May 26, 2023 New Releases from Navona Records
Navona Records presents orchestral and chamber music that explores struggle and celebration and draws upon the artistic aspects of cultures and personal experiences, both religious and secular.
The Inside Story: Cécilia Tsan and CHAMBER WORKS OF ÉRIC TANGUY
CHAMBER WORKS OF ÉRIC TANGUY from Navona Records and composer Eric Tanguy delivers three world premiere recordings and a curated selection of the composer’s chamber pieces that demonstrates his illustrative style of punctuated modality. Brought [...]
Artist Roundtable: The Composers of SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES VOL. 1
Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the music on SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES VOL 1 spans a variety of artistic influences and social themes. Read on for insight into the compositional minds behind this Navona Records release.
The Inside Story: Daniel Burwasser and FLIGHTS OF IMAGINATION
Daniel Burwasser’s music has been praised as accessible, communicative, and imaginative, descriptors encapsulated in the recordings of FLIGHTS OF IMAGINATION, a comprehensive release including some of Burwasser’s most beloved works. Burwasser provides no shortage of [...]
The Inside Story: Richard Galliano and MADREPERLA
MADREPERLA’s brilliance stems not only from the sheer audacity of juxtaposing the accordion with a full orchestra, nor from the fact that it succeeds spectacularly in doing so. What’s most intoxicating is Richard Galliano’s fusion [...]
Artist Roundtable: The Composers of BOWED COLORS 2
On BOWED COLORS 2, violist Brett Deubner tackles a vibrant collection of Bach-inspired compositions for the viola. A bonafide virtuoso of international acclaim, Deubner set his sights on the works of seven American composers, and [...]
The Inside Story: Timothy Stoddard and TAROT
What do you get when you tailor both music and lyrics to a tenor of brilliant clarity? A profound, cerebral, sensuous and at times even mystical experience, as demonstrated by vocalist Timothy Stoddard on his [...]
The Inside Story: Kariné Poghosyan and FOLK THEMES
Armenian pianist Kariné Poghosyan dazzles with a riveting selection of vibrantly passionate piano music based on folk motifs of five different cultures on FOLK THEMES. Despite the composers’ respective idiosyncrasies, all pieces share the same [...]
The Inside Story: Koeun Grace Lee and VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY STEFAN WOLPE
While also featuring folkloristically-inspired works by David Burge and Jean Ahn, the heart of VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY STEFAN WOLPE is the similarly-titled work by Robert Gross, spanning no less than twenty variations on [...]
The Inside Story: Steven Masi and SCHUBERT LATE WORKS
Following his 2019 Navona Records release BRAHMSIANA, pianist Steven Masi returns with a full program of piano works by composer Franz Schubert on SCHUBERT LATE WORKS. Lauded by critics for his masterful touch and dynamic [...]