Produced by Moccio and recorded in solitude at his home studio, Lionheart continues the intensely intimate narrative begun on his acclaimed album Tales of Solace—a 2020 release whose top five tracks have surpassed 100 million combined streams to date, bringing the total streaming count of his work as a solo artist to nearly 400 million. “I created both these albums because I very much needed to, on a personal level,” says Moccio, who hails from Canada but lives in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon. “With Tales of Solace I was dealing with necessary cathartic changes in my life. However, this album feels much more positive, like a rebirth.” Written in the throes of quarantine, Lionheart channels that sense of renewal by way of finespun melodies that Moccio describes as introspective

Inner Symphonies is entirely written and performed by Hania and Dobrawa, and recorded in Szczecin’s Philharmonic Hall. ‘It really comes from our two very close but very different worlds,’ explains Hania. ‘Inner means something little, private, intimate, while the symphonic means something huge. It’s a new adventure for us.’

Waltz for Debby is a live album by jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans and his trio consisting of Evans, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Paul Motian. It was released in 1962.

The now iconic ‘Live from Studio S2’ memorizing performance gets a sought after limited vinyl edition and now features all four tracks from the session including the previously unreleased ‘Hawaii Oslo’ and ‘Glass’ which will also be available to stream and download. First premiered on the Gondwana Records YouTube channel on Sunday March 28th 2021 at 8:00 PM / 9:00PM CET, it has since become a global success reaching 3 million views and counting and has earned Rani many more devoted fans.
At the beginning of February 2021, I was invited by the Berlinale Film Festival to record a live set as a part of the EFM sessions which became the motivation to document this live performance.
I thought that bringing back my piano and equipment to the hall where I first recorded my live session videos for my debut album 'Esja' would be a nice idea and the right cinematic choice. This time, I wanted to use not only an upright piano, but also a grand piano and some other keyboards including a Prophet 08 synthesizer and a Roland stage piano.
Studio S2 is one of the recording studios inside the Polish Radio building in Warsaw and used primarily for recording classical and film music. The hall is fully covered with light wood, which reminds me of other Radio Studios all around the world – like Funkhaus in Berlin. It felt very special to be in the hall again where we recorded the music video for "Glass", one of my most liked videos. There is a kind of intimacy when playing the little piano in this huge and also very high venue.
I decided to rearrange some of my favourite songs, which I have been performing live for years. The set starts with 'Hawaii Oslo', which is built on a piano loop, followed by 'Glass' with a new intro and outro and closing with 'Leaving' and 'Buka' – this time accompanied with new layers which change the mood and rhythmic pattern of both songs.
The session was filmed by my long-time collaborators – Mateusz Miszczyński, recorded by Agata Dankowska, mixed by Piotr Wieczorek and mastered by Zino Mikorey in Berlin. Recorded live on February 4th, 2021 in Studio S2 of the Polish Radio in Warsaw.
Design by Adam Heron
Recorded by Agata Dankowska
Mixed by Piotr Wieczorek
Mastered by Zino Mikorey

Hania Rani is an award-winning pianist, composer and musician who, was born in Gdansk and splits her life between Warsaw, where she makes her home, and Berlin where she studied and often works. The motivation to make the recording of the live performances which became the release ‘Live from Studio S2’ came from the invitation from the Berlinale Film Festival. Rani confirms:

“In the beginning of February 2021, I was asked to record a live set as a part of EFM sessions, which are the part of the Festival. I thought that bringing back my piano and equipment to the hall where I recorded my live session videos for my debut album 'Esja' would be a nice idea and the right cinematic choice. This time, I wanted to use not only an upright piano, but also a grand piano and some other keyboards including a Prophet 08 synthesizer and a Roland stage piano.”

Rani continues: “The iconic Studio S2 is one of the recording studios of Polish Radio in Warsaw. The hall is fully covered with light wood, which reminds me of other Radio Studios all around the world - like Funkhaus in Berlin. It felt very special to be in the hall where we recorded a video for "Glass", one of my most liked videoclip. There is a kind of intimacy when playing the little piano in this<span><span class="bcTruncateEllipsis">...</span></span><span class="bcTruncateMore" style="display:none"> huge and also very high venue.”


The full live set will be premiered on the Gondwana Records YouTube channel on Sunday March 28th at 8:00 PM / 9:00PM CET and will reveal the full set. Starting with ‘Hawaii Oslo’, which is built on a piano loop, followed by ‘Glass’ with a new intro and outro and closing with ‘Leaving’ and ‘Buka’ . The session was filmed by Rani’s long time collaborators - Mateusz Miszczyński, recorded by Agata Dankowska, mixed by Piotr Wieczorek and mastered by Zino Mikorey. Recorded live on the 4th of February 2021 in Warsaw.</span><span>&nbsp; <a>more</a></span>released March 26, 2021

2021, Gondwana Records

Collecting 12 years of solo piano recordings, the Berlin composer explores some of his quietest, most intimate material yet, in which the creaking of the pedal is often as audible as the notes.

