Gerard Drozd


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Lily Afshar - Hemispheres

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Classical Music : Lily Afshar - Hemispheres

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0822533192621
Label: Archer Records
Manufacturer: Archer Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Archer Records
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Studio: Archer Records



Disc 1:
  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)
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Editorial Review:

Album 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.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Lily Afshar Hemispheres
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.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Lily Afshar: Hemispheres
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.





Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Jaw Dropping
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 ... Read More




 


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Four Concertos witch orchestra, Sonatas, 24 Preludes, Suites, Chamber music, 24 Preludes and Fugues, etc.

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