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Big Round Records

Ambience

$16.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Joe Hume
Format
CD
Label
Big Round Records
Released
Jun 12, 2020
Catalog #
BR8961
UPC
300844059791

About

AMBIENCE is Big Round Records' latest release from composer Joe Hume. After a decade of working exclusively as a professional pianist, Hume has returned to composing in a big way with this compelling 11-track album of airy original solo piano pieces. The bright, spacious textures of café de Paris-the album's first track-sets the tone for what is to follow. Though brief, at less-than three minutes long, the piece breathes peacefully, with it's unhurried motion punctuated by brief modulations. Next one hears Del Mar, a songful, poignant meditation. As the album continues, each piece sets a scene for the listener-The Swan floats with agility between major and minor, while Northern Shore sings with a lilting cadence like waves lapping at a rocky shoreline. Adagio for Strings, previously released as a single in July 2019, is rich and expansive, harnessing the piano's warm lower-middle voice. Nocturne, as it's name suggests, is tender and thoughtful, with long arpeggiated chords rolling seamlessly with the tune in the right hand. Winter's Tale concludes the album, with melodic lines so cleanly crafted that one's mind can almost imagine words hidden in the piano music. Hume writes that he set out to create music that was "melodic, calming, yet powerful in it's delivery." The composer/pianist has no doubt succeeded in this endeavor. As it's title suggests, AMBIENCE could simply be treated as lovely background noise -but that doesn't mean it should be. After all, listeners who take a moment to close their eyes and listen deeply may find Hume's piano is singing for them.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 Café del Paris 02:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    Café del Paris
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Joe Hume
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  2. 2 Del Mar 03:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    Del Mar
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Joe Hume
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  3. 3 Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. J. Hume for piano) 05:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (arr. J. Hume for piano)
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  4. 4 Danny's Prelude 03:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    Danny's Prelude
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Joe Hume
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  5. 5 Northern Shore 03:30
    Track
    5
    Title
    Northern Shore
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Joe Hume
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  6. 6 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. J. Hume for piano) 03:14
    Track
    6
    Title
    Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. J. Hume for piano)
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  7. 7 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (arr. J. Hume for piano) 04:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (arr. J. Hume for piano)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  8. 8 Reverie 02:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Reverie
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Joe Hume
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  9. 9 Nocturne 03:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    Nocturne
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Joe Hume
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  10. 10 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux (arr. J. Hume) 04:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    3 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux (arr. J. Hume)
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Performer
    Joe Hume
  11. 11 Winter's Tale 03:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    Winter's Tale
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Joe Hume
    Performer
    Joe Hume