Author Archives: laima1
Music for Ukraine
16 minutes of music by Ukrainian composers, gracious piano pieces. Fundraising for Ukraine relief.
A Peruvian Sojourn
Andean inspired works for flute + piano. Play!
George Enescu–Piano Quartet No. 1
Two works varied in tempo, lyrical or powerful.
Devonte Hynes–Third Coast Percussion
2020 release of multi-genre composer Blood Orange, interesting percussion, marimba works.
William Dietz–A Second Look
Nice collection of bassoon-based works. Play!
Nightscapes for Harp
Gracious works for harp over time. Play!
Elizabeth Raum–Chasing Light and Sound
Modern works for tuba and piano. Interesting!
Filtering
Contemporary, varied works for wind, percussion and/or strings.
Karl Kohn–Encounters
Interesting, varied works for flute & other instruments. Nice!
Beethoven Complete String Quartets Vol. 2
Beethoven’s “middle quartets”, Romantic.
Malpiero, Ghedini–Cello Concertos
Pieces from 1930’3 to 1951, modern varied, some stridency.
A Touch of Blue
Varied songs for sax + piano, from 1920’s onward.
Finding Home
Widely varied contemporary works for ensemble, flute, guitar.
W. T. Matiegka–Six Sonatas Op. 31
Classical to Romantic era solo guitar. Nice.
Five Minutes for Earth
Lovely collection of harp works, contemporary. Play!
The Future is Female Vol. 1–In Nature
Solo piano pieces by women composers, through the musical eras Romantic to contemporary. Varied and interesting. Play!
Primavera I–The Wind
Inspired by Botticelli’s painting of Primavera, these are all commissioned works, abstract performed by Matt Haimovitz. Play!
Flow of Music
Works by Dvorak, Rosauro and Zollner for string orchestra. Varied. Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings known and lovely. Play!
Adrienne Elisha–Anthelion
Mostly very abstract works for strings and/or orchestra, some very strident.
George Walker–Five Piano Sonatas
Beautiful modern works for piano, 1950’s on, by an African-American composer. Play!
William Susman–Quiet Rhythms Book I
Minimalist, ambient solo piano works. Play!
Into The Green
Electroacoustic or acoustic clarinet, varied works, abstract.
Emigre and Exile–Arcomusical
The berimbau instrument with Afro-Brazilian origins is explored here. Beautiful percussion!
Wilfredo Terrazas–the Torres Cycle
For various instruments, somewhat discordant, abstract.
Stefania de Kennessey–in her words
As title says, talking with interesting electronic music.
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