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1 result
for:
Soul Garden CD
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Composer:
Derek Bermel
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Date: 2002
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Duration: 68:46
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Instrumentation: CD
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Contents: CD includes: (1) Soul Garden: Paul Neubauer, violin/ Fred Sherry, cello/ Borromeo String Quartet (Nicholas Kitchen, violin; William Fedkenheuer, violin; Mai Motobuchi, viola; Yeesun Kim, cello); (2-3) Wanderings (1994): Tara Helen O'Conner, flute/ Bob Ingliss, oboe/ Derek Bermel, clarinet/ Theo Primis, horn/ Frank Morelli, bassoon; (4) Coming Together: Derek Bermel, clarinet/ Fred Sherry, cello; (5-10) Turning (1995): Christopher Taylor, piano; Theme and Absurdities (1991): Derek Bermel, clarinet; Mulatash Stomp (1991): Heleen Hulst, violin/ Derek Bermel, clarinet; SchiZm (1994): Derek Bermel, clarinet; Christopher Taylor, piano; Quartet (1992): Borromeo String Quartet. Released in 2002.
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Call it postmodern or maybe world/modern fusion, Bermel's music is wildly far-reaching in its many references and quotations. The title track is a blend of old-time country string playing and modern string quartet discourse, while "Wanderings" for wind quintet starts with the sound of a Middle Eastern snake charmer but moves into jazz and blues riffs. The most eloquent and cohesive piece on the disc is also the most eclectic, "Turning" for solo piano. A set of variations on the folk hymn "Yes, Jesus Loves Me," it manages to quote Ives' "Concord" Sonata and integrate some bitonal Scott Joplin along the way.
In all, the disc contains eight chamber and solo works, which mix good humor and good writing in eloquent performances by pianist Christopher Taylor, the Borromeo Sting Quartet and the composer on clarinet.
--Joseph Dalton, The Albany Times Union |
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