Impressions #1 Various Artists

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
• 1Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 - I. Prelude01:52
• Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, L'inverno (Winter)
• 2The 4 Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, 'L'inverno' (Winter) - II. Largo01:58
• Astor Piazzolla: Las 4 estaciones portenas
• 3Las 4 Estaciones Portenas - No. 3. Otono Porteno (after A. Vivaldi's The 4 Seasons)07:30
• Franz Schubert: Die Sommernacht, D. 289
• 4Die Sommernacht, D. 28903:03
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Fantaisie tableaux - Suite No. 1, Op. 5
• 5Fantaisie tableaux - Suite No. 1, Op. 5 - I. Barcarolle07:57
• Anatol Konstantinovich Liadov: 3 Pieces, Op. 11
• 63 Pieces, Op. 11 - No. 1. Prelude in B Minor03:08
• Roger Quilter: 4 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 30
• 74 Shakespeare Songs, Op. 30 - No. 2. When Daffodils Begin to Peer01:20
• Eric Coates: 4 Old English Songs
• 84 Old English Songs - No. 3. Who Is Sylvia?03:22
• Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
• 9Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II - Dance of the Blessed Spirits03:25
• Las 4 estaciones portenas (after A. Vivaldi's The 4 Seasons)
• 10Las 4 Estaciones Portenas - No. 1. Primavera Porteno05:46
• Mervyn Horder: 7 Songs
• 117 Songs - No. 2. Under the Greenwood Tree01:34
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 17
• 12Suite No. 2 in C Major, Op. 17 - III. Romance - Andantino06:53
• Franz Liszt: Consolations, S172/R12
• 13Consolations, S172,R12 - No. 3 in D-Flat Major - Lento placido03:58
• Franz Liszt: Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A flat major
• 14Liebestraume, S541,R211 - No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major04:07
• Julius Harrison: I Know a Bank
• 15I Know a Bank02:28
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
• 16Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90 - III. Poco allegretto06:13
• Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2
• 17Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 204:06
• Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b
• 18Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b - No. 1 in E Major, Op. 19b, No. 1, MWV U8602:58
• Franz Liszt: Mendelssohn - Lieder, S547/R217 (7 Lieder from Mendelssohn, Op, 19a, 34, 47)
• 19Mendelssohn - Lieder, S547,R217 (7 Lieder from Mendelssohn, Op, 19a, 34, 47) - Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (from Op. 34, No. 2, MWV K86)03:08
• Total Runtime01:14:46

Info for Impressions #1

In a run-up to our fifth anniversary, TwoPianists Records is proud to present Impressions #1, a compilation of beautiful tracks. Rather than falling in the crude category of ‘mood music’, this album is a tribute to the many great artists we have recorded and their special brand of outstanding musicianship. Impressions 1 highlights not only our favorite artists - such as Konstantin Scherbakov, Michelle Breedt, Daniel Rowland and the Rhenische Philharmonie - but also gorgeous music.

Each track was featured on our award-winning discs and represents the integrity and depth of feeling of our artists. Here you find a track from a Bach Cello Suite alongside Piazzola’s Four Seasons, Schubert next to Gluck’s Dance of the Blessed Spirits, and Rachmaninoff alongside Harrison.

Peter Martens, cello
Daniel Rowland, violin
Michelle Breedt, mezzo-soprano
Nina Schumann, piano
Luis Magalhaes, piano
Konstantin Scherbakov, piano
Stellenbosch University Camerata
Rhenish State Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Raiskin, conductor
Daniel Rowland, conductor

A compilation dedicated to funk and pre – zouk period, which has never been documented before. It is compilated by specialists of the genre: Julien Achard (Digger's Digest) and Nicolas SKLIRIS (ex-Superfly Records).

After the success of Kouté Jazz, Heavenly Sweetness comes back with a dancefloor but not jazz compilation, enough to move your feet at through the whole summer ! 13 disco, boogie and Zouk tracks recorded in the 80’s in the West Indies.

The advantage of this selection is precisely that it reveals a broader spectrum than the zouk music style that are badly defined. Most of the tracks, were not much broadcasted even if interpreted by some big names in Caribbean music (Pierre-Edouard Decimus / Patrick St. Eloi / Eddy La Viny). They were too fast classified as Zouk. These Tracks reveal this will of singularity, this merger between traditional and other rhythms genres (funk, disco, afro-beat, Latin Brazilian ...), with the addition of new instruments such as synthesizers and drums machine in the creative process.

In many zouk’s albums, this period often included one or even several, tracks that were qualified as "proto-zouk" and "funky-zouk" or the "boogie-zouk" to emphasize the fusion of genres . But these tracks have remained unknown to the general public because only the "hits" were played on the radio, dance floors (the famous "tan" or “zouk”), clubs and bus.

This album contains no booklet.