This New Music Friday, Navona and Ravello Records present albums that highlight the power of collaboration in classical music and showcase the musical possibilities explored by today’s composers and performers.
Dive in and discover new music from: Andrew Anderson, John McGinn, Benjamin Ellin, Tara Guram, Richard E Brown, John Biggs, Peter Sulski, Matej Meštrović, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Proctor, Tyler Hay, ANIMO, and Garth Baxter.
ANDREW ANDERSON: CHAMBER WORKS
Andrew Anderson
Written with replenishing qualities, great clarity, and a sense of purpose, ANDREW ANDERSON CHAMBER WORKS skillfully demonstrates the composer’s ability to draw on the styles of the great compositional masters while creating a musical language that is truly unique and spoken through a variety of thoughtful orchestrations.
BOWED COLORS
John McGinn, Benjamin Ellin, Tara Guram, Richard E Brown, John Biggs, Peter Sulski
Violist Peter Sulski superbly demonstrates his instrument’s true expressive potential on BOWED COLORS from Navona Records. An exquisite selection of contemporary solo viola pieces that range from the neoclassical to the just barely tonal, this album tightly knits together by Sulski’s sublime bow control and finesse as a performer.
PLETER
Matej Meštrović, London Symphony Orchestra
Dynamic playfulness and impressive orchestral sonority shine in PLETER from Croatian pianist and composer Matej Meštrović. An eclectic and versatile composer, Meštrović joins the acclaimed London Symphony Orchestra on this recording, unearthing immeasurable melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic opulence as both the composer and the featured pianist.
VIRTUOSO PIANO WORKS
Simon Proctor, Tyler Hay
Composer Simon Proctor and pianist Tyler Hay join forces to bring a dynamic collection of Proctor’s original compositions to life on VIRTUOSO PIANO WORKS from Navona Records. From rhapsodies to nocturnes, and everything in between, the duo’s mutual love for virtuosic piano music shines throughout, a perfect pairing that makes for a vicariously exciting listening experience.
ANIMO TWO
ANIMO
The outstanding vigor of flutist Sarah Waycott and pianist Yanna Zissiadou is on full display on ANIMO TWO, an arresting album of new music for the ANIMO flute and piano duo. The duo truly has the Midas touch when it comes to commissioning new pieces for their rare setup, yielding an album that meanders between empathetic tenderness and unfettered exuberance.
Singles
A Parting Glass
Garth Baxter
A Parting Glass is the first single from composer Garth Baxter’s upcoming Navona Records release, ASK OF ME WHAT THE BIRDS SANG. Look for the full album December 9, 2022.
