This New Music Friday, Navona and Albany Records present new classical releases that weave technical virtuosity and musical expression with concepts of memory, loss, spirituality, love, and the passage of time.
Dive in and discover new music from London Symphony Orchestra, Miran Vaupotić, Sophia Serghi, Joseph T. Spaniola, Mark Dal Porto, Deborah Kavasch, Liova Bueno, Barbara Jazwinski, Nan Avant, Michael J. Evans, Paul Paccione, Richard E Brown, Daniel Linder, Sirius Quartet, Harry Bulow, J.A.C. Redford, and Jeffrey Middleton.
SYMPHONIC STRADIVARIUS
Davide Alogna, London Symphony Orchestra
Equipped with a “1690s ‘Stephens’ Stradivari” violin, Davide Alogna joins the esteemed London Symphony Orchestra, to unite several contemporary composers on SYMPHONIC STRADIVARIUS, a showcase of the diverse influences and creative capabilities of modern classical composition.
PIANO SONATAS
Daniel Linder
Highly-acclaimed pianist Daniel Linder makes his Navona Records debut with PIANO SONATAS, presenting three offerings of masterworks by Alban Berg, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Aaron Copland. These pieces offer a rich study in contrasts and an inquiry into the celebrated tradition of the sonata form.
INCANTATIONS
Sirius Quartet
The Sirius Quartet speaks past the veil in INCANTATIONS, a collection of nine works honoring memory, grief, and the aspect of loss as it appears in our interpersonal and social relationships. This music teaches a lesson in the universal language of loss, and the unique and beautiful ways we respond and adapt to it.
HAEWON YANG PLAYS THE WORKS OF HARRY BULOW
Harry Bulow
American music has a rich history of bending and transforming genres, and Harry Bulow’s PIANO WORKS continues this tradition with expressively modern flair. Five pieces for piano performed by Haewon Yang and John Noel Roberts explore the effects of time and play on compositions, showcasing how tweaks and changes expose new elements, like a river carving through stone, revealing new layers of textures and vibrant colors.
LOVE BADE ME WELCOME
J.A.C. Redford
LOVE BADE ME WELCOME is a collection of choral music from composer J.A.C. Redford exploring spirituality, love, and the human experience. Blending traditional forms with contemporary harmonies and time-honored texts, Redford sets the poetry of Shakespeare, Gerard Manley Hopkins, George Herbert, and more.
BACH: THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER, BOOK TWO
Jeffrey Middleton
Pianist Jeffrey Middleton interprets Bach’s legendary collection of 24 preludes and fugues on BACH: THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER, BOOK TWO. Showcasing Middleton’s sensitive virtuosity and technical ability, this album carries on the legacy of Bach’s timeless compositions with nuance and clarity.
Singles
