Music Of Barbara Kolb
On this CD:
1. Soundings for chamber ensemble & tape
Composed by Barbara Kolb
Performed by InterContemporain Ensemble
with Barbara Kolb
Conducted by Arturo Tamayo
2. Sonata for keyboard in B minor, K. 87 (L. 33)
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
Performed by Barbara Kolb
Conducted by Arturo Tamayo
3. Appello for piano
Composed by Barbara Kolb
Performed by Barbara Kolb, Jay Gottlieb
Conducted by Arturo Tamayo
4. Looking for Claudio for soprano, baritone, guitar, mandolin & percussion
Composed by Barbara Kolb
Performed by Gordon Gottlieb, Alexandra Ivanoff, David Starobin, David Starobin
Conducted by Arturo Tamayo
5. Spring River Flowers Moon Night
Composed by Jo-Hsu
Performed by Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble, Robert Phillips, Franco Renzulli, David Starobin, David Starobin
Conducted by Barbara Kolb
Music Of Barbara Kolb, Music, Patrick Mason, Jo-Hsu, Barbara Kolb, Domenico Scarlatti, Arturo Tamayo, Barbara Kolb, Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble, Ensemble InterContemporain, David Starobin, Igor Kipnis, Gordon Gottlieb, Franco Renzulli, Jay Gottlieb, Robert Phillips, Alexandra Ivanoff, Baroque Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Classical, Electronic/Computer/Tape Music, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Music for Keyboard, Music for Two Keyboards, Solo Voice(s) and Small Ensemble, Toccata for Keyboard, Vocal
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- Dr. Afshar, a master!
- American Record Guide, 2002
- Possession!
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Possession
Manufacturer: Archer Records
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000062TA7
Release Date: 2002-02-05 |
Tracks:
- Scherzo, Op. 47
- Omar's Fancy
- Waltz, Op. 8, No. 3
- Un Dia di Noviembre
- Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue for the Golden Flower
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Album Description
Afshar is making a bid to capture "the here and now" of classical guitar, in her own words. Rather than revisiting the past, heralded contemporary composers such as Salvador Brotons and Dusan Bogdanovic have created works just for Afshar's skilled hands to play.
Customer Reviews:
Dr. Afshar, a master!.......2002-12-30
Lily Afshar already has two wonderful cd's out: One is made completely of a work by Castelnuevo Tedesco, and the other has the big classical guitar hits such as "Asturias" "Koyunbaba" and many more. The difference between her latest album and the previous two is that it is made mostly of brand new premieres and contemporary works. The Scherzo, Omar's Fancy, Broken Slurs were written for Dr. Afshar. The Scherzo, Slurs, and MKG Variations are all world premieres. While having brand new, never-before heard literature on this album, the great thing about it is that it still has great classics by Joaquin Rodrigo, Barrios and Brouwer. The Afro-Cuban Lullaby, by Brouwer, has an unusual, but wonderful addition, a beautiful virtuosic scale. This album truly is a wonderful collection of music which should be present in every person's collection.
American Record Guide, 2002.......2002-07-02
"Lily Afshar - a former writer for this magazine - plays beautifully on this vibrant and adventurous recording made up mostly of contemporary works. Her tone is sonorous, her technique solid, and each of her interpretations of these widely varying works is richly characterized. The recording quality is superb - I have heard quite a few recordings recently with a disturbing hiss. The sound on this one is pristine, projecting all of the details of Afshar's playing without distracting background noise.
I will not attempt to comment on all of these pieces, but I will discuss the less familiar ones. Four were written for Afshar: Salvador Broton's Scherzo, Dusan Bogdanovic's Omar's Fancy, Barbara Kolb's Broken Slurs, and Kamran Ince's MKG Variations. Broton's Scherzo is a dynamic opener for the program, full of fantasy, jagged lines, and ingenious guitar writing. Omar's Fancy is typical of much of Bogdanovic's music, with its ambient stasis and harmonies reminiscent of Eastern Europe. Also on the program is his more substantial Introduction, Passacaglia, and Fugue for the Golden Flower, a work that explores the same exotic sound world at greater length and with more technical extroversion.
