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In 1937, a Viennese antiquarian sells a comprehensive lute tablature, which then ends up in Lviv in today’s Ukraine.

The new album from Laura Pausini, "Anime Parallele" ("Almas Paralelas" is the Spanish version), five years after her last studio album "FATTI SENTIRE," from 2018. Five years of anticipation has seen Laura starring in a world tour, a biopic, a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, as well as numerous awards, leading up to 2023, which represents the year of her comeback. 30 years of an incredible career, celebrated with a record-breaking 24-hour live marathon, three special performances in New York, Madrid and Milan, and the recent nomination of 2023 LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY PERSON OF THE YEAR™. "The day I listened to the whole album for the first time my mind went from zero to a thousand in an instant, especially while listening to the first track that will open this new path. Everything is ready, I am ready, I can't wait to take you with me into this new world! I'm just waiting for you!" This is how Laura commented on her social media platforms to millions of followers about her feelings on the first listen of "Anime Parallele," and now she reveals the meaning and true nature behind what it's expected to be one of her most important projects ever: Anime Parallele celebrates the individuals by telling the story of the individual through different experiences. A true concept album, telling stories of different people, including Laura, whose dream is to live in a world that shares places, but not necessarily ideas, and in which respect and love prevail.

The new album from Laura Pausini, "Anime Parallele" ("Almas Paralelas" is the Spanish version), five years after her last studio album "FATTI SENTIRE," from 2018. Five years of anticipation has seen Laura starring in a world tour, a biopic, a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, as well as numerous awards, leading up to 2023, which represents the year of her comeback. 30 years of an incredible career, celebrated with a record-breaking 24-hour live marathon, three special performances in New York, Madrid and Milan, and the recent nomination of 2023 LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY PERSON OF THE YEAR™. "The day I listened to the whole album for the first time my mind went from zero to a thousand in an instant, especially while listening to the first track that will open this new path. Everything is ready, I am ready, I can't wait to take you with me into this new world! I'm just waiting for you!" This is how Laura commented on her social media platforms to millions of followers about her feelings on the first listen of "Anime Parallele," and now she reveals the meaning and true nature behind what it's expected to be one of her most important projects ever: Anime Parallele celebrates the individuals by telling the story of the individual through different experiences. A true concept album, telling stories of different people, including Laura, whose dream is to live in a world that shares places, but not necessarily ideas, and in which respect and love prevail.

Until this recording, the works of Italian renaissance composer of lute music, Giacomo Gorzanis (1520-1579), have remained mostly undiscovered. All of the works on this album are World Premiere Recordings. They are performed here by Italian lutenist, Michele Carreca.

A special and intriguing concept: ultra-short (one minute plus) piano pieces by 50 composers, encompassing 3 centuries, starting with Rameau and ending with Sciarrino, Crumb, Ligeti and Berio. Much can be said with few words, and so much can be expressed in a few notes; some composers struggled with large forms but could say a deep truth in one page.

A special and intriguing concept: ultra-short (one minute plus) piano pieces by 50 composers, encompassing 3 centuries, starting with Rameau and ending with Sciarrino, Crumb, Ligeti and Berio. Much can be said with few words, and so much can be expressed in a few notes; some composers struggled with large forms but could say a deep truth in one page.

When English soprano Emma Kirkby began her professional career in the mid-'70s, period performance practice was just beginning to make its way into the realm of vocal music. Kirkby, mentored by Jessica Cash, became a pioneer of period practice for Renaissance and Baroque vocal soloists. She studied classical literature at Oxford and took vocal lessons, but did not plan on becoming a singer. She joined the Taverner Choir in 1971, and a couple of years later, she began a long-lasting collaboration with the Consort of Musicke.