Hilary Hahn (born November 27, 1979) is an American violinist. She has performed throughout the world both as a soloist with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist. She has also built a reputation as a champion of contemporary music. Several composers have written works for her, including concerti by Edgar Meyer and Jennifer Higdon, partitas by Antón García Abril, and a violin and piano sonata by Lera Auerbach.

Yann Tiersen releases his brand new album All. All is the first album to be recorded at Tiersen’s new studio, venue and community centre, The Eskal, built in an abandoned discotheque on the island of Ushant, a small island positioned in the Celtic sea between Brittany and Cornwall, Tiersen’s home for the past 10 years. The album, mixed and co-produced by Gareth Jones, continues the themes of environment and a connection to nature first explored on EUSA, incorporating recordings from outside of Brittany, such as the redwood forests of California as well as field recordings from Tempelhof airport in Berlin (on ‘Tempelhof’), plus guest vocalists.

Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi OMRI is an Italian pianist and composer. Trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, Einaudi began his career as a classical composer, later incorporating other styles and genres such as pop, rock, folk, and world music.

The 15th anniversary reissue of Max Richter’s highly cherished sophomore album expanded with a bonus disc including an orchestral version of ‘On The Nature of Daylight’ and a previously unreleased 2018 take on ‘Vladimir’s Blues’, plus an elegantly rude remix of the same track by Jlin, and a swooning, technoid Konx-Om-Pax rework of ‘Iconography’
"The Blue Notebooks was originally composed in the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Richter has described it as "a protest album about Iraq, a mediation on violence – both the violence that I had personally experienced around me as a child and the violence of war, at the utter futility of so much armed conflict." The album was recorded about a week after mass protests against the war. It features readings from Franz Kafka's The Blue Octavo Notebooks and Czesław Miłosz's Hymn of the Pearl and Unattainable Earth. Both readings are by the British actress Tilda Swinton."
Here’s our original review from 2004:
"Max Richter's 'The Blue Notebooks' is the 4th release on FatCat's 130701 imprint, an outlet for more orchestrated, instrumental material. 'The Blue Notebooks' is Max Richter's second solo album, a distinctive and adventurous work that is beautifully recorded and cinematic in scope. Opening with a text from Franz Kafka over a sparse piano melody, the album moves through gorgeous, heart-wrenching string swells of 'On The Nature Of Daylight' through to sparse but lyrical piano pieces; hazy, swirling atmospherics, avalanche pulse-beats and partially occluded melodies that recall Aphex Twin's SAWII; and to reverberant organ / choir recordings.
Utilising piano, cello, violin and viola, alongside electronic beats (made using a variety of antique electronics and Reaktor), spoken word passages and the occasional field recording, other sounds were generated via old guitar pedals and vocoders. Life affirming music."

坂本龍一是日本男性作曲家、演員，主要活躍於西方國家，一生獲獎無數。所創作的音樂曲風空靈脫俗、融合東西古今，是日本當代繼武滿徹之後，可稱為世界級音樂大師的代表人物，被譽為「新音樂教父」。

日本传奇音乐人/作曲家坂本龙一于3月29日正式发行全新录音室专辑《async》，这也是教授自咽喉癌康复之后的首张专辑，共包含15首歌（第15首歌曲只收录于黑胶中）。坂本龙一称新专辑的构思和录制均在纽约完成，是他来自于对日常对象、雕塑和自然的感悟。
坂本龍一の8年ぶりとなるオリジナル・アルバム!
Ryuichi Sakamoto has announced a new studio album, async, out April 28 via Milan. It’s the Japanese composer’s first studio album since 2012’s Three, with Jaques Morelenbaum and Judy Kang, and his first solo album in 8 years. Sakamoto recorded and conceived of the album in New York, taking inspiration from “everyday objects, sculpture, and nature,” according to a press release.

2017年発売『async』以来、約6年ぶりのオリジナルアルバム。いまだ続く闘病生活の中、日記を書くように制作した音楽のスケッチから、12曲を選び1枚のアルバムにまとめた作品集。各曲のタイトルは、曲を制作した日付。ジャケットは「もの派」を代表する国際的な美術家、李禹煥 (リ・ウファン)氏が本作のためにドローイングを制作。坂本龍一の71歳の誕生日となる2023年1月17日にリリース。

Simply stunning 46 minute album. It floats and melts and is beautiful and mesmerizing. Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra joining together for an album for the ears, heart and soul.

