Variations on a Melancholy Theme CD + MP3 Bundle exclusive

Variations on a Melancholy Theme CD + MP3 Bundle exclusiveBrad Mehldaus Variations on a Melancholy Theme features the pianist composer and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which commissioned this orchestral version of the worka theme and eleven variations plus a cadenza and postlude. The album also includes an encore, Variations X and Y.'" "I imagine it as if Brahms woke up one day and had the blues," Mehldau says of the piece, which combines the classical form with jazz harmonies. "While the theme evokes

is featured on vocals

Unlike his previous work

captivating story-telling and emotional intimacy

and collaborations with diverse artists like Billy Bragg

I like this play between light and time

The album "takes guitar-led improvisation to new aesthetic levels

is a collection of fifteen rare and previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1998 and 2017

" says the Guardian

dramatic modernism to give dimension to the film's portrayal of a murderously devious child

“We had this epiphany: ‘We can call our friends to help us make music

only to reappear every time one of her descendants is on their deathbed

the piece blends violins and speakers into a cascading tapestry of tone