Sound Paintings from North South Recordings

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Sound Paintings

Composer:

Stephen Yip, Max Lifchitz, David Maves, Eleanor Cory, Dinos Constantinides

Performer:

Norma Fire, narrator;Robert Sherman, narrator; Lisa Hansen, flute; Helen Lin, piano; Max Lifchitz, conductor; The North/South Chamber Orchestra

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Track List

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1-2. Shun

3. The Blood Orange

4. O’Keeffe’s Flora

5-7. O’Keeffe’s Flora

8-10. Reflections VII – To Music

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Included in this album are five vibrant works by living American composers, recorded for the first time. Without doubt, the listener will be pleasantly surprised by the diversity and inventiveness found in this anthology. While the featured composers make use of highly sophisticated personal styles, their music is decidedly alluring and appealing. All the featured works espouse a post-modernist viewpoint. Dramatic rhythms and harmonies inform Yip's virtuosic writing. Maves makes effective use of straightforward musical gestures that provide a touch of humor to his work. Cory's depictions of three paintings by the great Georgia O'Keeffe are both graceful and evocative. And two contrasting works employing narration – one by Constantinides and the other by myself – bring an added dimension to the collection. Great care was taken to preserve the integrity of the concert hall ambiance when this album was recorded and mastered. Indeed, the listener will find that the natural resonance of the concert hall and the music's wide dynamic range were captured successfully. Please use a moderate volume setting when listening to this disc.