Author Archives: laima1
Apollo Chamber Players–Within Earth
Abstract, somewhat intense (but varying) works for string quartet mostly, but also with dan bau and winds. Play!
Lola Williams–Where Should This Music Be?
A self-taught composer, with songs based on Shakespeare’s sonnets, with piano accompaniment.
Francaix/Nielsen– Clarinet Concertos
Modern concertos for clarinet with orchestra, graceful to forceful. Play!
Frank Horvat–What Goes Around
Really interesting contemporary pieces for various instruments (harp, winds, marimba,piano)–trks 5 & 6 more avant. Trk 6 voice repetitions. Play!
Guitar Works by Grawemeyer Award Composers
Contemporary solo guitar works overing many rhythms, by Takemitsu, Dean, Tower and others. Play!
Giantess
Flutist Jennie Oh Brown was inspired by her grandmothers and their survival of hardships–lyrical, fun, sad. Play!
Boston Symphony Commissions–Andres, Nathan, Shepherd, Tsontakis
Contemporary works by American composers with inspirations ranging from artists of Abstract Expressionism to Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Nice!
Wax & Wire
Varying works for an interesting mix of instruments–cello, sax, piano, clarinet, percussion. Play!
Ripples
Contemporary works for trumpet and organ, a truly classical combination–both intense and lovely.
Mozart Piano Concertos Vol. 1 K. 415 & K. 238
You know these, enjoy!
Christopher Stark–Seasonal Music
Excellent contemporary works for strings, piano, clarinet, both tense and sweet. Play!
Ayman Fanous & Frances- Marie Uitti–Negoum
Improvisations of classical guitar or bouzouki and cello (one & two bows), ranging from lovely Middle Eastern to wild.
Potential Differences
Raucous, wild, fun or droning works for electric guitar quartet!
Ferhan & Ferzan Onder Play Fazil Say
Turkish composer Fazil Say wrote these works for the sister pianists Onder–both strident and lyrical, piano duos + orchestra. Nice!
Resonance
Stick & Bow (marimba and cello!) perform these transcriptions of classical pieces from Baroque on, + a Radiohead song.
Mikiko Miyakawa–Elegy in Violet
Short piano pieces, inspired by people, places and feelings–lyrical, mostly quiet.
Beneath the Tide– A Collection of Concertos
A mix of intense works for chamber orchestra, a few quieter, with soloists–guitar, violin, clarinet or piano. All contemporary.
Four
Early 20th century works for wind quartet–whimsical, fun!
The Etudes Project–Vol. 1 Iceberg
Varying interesting mix of piano studies and mostly contemporary/modern, intense to lyrical. Play!
David Dzubay–all water has a perfect memory
Abstract works ranging from intense or lyrical for a variety of instruments.
come closer
Works for bassoon, long, varying in tempo, nice!
Byron O’Keefe– Works for Piano
With the sound of Chopin and other 19th cent. composers, these pieces all were composed between 2009 and 2019. Play!
Daniel Lentz–Ending(s)
Slowly building, quiet string orchestra–2 long works, second with voice, sample!
Donald Reid Womack–Intertwined
Combining Asian and Western strings–eerie, tense, very interesting works. Sample.
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