Barbara Kolb's 3 Lullabies have always been among my favorite pieces for the guitar from the latter part of the last century (they were written for David Starobin in 1980). Her music is sophisticated and enchanting, and the humming in the third lullaby is always wonderfully haunting. The humming part is usually performed by a make voice, but Afshar dies it herself here, using an eerily distant, flat tone. Kolb's Broken Slurs, the piece dedicated to Afshar, follows the third lullaby without pause, its two very brief parts seeming to function as a continuation of the earlier work. Kamren Ince's MKG Variations, the final work is dedicated to this guitarist, derives much of its effect from stark contrasts; atmospheric hovering is interrupted by angular outbursts, spare textures giving way to full-voiced harmonies.
The effect of the entire program is very satisfying. Afshar has clearly thought carefully about the order of the pieces to make the most effective sequence of moods and contrasts. This is a fine release from an accomplished performer."
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Possession!.......2002-02-22
Ms. Lily Afshar's new CD titled "Possession" is a wonderful mix of the
classical guitar repetoire as it stands today. It has a few well known
pieces (e.g. Afro-Cuban Lullaby -Brouwer, Invocation and Dance-Rodrigo),
some lesser played works by well-known composers and pieces explicity
written for Afshar. In the liner notes Lily says it is meant to capture
a snapshot of a single instant of the guitar repetoire. It's a great CD.
She chose 8 different composers (including Barrios who although not
modern, is finally getting play time). She plays three different pieces
by Brouwer including a beautiful, melancholy rendition of "Un Dia De
Noviembre".
Afshar's playing reflects the CD title. She plays both as if she owns
the pieces and is owned by them. For the pieces that are familiar, she
plays them like no one else! Her playing is articulate and every phrase
beautifully crafted. It has all the positive qualities of live
performance. The playing is so heartfelt that you can almost feel her
breathing.
There is lot's of new music on this CD too that on first listening
sounded interesting, and on second and third listenings sounds
fascinating. The piece "Omar's Fancy" by Bogdanovic instantly brings to
mind Persia. It "feels" Persian even without the title. The composers
that have written new music for her (Brotons, Bogdanovic, Kolb and Ince)
have done a fantastic job, and it's great to see and hear the repetoire
expanding!
Rick Tinling
Oregon
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American Orchestral Works
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ASIN: B000FUF8ZW
Release Date: 2006-06-27 |
Tracks:
- All in Good Time (10:36) Barbara Kolb
- Sarabanda in Memoriam (17:34) Aaron Jay KernisAshes of Memory (19:29) Michael Hersch
- I. Largo (8:15)
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Album Description
Cedille Records' recordings of American music with the Grant Park Orchestra and principal conductor Carlos Kalmar have garnered raves and awards for their spirited performances and spectacular sound. Their newest CD contains world-premiere recordings of music by three generations of contemporary composers.
Featured are Barbara Kolb's propulsive All in Good Time (1993), Aaron Jay Kernis's richly chromatic Sarabanda in Memoriam (2003), Michael Hersch's powerful Ashes of Memory (1999), John Corigliano's celebratory Midsummer Fanfare (2004), and John Harbison's masterfully crafted Partita for Orchestra (2000).
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- A good chance to recieve a Gramophone Award...
