Author Archives: laima1
Palouse Songbook
Works for flute & piano, gracious, varying stylistically. Play!
Andrew Rudin–Circadia
Chamber music for solo or duets, piano, flute, clarinet, strings–abstract, contemporary, ranging from staccato to flowing.
Piccolo Encounters
Modern works for piccolo and accompaniment, fun, rhythmically varying.
Three American Violin Sonatas
Works by Schoenfeld, Stuckey, Harbison and a short canon by Bernstein. Contemporary, and Harbison’s particularly lovely. Play!
Kete– Piano Music of Africa & the African Diaspora
William Chapman Nyaho performs short solo piano pieces, jazzy, folk, and rhythmically varying, some well-known.
Reunion–Clarinet & Piano
Works specifically for clarinet & piano, one transcription, from Classical era to contemporary.
Manuel Maria Ponce–Sonata Mexicana
Romantic guitar pieces with Mexican folk elements. Play!
Advenio: New Trios for Horn, Violin and Piano
Contemporary, vigorous works, varied, by Atwell, Auerbach and Sargon. Play most!
A Celebration: Chamber Music by Bernard Hoffer
Beautifully varied with horns, marimba and other instruments, nice rhythmic variation. Play!
Iridescence
Spontaneous improvisations by musicians who had not previously performed together before. Abstract, for sax, flute, piano and percussion. Play!
Craig Madden Morris–Chamber Music for Our Times
Contemporary pieces, yet with “Classical” era elements, lovely for strings and piano.
Unfettered
Chika & Scott Duo (sax & guitar) perform Classical and Romantic transcriptions–Schuber’t Serenade is lovely!
drift–Society of Composers, Inc. Vol. 34
This CD seeks to demonstrate the variety of contemporary music being composed today by the Society of Composers. A variety of instruments, trios, duos and ensembles, acoustic and/or electro-acoustic. Play most!
Day & Night: Modern Flute & Piano Duos by Women Composers
Title explains the CD: mostly gracious and lively works. Play!
Geoffrey Allen–Music for Woodwinds
Neo Modern, lyrical works for winds, mostly duos, one trio. Nice!
Elements of London
Jazz/minimalist piano duos, lots of staccato vs. lyrical. Play!
Stuart Weber–Pieces of Road
Inspired by Western roads travelled, lovely, quiet guitar pieces. Play!
The French Album
Pianist Jorge Federico Osorio plays French classical, Romantic and modern pieces, mostly well-known.
Luis Pine–Times of Day
Gracious, modern wind chamber pieces. Play!
Right Now in a Second
Transient Canvas performs contemporary, abstract clarinet and marimba pieces. Play!
Aram Katchaturian–Chamber Music
Armenian composer’s lovely, modern pieces reflecting folk elements. Play!
American Gifts for Marimba Duo
Transcriptions of classical, modern works plus new works. Play!
Jeff Morris–Close Reeding
Electronic with acoustic insruments, otherworldy, like sci-fi music. Play!
Kalevi Aho–Sieidi
Finnish modern/avant composer–strong orchestral works, play most!
Cortege
Modern French works for violin and piano, rhythmically varying.
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