Collecting 12 years of solo piano recordings, the Berlin composer explores some of his quietest, most intimate material yet, in which the creaking of the pedal is often as audible as the notes.

钢琴家兼作曲家 Ludovico Einaudi 在山间小径多日漫步，穿过随季节变幻的风景，从中获取灵感，创作了《Seven Days Walking》系列专辑。路途或许没有改变，但是音乐的心境随着每次漫步发展；而在《Day 5》（第五日）中，作曲家的想象力肆意驰骋，为冰天雪地注入了灵动的色彩与鲜活的生命力。Einaudi 标志性的沉静钢琴与小提琴和大提琴融为一体，呈现出令人惊异的美。音乐空灵又有力，令人久久难以忘怀。

Ludovico Einaudi 计划自 2019 年三月起，连续七个月，每月发行一张专辑，用钢琴与弦乐重现阿尔卑斯山雪径中的七段旅程，和每次漫步触发的新的内省与冥思。在这张系列的第一辑，也是 Einaudi 的第 14 张专辑中，他将旅途见闻与所思所感用音乐娓娓道来，敏感哀伤的钢琴与絮语般的弦乐交织，用音乐捕捉大自然瞬息万变的面目，哀叹那些稍纵即逝的美。《Golden Butterflies》（金色蝴蝶）迟疑地挥动翅膀，强劲的《Cold Wind》（冷风）让人时而舒适，时而惶惶；山间的迷雾犹豫着，盘旋、《Ascent》（升腾），最终消散——Einaudi 的音乐情绪也随之豁然开朗。跟随 Einaudi，开启这七段如万花筒般缤纷的冬日旅程。

为期七天的冬日冥想即将进入尾声，作曲暨钢琴家 Ludovico Einaudi 随着每日变换的巴伐利亚景致，以乐音揭开山径路途的幽微变化。第六日，低雾温柔盘旋山麓间，三首《Cold Wind》中的弦乐呼啸着凛冽；昨日的蝴蝶已振翅而去，营火因寒露受潮堆积成一地灰烬。倒数第二天的山径路途，Ludovico Einaudi 拿起音乐画笔，以琴音勾勒出一片寂寥。攀登至云雾之上，作曲家以音符交织出长达十分钟的诗篇《The Path of the Fossils》——阳光洒下，烘托出这幅明亮动人的风景画。

Ludovico Einaudi的旅程，就此走到了终点。篝火的余烬透着微光，冷风不再刺骨，金色的蝴蝶衬着清晨的阳光振翅，低垂的雾气慢慢消散，随风化为回忆。这张优美的专辑是整套作品中的第七部，也是最后一部。专辑完全由钢琴家独自演奏，不再有弦乐的伴奏。音乐近似呢喃，琴锤几乎没有敲击，每个乐章都静谧收敛。最后的三个乐章《Cold Wind Var. 2》《Low Mist Var. 2》和《Campfire Var. 2》反映出自然世界的精美与脆弱。完成在巴伐利亚的冰天雪地之中的最后一次漫步后，Einaudi 再次回到了尘世之间。

Ludovico Einaudi计划自2019年三月起，连续七个月，每月发行一张专辑，用钢琴与弦乐重现阿尔卑斯山雪径中的七段旅程，和每次漫步触发的新的内省与冥思。在这张系列的第一辑，也是Einaudi的第14张专辑中，他将旅途见闻与所思所感用音乐娓娓道来，敏感哀伤的钢琴与絮语般的弦乐交织，用音乐捕捉大自然瞬息万变的面目，哀叹那些稍纵即逝的美。《Golden Butterflies》（金色蝴蝶）迟疑地挥动翅膀，强劲的《Cold Wind》（冷风）让人时而舒适，时而惶惶；山间的迷雾犹豫着，盘旋，《Ascent》（升腾），最终消散——Einaudi的音乐情绪也随之豁然开朗。跟随鲁多维科·艾奥迪开启这七段如万花筒般缤纷的冬日旅程。

‘Seven Days Walking’: seven bodies of music to be released over seven consecutive months. The first, ‘Seven Days Walking: Day One’, which interweaves piano and strings in his unmistakable style, is Einaudi’s 14th studio album and will be released on 15th March, on Decca.
‘Seven Days Walking: Day Two’ follows a month later. Each ‘day’ is then released, digitally, a month apart, leading up to ‘Day Seven’ which will be released in the autumn in a box-set of the complete Seven Days.
Inspiration for the entire project derived from walks that Einaudi would take through the mountains in winter. He explains, "In January last year I often went for long walks in the mountains, always following more or less the same trail. It snowed heavily, and my thoughts roamed free inside the storm, where all shapes, stripped bare by the cold, lost their contours and colours. Perhaps that feeling of extreme essence was the origin of this album."
The first album focuses on several main themes, which then recur in different forms on the following albums – seven variations following the same imaginary itinerary. Or the same itinerary, retraced at seven different times.
Seven Days Walking was recorded between September and October 2018 in Schloss Elmau (Germany) and Air Studios in London (England)
Ludovico Einaudi: Piano
Federico Mecozzi: Violin and Viola
Redi Hasa: Cello