The creative music woven out of the synthesizer by the composer Isao Tomita for the past five years has been a wonder of a glorious new development in music. In Japan his name has almost become synonomous with synthesizer music, and he has also become a hero to those young people who wish to listen to a sound coming from over the horizon. Even more vigorous attention has been given to Tomita's synthesizer music in America, and every album he has released through RCA Records has reached a top-ranking position on the charts.
In The 23 Greatest Solo Piano Works, Great Courses favorite Professor Robert Greenberg of San Francisco Performances returns with an in-depth exploration of the solo piano works he considers to be among the most exceptional landmarks in the literature. The 23 works you’ll study represent the selections of an internationally respected composer and music historian, carefully chosen to highlight the most significant compositional and pianistic achievements in the solo piano repertoire.
Over the past two years Yanni has been immersed in the creation of his spectacular new project, YANNI VOICES. Collaborating with renowned producer Ric Wake, Yanni has discovered and developed four of the most exciting new voices in music today. For the first time ever, Yanni re - interprets his classic compositions with powerful lyrics and intoxicating vocal performances by Nathan Pacheco, Chloe, Ender Thomas and Leslie Mills. Yanni: Live from the Forum in Acapulco is a brand new concert event featuring Yanni's world - class orchestra from around the globe, and his four new "voices" delivering an hour of hypnotic, enchanting performance. Yanni transports the audience into a world of romance, passion and sensuality with stunning choreography, magnificent costumes and dynamic imagery shown on enormous video screens that further enhance the experience. Shot on location in Acapulco, Mexico, at the brand new Forum at Mundo Imperial, the show has been captured with 12 cameras over 4 nights, giving the television audience an experience of complete immersion as the musical journey unfolds. He writes his lyrics in Italian and, combined with Yanni's classic compositions, the result is pure magic..klru.org