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Manufacturer: Lapis Island Records
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ASIN: B000AQKXQK
Release Date: 2005-09-09
Peter Scott Lewis: Atlantic Crossing; Rhapsodic Images
Editorial Reviews "For me, this is the contemporary discovery of 2004." Julian Haylock, The Strad (Complete Review Below) Atlantic Crossing is Peter Scott Lewis’ 2002 violin and piano version of his 1996 Violin Concerto, originally premiered in Rotterdam by the violinist on this recording, Kees Hülsmann. Cast in four movements, with an extended Lisztian introduction, it’s a work who myriad stylistic points of reference are negotiated here with chameleon-like ease. Late Delian chromaticism colours the more reflective passages of the first movement (An Awakening/Bright Morning!), while the dramatic opening of the finale (Arrival) initially pays homage to Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto, yet continues with music of a tonally free, dancing, Bergian intensity. Hülsmann plays with a Ferras-like jewelled accuracy, employing an extraordinary range of bow pressure, speed, and articulation. This is big-personality playing of exquisite subtlety, which ensures that the music’s post-Romantic gesturing emerges as a compelling narrative. Stunning pianism, too, from Matthew Edwards, is ideally complemented by a high-impact yet atmospheric recording. Rhapsodic Images was (unusually) a three-way commission from the Bakken, Raphael and Robert Schumann trios. Completed in July of 1998 and scored for traditional piano trio, it is cast in two movements, the first of which is an extended (18-minute) rhapsody which fluctuates hauntingly between soaring lyricism and rhythmic potency. The four-and-a-half minute Epilogue which rounds out the piece is a separate coda that reflects upon the music heard in the previous movement with heart-warming affection. Amy Hiraga and Peter Wyrick, currently members of the San Francisco Symphony, and pianist Marc Shapiro sound intoxicated by the kaleidoscopic iridescence and sheer verve, effortlessly carrying the listener along with them. For me, this is the contemporary discovery of 2004. Julian Haylock, The Strad, London, England: December, 2004
The San Francisco Chronicle, 11-24-04
It's smart, intricately crafted, and it makes a willing, even urgent appeal to a listener's sensibilities. Joshua Kosman, SF Chronicle
Album Description
Atlantic Crossing/Rhapsodic Images CD:
Peter Scott Lewis: Atlantic Crossing; Rhapsodic Images, Music, Peter Scott Lewis, Hulsmann, Edwards, Hiraga, Shapiro, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers
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Peter Scott Lewis: Atlantic Crossing / Rhapsodic Images
Manufacturer: Lapis Island Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000AQKXQK Release Date: 2005-09-09 |
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Peter Scott Lewis: Atlantic Crossing; Rhapsodic Images
Peter Scott Lewis , Hulsmann , Edwards , Hiraga , and Shapiro Manufacturer: Lapis Island Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music
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ASIN: B0002YLD8W Release Date: 2004-09-28 |
Album Description
Atlantic Crossing/Rhapsodic Images CD:"For me, this is the contemporary discovery of 2004." Julian Haylock, The Strad (Complete Review Below)
Atlantic Crossing is Peter Scott Lewis' 2002 violin and piano version of his 1996 Violin Concerto, originally premiered in Rotterdam by the violinist on this recording, Kees Hülsmann. Cast in four movements, with an extended Lisztian introduction, it's a work who myriad stylistic points of reference are negotiated here with chameleon-like ease. Late Delian chromaticism colours the more reflective passages of the first movement (An Awakening/Bright Morning!), while the dramatic opening of the finale (Arrival) initially pays homage to Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, yet continues with music of a tonally free, dancing, Bergian intensity. Hülsmann plays with a Ferras-like jewelled accuracy, employing an extraordinary range of bow pressure, speed, and articulation. This is big-personality playing of exquisite subtlety, which ensures that the music's post-Romantic gesturing emerges as a compelling narrative. Stunning pianism, too, from Matthew Edwards, is ideally complemented by a high-impact yet atmospheric recording.
Rhapsodic Images was (unusually) a three-way commission from the Bakken, Raphael and Robert Schumann trios. Completed in July of 1998 and scored for traditional piano trio, it is cast in two movements, the first of which is an extended (18-minute) rhapsody which fluctuates hauntingly between soaring lyricism and rhythmic potency. The four-and-a-half minute Epilogue which rounds out the piece is a separate coda that reflects upon the music heard in the previous movement with heart-warming affection. Amy Hiraga and Peter Wyrick, currently members of the San Francisco Symphony, and pianist Marc Shapiro sound intoxicated by the kaleidoscopic iridescence and sheer verve, effortlessly carrying the listener along with them. For me, this is the contemporary discovery of 2004. Julian Haylock, The Strad, London, England: December, 2004
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