Parallel Crossings [SINGLE]

Kevin Kastning & Sandor Szabo (Artist, Orchestra, Performer), Kastning-Szabo (Composer), n/a (Conductor)

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single
• Label: Greydisc Records
• ASIN: B0017VVTVK
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #761,954 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Here are quotes from just a few of the many worldwide magazine reviews of the duo's 2007 album "Resonance." "The abstract expressionist painting on the cover of "Resonance" is fitting. This collection of haunting baritone guitar duets is a thrilling reminder that music is art as well as entertainment. Kastning, a Massachusetts native, is a pioneer in modern acoustic guitar composition, a world seldom visited by mainstream listeners. In his latest offering Kastning teams up with Hungarian virtuoso Sándor Szabó to produce thirteen puzzling pieces that may be best described as acoustic soundscapes. But the staccato back-and-forth of "Resonance" can be disturbingly peaceful and inspiring for those with enough time to develop an intimate relationship with it. Listen to this disc alone while you're writing, painting, cooking, or whatever it is you consider your art, and see where it takes you."
- Yankee Magazine (USA) --Yankee Magazine (USA)

Product Description
Sandor Szabo (Hungary), and Kevin Kastning (USA), are modern guitar explorers. Both have invented guitar-family instruments which never previously existed; for example, Kevin invented the 12-string Extended Baritone guitar, which can be heard in the performances on Parallel Crossings.

New England's Yankee Magazine called Kevin, "... a pioneer in modern acoustic guitar composition."

Szabo & Kastning's 2007 Greydisc release, "Resonance," placed in The Perfect Sound magazine's Top 10 Albums of 2007. Sandor Szabo is an internationally known and respected acoustic multi-guitar virtuoso. On "Parallel Crossings," Sandor performs on a 12-string baritone guitar of Kevin's invention; yet employs his own unorthodox tunings. Kevin utilitzes intervallic tunings on many of the compositions of "Parallel Crossings." The album was recorded in its entirety in a single day in a recording studio located in the peaceful New England countryside. The sound quality is of audiophile-grade; no compression, EQ, or limiting was utilized in the recording process, and the CD adheres to the rigid high audio standards set by Greydisc Records.

Acoustic Guitar magazine, February 2008 Resonance: Editor s Choice (Teja Gerken, editor), Acoustic Guitar magazine, February 2008 (USA)

Resonance placed in The Perfect Sound magazine's Top 10 Albums of 2007.

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