“This solo piano album represents intimate and reflective realisations of music from my œuvre from 1995 to the present day, with the addition of three new pieces. Introducing his new album, Jenkins writes: In his later works Jenkins built on his signature sound in the context of large-scale choral concert works such as the global hits The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (1999) and Requiem (2005), among many others. The Adiemus project eventually spawned five studio albums as well as live recordings and compilations. Like so many, my first knowing encounter with the music of Karl Jenkins was his 1995 crossover album Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary, although he already had a substantial career behind him, dating back to his stint with jazz-fusion band Soft Machine in the 1970’s. Recreate for yourself the mystery, pathos and enchantment of these iconic sounds.”īut to what extent can the mystery, pathos and enchantment of Jenkins’ music actually be realised in simple piano arrangements? Let’s find out… Also included are original piano solos Quirky Blue and Canción plateada, plus White Water, specially composed for the album. “Intimate and spiritually uplifting classics reimagined for solo piano, including Adiemus, Cantilena, Benedictus, Palladio, Ave verum, And the Moster did Weep and In paradisum. In this, his 75th birthday year, Jenkins celebrates his astonishing career with Karl Jenkins: Piano, a new recording from Decca Records with an accompanying sheet music collection published by Boosey & Hawkes, which is the subject of this review.Īccording to the publishers, Karl Jenkins: Piano offers, Knighted by the Queen in 2015, Sir Karl Jenkins is established as one of the most performed living composers in the world, his music instantly recognised by anyone who takes even a casual interest in contemporary culture. When you purchase using the site’s retail links, Pianodao may earn a small commission, but this does not affect the price you pay.Products featured on Pianodao are selected for review by Andrew Eales.
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