March 24, 2020 by Doug Warren

Doug Hammer: Piano2

Listen to piano music by Doug Hammer with his latest album Piano2 (Piano Squared) with 15 original four-hand two-piano duets performed by Doug Hammer with Doug Hammer. There is a great review and recent interview by Kathy Parsons on mainlypiano.com.

Album

Piano2 (2020) – 15 songs, 57 min

Videos

Celtic Heart – Live at Piano Haven Concert in LA (2020) – 5 min

piano2 (reveal) – 1 min

piano2 (Doug interviews Doug) – Shimmer in Disaster – 2 min

piano2 (cover design & evolution) – Round and Round – 4 min

Listen to more of his music at my Doug Hammer post with additional albums, videos, and links. This new album will be included there as well.

Photo credit: Piano2 @ Amazon (album cover)

March 20, 2020 by Doug Warren

Maxence Cyrin: Aurora

Listen to piano music by French composer and pianist Maxence Cyrin on his new album Aurora. I also included a recent live album of the Novö Piano studio album from 2010.

Albums

Aurora (2020) – 16 songs, 47 min

Novö Piano Live (2018) – 7 songs, 21 min

See my Maxence Cyrin music post with his albums, videos, and links. This new album will be included there as well.

Photo credit: Aurora @ Spotify (album cover)

March 18, 2020 by Doug Warren

George Winston: Restless Wind

Listen to solo piano music by George Winston on his latest album Restless Wind. Kathy Parsons has a great review on mainlypiano.com. His web site describes the album this way:

Restless Wind presents a stunning journey documenting George Winston’s sociological observations in American history. Winston repurposes for the modern listener stunningly relevant works by musical greats such as Sam Cooke, The Doors, Stephen Stills, George & Ira Gershwin, Country Joe McDonald, and others. Restless Wind captures Winston’s inimitable melodic language where piano textures and tones set the stage for vivid renderings of classic compositions.

Winston says, “Ultimately, the main reason these 11 songs were chosen was how as instrumental pieces they worked well with each other in this sequence, the same way I have worked for all the albums I’ve recorded.”

Album

Restless Wind (2019) – 11 songs, 53 min

See my George Winston music post with his albums, videos, and links. This new album will be included there as well.

Photo credit: Restless Wind @ Amazon (album cover)

March 16, 2020 by Doug Warren

Michele McLaughlin: Sweet and Lovely Piano Solos (Playlist)

Listen to this Sweet and Lovely Piano Solos playlist created by Michele McLaughlin. It’s a great collection of sweet and lovely piano solos from today’s top solo piano artists that offers great background music for your day.

Playlists

Sweet and Lovely Piano Solos (Playlist) by Michele McLaughlin – 34 songs, 2 hr 26 min

Listen to more of her music at my Michele McLaughlin post for more albums, videos, and links. This new playlist will be included there as well.

Photo credit: Michele McLaughlin (Spotify Playlist)

March 15, 2020 by Doug Warren

Michele McLaughlin: Memoirs

Listen to solo piano music by Michele McLaughlin on Memoirs, which is a collection of singles released over 18 months. There is a nice review by Kathy Parsons at mainlypiano.com. I also included my playlist of her songs, as well as several live performances and music videos. She has over 1 million listeners and 1 billion plays on Pandora!

Album

Memoirs – 12 songs, 44 min

Playlist

Michele McLaughlin (Playlist) – 51 songs, 2 hr 59 min

Videos

Peace – Live at Whisperings All-Star Concert (2018) – 3 min 16 sec

My Life with You – Live at Piano Haven Concert (2020) – 4 min 22 sec

Alone – Live at Piano Haven Concert (2020) – 3 min 27 sec

Triumph – Live at Piano Haven (2019) – 3 min 1 sec

Irish Rain – Live at Whisperings Radio Discovery Concert (2019) – 5 min 25 sec

Winter – 4 min 35 sec

Northern Lights – 4 min 31 sec

Beneath the Surface – 3 min 42 sec

Pure Joy – 3 min 47 sec

Dismissed – 4 min 13 sec

Listen to more of her music at my Michele McLaughlin post with other albums, videos, and links. This new album will be included there as well.

Photo credit: Memoirs (Amazon album cover)

March 13, 2020 by Doug Warren

Greg Maroney: Into the Mist

Listen to solo piano music by Greg Maroney on his new album Into the Mist. I also included another recent album too to help you relax or sleep, as well as my playlist of his earlier songs.