Ezordio
[CD]
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"...this grouping of works is further evidence of an exceptional voice in the personage of Andrew York. Conjuring images is not the exclusive domain of books and film and by listening to this CD you will see what I mean. " John Martin, Guitart magazine
"A new release from this player is always an occasion to be looked forward to with high expectation and perhaps get a little excited about too, and this one, 'Into Dark', certainly lives up to these emotions. Highly recommended. " Steve Marsh, Classical Guitar Magazine
"The recording is clean and airy and the pieces are exquisite. Buy this one. " Janet Humphrey and Bill Fisher, Victory Music Review
"York's solo works are charming and accessible; fingerstyle guitarists as well as classical players will want to add them to their repertoire. " Stephen Dick, Acoustic Guitar Magazine
THE LINER NOTES
It is with great enthusiasm that I recorded these pieces as this repertoire has been in my heart for a very long time. I wanted my first classical CD to be made up of some of my personal favorites.
Since I am also a flamenco player, I felt the need to incorporate these qualities in some of the Albeniz pieces. I took liberties in “Sevilla” by using flamenco rasgueados where I thought they worked. Also in the slow section, I added some extra trills and ornaments in the spirit of the Spanish Cuplé (which is what the whole slow section is). One might ask whether this is appropriate. To answer this, I can only paraphrase what I recently learned Albeniz’ daughter said to the pianist Arthur Rubinstein as he played her father’s music; “Hey, that’s how papa used to play it, always slightly different.”
The Bach “Partita in B minor” is very special to me because of its highly introspective and meditative character. It has a very theraputic effect, especially with the 1/6 comma meantone temperament or “Telemann’s Favorite” tuning of this guitar, with its special fret spacing (see photo). In the “Sarabande,” I took some added liberties in ornamenting with a slight Spanish flavor, since it is a Spanish dance in origin.
I have included two of my original pieces; “Lament for 6 Million” (1985) is a kind of musical prayer, and the “Perpetuum Mobile” (1982) was my first composition. In the latter piece, I felt the need to synthesize a barage of musical and personal experiences—from Jazz to Prokofiev, Samba to Flamenco—all channeled through the classical guitar.
CREDITS
produced by Dean Kamei
recorded and mixed by John Strother
assisted by Rose Landauer at Penguin Recording, Eagle Rock, California
mastered by David Schultz and John Strother at DigiPrep, Hollywood, California
color photos by Melba Levick
graphics by GSP/dk
guitar on all pieces except the Bach: Pedro de Miguel
guitar on the Bach: Bob Mattingly (photo by John Schneider)
also available for downloads and streaming at: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/adamdelmonte1 - or your favorite site
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| Description | THE LINER NOTES It is with great enthusiasm that I recorded these pieces as this repertoire has been in my heart for a very long time. I wanted my first classical CD to be made up of some of my personal favorites. Since I am also a flamenco player, I felt the need to incorporate these qualities in some of the Albeniz pieces. I took liberties in “Sevilla” by using flamenco rasgueados where I thought they worked. Also in the slow section, I added some extra trills and ornaments in the spirit of the Spanish Cuplé (which is what the whole slow section is). One might ask whether this is appropriate. To answer this, I can only paraphrase what I recently learned Albeniz’ daughter said to the pianist Arthur Rubinstein as he played her father’s music; “Hey, that’s how papa used to play it, always slightly different.” The Bach “Partita in B minor” is very special to me because of its highly introspective and meditative character. It has a very theraputic effect, especially with the 1/6 comma meantone temperament or “Telemann’s Favorite” tuning of this guitar, with its special fret spacing (see photo). In the “Sarabande,” I took some added liberties in ornamenting with a slight Spanish flavor, since it is a Spanish dance in origin. I have included two of my original pieces; “Lament for 6 Million” (1985) is a kind of musical prayer, and the “Perpetuum Mobile” (1982) was my first composition. In the latter piece, I felt the need to synthesize a barage of musical and personal experiences—from Jazz to Prokofiev, Samba to Flamenco—all channeled through the classical guitar. CREDITS
color photos by Melba Levick
guitar on all pieces except the Bach: Pedro de Miguel
also available for downloads and streaming at: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/adamdelmonte1 - or your favorite site |