The title Airoso is unfortunate, but there are ingenious things in this recital by guitarist Hilary Field and violist Gwen Franz, appearing on Seattle's small Yellow Tail Records label (presumably unconnected with the winery). The combination of guitar and viola, both essentially mid-range instruments, sounds odd, and the strongest piece here, indeed, is a work composed expressly for those two instruments: the Sonata by French composer Érik Marchelie. A pleasant neo-classic score, it derives its charm largely from the ways ...
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The title Airoso is unfortunate, but there are ingenious things in this recital by guitarist Hilary Field and violist Gwen Franz, appearing on Seattle's small Yellow Tail Records label (presumably unconnected with the winery). The combination of guitar and viola, both essentially mid-range instruments, sounds odd, and the strongest piece here, indeed, is a work composed expressly for those two instruments: the Sonata by French composer Érik Marchelie. A pleasant neo-classic score, it derives its charm largely from the ways in which the composer solves the problem of separating and then recombining the spheres of the two instruments. The infinitely malleable Telemann also comes off well, and the players manage the junction between him and the South American music that opens the program very nicely; the Telemann seems almost a natural development. A few pieces, notably the opening arrangement of Piazzolla's Libertango, sound as though they're missing some of the high and low notes, but in general the...
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Alberto Cumplido; Anonymous, Portuguese; Astor Piazzolla; Celso Machado; Erik Marchelie; Georg Philipp Telemann;... New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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