Tag Archives: Blue Griffin Recording

Duprass

For the unusual combination of flute and trombone, contemporary works, varied in lyricism.

Irminden–One Hundred Years of Bulgarian Piano Trios

European and Asian, folk based piano trios. Varied.

Connecting Cultures

Piano duos from different musical eras and cultures.

Encantos de Mi Tierra

Viola + piano works by Puerto Rican composers, contemporary. Play!

Cuba, Alabama–Cuban Works for Clarinet

Highly varied works ranging from classical/jazz to avant-garde. modern to contemporary.

Personal Noise

Sarah Plum performs violin pieces with electronics/computer. Interesting!

The Tiger and the Clover

Solo violin, contemporary and abstract. Nice!

Adam Schoenberg–The Blakemore Trio

Contemporary works for piano trio and other instruments. Excellent!

The Sound and the Fury

Romantic works for violin + piano by Dvorak, Janacek, Grieg. Play!

Infinitude…a story that never ends

Gracious, Romantic piano pieces by Russian composers. Scriabin’s 24 Preludes lovely!

From Earth & Sky–Music of Jenni Brandon

Lyrical, contemporary works for oboe with accompaniment (piano, clarinet, or bassoon, soprano voice). Play!

David Amram–Wanderlust (Flute Music)

Quite varying, gracious, fun or jazzy works, modern to contemporary, play!

Latin American Music for 2 Pianos

Lush, romantic, modern tangos and waltzes, including works by Copland and Bolcom.

Flute/Clarinet Chronicles–Crescent Duo

Contemporary works for flute and clarinet. Some voice. Nice!

Doorways–Half-Remembered Music

Comparing and contrasting works for solo piano, demonstrating that while composers seek to create new music, they also look to the past. Play!

King Mangoberry–Music of Ricardo Lorenz

Booming often, abstract pieces, lots of changing rhythms for wind symphony. Interesting!

Phoenix Arising

Contemporary works for saxophone and other instruments/orchestra. Mandat’s particularly interesting!

Forgotten Romantics

As title says, overlooked Romantic composers, pieces for clarinet. Lovely!

Of Love and Loss

Delicate percussion pieces, some with spoken word/singing by the percussionist and others.

Four Shades of French

As in the title, all French composers works, Impressionistic, most transcribed for saxophone from other instruments. Includes some very familiar pieces. Play most!

Skylines

Mellifluous saxophone quartet pieces, all contemporary. Play!

Fantasy

Nice mix of mostly modern pieces for double bass and piano. Play!

Igor Karaca–Handful of Dust

Bosnian composer living in Sarajevo during the siege reflects the melancholy and chaos through these vary different pieces based in saxophone. Play!

With All Strings Attached

Nice mix of modern oboe chamber music with strings, by Larson, Bolcom, Moravec and others. Play!

NEONflicker–saxophone H2/4 duo

Fun, contemporary pieces composed for sax  or saxes, duo or more. Play!