Mike Verta Impressions

One more wonderful collection from the Compact Disc Club, released in 2010. It contains 66 pieces from top contemporary artists of ambient, lounge and new age music. A delightful journey to the land of complete and euphoric relaxation. Chillout with Yanni, Freud, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jesse Cook, Ludovico Einaudi and many more. Even Tanita Tikaram and Santana in surprising performances. A superb collection in perfect lossless quality with complete 600dpi artwork scans. Enjoy.

Lead by Curtis Mayfield, the Impressions are one of the most important harmony groups in the history of popular music, racking up 14 US Top 40 hits and numerous R&B chart riders. Much more importantly they crafted and defined a sound that became a Soul template which influenced countless other artists across all genres, including the likes of Kanye West, the Jam, Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix. This comprehensive collection features their finest output from the '60's including 'People Get Ready', 'Gypsy Woman', 'It's All Right' and 'We're a Winner'.

Leader of the Orchestre National de France for the past two decades, chamber musician, high-flying soloist, Sarah Nemtanu is one of the most dynamic musical figures on today’s French scene. With her partner Romain Descharmes, she presents here a very personal journey, in the form of a tribute to her dual Romanian and French roots: George Enescu’s Impressions d'enfance, his whirlwind Impromptu concertant, and the famous sonatas of Ravel and Debussy make up the programme, rounded out with the magical harmonies of Ysaÿe’s Rêve d’enfant and, to end with, Nino Rota’s Improvviso ‘Un diavolo sentimentale’, which evokes ‘a dream of constructing a big top to enfold all the mischiefs, joys, fears, dreams and naïve memories, in short, the most beautiful impressions of our childhoods.

Leader of the Orchestre National de France for the past two decades, chamber musician, high-flying soloist, Sarah Nemtanu is one of the most dynamic musical figures on today’s French scene.

Food scientists know that human taste buds favor three items, sweet, salty and fat. Although abundant today, our prehistoric ancestors scavenged for these scarce commodities. A musical arranger, like a great chef, can serve up delectable music by skillfully combining the three tastes.

This current recording follows on from the previous one by Mūza Rubackytė (Ligia, Lidi 0103351), dedicated to piano works by Godowsky (Sonata in E Minor) and Szymanowsky (9 Preludes Opus 1), which received unanimous critical acclaim.