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Laura Sullivan: Pieces of Forever
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Laura Sullivan: Pieces of Forever

Listen to instrumental piano music from Laura Sullivan on her new album Pieces of Forever. Read a great review by Kathy Parsons at mainlypiano.com.

It has been nominated as Best New Age Album for the 2022 Grammy Awards to be held Jan 22, 2022; she previously won Best New Age Album for her album Love’s River in 2014. You can read more about the album, stories behind the songs, and her parents in the press kit available at her web site.

I also included her 2018 album A Magical Christmas, her Grammy-winning Love’s River album from 2014, and my custom playlist of her other music.

The illusion of time is our obstacle. Life is like a river. The beginning, the middle, and the end are always present, and are in all things, at every moment. We cannot understand the light, without knowing the darkness. In knowing this, may we find comfort, and rest for our sorrow.

My mother was a classically trained pianist, and my father played country guitar and harmonica. In their honor I’ve created this album, delicately intertwining classical piano with Americana ambiance.

Blue Tent Creek was written in memory of my mom reflecting memories of walks behind my parent’s property. Rest Your Sorrow in 3 movements is part of an album titled Pieces of Forever inspired by the lives of both my parents, and to honor them. Creating this has been a journey of great love for me.

We all carry moments we treasure, people in our lives that have passed on but will always be so dear us, and irreplaceable precious memories. These are all eternal. They are pieces of our forever. Please enjoy this relaxing piano guitar and cello music.

YouTube – Laura Sullivan

New Album

Pieces of Forever  (2021) – 11 songs, 36 min

Christmas Album

A Magical Christmas  (2018) – 13 songs, 38 min

Grammy Album

Love’s River  (2014) – 11 songs, 55 min

Playlist

Laura Sullivan (Playlist) – 27 songs, 2 hr 9 min

Videos

A Darker Season – 3 min 31 sec

Farewell Fields – 2 min 50 sec

Blue Tent Creek – 3 min 48 sec

When We Were Happy – 2 min 52 sec

Pieces of Forever (Postlude) – 2 min 49 sec

Rest Your Sorrow, Movement 1 – 3 min 1 sec

See my music post on Laura Sullivan for more albums, videos, and links.

Photo credit: Pieces of Forever @ Amazon (album cover).

Helen Jane Long: Vessel of Light
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Helen Jane Long: Vessel of Light

Listen to instrumental piano music from Helen Jane Long on her latest album Vessel of Light. She is the highest-ever streaming female pianist in the world (1.5 billion+ US), and has a huge worldwide following. I also included my playlist of her songs.

Album

Vessel of Light  (2020) – 12 songs, 42 min

Playlist

Helen Jane Long (Playlist) – 35 songs, 2 hr 6 min

See Helen Jane Long for more albums, videos, and links.

Photo credit: Vessel of Light @ Amazon (album cover).

Michael Hoppé: Peace & Reconciliation
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Michael Hoppé: Peace & Reconciliation

Listen to choral music by Michael Hoppé on his latest album Peace & Reconciliation. See the review by Kathy Parsons at mainpiano.com.

Albums

Peace & Reconciliation (2020) – 10 songs, 40 min

 

Amistad (2018) – 19 songs, 1 hr 15 min

 

Playlist

Michael Hoppé (Playlist) – 40 songs, 2 hr 32 min

 

Listen to more of his music at Michael Hoppé with additional albums, videos, and links.

Photo credit: Peace & Reconciliation @ iTunes (album cover)

Fabrizio Paterlini: Transitions II
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Fabrizio Paterlini: Transitions II

Listen to instrumental piano music by Italian contemporary music composer and pianist Fabrizio Paterlini on his latest album Transitions II.

Albums

Transitions II (2020) – 8 songs, 11 min

 

Playlist

Fabrizio Paterlini (Playlist) – 10 songs, 33 min

 

See my music post on Fabrizio Paterlini for more albums, videos, and links.

Photo credit: Transitions II @ Amazon (album cover).

Stanton Lanier: So Loved
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Stanton Lanier: So Loved

Listen to instrumental piano music by Stanton Lanier on his recent album So Loved.

Album

So Loved (2018) – 15 songs, 1 hr 13 min

 

Videos

A Beautiful Thing (2018) – at Fausett Farms Sunflowers in north Georgia – 4 min 54 sec

 

Walking on Air – in British Columbia (2018) – 4 min 46 sec

 

Dawn Fournier Bay (Love from Antartica) (2019) – 3 min 57 sec

 

To listen to more of his music, see my original music post on Stanton Lanier. This new album will be added there.

Photo credit: So Loved @ Amazon (album cover).

Helen Jane Long: Perspective
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Helen Jane Long: Perspective

Listen to instrumental piano music from Helen Jane Long on her latest album Perspective. She’s a UK composer/pianist whose compositions cross classical, chill out, and film music to create an indefinable combination of music minimalism. She is the first-ever billion-streaming pianist in the world and has a huge worldwide following.

I also included an earlier album Live at St James’s, London, as well as a live performance video at PianoForte Studios in Chicago from 2016. She will be on a US tour in 2020 at Los Angeles (June 21), San Francisco (June 27), and New York (October 17), as well as Guilford and London UK.

