Composer: Aaron Jay Kernis, Astor Piazzólla, Roberto Sierra
Performer: David Tanenbaum, Mathew Krejci, Tom Nugent, Patricia Shands, William Barbini, Jennifer Culp
Orchestra: New Century Chamber Orchestra
Conductor: Aaron Jay Kernis
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2021
Size: 1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Kernis: Concierto de “Dance Hits”
01. I. Double Echo
02. II. Slow Dance Ballad
03. III. Salsa pasada
Piazzólla: Double Concerto for Guitar & Bandoneon “Hommage à Liège”
04. I. Introduction
05. II. Milonga
06. III. Tango
Kernis: Before Sleep and Dreams
07. II. Lullaby (Version for Violin & Guitar)
Sierra: Pequeño Concierto
08. I. Ritmico
09. II. Delicado y transparente
10. III. Intenso
11. IV. Preciso
12. Kernis: Soliloquy
This album of guitar concertos from the Americas features pieces composed for David Tanenbaum. Building on a tradition of prominent guitarists generating repertoire through new commissions, these works present the guitar in a variety of settings. Kernis’s Concerto dips with ease into the world of pop music, whereas his Lullaby and Soliloquy are reflective, lyrical and romantic. Sierra’s Concerto asserts a rhythmic and percussive character, while Piazzolla’s dark and sentimental Double Concerto is one of his least-known works.