Mark Sabat & Stephen Clarke - Violon Et Piano - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Kirchner is sometimes considered a InchdifficultInch composer, perhaps because he studied with Schoenberg. But Naxos has it right calling his work Inchpowerful, expressive music... propulsive and improvisational in spirit.Inch By the time the listener is halfway through the opening Duo, the InchdifficultInch aspects have been left far behind by the exciting, vigorous expression of the music. The final work on the program, Triptych, is somewhat difficult listening, but by the time you get to it you'll probably be attuned enough to Kirchner's style so that the expressive element of the music will come through anyway. Considering that the world premiere recordings of some of these pieces were made by musicians like Leon Fleisher (the Sonata) and the composer himself (he's an amazing pianist), Continuum's performances have powerful memories to compete with but they come across with total success. Who would have known that Cheryl Seltzer, co-director of a contemporary music group, was such an exciting pianist! All these recordings except Triptych originally came out on LP and are not digital recordings despite the DDD designation, but they still sound excellent. Very highly recommended to anyone whose listening tastes don't stop at 1900.

Mark Fewer - Sonatas for Violin & Piano [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/28/2010

Dawn Landes is a Nashville based singer-songwriter whose music you might have heard if you watch The Good Wife, House or Gossip Girl. Along with releasing five albums since 2005 (and an EP inspired by yé-yé, 60s French pop music), she's a frequent collaborator with contemporaries such as Sufjan Stevens, Norah Jones and composer Nico Muhly. She has appeared with the Boston Pops, the NYC Ballet and on the TED main stage performing songs from her forthcoming musical ROW about fellow Louisville native Tori Murden McClures quest to become the first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean. Dawn's most recent LP InchMeet Me at the RiverInch (Yep Roc) was recorded with legendary producer Fred Foster (Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton) and features Bobby Bare, Charlie McCoy and other A-list players. My Tiny Twilight is a new collection of songs inspired by her young daughter. The EP was recorded in Nashville, TN with Joe Pisapia on guitar, pedal steel and bass, Sam Smith on drums and her husband Creighton Irons on piano.