Lily Afshar - Hemispheres

Leo Brouwer (Composer), Fernando Bustamante (Composer), Carlo Domeniconi (Composer), Gerard Drozd (Composer), Garry Eister (Composer), Morteza Neydavood (Composer), John Schneider (Composer), Reza Vali (Composer), Asik Veysel (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Leo Brouwer, Fernando Bustamante, Carlo Domeniconi, Gerard Drozd, Garry Eister, et al.
• Audio CD (July 25, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Archer Records
• ASIN: B000G7PNZY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,360 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kara Toprak (Asik Veysel, arranged by Ricardo Moyano) US Premiere

2. Schnee in Istanbul (Carlo Domeniconi)

3. Gozaar (Calligraphy No. 5) (Reza Vali) Written for Lily Afshar, World Premiere

4. -6. Triptych, Op.102 (Gerard Drozd) Written for Lily Afshar, World Premiere I. Prelude II. Eternal Song III. Dreams of a Clown

5. Prelude (John Schneider) Dedicated to Lily Afshar

6. Fugato (John Schneider) Dedicated to Lily Afshar, World Premiere

7. Adagio, Op.44 (Gerard Drozd) World Premiere (Homage to J.S. Bach)

8. Danza del Altiplano (Leo Brouwer)

9. Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song (Garry Eister) Writen for Lily Afshar, World Premiere

10. Morgh-eh-Sahar (Bird Of Dawn) (Morteza Neydavood) Performance on Seh-tar

11. Misionera (Fernando Bustamante)

Editorial Reviews

Goodsound.com: September 1, 2006 by John Crossett

"...hearing her brings back memories of Andrés Segovia, David Russell, and Christopher Parkening..."

Product Description

Internationally renowned classical guitarist Lily Afshar has recorded her fourth and most impressive CD to date: Hemispheres. This CD is filled with premieres and introduces, for the first time, Persian traditional music composed for guitar by Reza Vali.

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jaw Dropping, December 29, 2006

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Jacob B. Jordan - See all my reviews
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Good gracious, Dr. Afshar is simply astonishing. Her playing is technically impeccible, her interpretations are inspiring, and her selection of repertoire is innovative and enjoyable. True to form, Dr. Afshar has broadened the guitar's capabilities by having new music written for it but also by altering the guitar itself. She's added frets to get quarter tones needed for Turkish and world music! Leave it to Afshar to think of something no one else has thought of and to bring the guitar to a whole new level. The album has new works no one has ever heard before (some written for her) and it also has works by known composers like Brouwer and Morel. Many thanks to Afshar for doing something new and taking the Classical Guitar World by storm.

2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lily Afshar: Hemispheres, January 9, 2007

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Madeleine S. Sullivan - See all my reviews
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This is my second CD of guitar music by Lily. I am absolutley enthralled with her playing; still prefer all of the tracks on the "Jug of Wine" CD' though.

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lily Afshar Hemispheres, July 21, 2007

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Michael Johsnon (Fernley, Nevada, USA) - See all my reviews
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Lily is a very good guitarist, She brings a nice variety of music to the table in this CD. If you love the guitar, you can't go wrong with this CD.