Derek Bermel-Soul Garden-Chamber Works

On this CD:

1. Soul Garden, for viola, cello & string quartet
Composed by Derek Bermel
Performed by Paul Neubauer, Fred Sherry

2. Wanderings, for wind quintet
Composed by Derek Bermel
Performed by Frank Morelli, Tara Helen O'Connor, Derek Bermel

3. Coming Together, for clarinet & cello
Composed by Derek Bermel
Performed by Fred Sherry, Derek Bermel

4. Turning, for piano
Composed by Derek Bermel
Performed by Christopher Taylor

5. Theme and Absurdities, for clarinet
Composed by Derek Bermel
Performed by Derek Bermel

6. Mulatash Stomp, for clarinet, violin & piano
Composed by Derek Bermel
Performed by Christopher Taylor, Heleen Hulst, Derek Bermel

7. SchiZm, for clairnet & piano
Composed by Derek Bermel
Performed by Christopher Taylor, Derek Bermel

8. Quartet ("I'm Going Down to the Valley"), for string quartet
Composed by Derek Bermel

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Derek Bermel can make instruments sing. He can make them talk. Laugh. Scream. Sigh. A composer who is also a first-rate clarinetist, Bermel has an exquisite ability to capture the spirit of the human voice in his music.

Equally at ease in a New York City nightclub or a dusty village in West Africa and with akin enthusiasm for rap, Messaien, klezmer or Monk, Bermel is comfortable with any manifestation of the human soul. This naturalness in embracing our variegated humanity is perhaps what enables him to write such compelling music—music in which "each note counts," as New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote of a Bermel piece.

Performed by Bermel on the clarinet, along with cellist Fred Sherry, pianist Christopher Taylor, the Borromeo String Quartet, violist Paul Neubauer and others, and elegantly recorded by producer Judy Sherman, these eight works present, for the first time, an overview of Bermel’s small-ensemble writing. Soul Garden is an album of consistently engaging chamber works—clean, smart and unique music. Bermel’s is a garden in which to linger.

Derek Bermel-Soul Garden-Chamber Works, Music, Frank Morelli, Fred Sherry, Derek Bermel, Derek Bermel, Tara Helen O'Connor, Theo Primis, Christopher Taylor, Paul Neubauer, Heleen Hulst, Fred Sherry , Borromeo String Quartet Nicholas Kitchen , William Fedkenheuer , Mai Motobuchi , Yeesun Kim , Tara Helen O¿Connor , Bob Ingliss , Derek Bermel ,Theo Primis , Frank Morelli , Christopher Taylor , Heleen Hulst Paul Neubauer , Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Keyboard, Music for Keyboard

Average customer rating:

Derek Bermel-Soul Garden-Chamber Works Bermel , Neubauer , Sherry , Borromeo Quartet , and Fred Sherry , Borromeo String Quartet Nicholas Kitchen , William Fedkenheuer , Mai Motobuchi , Yeesun Kim , Tara Helen OConnor , Bob Ingliss , Derek Bermel ,Theo Primis , Frank Morelli , Christopher Taylor , Heleen Hulst Paul Neubauer Manufacturer: Composers Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000069LAW Release Date: 2002-06-01

Tracks:

1. Soul Garden - Fred Sherry
2. Gift Of Life - Frank Morelli
3. Two Songs From Nandom - Frank Morelli
4. Coming Together - Fred Sherry
5. Song For B - Christopher Taylor
6. Nightmares And Chickens - Christopher Taylor
7. Kowie At Dawn - Christopher Taylor
8. Passage - Christopher Taylor
9. Carnaval Noir - Christopher Taylor
10. Coda - Christopher Taylor
11. Theme And Absurdities - Derek Bermel
12. Mulatash Stomp - Heleen Hulst
13. Field Of Stars - Derek Bermel
14. Puppet State - Derek Bermel
15. Quartet - Borromeo String Quartet

Album Description

Equally at ease in a New York City nightclub or a dusty village in West Africa and with akin enthusiasm for rap, Messaien, klezmer or Monk, Bermel is comfortable with any manifestation of the human soul. This naturalness in embracing our variegated humanity is perhaps what enables him to write such compelling music—music in which "each note counts," as New York Times music critic Anthony Tommasini wrote of a Bermel piece.

Performed by Bermel on the clarinet, along with cellist Fred Sherry, pianist Christopher Taylor, the Borromeo String Quartet, violist Paul Neubauer and others, and elegantly recorded by producer Judy Sherman, these eight works present, for the first time, an overview of Bermel's small-ensemble writing. Soul Garden is an album of consistently engaging chamber works—clean, smart and unique music. Bermel's is a garden in which to linger.

Music Review:

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2. Duo Trompette Et Orgue
3. Dupre: Symphonie-Passion Op23; Chorales Op28
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5. Ernst Toch: Cello Concerto; Tanz-Suite
6. Four Austrian Sopranos of the Past
7. Four German Baritones of the Past
8. From Broadway to Vienna: The Musical Goes Symphonic [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD]
9. Handel: Famous Organ Concertos
10. Haydn: Nelson Mass

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