This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents programs that evoke new expressions of works by compositional masters alongside contemporary classical pieces that push the boundaries of modern performance.
Dive in and discover new music from Liova Bueno, Joanna Estelle, L Peter Deutsch, Paul Halley, Catherine Neville, Ray Fahrner, John A. Carollo, Ovidiu Marinescu, Noreen Cassidy-Polera, Edwin Barker, Jessica Gould, and Hyewon Chang.
RESURGENCE
Ovidiu Marinescu, Noreen Cassidy-Polera, Liova Bueno, Joanna Estelle, L Peter Deutsch, Paul Halley, Catherine Neville, Ray Fahrner, John A. Carollo
What happens when two world class performers unite in their efforts to carry on the traditions and collaborative spirit of classical music? Ovidiu Marinescu and Noreen Cassidy-Polera share a shining example on RESURGENCE, a thoughtful exploration into the expressive capabilities of the cello and the piano both as individual entities and a cohesive voice.
BASSO PROFUNDO
Edwin Barker
Edwin Barker’s playing is described as “timeless,” “vibrant,” and “compelling,” three descriptors that reflect his recording of J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 and Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Sonata Op. 108 for solo double bass. BASSO PROFUNDO showcases a master at work, a recording that will surely inspire another extensive list of descriptors risen in Barker’s praise.
ESTER, LIBERATRICE DEL POPOLO EBREO
Alessandro Stradella
The groundbreaking Roman composer Alessandro Stradella’s unjustly neglected oratorio ESTER, LIBERATRICE DEL POPOLO EBREO shines forth in a sparkling new release from Navona Records. Exploring themes of courage, self acceptance, ambition, justice, and power, this piece tells the story of Esther, a timid girl, secret Jew, and Persian Queen, who summons the bravery to save her people from annihilation.
FANTASIE REFLECTIONS
Hyewon Chang
Internationally renowned and award-winning pianist Hyewon Chang makes her Navona Records debut on FANTASIE REFLECTIONS, a carefully crafted collection of fantasias from Mozart and Schumann effortlessly brought to peak form — a masterful recording to be long-lauded by dedicatees of both composers.
