Fiona Brice's career already spans orchestral arrangements for artists such as John Grant, Anna Calvi, Midlake, Placebo, Vashti Bunyan and Jarvis Cocker, scores for concert performances by Roy Harper and Gemma Ray, and violin performances for the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Katherine Jenkins, Gorillaz and Robbie Williams. Her new album, Postcards From, features ten instrumental pieces as rich and cinematic as their ingredients are minimal; violin, cello, piano, and a restlessly inventive imagination...

Fiona Brice's Postcards From, contains 10 classical compositions (36 min, 36 sec) From the piercing clarity of 'Berlin' to the cascading 'Glastonbury', from the peaceful reverie of 'Koh Yao Noi' to the haunting tension of 'Antwerp', Brice’s violin and compositional skill forge many moods. Her piano also leads the luminescent 'Dallas' and the candlelit aura of ‘Denton’ while violin and piano combine with the swarthier overtones of cello for 'Paris', 'Verona' and 'Tokyo'.

Five years in the making, Brice conceived the tracks in the places they are named after - with the exception of 'Tokyo', which was inspired by a National Geographic article after Brice had visited the city.

The album opens with arguably the strongest, most emotionally beautiful track 'Berlin' and moves on to convey so many different emotions that will bring forth strong feelings in the listener.

A beautiful album that is part classical and part soundtrack.

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Nick Smithson