Silken Rags

Peter Winkler (Performer, Composer), Dorothea Cook (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Peter Winkler, Dorothea Cook
• Composer: Peter Winkler
• Audio CD (December 8, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Silken Rags
• ASIN: B0007CGY9C
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,765 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

William Bolcom, Pulitzer-Prize winning composer

"in our tragic and unsettling age, his music actually makes a listener feel better about life, curing the soul."

Product Description

Violinist Dorothea Cook and composer-pianist Peter Winkler met in 1987. From the first moment they played together, they knew there was a special musical chemistry between them. They fell in love overnight, and began a musical collaboration that has lasted ever since. Peter Winkler writes, "Silken Rags, the name of our duo, suggests the combination of earthiness and elegance we aim for when we make music together. This collection reflects our love of popular music of many kinds - gospel music , tango, American popular song, Ghanaian highlife, etc. - and our attemp[t to capture some of the spirit and feeling of these styles within the medium of concert music for violin and piano."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, January 29, 2006

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Paton J. Lewis (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silken Rags (Audio CD)

This is lovely music, full of life and character. It makes me happy, and it never grows old.

5.0 out of 5 stars "Light classics" refined and redefined, March 6, 2005

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Philip David Morgan (Saint James, New York U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silken Rags (Audio CD)

Anyone looking for an album of "light classics" without the stereo-typical "crossover" stunts (or sound) will do very well to pick up this independently-made album of gentle, humble gems for violin (played by Dorothea Cook) and piano (composer Peter Winkler). Each piece draws on a different influence (be it gospel, Cuban rhythms, or American folk) without getting smothered by it - a testament to the duo's combined talents. This is that rare kind of music that welcomes you into its space and allows you to dwell within it.