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A-Z of Classical Crossover Artists
1971: Continuum - Continuum - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA2kOfRtI54 1971: Continuum - Autumn Grass - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCFCJR0dF0g CONTINUUM Continuum were a two-album British band led by the Hungarian multi-instrumentalist Yoel Schwarcz. Their music featured a unique combination of Progressive Rock, Classical and Jazz. Their first eponymously-titled album passed by virtually unnoticed at the time of its release in 1970, but their second album "Autumn Grass" (1971) is now gaining some well-deserved recognition in the modern Internet era. The album is split into three pieces of music on Side One and the whole of Side Two is occupied by the 26-minute-long suite and title track, "Autumn Grass". Continuum were discontinued shortly after the album's release, but their two amazing albums have now magically reappeared in a spacetime continuum known as the Internet. The tremendous album opener "Byrd Pavan" is presumably a tribute to Jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd, although there's not a trumpet to be heard anywhere on this gorgeous 9-minute piece of music. It begins as a hauntingly-beautiful melody featuring a stately, processional church organist and a flirtatious flautist in accompaniment. The music has a sacred and ethereal ambience, conjuring up an image of some deeply religious and solemn occasion in church. It sounds like the kind of classical Baroque music you might have heard played back in Henry Purcell's time. First impressions can be deceptive though, because out of nowhere comes an animated harmonica player alongside the church organist who suddenly breaks out into a funky fugue of Jazz-Fusion in a dazzling display of keyboard wizardry. A sensational saxophonist joins the party too with some swinging and sophisticated soloing. The bass player and acoustic guitarist also have their moment of glory in the solo spotlight. Although the music is titled "Byrd Pavan", this is no slow processional dance - this is an upbeat, up-tempo and uplifting funky Jazz number that will have the church parishioners dancing down the aisles, although the vicar probably wouldn't approve. The clue is in the title as to what you can expect with "Vivaldi Synthesis Two" because it's Vivaldi's Guitar Concerto given a modern twist with an acoustic guitar virtuoso bathed in soothing symphonic synth strings. This refined and romantic refrain is only 140 seconds long, but it's a marvellous 140 seconds of mellifluous musical magic. Vivaldi has never sounded so vibrant and vivacious. The next piece of music is titled "Overdraft", and a bank overdraft is just what you might need to buy the original "Autumn Grass" LP album, as it's become a pretty rare collectors item these days. This 11 minute piece of music begins as a gentle piano and flute number before breaking out into a fabulous funky Jazz session. The music features a scintillating psychedelic guitar solo as well as an impressive display of keyboard dexterity from the lively organist. This sublime swinging sensation concludes with the gently tinkling sound of a solo piano to play out Side One. This is stirring and stimulating Jazz-Rock designed to light a fire in the soul. And now we come to the magnum opus, the 26-minute-long title track, occupying the whole of Side Two. This is no "Moonlight Serenade". This music is as bright and bubbly as sparkling lemonade. As might be expected, this long piece is a veritable potpourri of musical instruments and styles. It's a stunning interplay, featuring Baroque piano pieces, classical cellos, pastoral flutes, haunting harmonica solos, gentle acoustic guitars and tympanic drum sequences. All in all, it's a magnificent display of musical virtuosity in which all of the assembled players are given their chance to shine and display their musical feathers in all of their magnificent plumage. The music on this album has been described as a "ritualistic invocation", which sums it up rather nicely I think. "Autumn Grass" is an intoxicating concoction of Jazz and Classical music combined together into an intriguingly heady cocktail of masterful melodies and intricate improvisation, which could best be described as Baroque Jazz-Rock. If you're looking for something completely different, then step out into the "Autumn Grass" world of Continuum, because this is the album for you. "Autumn Grass" is playful and pastoral and this enchanting and emotionally elevating album sounds good at any time of the year. Edited by Psychedelic Paul - May 31 2024 at 04:27 |
