{"product_id":"impressionist","title":"IMPRESSIONIST","description":"The eerie stillness of New York City during the Covid-19 pandemic led many residents to a state of contemplation and inner exploration. Saxophonist\/composer Marc Mommaas found himself drawn to sounds that he grew up with but had eschewed for his own musical path in jazz, namely classical music. The self-described expressionist was surprised to find himself immersed in the sounds of the Impressionists. \/\/ Mommaas dove into the music of the Impressionists but found himself particularly drawn to one of the instigators of the movement, Gabriel Faur�, who eventually taught Maurice Ravel and Nadia Boulanger. It was with Faur�'s esthetic in mind that Mommaas began to write music for his new recording, The Impressionist. \/\/ Coming from four generations of classical musicians, Mommaas still hears the sound of his mother's piano playing Chopin when he was a child. As a saxophonist, Mommaas was entirely jazz oriented, inspired by the deep passion his father had for Jazz (a prolific Dutch painter and artist with a capital A). However, as the City slowed down during the pandemic Mommaas found himself drawn to the impressionistic sounds of Faur�, instigated by his famous Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 \/\/ The study of Gabriel Faur�'s idiosyncratic composing style led Marc Mommaas down a path of discovery and rediscovery. The music hit him in a time and place where it made the most sense to channel into brilliantly fashioned original music, presented here as The Impressionist.","brand":"SUNNYSIDE","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":52035983835416,"sku":"016728166928","price":16.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4101966-2839277.jpg?v=1778149816","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/impressionist","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}