Christmas Piano (2021)

With the advent of music's digital availability, listeners are often told to sample before they buy. However, that is not such a good idea for this Christmas release by pianist Martin Stadtfeld. Brief samples will give the wrong idea of what his music is all about. It seems more "crossover" than it is. In one respect, it is the tonality: his music is absolutely conventional, and that has been enough for Sony Classical to market him successfully as a vaguely crossover figure. Stadtfeld's music does not aim for comfortable ... Read More

With the advent of music's digital availability, listeners are often told to sample before they buy. However, that is not such a good idea for this Christmas release by pianist Martin Stadtfeld. Brief samples will give the wrong idea of what his music is all about. It seems more "crossover" than it is. In one respect, it is the tonality: his music is absolutely conventional, and that has been enough for Sony Classical to market him successfully as a vaguely crossover figure. Stadtfeld's music does not aim for comfortable familiarity, though, and this becomes clearer in the familiarity-valuing genre of Christmas music. For one important thing, he writes a good deal of his music himself. Here, he arranges Christmas tunes for piano and contributes an 11-movement suite called Christmas Time, depicting the holiday through his own childhood eyes. It is vivid and really not sentimental. His arrangements are all about register and texture, and they defamiliarize the music he takes up. Sample (if one must) the... Read Less

• All from $16.34
• New Music from $16.34

• All Copies (2)
• CD (2)
• Choose Release (1)

• Music Details
• Seller
• Sort Seller Rating Price: Low to High Price: High to Low Condition Condition: Reverse Release Date Release Date: Rev Sellers Near Me

• CD, New 2021, Sony Classical UPC: 194399119228 See Item Details ▾

  Importcds HIGH Sunrise, FL, USA

  $16.34 Add to Cart Add this copy of Christmas Piano to cart. $16.34, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by Sony Classical.

  	Edition: 2021, Sony Classical CD, New Available Copies: 3	Details: UPC: 194399119228 Label: Sony Classical Released: 2021 Alibris ID: 17547896467	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.99 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: Christmas Traditional; Franz Gruber; Gustav Holst; Johann Sebastian Bach; Martin Stadtfeld; Michael Praetorius; Pietro Yon. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
  ► Contact This Seller
  Hide Details ▴

• CD, New 2021, Sony Classical UPC: 194399119228 See Item Details ▾

  Revaluation Books HIGH Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM

  $32.32 Add to Cart Add this copy of Christmas Piano to cart. $32.32, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2021 by Sony Classical/Sony Music (Sony Music).

  	Edition: 2021, Sony Classical CD, New	Details: UPC: 194399119228 Label: Sony Classical Released: 2021 Alibris ID: 16965944762	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.99 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: New.
  ► Contact This Seller
  Hide Details ▴

2021, Sony Classical UPC: 194399119228 CD See All from $16.34