April 8, 2022 New Releases from Navona Records

This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents albums that explore myriad aspects of human life and infuse well-known and new classical repertoire with modern ideals.

Dive in and discover new music from: Peter Greve, Anna Kislitsyna, Michael Cohen, Richard Vella, Tara Guram, Zhiyi Wang, Jacob E. Goodman, John Robertson, David Nisbet Stewart, Carla Lucero, Eric Chapelle, Bruce Babcock, Duo Chinoiserie, and Eric Biddington.

A primeval forest and its power struggle between chaos and order is unearthed in OERBOS from composer Peter Greve. His third volume of all original compositions, the composer offers a wide variety of works for solo, chamber, choral, and orchestral performers, along with a riveting narrative of forest life in the album’s titular symphonic poem.

Acclaimed pianist Anna Kislitsyna stuns on PIANO SPECTRUMS, a profoundly emotive selection of aesthetic contemporary pieces – and a world-class interpretation ranging from tender filigree to unbridled, seething virtuosity.

CHINOISERIE combines the Chinese guzheng and European classical guitar to create an inspired new canon of classical repertoire. As the guzheng’s crisp, plucky clarity interplays with the guitar’s chords, even the most well-known classical pieces become fresh and energized, born anew with a unique and visionary sound.

New Zealand native Eric Biddington (*1953) charms with a delightful selection of neoclassical orchestral pieces on MUSIC FROM TORRENS ROAD, delighting the ear with an exuberant blend of levity, catchiness, and joie de vivre.