Tonya Lemoh – I Dream a World (2024) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

Tonya Lemoh – I Dream a World (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:01:58 minutes | 518 MB | Genre: Classical
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From award-winning Australian/Sierra Leonean pianist Tonya Lemoh, an album of utterly enchanting solo piano music featuring works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Florence Price, plus Robert Schumann’s iconic Scenes from Childhood.The title of this album was inspired by Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes’ poem I Dream a World. The concept of the album was inspired by Lemoh’s father, a Sierra Leonean paediatrician: his unshakeable faith in the uniquely precious state of childhood, and the hope that each new generation represents of a better future. ‘The works explore childhood from different angles,’ says Lemoh. ‘Some capture my own nostalgia and memories of childhood, while others are connected to the rich cultural heritage in the music of Africa, Europe, America and Australia.’

At the heart of the album is Robert Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood, the quintessential celebration of youthful innocence and open-hearted wonder, and a favourite of pianists and music lovers alike. Lemoh takes us on the journey through its magical world in a spirit of love, warmth and tenderness that caresses each note into song. But her horizons extend far beyond these familiar delights: ‘Drawn from four different continents, this music explores emotion and memory, and how across the globe we are all united by the joy and hope for the future that children represent.’

Tracklist:

1-1. Tonya Lemoh – They Will Not Lend Me a Child, Op. 59 No. 4 (04:02)
1-2. Tonya Lemoh – Oloba, Op. 59 No. 7 (05:11)
1-3. Tonya Lemoh – Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Op. 59 No. 22 (03:55)
1-4. Tonya Lemoh – Child Asleep (01:59)
1-5. Tonya Lemoh – His Dream (02:20)
1-6. Tonya Lemoh – Dances in the Canebrakes: No. 1, Nimble Feet (02:01)
1-7. Tonya Lemoh – Two Mende Melodies: No. 1, Homage to Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (05:21)
1-8. Tonya Lemoh – Two Mende Melodies: No. 2, Mende Lullaby (03:39)
1-9. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (01:52)
1-10. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 2, Curiose Geschichte (01:12)
1-11. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 3, Hasche-Mann (00:38)
1-12. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 4, Bittendes Kind (01:03)
1-13. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 5, Glückes genug (01:13)
1-14. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit (00:57)
1-15. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (02:27)
1-16. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 8, Am Kamin (01:10)
1-17. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd (00:44)
1-18. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 10, Fast zu ernst (02:05)
1-19. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 11, Fürchtenmachen (01:34)
1-20. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern (01:59)
1-21. Tonya Lemoh – Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter spricht (02:20)
1-22. Tonya Lemoh – Piano Village: No. 1, Lullaby for Nick (01:34)
1-23. Tonya Lemoh – Piano Village: No. 19, April Code (03:36)
1-24. Tonya Lemoh – Piano Village: No. 22 Blue Tears (02:50)
1-25. Tonya Lemoh – Piano Village: No. 6, Green Leaf Prelude (02:31)
1-26. Tonya Lemoh – Piano Village: No. 7, Eliza Aria (03:34)

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