Craig Armstrong – Nocturnes: Music for 2 Pianos (Deluxe) (2021/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

The deluxe edition of renowned composer and pianist Craig Armstrong´s latest and, highly acclaimed, album “Nocturnes – Music for 2 Pianos” is out now! Featuring 5 all-new compositions, the deluxe edition gives an even deeper insight into Armstrong´s extensive creative vision, one which he cultivated mostly over the first lockdown during the Covid pandemic. The tracks were recorded in Armstrong´s home studio in Glasgow and feature an array of melodic and meditative soundscapes.

Nocturnes: Music For 2 Pianos was written during 2020 and 2021. There are 14 compositions, written mostly at night in lockdown. The decision to compose for two pianos gave me the ability to write more abstract compositions, blurring the melodies and harmonies to make a diffused sound. Other Nocturnes are more pure and focus on delicate melodic fragments, revealing their compositional process as they develop. Each short piece should stand on it’s own however the atmosphere and intention of each movement work together as a whole. Writing the work, which was composed and recorded at home was in a way therapeutic amidst the pandemic. I would like to think the beauty of the sound and reflectiveness of the music communicates and in turn perhaps might help the listener find some solace in these strange times. I wanted Nocturnes to be an acoustic album, playable by any two pianists who might want to perform them.” (Craig Armstrong)

Tracklist:
1-01. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 1 (03:35)
1-02. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 2 (03:39)
1-03. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 3 (03:05)
1-04. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 4 (03:23)
1-05. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 5 (05:04)
1-06. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 6 (03:12)
1-07. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 7 (04:16)
1-08. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 8 (03:16)
1-09. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 9 (01:26)
1-10. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 10 (01:06)
1-11. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 11 (04:22)
1-12. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 12 (03:04)
1-13. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 13 (03:15)
1-14. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 14 (02:32)
1-15. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 15 (03:19)
1-16. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 16 (03:38)
1-17. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 17 (06:00)
1-18. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 18 (04:05)
1-19. Craig Armstrong – Nocturne 19 (03:41)