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CRITICAL ACCLAIM for MYTHOLOGIES:
" Most grateful for this release. This is indeed spine-tinglingly beautiful.
Each piece is radiantly fragile and beautifully sung."
- Bradley Stoke, WFMT 103.4 (Bristol, UK)
"Mythical magic and ever-expanding melodic,
harmonic, and rhythmic artistry."
~ Jonathan Widran, The JWvibe
"Skill and authenticity that only the most purposeful albums can even attempt to achieve."
~Rebecca Cullen, Stickman Reviews
" Most grateful for this release. This is indeed spine-tinglingly beautiful.
Each piece is radiantly fragile and beautifully sung."
- Bradley Stoke, WFMT 103.4 (Bristol, UK)
"Mythical magic and ever-expanding melodic,
harmonic, and rhythmic artistry."
~ Jonathan Widran, The JWvibe
"Skill and authenticity that only the most purposeful albums can even attempt to achieve."
~Rebecca Cullen, Stickman Reviews
Vlasse DISCOGRAPHY:
All albums are available for purchase through standard online retailers such as iTunes and Amazon.
- 2024 (July 19th - "MYTHOLOGIES II" - Composer Danaë Xanthe Vlasse follows the GRAMMY®-winning chamber album MYTHOLOGIES (2021) with a sequel of epic proportions. Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, MYTHOLOGIES II offers orchestral tone poems highlighting sopranos Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann, tenor Omar Najmi, and pianist Robert Thies, as they embody iconic figures from Greek mythology.
- 2021 (August 6th) - "MYTHOLOGIES" - Mrs. Danaë Xanthe Vlasse honors her heritage with a Classical Vocal album inspired by Ancient Greek myths. MYTHOLOGIES celebrates some of the most lasting legends in history centering on Homer's epic tale "The Odyssey." This GRAMMY®-Winning project continues a long-standing creative collaboration of the composer with sopranos Hila Plitmann and Sangeeta Kaur. The album offers several performances of Mrs. Vlasse herself at the piano, along with pianists Robert Thies and Brendan White; the album also includes renowned South-African flutist Wouter Kellerman, and features memorable string performances from violinist Lili Haydn, cellist Eru Matsumoto, and violist Virginie d'Avezac de Castera, along with percussion from Nadeem Majdalany and Emilio D. Miler. Emilio D. Miler and Mrs. Vlasse co-produced the album. MYTHOLOGIES is an immersive Contemporary Classical journey into an ancient fantasy realm that invites listeners to ponder long-standing cultural concepts such as idolized heroism, divine power, crisis of faith and morality, and the junction of fate and free will. This album won a GRAMMY® for "Best Classical Solo Vocal Album" in 2022.
- 2020 (June) - "Poème" is an album of musical works inspired by poetry; it features seven of Mrs. Vlasse's most intimate vocal works - French Romantic Art Songs performed by GRAMMY®-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, and internationally-acclaimed pianist Robert Thies. Furthermore, two piano solos are performed by the composer herself, and two additional artists bring their glittering talents to the album; award-winning soprano Sangeeta Kaur, and principal cellist with the Los Angeles Opera, John Walz.
- 2019 (August) - Mrs. Vlasse's composing is featured on half the tracks of the album "COMPASSION" by Sangeeta Kaur, in collaboration with Nicolas Neidhardt and Duy Tran, and featuring (among others) GRAMMY®-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, harpist Jacqueline Marshall, GRAMMY®-nominated cellist Éru Matsumoto, bassist Mark Gorman, GRAMMY®-winning percussionist MB Gordy, and The Sterling Ensemble choir directed by Michelle Jensen.
- 2018 (March) - Mrs. Vlasse and violinist Mischa Lefkowitz (Los Angeles Philharmonic) released "Solstice" which offers listeners a complete collection of Danaë's violin and piano music on a single album!
- 2017 (June) - Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Mischa Lefkowitz featured Mrs. Vlasse's music as the grande finale to his album called "Romance."
- 2017 (Feb) - Mrs. Vlasse released a piano solo album called “Trilogies,” featuring a selection of her most popular piano pieces which combined nearly a quarter-million online plays!
- 2016-2017 - Danaë was featured as collaborative pianist and composer for two CD recordings with the LA-Philharmonic violinist Mischa Lefkowitz – these albums are titled “Evening of Romantic Pleasure, Part 3" and "Evening of Romantic Pleasure Part 4."
- 2015 - Mrs. Vlasse released an album called “Celebrations and Commemoration” featuring her own piano compositions, and shared the performance of her works with the Spanish pianist Carlos Marquez.
- 2013 - “The Swans, 12 Valses Mélancoliques” is the debut album of Mrs. Vlasse, featuring 12 Romantic-style waltzes (one in each key), and remains Vlasse's most streamed music on Spotify! The 1st track on the album was in the “top 10” Classical hits on Soundcloud through the 2014 New Year!
All albums are available for purchase through standard online retailers such as iTunes and Amazon.
Previous Albums Released by Mrs. Vlasse:
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Poème is a collection of nine original compositions inspired by poetry, presented by composer-pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse and the distinguished artists she has gathered for this album. Seven romantic art songs based on French poetry are brought to life by award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann and acclaimed pianist Robert Thies. The songs also feature the talents of visionary soprano Sangeeta Kaur and cellist John Walz. The composer herself contributes performances of two works for solo piano. Vlasse’s songs, which set texts written during the 19th century as well as contemporaneously, are driven by the grandiose ideals that define Romantic culture: admiration for nature, celebration of history, devotion to family and the alternating torture and bliss of love for another person. The moods of Poème express the full range of life, from feelings of melancholy, to anger, seduction and joyous abandon.
See the album Track List and Liner Notes with Poetry Text here! Find out more about the artists here! |
SOLSTICE
Violinist Mischa Lefkowitz of the Los Angeles Philharmonic performs original compositions by award-winning composer and pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse. The music is lyrical and poignant as it explores states of transition in people and in nature. People experience myriad transitional and, often, ambiguous emotional states; this album explores an intersection of the conscious mind and the subconscious while caught in dreams, memories, and longing. The album presents these concepts against the backdrop of transitions in nature, as portrayed through the ebb-and-flow of ocean tides, the passage of day into night, and the cycle of the seasons.
ISBN# 191924964506
Genre: Classical: Piano & Violin Duets
Release Date: March 1st 2018
ISBN# 191924964506
Genre: Classical: Piano & Violin Duets
Release Date: March 1st 2018
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Trilogies 12 Classical piano works composed and performed by Danaë Vlasse A collection of Mrs. Vlasse's most popular compositions - with over a quarter of a million online plays! Available via all major digital retailers. ISBN# 191061290797 Genre: Classical: Piano solo Release Date: 2017 |
CELEBRATIONS & COMMEMORATION
Critics' Rave: "'A lucid and relaxing articulation of lustrous piano and string ballads, 'Celebrations And Commemoration' quietly conjures to mind spirit-steeped realms and whispered myths.'"
- Lily Clark, Marquis Global Network
- Lily Clark, Marquis Global Network
"The Swans 12 Valses Melancoliques"
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"The Swans 12 Valses Melancoliques" is the debut album of Mrs. Vlasse, featuring 12 Romantic-style waltzes (one in each key), and remains Vlasse's most streamed music on Spotify! Her collaboration on this album is with the German composer Stephan Beneking, who is known for his prolific writing for the piano - over 600 piano pieces to date. The 1st track on the album was in the “top 10” Classical hits on Soundcloud through the 2014 New Year! |