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The combination of guitar and cello may seem an odd one, but most of the music involved was arranged for various instrumental combinations throughout the 19th century, and soon the novelty wears off. This is partly due to the intelligent arrangements by guitarist David Leisner, who looked toward simple, direct musical solutions instead of virtuoso display. The work that gives the album its title, Schubert's Sonata in A minor for arpeggione and piano, D. 821, is always arranged, there being few specimens of the arpeggione in existence. This was a unique hybrid of cello and guitar, so Schubert's profoundly melodic sonata transfers naturally to the pair of instruments. Of the many attractions to this little album, the warmly songful playing of cellist Zuill Bailey in this work is the most direct. Sample the finale, track 3. For the balance of the program, Leisner puts the focus on Bailey while providing beautifully understated lines for himself. This results in pleasantly transparent, new versions of Falla's Siete Canciones Populares Españolas, and in a rather minimalist and precisely executed reading of Leisner's own Twilight Streams, which receives its premiere here. The program ends with popular encore-type works, not one of which suffers from being given to cello and guitar. This recording has found substantial commercial success despite being released on a small label from Cleveland's east side, and the reason is simple: it contains beautiful playing, nicely recorded.
© TiVo
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Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 821 (Arr. for Cello & Guitar) (Anonyme)
Franz Schubert, Composer - Anonymous, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Franz Schubert, Composer - Anonymous, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Franz Schubert, Composer - Anonymous, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
7 Canciones Populares Españolas (Arr. for Cello & Guitar) (Anonyme)
Anonymous, Composer - Manuel De Falla, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Anonymous, Composer - Manuel De Falla, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Anonymous, Composer - Manuel De Falla, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Anonymous, Composer - Manuel De Falla, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Anonymous, Composer - Manuel De Falla, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Anonymous, Composer - Manuel De Falla, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Anonymous, Composer - Manuel De Falla, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Twilight Streams (David Leisner)
David Leisner, Composer, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
David Leisner, Composer, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
David Leisner, Composer, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
David Leisner, Composer, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
David Leisner, Composer, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 (Anonyme)
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Anonymous, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125 (Anonyme)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS, Composer - Anonymous, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 (arr. for guitar and cello) (Anonyme)
Anonymous, Composer - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Introduction and Variations on Dal tuo stellato soglio from Rossini's Mose in Egitto, Op. 24, MS 23, "Mose-Fantasia" (arr. for for cello and guitar) (Anonyme)
Anonymous, Composer - Niccolò Paganini, Composer - David Leisner, Artist - Zuill Bailey, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
Album review
The combination of guitar and cello may seem an odd one, but most of the music involved was arranged for various instrumental combinations throughout the 19th century, and soon the novelty wears off. This is partly due to the intelligent arrangements by guitarist David Leisner, who looked toward simple, direct musical solutions instead of virtuoso display. The work that gives the album its title, Schubert's Sonata in A minor for arpeggione and piano, D. 821, is always arranged, there being few specimens of the arpeggione in existence. This was a unique hybrid of cello and guitar, so Schubert's profoundly melodic sonata transfers naturally to the pair of instruments. Of the many attractions to this little album, the warmly songful playing of cellist Zuill Bailey in this work is the most direct. Sample the finale, track 3. For the balance of the program, Leisner puts the focus on Bailey while providing beautifully understated lines for himself. This results in pleasantly transparent, new versions of Falla's Siete Canciones Populares Españolas, and in a rather minimalist and precisely executed reading of Leisner's own Twilight Streams, which receives its premiere here. The program ends with popular encore-type works, not one of which suffers from being given to cello and guitar. This recording has found substantial commercial success despite being released on a small label from Cleveland's east side, and the reason is simple: it contains beautiful playing, nicely recorded.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:21
- Main artists: Zuill Bailey David Leisner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Azica Records
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2016 Azica Records (P) 2016 Azica Records
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