GRAMMY nominated Ronn McFarlane is joined by Mindy Rosenfeld to present Nine Notes that Shook the World. Explained by Rosenfeld, ‘This recording is a gathering of some of our favorites, a musical feast. A wide cross section of styles…these timeless tunes from past centuries still touch us in ways words cannot, stirring our life energy.’

TrackList:
01. Grays Inn – My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home, P. 66
02. Brando di Cales – Passo e mezzo
03. My Lady Carey’s Dompe [c. 1520] – Lady Wynkfield’s Rownde
04. Rondeau dans Zaide (arr. M. Blavet for baroque flute and lute)
05. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: I. Adagio
06. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: II. Allegro
07. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: III. Adagio
08. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: IV. Bourree anglaise
09. Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: V. Minuetto
10. Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034: III. Andante
11. Airs for the Summer: The Thistle
12. Airs for the Winter: The Laurel
13. Dorrington Lads: Yeil, Yeil – A Wife of My Ain (Scotland)
14. Passemeze
15. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: I. Prelude: Lentement
16. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Allemande: Moderement
17. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: III. Rondeau “”Les Charites””: Gracieusement
18. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: IV. “”L’Emerveillee””: Gaiment
19. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: V. Gavotte
20. Suite de piece No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: VI. Menuet
21. Minuetto and Variations
22. Sitting in the Stern of a Boat
23. Branles de village

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Symphonies of Wind Instruments

“A composer speaking about his own problems is also speaking about the problems of mankind,” asserted Schoenberg. “I was made a revolutionary in spite of myself,” said Stravinsky. Hindemith spoke of a forthcoming “big battle over new music”, and added, “the need will be to prove whether or not the music of our day, including my own, is capable of survival.” Today these composers are regarded as being three of the most seminal figures in music history in the first half of the 20th century. Meanwhile a composer at the end of the same century, Rolf Wallin, has written music that portrays “the dancing dynamics of the universe”, where nothing is stable and everything is volatile. The works featured on this album by these four composers reflect the universal and timeless balance between tradition and innovation, and the Royal Norwegian Navy Band under Ingar Bergby illuminate this balance in their recordings of these works, and breathe new life into this music.

Facebook Photo Album from the recording sessions.

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Tracklist:

01. Hindemith: Konzertmusik I. Konzertante Ouvertüre
02. Hindemith: Konzertmusik II. Sechs Variatione über das Lied “Prinz Eugen, der edle Ritter”
03. Hindemith: Konzertmusik III. Marsch
04. Schoenberg: Theme and Variations Op 43a
05. Hindemith: Symphony in B flat I. Moderately fast, with vigor
06. Hindemith: Symphony in B flat II. Andantino grazioso
07. Hindemith: Symphony in B flat III. Fugue
08. Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
09. Wallin: Changes

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REMOTE GALAXY by Flint Juventino Beppe

Can the dualism of life, nature and art be expressed in pure music? This is the question the multi-talented composer Flint Juventino Beppe – formerly known as Fred Jonny Berg – has set out to answer. The album Remote Galaxy is a journey in time and space, a journey given meaning by the album’s music and philosophy. The music is uncompromisingly honest, with a genuine power of its own. Using well-known acoustic technology, the composer takes us to some unusual and, for most of us, unknown places.

Remote Galaxy continues the journey of 2L’s Grammy nominated album Flute Mystery, and again the Philharmonia Orchestra is conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy to interpret these adventurous scores. The composer’s deep spiritual interest in nature, philosophy and space is as central in the universe of Remote Galaxy as it was in Flute Mystery. Beppe’s music leaves a unique fingerprint in the artistic world: there is quite simply nothing like it.

The individual and inventive nature of his orchestral works demands a rich palette of instruments and an extended use of woodwinds, brass and organ. As solo instruments, the intense but delicate sound of the clarinet, the scope of the flute’s range of expression and the special characteristics of the rarely used viola da gamba make for an inimitable atmosphere captured in 2L’s innovative surround sound technology. With the introduction of height channels, acoustic reflections create a natural sound presence originating from both around and above the listener. The Auro-3D format on this Pure Audio Blu-ray features sound reproduction that is more realistic than anything you’ve heard before. It delivers a new standard in immersion, fully enveloping the audience in a cocoon of life-like audio.
5.1 + 7.1 + 9.1 SURROUND + STEREO produced in DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition 352kHz/24bit) by Lindberg Lyd AS. Facebook Photo Album from the Recording Sessions at Watford Colosseum

The whole spectrum of Beppe’s musical philosophy is mirrored in his works: “It’s really as simple as it is complicated – I breathe in what life has to offer, and breathe out what I have to offer life. I have given up trying to grasp what actually happens in the process from impression to expression.” Beppe is diagnosed with Tourette’s and Asperger’s syndromes, and his approach to life is self-reflective and as uncompromising as his music: “When I take a look at the mountains or the sky, I realize I cannot spend my time on anything but grandness. It’s that or nothing.”

Flint Juventino Beppe’s sheet music is available online for evaluation and delivery. Download all scores for free at www.fjbfingerprint.com

TrackList:
01. Remote Galaxy Op.81
02. Distant Words Op.43b: I. Typhoon at Heart
03. Distant Words Op.43b: II. Healed by Red Wind
04. Lost in September Op.17
05. Tightrope walking beneath heaven Op.32 No.8
06. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: I. Alarm
07. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: II. Deepest Woods
08. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: III. Escaping Time Power
09. Flute Concerto No.2 Op.80: IV. Mrala

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