This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents chamber and orchestral works that dig deep into the concept of beauty, whether it be in ourselves or the world around us, and challenge us to reinterpret and protect its various faces.
Dive in and discover new music from Mark Edwards Wilson, Liova Bueno, Bernard Hughes, Nathan Wilson Ball, L Peter Deutsch, John Summers, Mark Eliot Jacobs, Peter Dickson Lopez, Sirius Quartet, Thomas Bowes, Véronique Mathieu, Stephanie Chua, Brian Smith Walters, and Meira Warshauer.
PLAYING ON THE EDGE 3
Sirius Quartet, Mark Edwards Wilson, Adam Grimes, Liova Bueno, Bernard Hughes, Nathan Wilson Ball, L Peter Deutsch, John Summers, Mark Eliot Jacobs, Peter Dickson Lopez
The Sirius Quartet returns with the long-anticipated PLAYING ON THE EDGE 3, adding to their ever-thrilling catalog with a fresh batch of imaginative compositions. This edition dives into the concept of beauty, expressing itself in an extraordinary duality, with each work contributing its own unique take on the whole.
WALTON & BARBER
Thomas Bowes
WALTON & BARBER from famed British violinist Thomas Bowes celebrates the works of two early 20th century composers, William Walton and Samuel Barber. Bowes’ breathtaking virtuosity is on full display throughout, with playing that’s characterized by Gramophone Magazine as “deeply human” and “unusually communicative.”
INVOCATION
Véronique Mathieu, Stephanie Chua
Véronique Mathieu and Stephanie Chua present INVOCATION, a collection of works for violin and piano written by female-identifying composers of unique heritages, backgrounds, and cultures. The wonderfully animated performances within provide a fantastic model for the exploration of these composers’ works.
A PHOENIX RISING
Brian Smith Walters
A PHOENIX RISING is a challenging cross-section of chansons and Lieder spanning five centuries, and tenor Brian Smith Walters navigates them with stunning bravado. Walters is a force to be reckoned with — endowed with a dark, thundering timbre and magnificent, towering style, he is the embodiment of a Heldentenor.
OCEAN CALLING
Meira Warshauer
OCEAN CALLING from composer Meira Warshauer is a moving trilogy for two pianos dedicated to the ocean. Against the backdrop of large-scale contaminations, overfishing, acidification, and rising temperatures, OCEAN CALLING is an impassioned plea on behalf of Earth’s greatest natural resource.
