Author Archives: laima1
Flute Tales
Solo flute works through Baroque era onward.
Shostakovich + Bridge–Piano Sonatas
Two composers’ works, varying stylistically. Bridge’s Romantic and gracious.
Sergei Rachmaninov–Works for Piano
Late Romantic works, lush, emotive.
Frederic Mompou–Música Callada
Impressionistic, quiet, calm works for solo piano. Play!
Latin American Dances
Modern works arranged for sax + piano–excellent!
Earl Kim & Isang Yun
Solo violin pieces by 2 composers from Korea, combining Korean folk music + Western elements. Abstract.
New Paths–21st Century Music for Horn & Piano
All contemporary, abstract works by Spanish composers. Nice!
Franz Schubert–Piano Sonatas D. 850 & D. 960
Late Classical era piano sonatas, gracious and elegant.
Erik Griswold–Four Places in Queensland
Solo piano soundscapes of places in Australia. lyrical. Play!
20th Century Music for Flute & Guitar
Ranging from Bartok to Ravi Shankar, amongst others, a lovely collection of works, some transcribed.
Jeux de Création
A collection of varied harp pieces, Classical to contemporary. Play!
Horn Trios by Brahms, Kahn, Koechlin & Dubois
Lovely collection of horn trios (horn, violin + piano), modern/romantic. Play!
Heitor Villa-Lobos–Tristorosa
Transcriptions of Villa-Lobos works performed by guitarist Gunter Herbig. Lovely!
British Music for Strings III
Collection of string works by female British composers, Romantic to modern. Play!
Electrocosmia
Described as “cosmic electronic”, piano pieces some lyrical.
Finding a Voice–Mexican Song Cycles After 1920
From the late 1800’s, Mexican songs performed by tenor voice + piano.
Australian Thais
Saxophone + piano by contemporary Australian composers. Play!
Antonio Ruiz-Pipo–Works with Guitar 3
Modern works for guitar quartet. Play!
confined. speak.
Long, highly abstract but varied works for a wide variety of instruments, some with voice.
Erberk Eryilmaz–Dances of the Yogurt Maker
Turkish percussion + string quartet, mostly fast and intense.
Caeli
Intense, droning strings, eerie, slow to dissonant.
Raffaele Bellafronte–Guitar Works 2021
All contemporary guitar pieces, some w/ mandolin and percussion. Play!
Camera Lucida
Solo piano pieces from Classical era onward, varied stylistically, play!
Craig Taborn–Shadow Plays
Fully improvised solo piano, recorded live in concert–jazz + classical.
Batucada–South American Guitar Music
Solo guitar works by modern or older South American composers–play!
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