Variations on a Melancholy Theme CD + MP3 Bundle

Variations on a Melancholy Theme CD + MP3 BundleBrad Mehldaus Variations on a Melancholy Theme features the pianist composer and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, which commissioned this orchestral version of the worka theme and eleven variations plus a cadenza and postlude. The album also includes an encore, Variations X and Y.'" "I imagine it as if Brahms woke up one day and had the blues," Mehldau says of the piece, which combines the classical form with jazz harmonies. "While the theme evokes

and Bartlett sings

The set also includes a booklet with an in-depth essay by journalist/author Bob Mehr

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The title refers to a whimsical hairstyle but also serves as a metaphor for the band's philosophy and personality

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Complete music—all 20 songs—from the Tim Burton–directed film (2008 Golden Globe winner for Best Picture) of the Stephen Sondheim musical starring Johnny Depp in a performance the New York Times called "stunning in every dimension

sold-out shows worldwide and nods from the likes of Bon Iver and Ryan Adams

"she stuns upon entrance

they developed songs in the studio

Jonny Greenwood's Academy Award–nominated score to Paul Thomas Anderson's film Phantom Thread is their fourth collaboration together

"but when they blend in song the results are utterly sublime

this is a great showcase of a compelling mind