SKU: HL.49045822

ISBN 9781540024749. UPC: 888680737764. 9.25x12.0x0.29 inches.

The Kreutzer Sonata was originally dedicated not to Rudolphe Kreutzer (who never performed it) but to George Bridgetower, a famed 18th-century Afro-European concert violinist. In an early draft, Beethoven jokingly labeled the piece in starkly racialized terms: Sonata Mulattica composed for the mulatto Brischdauer, big wild mulatto composer.Beethoven and Bridgetower performed the premiere, which was by all accounts a success, and even featuring some improvised embellishment by the violinist. While celebrating afterwards, the two quarreled about what Beethoven construed as Bridgetower's insult of a female acquaintance; the composer then revoked the original dedication, adding Kreutzer's name instead. The work gained acclaim, while Bridgetower's career languished; he eventually died in poverty.Bridgetower has been the subject of considerable research and speculation, most notably in poet Rita Dove's book, Sonata Mulattica. From our 21st-century vantage, considering Bridgetower's unique circumstance, we can only see him as an ambiguous figure who, in embodying difference, provoked inspiration, fantasy, desire, anger and, finally, erasure.My piece is a collection of imaginings about George Bridgetower. It is not programmatic, but it takes on an episodic character, assembled from contrasting fragments. The dance rhythms, recurring figures and gestural contours are intended to feature the embodied expertise and expressivity of the performers, who at times must access liminal sounds and execute complex synchronies. I am grateful to Jenny Koh and Shai Wosner for involving me in their beautiful, virtuosic music-making.

SKU: UT.XXS-107

ISBN 9790215323865. 9 x 12 inches.

Racconto (Tale)/ Capri/ Cielo sereno (Clear sky)/ Tano/ Napolitango/ Luci della spiaggia (Beach lights)/ Fantasia mediterranea (Mediterranean fantasy)/ Una lacrima ridente (A smiling tear)/ Quartieri spagnoli/ Marcia dei pomodori (March of the tomatos)

Being interested in certain aspects of popular music, I became aware of several similarities between popular Neapolitan melodies and the Argentinean tango. Napolitango is based on an imaginary journey to Naples and Buenos Aires. In retaining certain characteristics of the original music, Napolitango embodies an inspiration and an almost theatrically passionate character which is common to these two genres.
The piece has been composed for the Parisian Festival Paris Banlieues Tango 2001.
(S. Di Stefano).

SKU: SU.91409192

Modernism Forever Volume One - Fulkerson, Carter, Davies Disc 1 1. The Childermass (Live) Christopher Fulkerson & The Composers Chamber Players - 14:16 2. E Io Etterno Duro (And Eternal I Endure) [Live] (Dante) for solo male sextet Christopher Fulkerson & Chanticleer - 6:48 3. Double Blizzard First Michelangelo Fantasy for violin and bass Christopher Fulkerson - 7:27 4. Clothes Another's Hand (Live) 2nd Michelangelo Fantasy for string trio Christopher Fulkerson & Friends of CF - 9:04 5. With Its Billowing Hair (Live) 4th Michelangelo Fantasy for violin and string John Casten, Christopher Fulkerson & Friends - 13:03 6. Scritti Di Leonardo (Live) for tenor, SATB soli, & five players Christopher Fulkerson, Patrick Neve, Ariel & The SFCMP - 18:23 7. Concerto for Harpsichord (Live) and seven instruments Christopher Fulkerson, Jonathan Shiff, Eric Hansen & the Intercampus Cultural Exchange - 9:04 Disc 2 1. Astraea in the Field of Stars for guitar and string quartet Christopher Fulkerson - 9:01 2. Echoes of Hart Crane (Live) for vocal ensemble SSAATTBB Christopher Fulkerson & Ariel - 3:03 3. The Sweep of Their Lyre Echoes of Our Bards I for instrument sextet Christopher Fulkerson - 7:25 4. The Rush of Their Verse Echoes of Our Bards II for eleven instruments Christopher Fulkerson 5. Mere Magic Music (Live) Part One of the Magic Cycle for eight antiphonal voices Christopher Fulkerson & The Virtuose - 6:42 6. Pour Jean-Louis for solo harp Christopher Fulkerson - 0:31 7. Tomb of Taillevant for alto flute and guitar Christopher Fulkerson - 1:41 8. Syringa (Live) by Elliott Carter for mezzo, baritone, guitar & ensemble Christopher Fulkerson & The Composers Chamber Players - 19:36 9. Westerlings (Live) by Peter Maxwell Davies Christopher Fulkerson & Ariel.