Author Archives: laima1
Kevin Kastning & Balazs Major–Kismaros
Further explorations and improvisations for percussion and 30 string contra-alto guitar. Play! Advertisements
Poul Ruders–Occam’s Razor
Composed since 2000 on, guitar-based pieces, solo, duos, quartets, with other instruments. Mostly very short pieces, varying rhythmically. Play!
Tanguero
Modern/ Romantic South American music for or transcribed for, classical guitar, including pieces by Piazzolla, Lauro, Gismonti and others. Play!
Jenny Olivia Johnson–Sylvia Songs
Songs for an hommage to Plath’s work and living places, with instruments, electronics and tape.
Douglas Anderson–One at a Time
Abstract solo works for a variety of instruments, some with tape. Interesting!
Michael Winkler–midlife
Lyrical, contemporary guitar pieces, varied rhythmically. Play!
Ravel and Debussy Sonatas
Blake Pouliot and Hsin-I Huang perform known pieces for violin and piano. Nice!
Seduccion
Argentinian and Spanish composers’ pieces transcribed for flute, gracious. Play!
Music of David Loeb–Musica Transcpacifica
Combining Western & Japanese voice and instruments, decidedly Asian in tone. Play!
James Tenney–Harmonium
Heavy on strings used with droning and repetition, rising and with voices and other instruments. Trks 3 + 4 mimic Asian instruments. Sample.
No Era
Areon Flutes (flute trio) performs these ethereal, ambient works by Clay, Aminkikia and Brown. Play!
Music for Violin & Guitar
Transcriptions of works, some well-known, for violin and guitar. Includes pieces by Ibert, Part, Mozart, Dowland and Piazzolla amongst others.
Marc Mellits–Smoke
Highly varying works with jazz, funk, rock, classical for a nice mix of instruments: marimba, guitar, strings and sax. Play!
40 Years of Contemporary Music
The title refers to the 40 yrs in which Grupo Encuentros has performed. The works range from late Romantic to modern and contemporary, by composers from Europe and Latin America, including Ginastera, Boulez, Berio and Villa-Lobos.
Hans Werner Henze–Violin and Viola Works
Really nice, semi-abstract, modern works for either violin or viola. Play most!
Ravel, Franck, Ligeti, Messiaen
Works for violin and piano, from late Romantic to modern era, performed by Duo Gazzana. These are diverse pieces, Franck’s well-known. Play!
Hommage aux Demoiselles Eissler
Music from the Romantic era for harp and violin. Gracious and lovely.
Bruch–Scottish Fantasy
Joshua Bell and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields perform these forceful and emotive pieces by Bruch, known for his choral compositions, not his instrumentals. Play!
Monica Houghton–Of Time & Place
Interesting contemporary pieces for a variety of instruments, solos, duos and groups, some voice. Lyrical and abstract. Play!
Steve Tibbetts–Life Of
Quiet, ambient guitar with cello and percussion, jazz based with classical elements. Nice!
James M. Stephenson–Liquid Melancholy
Contemporary works for clarinet, with oboe, orchestra or piano. Elegant. Play!
Guitar Music of Carlo Domeniconi
Solo guitar works withd Anatolian, Arabic and Spanish influences. Play!
George Antheil–Specter
Early works of a modernist/avant-garde composer, unexpectedly lyrical. Play!
The Spirit of Sound
Harp & percussion works with Asian, Spanish and Armenian elements. Beautiful!
Fantaisies Brillantes
A mix of pieces for flute & guitar from different eras and genres. Play!
