Mario Davidovsky
Flashbacks
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Classicstoday.com: 10/10 Highest Rating
Classicstoday.com Review
Fanfare: Critic's Choice, Best of Year
Mario Davidovsky remains perhaps the least known of the elder generation of the New York avant-garde composers. Although he has won nearly every major award- from Pulitzer Prize to Guggenheim Fellowships- his music has rarely been recorded. In fact, this is the first full CD ever to be dedicated completely to his music. This release features three world premiere recordings: Flashbacks, the title track, scored for clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion; Festino, for guitar, viola, cell and bass; and Quartetto No. 2 for oboe and string tri. Also included are Synchronsims No. 10 for guitar and tape, Romancero, a setting of ancient Spanish poetry, and String Trio. Throughout, Davidovsky's highly refined ear amazes and entertains us with rich detail.
Reviews:
“This release is a fitting tribute to the influential composer, a well-wrought collection of chamber music, excellently played and lovingly recorded.” - ClassicsToday.com (10/10 Highest Rating)
Flashbacks (1995)
flute (piccolo and alto flute), clarinet (bass clarinet),
violin, violoncello, piano and percussion
Performed by The New York New Music Ensemble
Festino (1994)
guitar, viola, violoncello, contrabass
Performed by Speculum Musicae
Romancero (1983)
soprano, flute (piccolo, alto flute), clarinet (bass clarinet), violin and violoncello
Performed by Susan Narucki, soprano and Speculum Musicae
Quartetto No. 2 (1996)
oboe, violin, viola, violoncello
Performed by Peggy Pearson, oboe; Bayla Keyes, violin;
Mary Ruth Ray, viola; Rhonda Rider, violoncello
Synchronisms No. 10 (1992)
guitar and electronic sounds
Performed by David Starobin, guitar
String Trio (1982)
violin, viola, violoncello
Performed by Speculum Musicae
BRIDGE 9097
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