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Chopin/ Kosuge - Earth Release:Earth Orchid Classics Arvo Part's Stabat Mater wasJapanese pianist Yu Kosuge concludes her series of Orchid Classics albums related to the four elements with the final release of the set: Earth. Kosuge was inspired to create this series by the music of Beethoven, who was fascinated by Greek legends, prompting her to explore the Greek concept of the four elements in these albums. For Yu Kosuge, the preceding albums Water, Fire and Wind focus on the elements most necessary to a human being's survival,