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A-Z of Classical Crossover Artists (100+ artists; 500+ albums)
2012: Taylor Davis - Gaming Fantasy - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mpN-SGnyct1XJvjNoC3mPbDyaBLOd5yL8 2012: Taylor Davis - An Enchanted Christmas - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhta2ADjFQoNtJ961b_Zghy3PBugeF3Qk 2012: Taylor Davis - Game On: 2 Player Mode (with Lara de Wit) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lh73zYW2A_25MVoD_S8f7tBtms-iKA7tk 2013: Taylor Davis - Legendary Movie Music - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l5c_acPh0RWpUBD2Nb6qUSjWTPHW1w2es 2013: Taylor Davis - Melodies of Hyrule: Songs from The Legend of Zelda - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lVi37tL8awzyvsSCfAMjW5Y8lweM9Lwn8 2014: Taylor Davis - The Anime and Game Collection - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kiM6uqfPJ1awJApL8qVnMc_yqAebw7gFE 2015: Taylor Davis - Taylor Davis - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nalQD_E1UTMYveVP9iFdU_-u993ID3SLw 2016: Taylor Davis - Odyssey - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n_9tnNB5zVp9qP8xIZc1qEsMtAr9yhV1c 2017: Taylor Davis - Songs of Christmas (with Lara de Wit) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kMLUJ5jz07xunFNvYTV2rDLkuwJkXp_n8 2018: Taylor Davis - Melodies of a Magic Kingdom - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k6rtwmfavY1PLLzZZUThwCs_Kdt_Gkz2w 2021: Taylor Davis - Cover to Cover, Vol. 1 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kGi7AOeQxnIq1lVJHf4t5xhIXUw3uNqPA 2021: Taylor Davis - Songs of the Lost Woods - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kIj3UYTPlMPMJjRZnBmFZF-3aDWPQNbTw 1999: Linford Detweiler - I Don't Think There's No Need to Bring Nothin' - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvz8cRQ1JQdpllbzxZqZ8qxAAy67RNQ4U 1988: Einaudi - Time Out - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA67A43F90EBAB9DE 1992: Einaudi - Stanze - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lQfOQ9WZYWGQ6DicjAOgpwpualrnNXItk 1995: Einaudi - Salgari - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEjRDmDZql5e7JYge6mSGpDlUlgHSBl1x 1996: Einaudi - Le Onde - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPaztBWnatcgfEmjYSKkzAj8LNSee-0m9 1999: Einaudi - Eden Roc - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lONJlib-1-TVBH49ekvgVJIMiaEq_w45I 2001: Einaudi - I Giorni - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mZY5Zeb1hE_MByuZnwncr1POxWdSGqkbg 2003: Einaudi - Diario Mali - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lGZm8FGTHOFdhShudHD5UmVEg4K426JBY 2003: Einaudi - La Scala Concert - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kS6jxZ_N8gqwnaXLwgU1A2s_MeCz7YqVo 2004: Einaudi - Una Mattina - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kBVAk8lzaTTX1SyTolNzWyR_5uc55We84 2006: Einaudi - Divenire - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nbi1Fuz9bJsPhQyAvqEs-oQ7R6HkRZiaE 2009: Einaudi - Nightbook - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL166C3047AADD68F7 2013: Einaudi - In a Time Lapse - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kPC5JZxY5jsHO9NVCim_5kw3rXaa0KW-8 2015: Einaudi - Taranta Project - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nyb23M3TisteSsmE__MbPyhoqyWEnoV3M 2015: Einaudi - Elements - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ls6D-pBI7ov2r7qHI81c-WTwQ7lEB8quc 2019: Einaudi - Seven Days Walking - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mPmS47mn7INxtbbnSoszuM80hv7Y40YFQ 2020: Einaudi - 12 Songs from Home - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lJNvL7_kN6HtVPXTiiNo_K1dbyvs_MSo4 2022: Einaudi - Underwater - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nm26bUq-CejY_YlCp3EqRaMqPH0aTdsPo 2009: Escala - Escala - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_me61qgbSul-sW8rk6RKBGGJ6ZYmrnfNrE 2016: Escala - Quadrasonic - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k_9NUI-ystLCztoRXW8CQke6vblHZnjlY 2009: Jackie Evancho - Prelude to a Dream - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtexEmkiV5VX0inI88SClB3xdGlj-yDlH 2010: Jackie Evancho - O Holy Night (EP) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUhxJZ-X9E 2011: Jackie Evancho - Dream with Me - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_loAZ7saMErzuj5qF698juQKkOjBXQ8pmQ 2011: Jackie Evancho - Heavenly Christmas - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mQYtaRa6lKY_CtFL_W7at_gNnRg33XKUI 2012: Jackie Evancho - Songs from the Silver Screen - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIhq-S0MFThX1t9_43R0Sqd1kDThHJ3ym 2014: Jackie Evencho - Awakening 2016: Jackie Evancho - Someday at Christmas - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mInbvHTxSd0m2hviyF0COPmrJi6Ulmsco 2017: Jackie Evancho - Two Hearts - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nxtTNkTlzoyTeM04-oifMd9YKMni-5YMA 2019: Jackie Evancho - The Debut - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lRRaogzA0l41arxzjfNv8NHRf1A2_JT0o 2022: Jackie Evancho - Carousel of Time - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mVajZL9HQG6YVXViyzbgbBKjaSGASPZFk 2024: Jackie Evancho - Solla (EP) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lwALd9PjFZNvtsY0VnsV-QvegV3omLv7s 2001: Bela Fleck - Perpetual Motion - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nFRznz9q5ED2yE1aFgl-8gETfxypEAG_A 2017: Joanna Forest - Stars Are Rising - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lWMe_4IVCLZtIgOg4dkyqU7m42-tX36UE 2019: Joanna Forest - The Rhythm of Life - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n27noDnq9_qCuuVU0VuOqKqnyJBXz0RV8 2005: Nils Frahm - Streichelfisch - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lOdQub6Ghf59PIi1tSbJKNrbRg_JSoNCE 2008: Nils Frahm - Electric Piano - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kW_6l2mKh3DoMWrcmrAeFz7DUKT16FCQw 2009: Nils Frahm - The Bells - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lizSckoe6cwr444VuXP0GUIklLbhWYtOI 2011: Nils Frahm - Felt - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mU-AFI_fOLYqWXYbItZB8Zq3t6OJyNtfk 2012: Nils Frahm - Screws - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lFoZ33p6MKykHNGm83v6pkPH8ItY1KWSc 2013: Nils Frahm - Spaces - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lBULZ7_3KjF-mTdtOdPJo9CLPj5ycV_I4 2015: Nils Frahm - Solo - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nen9a98YpSg-3Qnp2I0R0WrSZu8_q8j3I 2018: Nils Frahm - All Melody - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mH3l--4UojtOzlHAxCGxn83Pf3KZIpzmQ 2019: Nils Frahm - All Encores - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l3wlkjScQn8rhUTG3ZacIGbExkjtdOkWQ 2020: Nils Frahm - Empty - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mLByoH-QXYSAH5JzHtmaJYhA0WzmcgTD0 2020: Nils Frahm - Tripping with Nils Frahm - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nvJISg_xaNNCpkLNQywRj8pmsfKMwCQKA 2021: Nils Frahm - Graz - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k0DeSagTo2gO8whh-QNpN-Yej4wK0XoRQ 2021: Nils Frahm - Old Friends New Friends - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mnpUCkZz-jrknzZsSd7sufXwKorzgHIVU 2022: Nils Frahm - Music for Animals - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lg4cQkkziAStElbD_Z-zh7AOyiU-kOkrY 2024: Nils Frahm - Day - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_mQ6bw4z-K-8rlV-p_NdOLwtRMmN4a_c 2004: Giorgia Fumanti - Like a Dream - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m5jysNa6Ink7EJ2Pbti0PXY3JpwF1aGEc 2008: Giorgia Fumanti - Je Suis - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lrrD-mIRvlQEN6kjr8GKqEy1IgdZ1R8zI 2009: Giorgia Fumanti - Magnificat - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mL_e_d5uocEJKpEi_s2wD5D5z9MnoWjsM 2011: Giorgia Fumanti - Elysium - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nVgvp9fFfgREEWWg4UzXo3fR6neiIirSE 2012: Giorgia Fumanti - Collection - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSW8amx8hsU1H6aVfYabJXO6buUbwTg-w 2013: Giorgia Fumanti - Corazon Latino - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m8-fOsdPm_MtyTLJ04pfGhse5h4Yftm60 2015: Giorgia Fumanti - Essence - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ma2YRhF22U2VOpkxeK7QntcOq3jsfeusU 2015: Giorgia Fumanti - Noel en Lumiere - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nkwNQRpdXiW2EQEFF56yQOkFlBxXr1EeM 2018: Giorgia Fumanti - Amour - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_iN6gCeIWdYRvkA9OTcUtxpao2uK41HY 2019: Giorgia Fumanti - Aimons-Nous - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mmhGERdiHmK5g-pu2yR5nwvdjubpyUczY Edited by Psychedelic Paul - 11 hours 23 minutes ago at 15:33 |
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