet child and very an introverted person. My passion was music and it’s still. My mother was a classical guitarist, but I didn’t show any interest in learning or playing guitar. I have started learning to play guitar when I was almost twenty years old. My friend convinced me into that, he showed me four chords and that was it. With that four chords, I composed my first song. I was impressed by that and until today, I have composed over four hundred songs. Some of my songs can be heard on music social platform Soundcloud, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon, iTunes and so on, but a very few on YouTube. In the year 2005, me and my friend, created the band Dharma. My friend met those days Paul Godfrey from worldwide band Morcheeba. My friend first didn’t know who is he (Paul Godfrey) or who is Morcheeba. Paul gave him a business card and he showed me that card. I was excited and I said to my friend whom he met. A coincidence was that my friend met Paul Godfrey again the other day. And he showed to the Paul our song Winter’s Day (a.k.a. Afterglow). Guess Paul liked that song, so he wrote the lyrics for Afterglow. But Dharma didn’t last long, because of different music taste in the band. So we simply split the band. I went on my solo music career. I have released the songs like Kiss Me, Moonrise, Indian Summer. Beside music I write also poetry. I post it on sites like AllPoetry, Steemit, Hello Poetry. I have also released two poetry books and four e-books. Poems are about social problems, love, pain, sadness, sorrow, death and also about the crypto world… I wrote also a fairy tale for the children. Beside guitar, I play also bass guitar, I sing and write lyrics. My music influence are Radiohead, Muse, Nirvana, The Vines, Royal Blood, QOTSA, Suede, Placebo, The Kills, Jack White and many other bands. Poetry e-books at Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/sasha-raven MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/sasharavenmusic Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sasharavenmusic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sasharavenmusic/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/sasharaven Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasharaven/ Bandcamp: https://sasharaven.bandcamp.com

Composer Richard Thompson’s three-act opera presents the life behind the name of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the most prominent African American poets of the early 20th Century. This dramatic performance, inspired by the hundreds of letters exchanged between Dunbar and his wife, Alice Ruth Moore, removes the masks of fame and social identity to investigate the psychological realities of the people underneath. Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p843/The_Mask_in_the_MIrror_%28digital_download%29.html For more information about this album, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/themaskinthemirror/index.html

Villa-Lobos: Assobio a Jato Williams: Piano Quintet in C minor Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 For more information, please visit: https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

Capriccio, Op. 85, is the final opera by German composer Richard Strauss, subtitled "A Conversation Piece for Music". The opera received its premiere performance at the Nationaltheater München on 28 October 1942. Clemens Krauss and Strauss wrote the German libretto. However, the genesis of the libretto came from Stefan Zweig in the 1930s, and Joseph Gregor further developed the idea several years later. Strauss then took on the libretto, but finally recruited Krauss as his collaborator on the opera. Most of the final libretto is by Krauss. Joana Filipe Martinez, conductor CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona, Spain Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p842/R_Strauss%3A_Capriccio%2C_Op._85.html

A BISSEL RHYTHM is composer and clarinetist Paul Green’s PARMA Recordings debut, although it marks his second recorded exploration into the fusion between jazz and Jewish music. A performance at Merkin Concert Hall resulted in the New York Times extolling his talents: "Like a cobra intent on doing some charming of its own, the clarinetist Paul Green weaved, darted and hovered over his instrument…conjuring gorgeous sounds." Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p841/A_Bissel_Rhythm_%28digital_download%29.html For more information, please visit: http://bigroundrecords.com/epk/abisselrhythm/

MYTHICAL SPACES STEVEN KEMPER Steven Kemper makes his debut on Ravello Records with his electroacoustic album MYTHICAL SPACES. Kemper combines acoustic instruments and electronics to create meditative compositions that explore the connections between real and imaginary worlds. Kemper writes that “myths represent traces of our collective imagination, and similarities between myths from different cultures point to a shared human experience.” Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p839/Mythical_Spaces_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p840/Mythical_Places_%28digital_download%29.html For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/mythicalspaces/

KID STUFF: SOLI FOR PIANO WITH PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA McCormick Percussion Group Juxtaposing the loud and abrasive with the soft and subtle, the McCormick Percussion Group balances tumult and tender in KID STUFF. Led by director Robert McCormick, Professor of Music at the University of South Florida in Tampa, the percussion orchestra re-imagines original compositions from five key contemporary classical composers. Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p837/Kid_Stuff_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p838/Kid_Stuff_%28digital_download%29.html For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/kidstuff/

Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola, K. 424 Dohnanyi: Serenade in C Major for Violin, Viola and Cello Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 For more information, please visit: https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 For more information, please visit: https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

THE MYTH OF TOMORROW Eric Klein Klein’s work is smart and sophisticated, accessible even to the untrained ear, and a cool, clever blend of things both old and new. Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p835/The_Myth_of_Tomorrow_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p836/The_Myth_of_Tomorrow_%28digital_download%29.html For more information, please visit: http://navonarecords.com/epk/themythoftomorrow/

Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 29 Harbison: Piano Trio No. 3 Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor For more information about this year's festival, please visit: https://www.lamusicafestival.org/

THE CEILING FLOATS AWAY MATTHEW BURTNER & RITA DOVE EcoSono Ensemble Ravello Records proudly presents THE CEILING FLOATS AWAY, a groundbreaking new collaboration between sound artist Matthew Burtner, former US poet laureate Rita Dove, and ecoacoustic ensemble EcoSono. A National Endowment for the Arts commission, The Ceiling Floats Away was awarded a Special Jury Award in the 2016 American Prize in Chamber Music Composition for "Unique Nexus of Acoustics, Electronics and Audience Interaction." Since its composition, it has been selected for performance at various festivals and venues, including the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s Accelerate Festival. Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p833/The_Ceiling_Floats_Away_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p834/The_Ceiling_Floats_Away_%28digital_download%29.html For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/theceilingfloatsaway/index.html

Her husband is on a mission and has been completely loyal. Meanwhile, the wife has not as she has had a torrid love affair. Now he returns from his mission. The love affair is over and she knows that her love for her husband is all she wants from life. But now she must tell her husband what has happened in his absence. Will he forgive her or will this be the end of the marriage she now cherishes so much? CMD Grand Opera Company of Venice Download now at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p832/Verdi%3A_Stiffelio_%28digital_download%29.html

RIPPLING Robert Morris Ravello Records is proud to present RIPPLING, a new album by composer Robert Morris. Morris recorded the album live at a “Summer at Eastman Concert” in Hatch Recital Hall, in Rochester, NY. Consisting of only two tracks, “Mountain Streams” and “Mysterious Landscape,” these dramatic compositions turn ordinary sounds of nature in extraordinary pursuits of sonic ambience. Like a drop in a pond, both tracks start small and simple only to evolve into an all-encompassing, full sound that excites curiosity while evoking relaxation. Purchase CD at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p830/Rippling_%28CD%29.html Download at: http://www.classicalsavings.com/store/p831/Rippling_%28digital_download%29.html For more information, please visit: http://ravellorecords.com/epk/rippling/