The Process of Longing

Born in Groot-Zundert, The Netherlands, Van Gogh spent his early life as an art dealer, teacher and preacher in England, Holland and Belgium. His period as an artist began in 1881 when he chose to study art in Brussels, starting with watercolours and moving quickly on to oils. The French countryside was a major influence on his life and his early work was dominated by sombre, earthy colours depicting peasant workers, the most famous of which is The Potato Eaters, 1885.

"The Arrow and the Song" is pianist/composer Brad Jacobsen’s fourth solo piano album to date. Inspired by nature, poetry and changing seasons, the twelve pieces on the album are somewhat quieter and more peaceful than Jacobsen’s previous release, "13 Tales." One track is a beautiful medley of “The Water Is Wide” and “Shenandoah” while another is an arrangement of “By the Banks (Loch Lomond),” but the other ten are original compositions intended to uplift, soothe, and inspire.

This is a true Collector’s find for those individuals who want to own the finest and rarest pieces of musical history. It is similar to owning the artist’s own Rare Gold Record Album in a Gold CD pressing. MFSL LIMITED GOLD EDITION. This 24-Karat Gold Limited Edition is an audiophile collectors item that simply gives the feeling of being directly in the studio with the artist. This recording is mastered from the Original Session Tapes and the disc is custom pressed using 24-Karat Gold (known for its superior qualities and resistance to oxidation). These Out of Print gems are the Ferrari of the audiophile CD market. Many over the last year have doubled or tripled in value. The future of these collectibles is so exciting because each piece is a sonic work of art that will never be reproduced using this expensive 24-Karat Gold mastering process. You will be one of only a few thousand in the world owning this audiophile classic.

"ACROSS THE ISLES" was recorded by the trio Gentle Spirits: Three experienced musicians dissolve the boundaries between folk and baroque music in their repertoire and their interpretations and cultivate a non-historicizing approach to the compositions. They instrument and arrange the timeless melodies with percussive elements fresh and new - and bring them so for a modern audience in the present day.