MOTO QUARTO
Trio Casals
Classical | Chamber Music
Acclaimed international piano trio Trio Casals makes a triumphant return with the fourth installment of Navona Records' MOTO series, zestfully interpreting nine new American compositions – virtually all of them either tailor-made or arranged for the ensemble.
THE ARC IN THE SKY
Kile Smith, The Crossing
Classical | Choral
Multiple Grammy Award-winning chamber choir The Crossing and composer Kile Smith present THE ARC IN THE SKY with choral works elevating the texts of 20th-century intellect Robert Lax in this compelling Navona Records album.
Quadrants VOL. 3
Altius Quartet
Classical | Contemporary Era
The series that brought both traditional and genre-defying collections of string quartet works is back with QUADRANTS 3, the latest from Navona Records featuring the acclaimed Altius Quartet and eight contemporary composers.
Soli for Tuba, Zheng, Horn, WITH PERCUSSION
The McCormick Percussion Group
Classical | Percussion
Robert McCormick and The McCormick Percussion Group are recognized by composers and aficionados throughout the world for their creative interpretations and recordings that are decidedly out of the mainstream of percussion literature. This is all presented on their latest Ravello Records release, SOLI FOR TUBA, ZHENG, HORN, WITH PERCUSSION.
resonating colours 5
Hong Kong Composers’ Guild
Classical | Contemporary Era
Seven composers, seven takes on contemporary composition: With RESONATING COLOURS 5, the Hong Kong Composers’ Guild presents a compilation featuring some of the most remarkable voices in chamber composition the autonomous city-state has brought forth.
BIRTH OF A CITY
David Haney
Classical
Many people will be familiar with music's general demand for painstaking accuracy as well as the phrase "Sheet music is not a template for improvisation." Those who prefer to think outside these confines will enjoy making the acquaintance of jazz pianist David Haney, who habitually blurs the line between notation and improvisation, most recently in his newest release BIRTH OF A CITY.
THREE SCENES
Elliott Miles McKinley
Classical | Chamber Music
Composer Elliott Miles McKinley explores diverse musical territory on Navona Records’ THREE SCENES. Featuring, among many others, the New York Festival Brass Quintet and the Estrella Consort, the album’s three selections emphasize the depth and breadth of McKinley’s compositional prowess.
FOR THE PEACE OF CITIES
Philip Koplow, Karel Husa, Krzysztof Penderecki, Bohuslav Martinů
Classical | Orchestral
“If you are hurt and angry don't use violence — write a poem or a song. Use your feelings to create something.” Philip Koplow did just that during his lifetime as a composer, writing orchestral pieces commemorating tragedies of war and violence. His works, alongside those of other composers who wrote to honor the lives lost in war tragedies, are celebrated in Ravello Records’ FOR THE PEACE OF CITIES.
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