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Solace

The 13th album from award-winning composer and pianist Michael Hoppé takes his romantic, classically inspired compositions to another level by adding full symphonic accompaniment from The Prague Symphony, and a bonus Hoppé track performed by the legendary Vangelis.

Nominated for a GRAMMY® Award, Solace includes 12 of Hoppé’s signature compositions - a reflective, healing journey perfectly suited to our times.

Looking for the perfect gift for Valentine's Day (or any special day)? Look no farther: Michael Hoppé and Tim Wheater have teamed up to create this stunningly romantic presentation of one of the 20th century's best-loved poets, Carl Sandburg. Features 18 never before collected love poems written by the famed journalist, Lincoln biographer, statesman, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the nation's much-loved "Poet of the People." The poems are read here with passion, grace, and power by Tim Wheater, and each is accompanied by a musical work especially composed by the brilliantly romantic composer Michael Hoppé. Also features 6 achingly beautiful interludes also composed by Hoppé.

The exquisitely enchanting packaging, featuring a folio style 28 page booklet, kraft digipak®, and a deluxe embossed gift-ready slipcase makes this a perfect gift or addition to your own collection.

On this captivating album, Michael takes for inspiration his own evocative paintings and creates introspective and beautiful accompaniments for these original artworks (used as cover art for this series). These romances are atmospheric and suggest distant, bittersweet horizons. With harp and flute beautifully performed by Louise DiTullio and Lou Anne Neill, Quiet Storms is an oasis carved in sound, a restorative haven for soul and spirit.

Here Michael is once again joined by his frequent collaborator, famed flautist Tim Wheater as they take flight into the magical regions that have earned them accolades across the globe. Wheater taps the magic of his unique collection of woodwinds for eight improvisations each as free as the wind, as Michael's piano grounds and supports these soaring explorations for the most euphorically transcendent work of their careers. Sure to carry the listener on an effortless journey up to the heights.

Nostalgic reflections, both real and imagined, are the unadorned heart of Homeland. Each composition on this stunningly beautiful album is a sound track to the heartfelt dream of simpler times. If home is where the heart is, then Homeland is a way of rediscovering sweet, silent thoughts and rejoicing in your own heritage - wherever that may be.