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Women Write Music
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Release Date: 1999-06-08 |
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A good chance to recieve a Gramophone Award..........1999-06-11
Just a brief run-through of the disc reveals some very interesting things. I liked the idyllic quality of the Maconchy, which is very unlike her string quartets, I must say! And the Chen Yi piece has a haunting beauty to it as well. The Tania Leon has some interesting percussion additions in it that makes for a very colorful piece, and of course the Tailleferre is marvelous. She's a contemporary craftsman that doesn't usually wander too far from home, but her works always sound a bit "on the edge." I know several other of her compositions and enjoy them quite a lot. She's probably the most "establishment" of the composers, I would judge. It's interesting that the Carwithen piece isn't anything like some of her other works. I take it she is indeed a very versatile composer. The Barbara Kolb is one I'd like to spend more time with, because it seemed very fresh to me and even whimsical in places. Glad to see these ladies don't lose their sense of humor, even when writing "serious" music. In my opinion Sir George has produced a distinguished collection of works by a much-neglected corner of the field, and I'm really glad to see that happening. Especially for that reason, but by its own merits also I hope the disc does well. In terms of sheer content and presentability, I would say it stands a good chance of being recognized by some of the more notable judges -- the Gramophone Awards, such as. In as much as the performances are concerned, I can't say that I've ever heard of the FPO, but their playing on the disc was suberb, and I found the sound quality to be balanced and satisfying.
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- Harold Blumenfeld: "Rilke for Voice & Guitar"
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Release Date: 1995-09-26 |
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- Tableaux, Sound Pictures From 'The Silver Talons Of Piero Kostrov' For Soprano And Eleven Players - Jan De Gaetani
- No. 1
- No. 2
- No. 3
- No. 1
- No. 2
- No. 3
- No. 1
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- No. 1
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This CD set includes "Rilke for Voice & Guitar" by Harold Blumenfeld. The composer submits this review of the work by Donal Henahan in the New York Times. "In Harold Blumenfeld's austerely beautiful 'Rilke', a cycle of three songs, soprano Rosalind Rees sang superbly, with a dulcet tone, unusual attention to dynamic subtleties, and flawless pitch. The songs, with the guitar softening contemporary asperities that a piano sometimes exaggerates, made their lonely, pained point with the utmost precision. The guitarist, David Starobin, performed with exemplary technique and great sensitivity as accompanist."
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Music Of Barbara Kolb - Soundings (1971-72); Toccata (1971); Apello (1976); Looking for Claudio (1975); Spring River Flowers Moon Night (1974-75)
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New Music with Guitar, Vol. 4
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ASIN: B000003GIG
Release Date: 1993-09-11 |
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- Umbrian Colors
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- Umbrian Colors
- Umbrian Colors
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- Wonderful program of 20th century music performed brilliantly
- A Must For Guitarists
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New Music with Guitar: Selected Works
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Release Date: 1993-09-11 |
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- Changes
- Sunday Song Set: Color And Light
- Sunday Song Set: Finishing The Hat
- Sunday Song Set: Lesson #8
- Sunday Song Set: Putting It Together
- Composition For Guitar
- Toward the Sea: The Night
- Toward the Sea: Moby Dick
- Toward the Sea: Cape Cod
- Another's Fandango
- Three Lullabies: 'Falling...
- Three Lullabies: As Sleep Falls
- Three Lullabies: In The Innocent Air.'
- A Fantasy-Homage To Tomas Luis De Victoria
- Carillon, Recitatif, Masque: Carillon
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Customer Reviews:
Wonderful program of 20th century music performed brilliantly.......2007-04-21
This is a very strong cd. I am particularly fond of "Toward The Sea" and "Another's Fandango." Starobin's playing and tone are beautiful.
A Must For Guitarists.......2004-10-27
On this record Starobin plays some of the most intellectually challenging music written for the guitar. The Babbitt piece is possibly the most challenging piece in the repertiore. Guitarists should buy this album if for no other reason than to get exposed to the extremes of new music. Not to mention the fact that Starobin's performance is pretty spot on!
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Barbara Kolb: Millefoglie & Other Works
Manufacturer: New World Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Chamber Music
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ASIN: B0000030HC
Release Date: 1992-12-08 |
Tracks:
- Millefoglie
- Extremes
- Chromatic Fantasy
- Solitaire
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