Description
Marimolin’s debut recording (GM 2023), produced by Gunther Schuller and Lyle Mays, was named “Classical CD of the Month” in CD Review with perfect ratings for performance and sound quality. Now, from one of the most adventurous groups in contemporary music, comes Phantasmata.
Phantasmata features eight world premieres from the elite of today’s contemporary composers, performances that breathtakingly negotiate every compositional curve, clear every technical hurdle and reveal more of the seemingly endless possibilities of this unique violin/marimba duo. Through grants, commissions and one-of-a-kind programming and promotion, Marimolin has single-handedly built the entire existing repertoire for their instrumentation. In the process, marimbist Nancy Zeltsman and violinist Sharan Leventhal have also forged individual reputations at the top of their fields.
(See also Marimolin, the debut CD from Marimolin, and Nancy Zeltsman as marimba soloist on Woodcuts.)
PERFORMERS
Marimolin: Sharan Leventhal, violin; Nancy Zeltsman, marimba
PROGRAM
1. Scher: Brechstimme (1988) 5:14
2-3. De Murga: Hopscotch (1990) 9:07
4. Mackey: A Final Glance (1978) 4:21
5-8. Gunther Schuller: Phantasmata (1989) 13:13
9. Kohn: Cantilenna II (1985) 7:05
10-12. George Adams: Owed t’Don (1987-1992) 15:09
13. Kraft: Encounters X (1992) 10:50
14. Daniel Levitan: Duo for Violin and Marimba (1987) 9:45
Recorded in September 1993, August 1994 and January 1995 at Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey.
Executive Producer: Gunther Schuller
ALSO AVAILABLE
for downloads and streaming on Amazon as well as other digital sites.
