Sky Loom [Import]

Bernard Andres (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer), Steven Heitzeg (Composer), Jacques Ibert (Composer), Lowell Liebermann (Composer), Witold Lutoslawski (Composer), Adrian Schaposhnikoff (Composer), Charles Rochester Young (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Bernard Andres, Bela Bartok, Steven Heitzeg, Jacques Ibert, Lowell Liebermann, et al.
• Audio CD (September 15, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Centaur
• ASIN: B00000JF6B
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #851,100 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sonata for flute & harp: Movement 1

2. Sonata for flute & harp: Movement 2

3. Sonata for flute & harp: Movement 3

4. Fragments (3) for flute & harp: No. 1, Magia

5. Fragments (3) for flute & harp: No. 2, Andante con moto

6. Fragments (3) for flute & harp: No. 3, Presto

7. Narthex

8. Entr'acte, for flute (or violin) & harp (or guitar) (from 'Le médecin de son honneur')

9. Sky Loom, for harp

10. Sky Loom, for harp

11. Sky Loom, for harp

12. Soliloquy for flute, Op.44

13. Romanian Folk Dances, arranged for flute & harp (not by Bartók): No. 1, Joc cu-Bata

14. Romanian Folk Dances, arranged for flute & harp (not by Bartók): No. 2, Braul

15. Romanian Folk Dances, arranged for flute & harp (not by Bartók): No. 3, Pe loc

16. Romanian Folk Dances, arranged for flute & harp (not by Bartók): No. 4, Buciumeana

17. Romanian Folk Dances, arranged for flute & harp (not by Bartók): No. 5, Poarga romaneasca

18. Romanian Folk Dances, arranged for flute & harp (not by Bartók): No. 6, Maruntal

19. Song of the Lark, for flute & harp

20. Song of the Lark, for flute & harp

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite CD!!, August 5, 2003

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Lisa M. Pignotti (Austin,TX.) - See all my reviews
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This is the most beautiful CD I've heard in a very long time. I have been looking for a great recording of the Bartok Roumanian Folk Dances played on flute for awhile now. This is the best recording of this piece. I love hearing modern works for flute and harp. This is not the usual rep for both instruments. I can't praise this CD enough. Buy it and you'll find out for yourself. I'm a flutists and hope to hear Dr. Kemler perform live and attend some of her classes in the flute festivals.
That would be one of my lifes highlights!

5.0 out of 5 stars Different works for the Discriminating Listener, November 28, 2010

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J. Kara Russell "Actress/Artist/Musician/Writer" (Hollywood - the cinderblock Industrial cubicle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sky Loom (Audio CD)

This ain't your typical "wedding schmaltz" harp and flute. This is a collection of more modern works for harp and flute, masterfully performed. Often it is male harp/flute duos that seek out this kind of muscular, meaty fare; so it's a delight to see women venturing into this territory, and handling it with dexterity and verve.

This is the only CD I've found so far that includes a recording of the exquisite 3 movement work, "Song of the Lark" by Charles Young. It is a piece that has lyric moments and groundbreaking elements - notably the weaving of paper through the lower strings to create an effect on the harp that is somewhere between a snare drum and electric guitar. (Yes, I've said "electric guitar", so you know this is not your usual fare.)

Still, by now, most of these works are familiar to duos, and individually used to spice up a more mundane program. Put together as they are here, played with simplicity and excellence, they create something rare. Unfortunately, this means this CD is not for the musically faint of heart. If you only want to hear "pretty music" or things you've heard before, this probably isn't for you.

I think of this CD as resource material, and if you have friends who are musically literate, this would be an excellent gift to expand their horizons. (It goes without saying that if you have family/friend who plays flute or harp, this would be a very thoughtful and useful gift of repertoire ideas.)