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In 2002, Dong Hyek Lim arrived on the scene at just 18 years old ‘in a blaze of pianistic glory’ (Gramophone) with a debut album championed by his mentor Martha Argerich, which was awarded the prestigious Diapason d’Or in France. The South Korean virtuoso went on to take third prize in the 15th International Chopin Piano Competition, and recorded a remarkable Chopin album in 2004 including the 3rd Piano Sonata and some Mazurkas. In 2008 followed an album of Bach’s Goldberg Variations coupled with the Bach-Busoni Chaconne. The French magazine Le Monde de la Musique awarded it a ‘Choc’, while Gramophone wrote that: “There’s no question that he’s a very impressive pianist … [who gives] the sense of profound pleasure in the music … And he’s not afraid to experiment with what he can do in this music … An artist to watch.” Seven years later, in 2015, following studies with Emmanuel Ax at the Juilliard School in New York, Lim’s artistry had matured and deepened for a long-awaited recital of the 24 Preludes and other works by Chopin – a composer who remains especially close to his heart. This album is now made available on vinyl for the first time.

Gatefold Sleeve
Roger Waters The Lockdown Sessions is a collection of songs that were home-recorded and filmed during the Covid lockdown between 2020 and 2021. Also included with the release is “Comfortably Numb 2022” which was recorded during Waters This Is Not A Drill North American tour.

The Lockdown Sessions were produced by Roger Waters and Gus Seyffert. The recordings feature Roger Waters – Vocals, Guitar and Piano; Gus Seyffert – Bass, Cellos and Vocals; Joey Waronker – Drums and Percussion; Dave Kilminster – Guitar and Rhythm Guitar; Jonathan Wilson – Guitar and Vocals; Jon Carin – Keyboards and Vocals, Lucius (Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig) – Vocals; Bo Koster – Hammond (on all songs except “Mother”) and Ian Ritchie – Saxophone (“Two Suns In The Sunset”).

The Lockdown Sessions are 5 key tracks from Waters’ time with Pink Floyd/his solo career: “Mother” and “Vera” from Pink Floyd’s The Wall; “Two Suns In The Sunset” and “The Gunner’s Dream” from Waters’ last Pink Floyd album, The Final Cut; and “The Bravery of Being Out Of Range” from his acclaimed solo album, Amused To Death. In addition, Waters’ new version of the classic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb” appears as the final track on The Lockdown Sessions.

Waters commented:

“Our Us and Them Tour lasted three years…At every gig we did an encore after the show ended with Comfortably Numb…the encore was always Mother…I can’t remember why I decided to do other songs…Anyway, at some point after the tour ended…I started thinking, ‘It could be an interesting album, all those encores’… “The Encores”. “Yeah, that sounds good!” Then…I’m in England to do the Ginger Baker tribute gig on a Tuesday night at the Hammersmith Odeon with Eric Clapton and…the next Saturday marching from the Australian Embassy to Parliament Square to give a speech in support of Julian Assange, then damn it, Covid…Schlummmm! For me, it was Friday, March 13, 2020. Lockdown! So much for the “Encores” project. Unless…
We stuck C. Numb at the end of the collection, as a fitting exclamation point to close this circle of love.”

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The Gold Experience, released in 1995, was the first full-length Prince album to be credited to his unpronounceable symbol and was released at the most public, heated stage of his battle with the major label industrial complex. With the word “SLAVE” written on one cheek, Prince shined on the opulent ballads “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” and “Gold” and the defiant single “[eye] Hate U,” and the album earned widespread critical acclaim. Available as black vinyl double LP.

Carnegie Recital is an album by Daniil Trifonov, released in 2013.