Mayfair From Volume 47 #06, 2012 Pdf

Francis Lickerish is what anybody will call a renaissance man, after his successful experience as composer, guitar and lute player in the cult band The Enid, changes the stage for the university graduating as therapist pursuing a successful career as counselor, group therapist, workshop leader and trainer, working with a very broad client base that includes street drinkers, criminals, film stars and royalty. But the music always remains in him using it as part of his therapy, and in 2009 surprises the Prog commute when as a member of Secret Green releases the amazing "To Wake the King", clearly oriented towards Prog Folk. When everybody expected more albums from this band Francis Lickerish releases his first solo album called "Far And Forgot - From The Lost Lands"…

Irish composer Brian Byrne has been active in both his home country and the U.S., in the latter specifically in Los Angeles, both in pop music and in the film industry. His Tales from the Walled City the Walled City is Derry, Ireland make up an eight-part suite of short pieces that heavily reflect the latter influence.

The celebration of the Nativity has always been a source of inspiration for composers. The different elements of the evangelical narrative evoke numerous images: tender feelings before the Baby Jesus; the gentleness of his mother, the Virgin Mary; the procession of the three Wise Men; the angelic choirs in Heaven; and these shepherds gathered in the manger. All that appears in the musical repertoire linked to this holiday, as well as the presence of colourful instrumentations and themes connected to folk traditions. This set, released by Ricercar, brings together all these elements, drawn from the repertoires of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Daniel Barenboim, the universally admired interpreter of Beethoven’s music, is both - pianist and conductor - in these celebrated performances of the Beethoven Piano Concertos. At the Ruhr Piano Festival, Daniel Barenboim performed these compositional masterpieces together with the Staatskapelle Berlin.