Release Date: 01 April 2013
Label: Naxos / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 636943974421
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Fairouz
Description
Mohammed Fairouz is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned, and recorded composers of his generation, melding Middle-Eastern music and poetry with Western structures to deeply expressive effect. Native Informant, written for leading international soloist Rachel Barton Pine, embodies Arabic fiddling motifs as well as songful excitement, underpinned by a lament for the victims of the Egyptian Revolution. The lullaby Tahwidah and the song cycle Posh evoke tenderness and loss, whilst Jebel Lebnan was commissioned by the Imani Winds and musically chronicles events from the Lebanese Civil War and their effect on the current face of Lebanon.A truly cosmopolitan voice, Mohammed Fairouz had a transatlantic upbringing. By his early teens, the Arab-American composer had traveled across five continents, immersing himself in the musical life of his surroundings. Prominent advocates of his instrumental music include the Borromeo String Quartet, the Imani Winds, violinist Rachel Barton Pine, and clarinetist David Krakauer.
Tracklisting
Peter Otto; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero
Dariia Lytvishko
Michael Kaykov
Danish Chamber Orchestra; Adam Fischer
DUO Goni-Perretta
Wenting Shi
Stuttgar
Schilli
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips
Shem Guibbory; Steve Reich Ensemble; George Manahan
Gidon Kremer; Geneva Lewis; Andrei Pushkarev; Kremerata Baltica
Richard Cook, St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choir, Claudia Grinnell
Mvsica Perdvta
Iker Munduate
Gunta Smirnova, Mikayel Balyan
Young Artists of the Rome Chamber Music Festival/Flavio Emilio Scogna
