日経マネー – 3月 2020

Neal Morse (vocals, keyboard, guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals) and Randy George (bass, keyboards) are each widely acclaimed as progressive rock musicians in their own fields, but fans worldwide know that, together, they can always be relied upon to create aparticular magic. On their Cover To Cover series, the trio has covered songs from such greats as, Paul McCartney, Cream, The Who, Jethro Tull, Steely Dan, and many more. They also have also covered some prog classics from the likes of King Crimson and Yes. Cover To Cover Anthology (Vol.1-3) brings together all 3 albums, including the brand new 'Cov3r to Cov3r' as well as remastered & resequenced versions of the first two releases, across 3CD's.

Purcell’s genius abounds throughout the latest volume of The Sixteen’s celebrated exploration of his music for monarchy. Rarely recorded in recent years, Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble breathe fresh life into these exquisite works, including two Welcome Songs and one of Purcell’s most famous verse anthems, Rejoice in the Lord always.

Michael Collins MBE is one of the most complete musicians of his generation. Continuing his distinguished career as a soloist, he has in recent years also become highly regarded as a conductor and in 2010 took up the position as Principal Conductor of the City of London Sinfonia, and works with leading orchestras around the world both as a soloist and as a conductor. Committed for many years to expanding the repertoire of the clarinet, he has premiered works by some of todays most highly regarded composers, including John Adams, Elliott Carter, Brett Dean and Mark-Anthony Turnage. In addition to commissioning and supporting new compositions, he is also a champion of well-crafted arrangements of other works for the clarinet.

Marty Friedman is a musician that need’s no introduction. From his virtuosic world stage debut with Cacophony alongside the legendary Jason Becker to his tenure with Megadeth, in which he played a crucial role in propelling the band to the top of the metal hierarchy with multi-platinum albums such as Rust In Peace and Countdown To Extinction, Marty Friedman has proved time and again his prowess, musicality and originality…

Entitled "Levelled", this record is subtitled "Emotional Creatures: Part 3", referring to the "Part 1 & 2" released at the beginning of Steve Thorne's career in 2005 and 2007 respectively. If these two opuses caressed with their fingertips a progressive rock inspired by the first Genesis and Marillion (the line-up accompanying Steve Thorne coming from the best of the progressive scene of the time), the two following ones had undergone a clear shift towards a quality pop-rock music. Does the subtitle attached to this new album indicate a return to more progressive sources?
Well, not in the least! Apart from "He Who Pays The Piper" which has the luxury of a long instrumental introduction before getting to the heart of the matter, all the other tracks adopt a very conventional song format with very few instrumental introductions and conclusions…

Boris Giltburg has set out to study and film all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas by the end of 2020. The project started as a personal exploration, driven by curiosity and his strong love of the Beethoven sonatas. These performances display Giltburg’s customary spirit and technical finesse, and also convey the electric atmosphere of the live recording.