The composer Paul Pellay describes this immense and absorbing work as 'a compositional diary of the two years it took to write' and says that a number of his preoccupations became part of it's fabric - from autobiographical elements, to his interest in abstract constructions, to the art of Goya and the poetry of Ungaretti, political concerns and the odd 'nod' in the direction of other composers he admires. The 'fiendishness' of the title should not dissuade potential customers - it is far more approachable music than much other virtuoso solo violin music but fiendish certainly in it's virtuosity and concept.

Tracklist:

Book I: No. 1 Riding The Comet's Tail
Book I: No. 2 Consolazion Per Condoleezza
Book I: No. 3 Running On Eggshells
Book I: No. 4 Rag-Caprice "Triple-A"
Book I: No. 5 Past Silence's Dusk
Book I: No. 6 The Warmonger's Hoe-Down
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 1 Sabbath Rounds (El Gran Carbón)
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 2 Masks Of The Ancients (Dos Viejos Comiendo)
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 3 ... A Bludgeoning, Drowning Hatred... (Duelo A Garrotazos)
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 4 Canine Arabesques (Un Perro)
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 5 Saëta Sbronza! (Peregrinación A La Fuente De San Isidro)
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 6 Flight To Asmodeus (La Visión Fantastica)
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 7 Suspended In The Hands Of Destiny (El Destino [Atropos] O Las Parcas)
Book II: Black Studies (After Goya): No. 8 Cannibal Planet (Saturno Devorando A Un Hijo)
Book III: MID-South Recollections: No. 1 Reelfoot Echoes
Book III: MID-South Recollections: No. 2 Shimmying With Zeus
Book III: MID-South Recollections: No. 3 ... As Glass Particles Descend...
Book III: MID-South Recollections: No. 4 The Feathered Deity Flew Below
Book III: MID-South Recollections: No. 5 Skullbone Skerzo
Book III: MID-South Recollections: No. 6 Morpheus In Milan (Tn)
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Prologo: Prologo
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Moto Perpetuo: Moto Perpetuo
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Capriccio: Capriccio
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Invenzione A Due Voci: Invenzione A Due Voci
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Arioso: Arioso
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Notturno: Notturno
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Ostinato: Ostinato
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Dialogo: Dialogo
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Intermezzo - Elegia: Intermezzo - Elegia
Book IV: Dovetail Variants, Deviants And Digressions: Finale (Valse-Scherzo)
Book V: Sereno (Politico Ungarettiano): Dopo Tanta Nebbia
Book V: Sereno (Politico Ungarettiano): A Una A Una Si Svelano Le Stelle
Book V: Sereno (Politico Ungarettiano): Respiro IL Fresco Che MI Lascia IL Colore Del Cielo
Book V: Sereno (Politico Ungarettiano): MI Riconosco Immagine Passeggera
Book V: Sereno (Politico Ungarettiano): Presa In Un Giro Immortale
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Vertiginoso, Frenetico
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Intenso - Calmandosi
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Focoso E Precisissimo
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Come In Punta DI Peidi
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Recitando
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Fantasioso
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Avanzando
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Tema (Meta), Tempo Giusto
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Spettrale
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Nervoso, Insonne
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Girovagando
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Brancolando
Book VI: Con (DI)Vergences: Fuggendo
Book VII: No. 1 Marcia Triunfál De Diablo Tejano (Para I. Str.)
Book VII: No. 2 Near Journey's End
Book VII: No. 3 A Sparkler For A.R.T.
Book VII: No. 4 Musing Over Lost Times
Book VII: No. 5 ...Come D'autunno...
Book VII: No. 6 19.5.04
Book VII: No. 7 Cosmic Buckaroo

UPC: 809730852725
Label: Metier
Release Date: 6.12.12
Format: CD

Peter Sheppard Skærved - Thesaurus of Violinistic Fiendishness (2 CD)