Albums

Perspective  (2018) – 11 songs, 34 min

 

Live at St James’s, London  (2016) – 16 songs, 1 hr 5 min

 

Video

Live in Chicago at PianoForte Studios (Nov 14, 2016) – 13 songs, 48 min 35 sec

Songs: Intervention, Porcelain, Storm Away, Expression, Flowers, One Day, Embers, Out of My Soul, Through the Dark, Renewed, Stars, Swiftly, and Talk of an End.

 

See my music post on Helen Jane Long for more albums, videos, and links. I will update it with the new album and extend the playlist.

Photo credit: Perspective @ Amazon (album cover).

Fabrizio Paterlini: Transitions
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Fabrizio Paterlini: Transitions

Listen to instrumental piano music by Italian contemporary music composer and pianist Fabrizio Paterlini on several recent albums Transitions and Winter Stories. The videos with all songs on Transitions were shot in the beautiful Villa Dionisi in Cerea (Verona, Italy) during Summer 2019.

Albums

Transitions (2019) – 8 songs, 11 min

 

Winter Stories (2018) – 8 songs, 22 min

 

Videos

Transitions (2019) – 13 min 24 sec

 

Playlist

Fabrizio Paterlini (Playlist) – 10 songs, 33 min

 

See my music post on Fabrizio Paterlini for albums, videos, and links.

Photo credit: Transitions @ Amazon (album cover).

Anne Trenning: Beautiful Song
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Anne Trenning: Beautiful Song

Listen to instrumental piano music by Anne Trenning and Friends on the new (4th) album Beautiful Song.

It features a collection of original music by composer and pianist Anne Trenning, with curated cover selections from a multi-genre spectrum. She is joined by James Todd (cello), Bill Leslie(Celtic flute), John Magnie (accordion), Jeff Oster (flugelhorn), Ciro Hurtado (guitar), Jane Brendle (violin), David Meyer (cello), Josh Daniel (guitar), Mark Schimick (mandolin), Brandon Bush (accordion), Fred Hiscock (tenor saxophone), Jennifer Dior (flute), and Rick Dior (percussion).

“Beautiful Song by Anne Trenning and Friends is a musical box of chocolates in that each piece is different from the others. Instrumentation and genre vary from piece to piece, but the title really does say it all and could easily be ‘Beautiful Songs.’ This is my favorite of Anne Trenning’s albums so far!” — Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com

Album

Enjoy her new album.

Beautiful Song (2018) – 11 songs, 38 min

 

Video

Watch this video of a song from the album, featuring Josh Daniel (guitar) & Mark Schimick (mandolin).

It’s a Great Day to be Alive (Darrell Scott)  – 3 min 36 sec

 

Playlist

Here is my playlist of her songs.

Anne Trenning (Playlist) – 28 songs, 1 hr 45 min

 

Listen to more of her music at my Anne Trenning post with additional albums, videos, and links. This new album has been included there as well.

Photo credit: Beautiful Song @ Amazon (album cover)

Relaxing Instrumental Music (Playlist)
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Relaxing Instrumental Music (Playlist)

Listen to instrumental music on this playlist.

Playlist

Relaxing Instrumental Music (Playlist) by Spotify Gang – 491 songs, 20 hr

A collection of relaxing instrumentals from today’s best independent artists.

Note: The original playlist is no longer available, but I substituted another one that you might enjoy.

Heidi Breyer: Moonlight in Empty Rooms
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Heidi Breyer: Moonlight in Empty Rooms

Listen to instrumental piano from Heidi Breyer on her new album Moonlight in Empty Rooms.  The album is a musical study of the art of her partner, artist Alexander Volkov.  Enjoy browsing some of his original oils on her web site, or visit Alexander’s full website for a full selection of giclees on canvas and a complete chronology of works.

New Album

Moonlight in Empty Rooms (2018) – 12 songs, 1 hr

 

Playlist

Enjoy my playlist of her songs.

Heidi Breyer (Playlist) – 20 songs, 1 hr 29 min

 

Art

Watch this video that highlights many of his wonderful paintings as he describes them and his background.

Artist Profile – Alexander Volkov (Exposures Gallery of Fine Art, Sedona, AZ) – 7 min 22 sec

 

Videos

Here’s some more music composed and performed by Heidi Anne Breyer along with paintings by artist Alexander Volkov.

Conversation – 4 min 22 sec

 

Another Place and Time – 4 min 48 sec

 

All Souls Lullaby – 6 min 14 sec

 

After the Last Rain – 3 min 53 sec

 

Awakenings – 4 min 50 sec

 

In a Region of Clouds – 4 min 16 sec

 

All the Good Things – 4 min 17 sec

 

Chaconne for our World – 7 min 11 sec

 

Off Season – 4 min 36 sec

 

American Gothic – 4 min 32 sec

 

And Winter Came – 4 min 32 sec

 

On His Wings – 5 min 28 sec

 

Winter Light – 5 min 17 sec

 

Listen to more of her music at my Heidi Breyer post with more albums, videos, and links. This new album and updated playlist has been included there as well.

Photo credit: Moonlight in Empty Rooms @ Amazon (album cover)