Tag Archives: Ravello
Kirk O’ Riordan–Autumn Winds
Mostly vocal works with lyrical piano accompaniment. Play!
Anne Neikirk–Spring Shadows
Abstract, mostly lyrical works for sax, flute, harp or percussion, with subtle electronics
Clickable–The Art of Persuasion
Flute and percussion (vibes, marimba etc) with words covering the topics of social media, novels, ads and folk stories.
Mirrored Glass
Wonderful minimalist pieces by Southam and Glass, transcribed for marimba. Play!
Leonard V. Ball Jr.–Worlds Translucent
Abstract works for string duet or string with piano, not always lyrical but evocative of the subject (night visions, trees, assorted daily activities). Play!
Maija Hynninen–Dawn Breaks
For instruments, electronics, and voice, mysterious and wandering pieces. Play!
James O’ Callaghan–Alone & Unalone
Reminded me a bit of a soundtrack for a suspense film–tense, staccato, bleats of winds and silence–sample!
Somewhere
Contemporary clarinet works, meandering, lovely and varying. Play!
Amor Fati
Gracious, transcriptions and originals, modern and and contemporary. Play!
For the Peace of Cities
Dark, somber works for orchestra, inspired by awful events throughout the world.
Soli for Tuba, Zheng, Horn, with Percussion
The McCormick Percussion Group performs abstract, varying works with varied instrumental combinations. Those with zheng are particularly nice!
Rebecka Sofia Ahvenniemi–Tacit-Citation
Fairly abstract works for electronics, fixed media, voice and/or instruments. Instrumentals interesting.
Richard Carr–Places I’ve Walked
Lovely, evocative works for a variety of instruments, inspired by his world-wide treks. Environmental sounds, voices in addition to instruments. Play!
Thad Anderson–Lines & Spaces
Compositions for percussion, strings, live processing using his “duration lines” theory–building layers of sound–ambient, minimialist, nice!
Migration
Fuego Saxophone Quartet performs these lyrical to very abstract works, even eerie, by Maslanka, Albright and Mettens. Play!
Jeff Morris–With Strings
Strongly electronic cello pieces–violin works range from acoustic to electronic. Play!
David Rosenboom–Deviant Resonances
Experimental music, soundscapes with instruments/electronics, ambient and machine-like. Sample.
Frederic D’Haene– Music with Silent Aitake’s
Mr. D’Haene describes his musical composition technique as “paradoxophony”–“elements from all kinds of backgrounds that can work together in a mutually reinforcing way.” This CD combines western instruments with the Japanese gagaku orchestra and has lots of droning–very abstract
Phil Salathe–Imaginary Birds
Fun, quirky, storey-telling works for oboe and/or English Horn. Enjoy!
Ferrucio Busoni–The Late Works
Recognized for his rejection of Late Romanticism and exemplary of the early modern, these are piano pieces composed through his life, from elegant to powerful and strident.
Matthew Burtner–Glacier Music
Water sounds and added sonification of dying glaciers–ambient, sad and beautiful. Play!
Crosswind
Nice combination of saxophone and flute, contemporary pieces, play!
Ed Martin–Journeys
Mostly flowing, abstract works for solo piano. Play!
Many New Trails to Blaze
The University of Alabama at Birminghan Chamber Trio (UAB Trio) consists of clarinet, trumpet and piano, an unusual combination. This CD reflects their commissioned works and are so very interesting! Play!