STACK #129 Jul 2016

We all like to slow down in the winter months. What’s better than a weekend curled up on the couch being soothed by the classics? Nothing to make you bump your glass of wine or scare the cat. Try this: The Classic 100 – Swoon . Completely voted for by the Australian public. 2015 is THE year for the first ladies of jazz. First Diana Krall’s Wallflower, and now Melody Gardot’s Currency of Man . Just hear the strength and grace of that extraordinary voice try ‘Same To You’ and ‘Preacherman’.

Your guide to enjoying the Classics without really trying!

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BALLET FOR BABES

Braveheart, Titanic, Avatar… what’s next? A fabulous, cinematic new piece from film composer extraordinaire James Horner called Pas de Deux , where cello and violin get intimate with each

And who wrote the soundtrack for Babe ?

Classics

None other than Australian composer Nigel Westlake . The world’s best-loved pig turns 20 this year and Nigel has just re-recorded the updated soundtrack with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Pete Townshend’s classical re- working of his mod classic Quadrophenia originally recorded by his band The Who, will make your spine tingle. Enjoy the minimalism of Philip Glass or Michael Nyman? You’ll love Australian musician Sally Whitwell’s I Was Flying . What happens if you spice up timeless Michael Jackson tunes with salsa? You snap to life with thrilling energy, and get Unity – The Latin Tribute to Michael Jackson .

other. There’s also music by Einaudi on the same album.

BLUE NOTE FOCUS

The great Jazz Label. The brilliant Jazz artists. The must-have Jazz tracks . All on one 4 CD-set.

And one more Blue Note title you can’t be without… Gregory Porter’s Liquid Spirit . Did you know Gregory is the featured vocalist on the first single from the new Disclosure album?

BUILDING A LIBRARY

WHO AM I?

I am grandpa-once-removed of the piano Like all old things I am more in vogue than ever before My sound was described as resembling two skeletons copulating on a tin roof I am… THE HARPSICHORD

Did you get rapped on the knuckles for not practicing your scales? Nothing like it to turn you completely off the piano. But we have good news. You don’t need to practise your scales any more. You just need to sit back, relax and err… enjoy a relaxing flight through 111 piano pieces on this one-box-fits-all set: 111 The Piano . All nicely compacted across 40 CDs. Gift, anyone…?

Mahan Esfahani is setting the world abuzz by turning the harpsichord on its head. Listen to his album – Time Past and Time Present – that merges Baroque with Minimalism.

WANT TO DISCOVER EVEN MORE ABOUT THESE GREAT ALBUMS?

Download the STACK app for iPhone/iPad or Android to discover, listen to and experience much more. Or, if you’re using the app now, click on the links above to check out some great clips and beautiful music.