Description David Lanz: Solos For New Age Piano Since releasing his first solo recording in 1983, David Lanz has emerged as one of contemporary music's most celebrated pianists. Songlist Behind The Waterfall/Desert Rain Medley Courage Of The Wind Cristofori's Dream Dream Field Faces Of The Forest Farewell Amparo Heart Sounds Leaves On The Seine Nightfall Song For Monet Spiral Dance Summer's Child Valencia

Best of New Age and Minimal Piano-The renowned pianist Hans-Günter Heumann has arranged these 30 contemporary Piano classics which are some of the greatest hits of modern composers inspired by minimalism and drawing on many other genres. Including arrangements of Einaudi Yiruma and Yann Tiersen among many others Piano Pur features many songs to soothe the soul.   The most acclaimed composers of the genre like Dustin O'Halloran Ludovico Einaudi Yann Tiersen and Philip Glass are represented here with beautiful arrangements by Heumann. The repetitive structures build rhythms and melodies that envelop the listener resulting inwonderful pieces of music that are as enjoyable to play as they are simply to listen to. The juxtaposition of patterns and motifs create relaxing and joyful music that may come under the genre of 'miminalism' but is far from simplistic.   Featuring songs like River Flows In You Nightbook Metamorphosis One and Three as well as Erik Satie's masterful Gymnopédie No.1 Piano Pur is a wonderful selection of the most beautiful contemporary classical pieces as well as three original compositions by Heumann himself. Featuring a unique MP3 CD with full demonstrations as well this songbook has everything you might need to learn how to play these fantastic songs on Piano.

Ludovico Einaudi's beautifully evocative music lends itself so perfectly to use in films that for many years directors have been using it to complement their images. 17 of the best examples of his music for film over the past two decades are included here in this Film Music collection, arranged for solo Piano.Perhaps the most well-suited of all Einaudi's film collaborations have been with directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano on their hugely successful films 'Intouchables' and 'Samba'. From these two films come nine of Einaudi's most wonderful works, including Time Lapse and the heartbreaking Una Mattina. The collaboration that brought Einaudi the most success in the UK was his music for Shane Meadows' 'This Is England'. The songs Dietro Casa, Oltremare and Ritornare are included in Film Music, their stark minimalism fitting for such a fantastically atmospheric film.Many more of Einaudi's works are included in Film Music, including selections from 'Comes A Bright Day' (Berlin Song), 'Insidious' (the astonishing Nuvole Bianche) and, most recently, his compositions for Russell Crowe's 2015 film 'The Water Diviner', for which he wrote The Water Diviner and Newton's Cradle. Also included is a fascinating introduction to each film, letting you find out about how the song was used as well as learning how to play it. This luxurious collection of cinematic sheet music is perfect for fans of Ludovico Einaudi as well as film lovers who appreciate the power of a marriage of music and image.The Einaudi sheet music that's included in Film Music is printed on high quality paper in a lovely volume, with accurate transcriptions and crisp engravings. The book itself and the emotive contemporary classical music inside will ensure that you won't take this off your music stand for a long time. Einaudi's Piano music draws its influence from a number of sources, but the style is uniquely his own. His music and its suitability to film and television has led to international popularity and, consequently, has inspired a vast number of pianists to play this incredible music themselves.With Ludovico Einaudi's Film Music, you can learn 17 of the composer's pieces from his most popular work in film, letting you remember where you first heard the heart rending melodies of this contemporary classical superstar. A masterclass in film composition, Film Music is an essential songbook for all pianists. / Piano

The All Music Guide says that pianist and composer George Winston is 'among the earliest and most successful proponents of contemporary instrumental music.' Here is the first songbook ever notating his beloved piano pieces. Winston himself chose the songs and cover art, wrote the preface, and approved every note. Features 20 of his most-requested favorites: The Black Stallion, Joy, Longing, Prelude/Carol of the Bells, Thanksgiving, Variations on the Kanon by Pachelbel and more. Includes a biography, discography, and discussion of chords. This is the first fully authorized songbook featuring Winston's esteemed compositions and arrangements!