Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra, Cygnus Ensemble, Æ, Cassatt Quartet, Alaria, Robert Ian Winstin - Andy Teirstein - Open Crossings (2009)

Tracklist

01. Kopanitza
02. Invention
03. What Is Left of Us
04. Suite: I. Allemande
05. Suite: II. Sarabande
06. Suite: III. Pavanne
07. Suite: IV. Gigue
08. Suite: The Shooting of Dan McGrew
09. 3 Movements for String Quartet and Folk Musician: I. Limberjack
10. 3 Movements for String Quartet and Folk Musician: II. Vest Pocket
11. 3 Movements for String Quartet and Folk Musician: III. East Virginia
12. Turn Me Loose: I. The Old Trail
13. Turn Me Loose: II. The Creek
14. Turn Me Loose: III. The Rebbe's Dance
15. Maramures: I. Allegro
16. Maramures: II. Lento
17. Maramures: III. Presto

Andy Teirstein’s background in movement theater (he spent one winter in Mexico performing as a musical clown) have given him an inimical perspective on the dramatic possibilities of composition.

The works heard here translate theatrical physicality into a variety of musical impulses, drawing inspiration from Balkan, Gypsy and Jewish influences, the music of Bartók and Schoenberg, and setting the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and Robert Service.

The results juxtapose folk and new-music styles in a series of compelling and highly satisfying scenarios.

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