現在入手困難となっている初期の名作「april.#19」のニューミックスや、これまで手がけて来たリミックス、レア音源、未発表曲も新たにミックス、リマスターされ収録。
すべての音が圧倒的なバランスで成り立つ、彼独自の世界観に彩られた様々な楽曲群。
ピアノ・ストリングス・電子音・ドラムなど様々な音が、まるで計算し尽くされた彫刻作品のように、細かくエディット／配置され、美しいメロディーとともに力強く鳴り響く。
「Re mix」「Re harmonize」「Re arrange」「Re mastering」、これらの方法論を総括、また、リスナーへの返信という意味を込めて「Re:」というアルバムタイトルを冠した。
2006年～2012年までのKASHIWA Daisukeの軌跡を集めた、これまでで最もポップでバラエティに富んだ、裏ベスト的な作品である。
そしてまた、更なる高みを目指すKASHIWA Daisukeの、過去への決別を表す作品でもある。

KASHIWA Daisuke最新作。５１分を超える長編「sons」１曲のみで構成され、３年ぶり９枚目となるフルアルバムをリリースします。
彼自身によって設定されたテーマで構築され、世界中で多くのファンを獲得してきた「program music」シリーズの３作目となります。
コロナ禍における不安定な社会情勢と、それに揺れる様々な人々や家族。これまでの日常とは異なった生活を余儀なくされる中で、改めて人の繋がりや家族と言う存在を強く認識させられながらも、彼がたどり着いたのは究極にパーソナルな作品でした。
KASHIWA自身、「これまでの音楽活動における全てを置いてきた」と表現するこの１曲は、あらゆるジャンルの垣根を越え壮大なストーリーを展開しつつも、一方でひどく内向的な家族という人間の根源的なテーマを内包しているようにも感じられます。
長尺曲ではありながらも退屈と感じられる要素は皆無で、叙情的で美しいピアノやヴァイオリンの旋律からポストロック的な轟音バンドアンサンブル、ポップでリズミカルなアプローチから耽美的でクラシカルな表現にエレクトロニカを主体としたアレンジを折り込み、さらにはクリックハウスやドラムンベース、アンビエントから壮大な映画音楽を思わせるような現代音楽的手法、ミニマルミュージック、ラップ、コーラスまで１曲で目まぐるしく様々な表現を聴かせてくれます。

前作、「9 Songs」より２年ぶり、KASHIWA Daisuke７枚目のフルアルバムになります。
絵本作家・イラストレーター・映像作家である、たむらしげる氏の著書「水晶山脈」にインスパイアされた、流麗なメロディと壮大でノスタルジックな世界観、天然鉱物に魅せられた透明感あふれる美しい作品郡で、9年前にリリースされ世界中で圧倒的な評価を受け、今なお聴き継がれている「program music I」の続編となる、新たなる音の物語です。
今作は、生楽器、生演奏、生録音にこだわり、より躍動感と空気感をダイレクトに伝える作品となっており、「program music I」では非常に特徴的であったデジタルエディットは排除されています。
ドラムにJimanica、ダブルベースにHiroki Chiba、ピアノにYuki MurataとKanae Okamura、チェロにTaizan Aotsuki、ヴァイオリンにMaiko Isobe、コーラスにpiana、と個性とセンス溢れる一流の演奏家達を迎え、各々の持ち味を十二分に引き出し、打ち込みでは決して得る事のできない生き生きとした表現を獲得しました。また、全ての楽曲に、KASHIWA Daisuke自身でミックスとマスタリングを施し、繊細かつダイナミック、細部まで決して妥協の無い圧倒的な世界観を獲得しています。
1stアルバムのリリースより、活動10年目を迎え、音楽家として深く成長を遂げた「KASHIWA Daisuke」の新たなる音物語、目を閉じて、存分にお楽しみ下さい。

虽说Kashiwa Daisuke音乐的部分元素必然是受到了Katsuhiko Maeda的影响，有目共睹的是这位年轻的日本电子音乐艺术家正在创造一种属于他都独特风格的音乐。即使撇开这张专辑所蕴含的意义，Daisuke的最新专辑Program Music I已经是一次让人印象深刻的音乐尝试，凭此足以使他跻身于世界顶尖厂牌的顶尖数字作曲家之一。这张一小时长的专辑只有两首歌，音乐却出奇的丰富，某些时候，让人怀疑是一支管弦乐队在演奏而不是只有一个人和一台电脑而已。标准的电子元素确实在Program Music I的纷繁复杂的多层次音乐元素中占有一席之地，不过Daisuke更重视的却是音乐整体。强烈推荐这张专辑。
专辑融合了电子后摇，分别选用宫泽贤治的"银河铁道之夜"（小说）与太宰治的"奔跑吧，梅洛斯"（小说）作为两首曲子的主题，旋律抒情而充满器乐编排厚度地呈现出他脑海中的影像。

His most revealing and vulnerable work to date, some kind of peace also features Ólafur’s close companions Bonobo, Josin, and JFDR.
Ólafur Arnalds is one of the most influential musicians of modern times: a multi-faceted talent, who has paved the way across the electronic and classical worlds. His latest album, ‘some kind of peace’, nonetheless has the feel of a brand new chapter for Ólafur. Within, you'll find a self-confessed perfectionist grappling with the messier realities of everyday life: the possibilities of love, of settling down, and how to navigate all of that during a global pandemic (the album was half-written prior to lockdown, and completed at Arnalds' harbour studio in downtown Reykjavik). What's emerged on 'some kind of peace' is a record about letting your guard down, and ultimately what it means to be alive.

