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.
Listen to piano music by Kathryn Kaye on her latest album Solace of Mountains and Clouds.
There is a nice review of the album by Kathy Parsons at MainlyPiano.com. Here is how she describes the album:
Solace of Mountains and Clouds is a musical reflection of my sense of wonder, joy and peace as I watch the mountains and clouds change with the passage of minutes and hours, the weather, and the seasons. I believe that music, much like nature, speaks many languages and is a reminder of the underlying unity of human beings everywhere.
This album was recorded at Will Ackerman’s Imaginary Road Studio in Vermont. It has three original piano solos and seven ensemble pieces with Charlie Bisharat (violin), Jill Haley (oboe and English horn), Tony Levin (bass), and Gus Sebring (French horn). It was co-produced by Kaye, Ackerman and Tom Eaton, and Eaton also appears on several tracks on accordion, bass, and electric guitar.
If you want to hear more of her wonderful music, listen to my playlist of her songs.
Album
Solace of Mountains and Clouds (2018) – 10 songs, 46 min
Playlist
Kathryn Kaye (Playlist) – 68 songs, 5 hr
See my Kathryn Kaye music post with her albums, videos, and links. This new album will be included there as well, along with an updated playlist.
Listen to instrumental piano music by Lynn Yew Evers on her latest album Elysian. There are nice reviews by Kathy Parsons at MainlyPiano.com of both albums, Elysian and Dawn of Peace.
Albums
These are her albums.
Elysian (2016) – 13 songs, 53 min
Dawn of Peace (2012) – 11 songs, 53 min
Single
Here is a single.
Without Words (2015) – 1 song, 3 min 53 sec
Videos
Here are some videos from her albums.
Elysian on Elysian (2016) – 4 min 37 sec
Without Words on Without Words (2015) – 3 min 54 sec
Unspoken Tale on Dawn of Peace (2012) – 5 min 10 sec
Lyrical Mood on Dawn of Peace (2012) – 5 min 32 sec
A Fleeting Moment on Dawn of Peace (2012) – 4 min 44 sec
Links
These are links to her website, social media, and general information.
Listen to instrumental piano music by Janice Lacy Project from Los Angeles on their debut album Sanctuary for the Soul.
Fronted by pianist/composer Janice Lacy, the other Project members are Rob Mullins (piano and keyboards), Jeness (cello), Larry Antonino (bass), and Tony Braunagel (drums and percussion) – all artists in their own right. All fourteen tracks on the album were composed by Lacy, motivated by this goal:
I want my music to serve as a sanctuary, a refuge, a place of safety, peace, healing and joy, where listeners can go when they need to escape from the pressures and stress of the world around them.
There’s a nice review by Kathy Parsons at MainPiano.com.
Album
Enjoy their debut album.
Sanctuary for the Soul (2016) – 14 songs, 47 min
Links
These are links to her website, social media, music players, and music stores.
Listen to instrumental piano music by Marika Takeuchi on her latest (4th) album Colors in the Diary.
She was originally from Japan and now lives in Boston. This album is produced by the Grammy-winning producer Will Ackerman and features the world-class cellist Eugene Friesen and violinist Si-Jing Huang.
Albums
These are her albums.
Colors in the Diary (2016) – 12 songs, 47 min
Rain Stories (2014) – 11 songs, 32 min
Impressions (2013) – 10 songs, 26 min
Night Dream (2011) – 6 songs, 14 min
Single
Marika Takeuchi was asked to specifically compose and perform a song for this movie, and she came up with this remarkable music and released it as a single. This time-lapse film by landscape photographer Terje Sørgjerd (TSOPhotography) from Oslo, Norway has over 4.5 million views on Vimeo.
“The Arctic Light” is a natural phenomenon occurring 2-4 weeks before you can see the Midnight Sun. The sunset and sunrise are connected in one magnificent show of color and light lasting from 8 to 12 hours. The sun is barely going below the horizon before coming up again.
This was created between Apr 11 and May 10, 2011 in the Arctic on the archipelago Lofoten in Norway. He captured some amazing sunrises such as the one at 1:06 where you see a single scene from day to night to day, which is from 9pm to 7am (think about that for a minute – 10 hours with light like that).
The Arctic Light on The Arctic Light (2011) – 3 min 22 sec
Videos
Here are some videos from her albums.
Morning Light on Colors in the Diary (2016) – 3 min 21 sec
Koyo on Rain Stories (2014) – Live in Tokyo (2016) – 3 min 51 sec
Lost in Darkness on Rain Stories (2014) – Live in Tokyo (2016) – 3 min 51 sec
Green Field on Colors in the Diary (2014) – Live at JZ Brat Sound in Tokyo (2016) – 2 min 34 sec