Mitra Kotte - Herstory - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Paul Ben-Haim (1897 - 1984) is the most important composer in the young history of Israel' classical musik field. Originally born in Germany, raised and studied in Germany, he had to leave Germany 1933, went to Israel and participated in building the basis for the musical education and musical life. All the works on this album are from the period ranging from 1945 to 1956. Ben-Haim soon found a personal style that would mark an entire generation of younger musicians in Israel. Album Tracks 1. Concerto for Strings, Op. 40~I. Preambolo 2. Concerto for Strings, Op. 40~II. Capriccio 3. Concerto for Strings, Op. 40~III. Intermezzo Lirico 4. Concerto for Strings, Op. 40~IV. Finale 5. Pastorale Variée, for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 31b~Theme 6. Pastorale Variée, for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 31b~Var I 7. Pastorale Variée, for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 31b~Var II 8. Pastorale Variée, for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 31b~Var III 9. Pastorale Variée, for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 31b~Var IV 10. Pastorale Variée, for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 31b~Var V 11. Pastorale Variée, for Clarinet, Harp and String Orchestra, Op. 31b~Var VI (Epilogue) 12. Three Songs without Words, for Voice or Instrument and 12 Strings~No. 1 Arioso 13. Three Songs without Words, for Voice or Instrument and 12 Strings~No. 2 Ballad 14. Three Songs without Words, for Voice or Instrument and 12 Strings~No. 3 Sephardic Melody 15. Music for Strings~I. Melody 16. Music for Strings~II. Canon 17. Music for Strings~III. Serenade 18. Music for Strings~IV. Aria 19. Music for Strings~V. Finale

Elias David Moncado, 21 years old, German-Spanish-Malaysion Violinist, has won many 1st prizes and is regarded as one of the most potential Top-Top classical artist in the new future. Each of these three composers dealt in some special way with psychological stress and anxiety in their lives. In the Poulenc sonata I find a concealed passion, harsh brutality, and overwhelming pain. The Hindemith sonata contrasts and juxtaposes sombre, dancelike, and heroic elements. The timbres in the Bartók are incredibly elaborate, and a general mood of suffering imbues the entire work.

Zoltan & Peter Katona write InchA couple of years ago we were invited to play a Hollywood themed programme in Grafenegg/Austria. We quickly arranged a handful of well-known film music pieces and performed them along with some original compositions for two guitars by M. C. Tedesco, a prolific film music composer in the forties and fifties. We couldn't omit the king of gypsy jazz Django Reinhardt, whose compositions often enliven Hollywood films. The concert was a huge success and we received an unusually high number of requests for a film music themed record. From this, our Hollywood and Swing album was borne. Some of our choices of repertoire might seem over ambitious, especially when reducing the whole orchestral sound to two guitars. We hope nevertheless, that our interpretation of these iconic Hollywood film scores like InchThe Deer HunterInch or the beautiful tunes from the InchWest Side StoryInch will provide the listener with as much pleasure as we had playing them.Inch Album Tracks 1. Minor Swing 2. Game of Thrones Theme 3. Cavatina (From InchThe Deer HunterInch) 4. The Pink Panther Theme 5. West Side Story (Excerpts) 6. Theme (From InchSchindler's ListInch) 7. Nuages 8. Cancion Del Mariachi (From InchDesperadoInch) 9. Les Guitares Bien Temperees, Op. 199 (Excerpts)