Himmelsrichtungen

Himmelsrichtungen (Cardinal Points) is the eighth studio album by pianist/composer Juan María Solare, released on 20 March 2016 in the label Janus Music & Sound (based in Germany).[1] The album is a digital only release.

Himmelsrichtungen
Cover of the album Himmelsrichtungen (Cardinal Points) by Argentine pianist and composer Juan Maria Solare. The cover was designed by British artist Alban Low. It depicts an abstract star in three dimensions, a kind of polyhedron.
Studio album by
Juan María Solare
ReleasedMarch 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)
Recorded30 September 2014
StudioTheatersaal Universität Bremen
Genreclassical, contemporary classical music
Length18:00
LabelJanus Music & Sound
ProducerJuan María Solare
Juan María Solare chronology
Vorzeichen der Nacht
(2015)		 Himmelsrichtungen
(2016)		 Shakespeare's Winks
(2016)

Recorded at the Theatersaal of the university of Bremen (Germany) on 30 September 2014. Grand piano Bösendorfer. Cover image by the British artist Alban Low. UPC: 5054227090752

Reception

During the first month after release, the first track (Siesta Norteña) was included in Spotify's official playlist "Fresh Finds - Cyclone". As for 31 August 2016, two of the six tracks are among Solare's top five listened tracks on Spotify.

The composition itself

Himmelsrichtungen is a piano cycle in which to the usual four cardinal points two were added (zenith and nadir), to achieve a three-dimensional room. The piano cycle has been composed in September–October 2004. The whole cycle (20 minutes long) is dedicated to different members of the Dehning family. ISWC (International Standard Musical Work Code): T-802.175.109-8

Track listing
No. Title Artist(s) Length ISRC
1 Siesta norteña Juan María Solare 3:07 GBKPL1522945
2 Viento del este Juan María Solare 4:04 GBKPL1522946
3 Un poco más al oeste Juan María Solare 3:53 GBKPL1522947
4 La voz del sur Juan María Solare 1:40 GBKPL1522948
5 Cenit Juan María Solare 2:17 GBKPL1522949
6 Nadir Juan María Solare 3:30 GBKPL1522950

References
  1. "EP Himmelsrichtungen | piano: Juan María Solare".
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