Great new album from Olafur Arnalds - a long time favourite of Rough Trade. The highly anticipated record features Ólafur’s ground-breaking new software, Stratus, which transforms the humble piano into a unique new instrument. He is currently performing his new material on a huge worldwide tour. The Stratus Pianos are two self-playing, semi-generative player pianos which are triggered by a central piano played by Ólafur, and are the centrepiece of his new works. The custom-built software is born out of two years of work by the composer and audio developer, Halldór Eldjárn. The algorithms generated from Stratus were also used to create the innovative album artwork. On the album Ólafur uses these methods reinvigorate the compositional experience, feeding back into the creative process in a completely new way. As Ólafur plays a note on the piano, two different notes are generated by Stratus, creating unexpected harmonies and surprising melodic sequences.

Ólafur Arnalds teams up with Mercury Classics to bring you a unique and evolving audio-visual portrait of his home country of Iceland.
Over the course of seven weeks in the Summer 2016, Ólafur will be traveling to seven very different locations in Iceland - one per week - to record a series of new compositions. In each location
Ólafur will be collaborating with artists local to the town to create and perform a new song.
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从10月3日开始，你将可以在“Living Room Songs”网站上，每天免费下载到Ólafur Arnalds当天在自己雷克雅未克公寓客厅中创作的一首歌曲，也可以及时观看演奏视频。Living Room Songs计划总共包含7首歌曲，除了网络免费下载以外，在今年也会发行实体的CD/LP和高质量数字音乐等多种格式。
事实上，Ólafur Arnalds早在09年4月就做过类似的事情。那时他推出了“Found Songs”计划，在一周的时间内，每天推出一首歌歌曲的即时创作，并在twitter上发布免费下载，还邀请网友给每首歌进行插画创作。最终全世界有超过10万网友下载了他的歌曲，也为后来的实体专辑《Found Songs》打下了很好的基础。
这次的“Living Room Songs”计划，则在“Found Songs”的基础上，加入了客厅创作的概念，并且引入了影像的记录。减少了和歌迷之前的隔阂感，少了一些神秘，多了几分互动。

Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds reissues and revives his debut album in form of a special remastered 10th Anniversary edition titled Eulogy For Evolution 2017 — available worldwide via Erased Tapes on August 25th.
Following its initial release in 2007 and coinciding with Ólafur’s 30th birthday, label founder Robert Raths gifted the chance for this record to shine a second time.
Eulogy For Evolution is a journey from birth to death, transporting the listener through life itself. Originally written as a teenager, the record has now been restored with the help of his friends, remixed by Ólafur himself and remastered by Nils Frahm. The cover art was redesigned and enhanced by Torsten Posselt at FELD using the original photographs taken by Stuart Bailes during a trip to Ólafur’s home in Iceland in 2007.
To experience the record in the present day is not only to experience the past, but also the sheer timelessness and relevance of these compositions, and the ambition Ólafur has had from the very beginning. “Fast forward 10 years, our relationships and knowledge in sound have matured, but you can still hear this urgency in Óli’s songs that caught my ears to begin with”, states Robert Raths.
Words from Ólafur, June 2017:
“I spent a couple of weeks in some sort of a time machine, opening up and working on 12-year-old recordings. There was noise in the microphones, some channels seemed accidentally muted, but sometimes I found myself admiring what my teenage self was capable of. It was somehow charming. Well, most of it. So I fixed the stuff that wasn’t before sending it off to Nils Frahm for remastering.
It was an ambitious outing. When I was 18 my uncle passed away from cancer. It was the first time I had experienced the passing of someone close to me, so I dedicated my work to him. Around the same time his first grandchild was born, and was named after him. I was inspired by the joy and positivity he brought, and saw that somehow life was extended after our death. So I set out to create a solid piece of music that would take us through the circle of life.
This work by a highly emotional teenager has been revived, matured and, I hope you’ll agree, improved by some of my favourite people in this world. I’m grateful to see it get another chance to shine and I hope you will enjoy this journey to the past.”
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releases August 25, 2017
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