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Ho Hum Records has announced the release of classical pianist Rosey Chan’s debut album “One”. Produced by Sting, the album showcases a genre-blending combination of classical and jazz with Chan’s interpretations of works by Bach, Debussy, Bill Evans and Tom Waits.

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Clair de Lune is the most famous movement of Claude Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque, and comes from a poem that means “moonlight”.

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Moonlight Sonata is Beethoven’s most popular sonata. Beethoven dedicated the piece to his student with whom he fell in love.

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Alone is a re-issue of Bill Evan’s first solo piano album. The musical compilation contains seven bonus tracks, of which six are alternative takes from the Alone sessions. These sessions were discovered and never issued before. It sounds like we have Bill Evans at his best.

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Pianist Keith Jarrett at his finest when he recorded solo improvisation ‘La Scala’ in 1995. Melodies and rhythmic elements are played by his hands with ease, while he moves from one part to another.

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This cd box set includes all of the recordings that Horowitz did for Deutsche Grammophon in the ’80s, including his concert in Moscow. While the context of his return in Moscow may be very touching, the studio recordings are simply beautiful.

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Listening to Bach’s BWV 846 Prelude No.1 in C Major, one may conclude that the foundation of this solo piano work sounds close to Ave Maria.

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Für Elise (For Elise) is the subtitle of one of Beethoven’s most popular compositions. The official title is Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor.

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Chopin composed and published his popular Nocturne in E-flat major in 1833. This nocturne is filled with melancholy.

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Published in 1782, Fantasy (KV 397, D minor) is characterized by changing moods and passages of an improvisatory character.