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
DUO Goni-Perretta
Wenting Shi
Schilli
Schilli
Warsaw Po:Wit
Fort Smith Symph:John Jeter
Les Gouts-Authentiques; Jan de Vlieger
Vladimir Spivakov; Sergej Bezrodny; Alexander Malter; Dietmar Schwalke
University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble; Doug Perkins
PETER DONOHOE
Yo-Yo Ma
Yarno Missiaen; Bart Naessens
Vladimir Feltsman
True Concord Voices and Orchestra; Susanna Phillips; Tucson Girls Chorus; Eric Holtan; Marcella Mol
