Aurora Duo Plays Donizetti/Hovhaness/Lasala/Saint Saens and others

Editorial Reviews
Fanfare Magazine
"...a pleasant survey of unhackneyed music... (violinist)Fairbanks sings with some charm: (harpist) Rytting creates an attractive, ghostly tone quality."

Album Review
"...a pleasant survey of unhackneyed music...The Sonata, by Adrian Shaposhnikov...sounds like Ravel with a tinge of Slavic melancholy...The first movement(of the Donizetti)is a lovely aria in Donizetti's best manner, which Fairbanks sings with some charm: the second a sprightly, tiny cabaletta...(The Boren) sounds like a modern dance score, liturgical mainly in its serene starkness. The most effective Dance combines harp with pizzicato violin. Rytting creates an attractive, ghostly tone... read more

Album Description
The greatly-anticipated debut recording from the superb Aurora Duo presents unique and beautiful but rarely-heard repertoire for violin and harp. Acclaimed violinist Donna Fairbanks and harp virtuoso Lysa Rytting explore this repertoire in a musical journey around the world featuring compositions by America's Alan Hovhaness and Murray Boren, Italy's Gaetano Donizetti, France's Camille Saint-Saens, Argentina's Angel Lasala and Russia's Adrian Shaposhinikov.

Aurora Duo Plays Donizetti/Hovhaness/Lasala/Saint Saens and others

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Aurora Duo Plays Donizetti/Hovhaness/Lasala/Saint Saens and others
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    Aurora Duo Plays Donizetti/Hovhaness/Lasala/Saint Saens and others
    Donizetti , and Fairbanks
    Manufacturer: 4-Tay Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    ClassicalClassical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000G2JR
    Release Date: 2000-05-23

    Tracks:

    1. Donizetti - Sonata for Harp and Violin - Mvmnt. 1
    2. Donizetti - Sonata for Harp and Violin - Mvmnt. 2
    3. Adrian Shaposhnikov - Sonata for Harp and Violin -Mvmnt. 1
    4. Adrian Shaposhnikov - Sonata for Harp and Violin -Mvmnt. 2
    5. Adrian Shaposhnikov - Sonata for Harp and Violin -Mvmnt. 3
    6. Alan Hovhaness - Sonata, Op. 406 - Prelude
    7. Alan Hovhaness - Sonata, Op. 406 - Cantando
    8. Alan Hovhaness - Sonata, Op. 406 - Dance
    9. Alan Hovhaness - Sonata, Op. 406 - Lullaby
    10. Alan Hovhaness - Sonata, Op. 406 - Andante Dolce
    11. Angel Lasala - Poema Del Pastor Coya - Con laChola y El Changuito
    12. Angel Lasala - Poema Del Pastor Coya - Quena
    13. Angel Lasala - Poema Del Pastor Coya - Danzando
    14. Murray Boren - Movements from the LiturgicalDance - Dance 1
    15. Murray Boren - Movements from the LiturgicalDance - Dance 2
    16. Murray Boren - Movements from the LiturgicalDance - Dance 3
    17. Murray Boren - Movements from the LiturgicalDance - Dance 4
    18. Murray Boren - Movements from the LiturgicalDance - Dance 5
    19. Saint-Saens - Fanatasie for Violin and Harp

    Album Description

    The greatly-anticipated debut recording from the superb Aurora Duo presents unique and beautiful but rarely-heard repertoire for violin and harp. Acclaimed violinist Donna Fairbanks and harp virtuoso Lysa Rytting explore this repertoire in a musical journey around the world featuring compositions by America's Alan Hovhaness and Murray Boren, Italy's Gaetano Donizetti, France's Camille Saint-Saens, Argentina's Angel Lasala and Russia's Adrian Shaposhinikov.

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