Like gazing into a kaleidoscope, this double-CD album brings a treasure-trove of musical miniatures tracing the sweeping panorama and historic perspective of 10 centuries. A mirage-like journey through 1000 years - from the 11th Century until present day - introduces evanescent encounters with a dizzying array of epochs, genres and styles: from otherworldly chants half-whispered beyond ancient monastery walls, to the traditions of Indian Raga, Bulgarian folk tunes and Mongolian throat-singing, to rustic bagpipes and medieval troubadours, to the Baroque splendor of Bach, Handel and Rameau, to Mozart and Schubert, to Italian and French opera, flamenco and tango, jazz and blues, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner and David Bowie. This charismatic retrospective is a fascinating collection, brimming with world-premiere recordings (50 out of 51 tracks) and presenting a stunning variety of compositions - some original, some arranged by the performing artists - violinist Elmira Darvarova (first and to date still only ever, woman-concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) and hornist Howard Wall (a former long-time member of two of the world's greatest orchestras - the New York Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra). 17 nations from 5 continents are represented, including by ten women composers (one of whom composed operas in the 17th C. and had her works performed for the likes of Galileo). The meticulous album notes cover the multi-dimensional, serendipitous and cross-pollinating nature of essential events and legacies, which endure and continue to fascinate and transport us.

Tracklist:

Fifth Sonata, Op. 5-Presto
Morgen!
Ballad and Dance
Duo No. 1-Rondo
Misty
8 Pieces, Op. 39-No. 4, Canzonetta
Ode to Genghis Khan
Aer Enim Volat
Histoire Du Soldat-Tango
Liberazione Di Ruggiero Dall'isola D'alcina-Siren's Song
Polegnala E Todora ; Gankino Horo
Elegy for Violin and Horn
Black Beauty
English Suite No.3 in G minor, BWV 808-Gavotte ; Musette
Four 2-Bit Contraptions-Gramophone
Work(S)-Salve Regina X 10, from Reichenau to Puccini
Canonic Duo No. 1-Allegro
Faust-Salut! Demeure Chaste Et Pure
Symphony No. 10-Elmira's Motif
ThaÃ¯s: Meditation
Etude
Libertango
Sonata for 2 Violins (Or Viols) in a Major, Op. 3/2-Allegro
Grand Duo Op. 69 No.3-Andante
Fugue in D minor
I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly
Basque Et Double-Le Basque
Duos (2) for Violin ; Horn-Meditation
Violin Sonata No.2 in D Major-Presto
Hobo Blues
Krivo Sadovsko Horo
Life on Mars?
Douce Dame Jolie
Serenade (StÃ¤ndchen)
Five Postcards-No. 3
Merope-Sposa, Non Mi Conosci
Bird and a Hawthorn Tree
Rondinella
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Two Pieces for Viola (Or Violin) and Cello-Lullaby
Variation D'apollon
Hora Mar?i?orului
Egyptienne
Four Elements-Earth
Suite No. 7 in G minor-Allegro
Fat Belly Blues (Version for Horn and Violin)
Habbi PietÃ Di Me
Blues Etude
S.V.P. (S'il Vous PlaÃ®t)
Kissed By the Rain (Based on Raga Desh)
Diario EspaÃ±ol, PÃ¡gina 92-[Excerpt]

UPC: 051497527235
Label: Affetto Records
Release Date: 5.15.26
Format: CD

Howard Wall - Kaleidoscope - Music From A Thousand Years (CD)