Jessica Mathaes, Colette Valentine - Reale: Seven Deadly Sins (2014) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 7 Deadly Sins: I. Anger
02. 7 Deadly Sins: II. Greed
03. 7 Deadly Sins: III. Gluttony
04. 7 Deadly Sins: IV. Sloth
05. 7 Deadly Sins: V. Lust
06. 7 Deadly Sins: VI. Envy
07. 7 Deadly Sins: VII. Pride
08. Composers' Reminiscences: I. Bartok
09. Composers' Reminiscences: II. Puccini
10. Composers' Reminiscences: III. Paganini
11. Composers' Reminiscences: IV. Webern
12. Composers' Reminiscences: V. Corelli
13. Composers' Reminiscences: VI. Ives
14. Composers' Reminiscences: VII. Haydn
15. Violin Sonata, "Celtic Wedding": I. Molto energico ma moderato
16. Violin Sonata, "Celtic Wedding": II. Entr'acte A
17. Violin Sonata, "Celtic Wedding": III. Adagio
18. Violin Sonata, "Celtic Wedding": IV. Entr'acte B
19. Violin Sonata, "Celtic Wedding": V. Finale
20. Holiday Suite: I. Thanksgiving
21. Holiday Suite: II. Christmas
22. Holiday Suite: III. New Year


American composer Paul Reale studied with George Rochberg and George Crumb, and was awarded the Luckman Prize in 1995. Written especially for this recording, his Seven Deadly Sins uses observations of human nature as well as the emotions associated with mortal transgression, creating a work full of surprise and psychological contrast. Composers’ Reminiscences is Reale’s stylistic impression of seven iconic composers, while the ‘Celtic Wedding’ Sonata is part of a series inspired by Anglo-Celtic folk melodies. Based on familiar holiday tunes, the Holiday Suite is ‘good time music…devoid of pretension’. Soloist Jessica Mathaes is considered ‘a violinist like no other’ by The New York Times, and pianist Colette Valentine can also be heard on the acclaimed flute and piano anthology Eight Visions (Naxos 8.559629).

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