Classical Soul Vol. 1 - The Solo Piano Collection Alexis Ffrench

• Alexis Ffrench (b. 1970): The Way It Was:
• 1 Ffrench: The Way It Was 03:20
• Reverie (Solo Piano Version):
• 2 Ffrench: Reverie (Solo Piano Version) 03:37
• Chasing Yesterdays (Solo Piano Version):
• 3 Ffrench: Chasing Yesterdays (Solo Piano Version) 03:38
• Together Without You (Solo Piano Version):
• 4 Ffrench: Together Without You (Solo Piano Version) 03:33
• Soar (Solo Piano Version):
• 5 Ffrench: Soar (Solo Piano Version) 03:59
• Fireflies:
• 6 Ffrench: Fireflies 03:08
• Fate (Solo Piano Version):
• 7 Ffrench: Fate (Solo Piano Version) 03:24
• Sö:
• 8 Ffrench: Sö 04:00
• Suddenly (Solo Piano Version):
• 9 Ffrench: Suddenly (Solo Piano Version) 03:38
• Everything Changes (Solo Piano Version):
• 10 Ffrench: Everything Changes (Solo Piano Version) 03:06
• Sanctuary (Solo Piano Version):
• 11 Ffrench: Sanctuary (Solo Piano Version) 02:52
• Broken Wings on Crimson Skies (Solo Piano Version):
• 12 Ffrench: Broken Wings on Crimson Skies (Solo Piano Version) 03:19
• Once:
• 13 Ffrench: Once 02:09
• Returning To You (Solo Piano Version):
• 14 Ffrench: Returning To You (Solo Piano Version) 03:21
• The Time Of Your Life:
• 15 Ffrench: The Time Of Your Life 03:00
• Everything Changes... But All Remains:
• 16 Ffrench: Everything Changes... But All Remains 03:03
• Midnight Reverie:
• 17 Ffrench: Midnight Reverie 01:16
• Did I Ever Tell You:
• 18 Ffrench: Did I Ever Tell You 04:35
• Total Runtime 58:58

Info zu Classical Soul Vol. 1 - The Solo Piano Collection

It features my original compositions for piano and orchestra, and I’ve interspersed snippets of my favourite soul classics throughout the record as palette cleansers. I’ve always said that my soul icons such as Stevie Wonder and Etta James were my earliest teachers, and on this album, I’m pleased to merge my early influences with my signature classical-soul style.

"One of the most appealing things about this illustrious and wholly absorbing release is the promise its volume one designation holds for a second. If it does materialize, one expects it'll adhere to the format of the first, and hopefully so when another collection of similar design would be welcome indeed. To that end, it's easy to imagine songs by Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, and Gladys Knight & the Pips might appear on the follow-up to complement more of Ffrench's own terrific originals."

Alexis Ffrench, piano

Alexis Ffrench
UK contemporary composer and pianist Alexis Ffrench is one of the UK’s most distinctive and relevant artists. Alexis is already an established star in the streaming world - his music speaking to a wide audience and transcending all boundaries and genres. As likely as one would be to find him listening to Kendrick Lamar or Chance the Rapper as Bach, his combination of classical training and love for R&B and Roots music has helped define his unique sound. Trying to break the rigorous and academic preconceptions of classical music, Alexis has now found himself as one of the leading voices of a new wave of composers, redefining the genre made accessible by Ludovico Einaudi and Michael Nyman. Inspired in his youth by icons such as Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley, Alexis felt destined to pursue a career in music, but without a piano at home, he first developed his skills by silently playing the dining room table. He didn’t allow the absence of an instrument to hold him back, and is an alumnus of the most prestigious music institutions in the country: Purcell School of Music, Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Alexis released Bluebird in September 2017, which reached over 1 million streams in just 7 weeks. Alexis’ brand new album 'Evolution' is out now.

Dieses Album enthält kein Booklet