New CD with my arrangements of Chopin's 24 Preludes

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I’m pleased to announce the release of my new CD, 24 Preludes of Frédéric Chopin, by the John Link Project. This CD documents the 2007 world premiere of my arrangements for five singers, guitar, bass, drums, and violin of Frédéric Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Opus 28, published for solo piano in 1839. I was the guitarist for all 24 preludes and a vocalist for one of them (No. 6), as well as the mixing engineer for all the audio. I also designed the artwork for the packaging.

I guarantee that you have never heard Chopin’s Preludes played the way we played them, with the melody, harmony, and rhythm so clear. I find that pianists typically play many of the Preludes (Nos. 1, 3, 5, 11, 14, 16, 18, 22, and 23) much too fast and without any sort of groove. Just wait until you hear our renditions at appropriate tempos. They really swing!

Go to http://www.cdbaby.com/johnlinkproject to hear samples from the CD.

There are two ways to purchase the CD:

  1. ) Order through cdbaby by going to http://www.cdbaby.com/johnlinkproject and clicking on the BUY NOW button.

  2. Go to http://www.isadoraduncan.org/emporium.html and order the CD along with the DVD The EveryWoman Series: The Red Thread by Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company. (The CD and the DVD were recorded in June of 2007 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York City where the performances by the John Link Project of Chopin’s 24 Preludes served as accompaniment for Lori Belilove’s original choreography.) By the way, Lori Belilove is my wife.

I’m very proud of this new CD and DVD and hope that you will enjoy them and be inspired by them.

John Link

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I like the deepness in the women’s voices. The music has an energy that makes me want to get out and get things done.

I have often thought that people’s voices should be more respected as an instrument.

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I like the deepness in the women’s voices.

I wonder what you mean by deepness. Maybe the full tone? Both of the women are sopranos.

The music has an energy that makes me want to get out and get things done.

I have often thought that people’s voices should be more respected as an instrument.

The voice as an instrument has been a focus of mine (my gimmick?) since 1996. See http://www.cdbaby.com/johnlink for a CD I recorded in 1998.

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I like the deepness in the women’s voices. The music has an energy that makes me want to get out and get things done.

I find that a very interesting response to my work. In general I like when my music moves people (i.e., makes them want to move, especially dance), and the 24 Preludes were performed as accompaniment for my wife’s choreography, and her dances needed to dance to the music. You can see highlights from the companion DVD at either of the following links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1VBfT1XFaQ

(3 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6usbJXG778s

(8 minutes)

John Link

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Yes, the full tone, it resonates a sensation deep within my chest.

The motion of the dancers stimulates my artistic sensibilities. The way they flow with the voice is very gripping.