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Composers: Belet, Brian · Cage, John · Crumb, George · Gershwin, George · Stark, Bruce

Insomnia

Artists: Belet, Brian · Schumacher, Kai

Once upon a time, the "Goldberg Variations" were served up to the sleepless, today it is piano music by Gershwin, Cage, Crumb and other American composers. "Insomnia", that is five hymns to the night, composed over a period of almost 100 years. Kai Schumacher plays on various pianos: From the jazz piano... Read more

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Once upon a time, the "Goldberg Variations" were served up to the sleepless, today it is piano music by Gershwin, Cage, Crumb and other American composers. "Insomnia", that is five hymns to the night, composed over a period of almost 100 years. Kai Schumacher plays on various pianos: From the jazz piano with honky-tonk sound to the large concert grand. The artist had already caused a sensation in 2013 with surprising piano versions of grunge and heavy metal songs by bands like Nirvana or Slayer.

Number Title Playing time
1 Sleepless night (Prelude) 00:02:44 listen
2 Dream (1948) 00:07:53 listen
3 A little midnight music (Reminations on "Round midnight" by Thelonius Monk)
3 . 1 No. 1 Nocturnal theme 00:01:58 listen
4 . 2 No. 2 Charade 00:01:48 listen
5 . 3 No. 3 Premonition 00:01:59 listen
6 . 4 No. 4 Cobweb and peaseblossom 00:02:09 listen
7 . 5 No. 5 Incantation 00:03:06 listen
8 . 6 No. 6 Gollowog revisited 00:02:28 listen
9 . 7 No. 7 Blues in the night 00:03:00 listen
10 . 8 No. 8 Cadenza with tolling bells 00:02:14 listen
11 . 9 No. 9 Midnight tansformation 00:03:45 listen
12 Summer phantoms: Nocturne (for piano and electronics) 00:11:10 listen
13 Urban nocturnes 00:07:56 listen

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Manufacturer information

Name
NAXOS Germany Music & Video Distribution GmbH
Contact person
NAXOS Germany Music & Video Distribution GmbH
Street
Gruber St. 46b
City
Poing
Postal code
85586
Country
EN