Jessica Mathaes, Violin • Colette Valentine, Piano
1
PAUL REALE Seven Deadly Sins Celtic Wedding • Holiday Suite Composers’ Reminiscences Jessica Mathaes, Violin • Colette Valentine, Piano A MERICAN CLASSICS American composer Paul Reale studied with George Rochburg and George Crumb, and was awarded the Luckman Prize in 1995. Written especially for this recording, his Seven Deadly Sins uses observations of human nature as well as the emotions associated with mortal transgression, creating a work full of surprise and psychological contrast. Composers’ Reminiscences is Reale’s stylistic impression of seven iconic composers, while the ‘Celtic Wedding’ Sonata is part of a series inspired by Anglo-Celtic folk melodies. Based on familiar Thanksgiving tunes, the Holiday Suite is ‘good time music … devoid of pretension’. Soloist Jessica Mathaes is considered ‘a violinist like no other’ by The New York Times, and pianist Colette Valentine can also be heard on the acclaimed flute and piano anthology Eight Visions (Naxos 8.559629). All rights in this sound recording, artwork, texts and translations reserved. Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting and copying of this compact disc prohibited. & 2014 Naxos Rights US, Inc. Made in the USA. 1–7 Seven Deadly Sins * 20:22 8–$ Composers’ Reminiscences 14:37 %–( Sonata for Violin and Piano, ‘Celtic Wedding’* 24:12 )–™ Holiday Suite * 6:07 Full track details will be found in the booklet Jessica Mathaes, Violin Colette Valentine, Piano* ALL WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS Recorded at KUHA Studios Public Radio, Houston, Texas, 27–30 July 2012 Producer & Editor: Jessica Mathaes Engineer: Todd Hulslander Publishers: Pacific Serenades Sheet Music (Celtic Wedding); others unpublished Booklet notes: Paul Reale Cover photo of Jessica Mathaes by Katherine O’Brien Photo concept: Jonn Cherico American flag, folk artist, 1880s Paul REALE (b. 1943) Works for Violin and Piano 9.70204 DDD AMERICAN CLASSICS www.naxos.com Playing Time: 65:26 NAXOS 9.70204 PAUL REALE: Seven Deadly Sins NAXOS 9.70204 PAUL REALE: Seven Deadly Sins K Y M C K Y M C Remove frame.
Transcript of Jessica Mathaes, Violin • Colette Valentine, Piano
PAUL REALESeven Deadly Sins
Celtic Wedding • Holiday SuiteComposers’ Reminiscences
Jessica Mathaes, Violin • Colette Valentine, Piano
AMERICAN CLASSICS
American composer Paul Realestudied with George Rochburg andGeorge Crumb, and was awarded theLuckman Prize in 1995. Writtenespecially for this recording, hisSeven Deadly Sins uses observationsof human nature as well as theemotions associated with mortaltransgression, creating a work full ofsurprise and psychological contrast.Composers’ Reminiscences is Reale’sstylistic impression of seven iconiccomposers, while the ‘Celtic Wedding’Sonata is part of a series inspired byAnglo-Celtic folk melodies. Based onfamiliar Thanksgiving tunes, theHoliday Suite is ‘good time music …devoid of pretension’. Soloist JessicaMathaes is considered ‘a violinist likeno other’ by The New York Times, andpianist Colette Valentine can also beheard on the acclaimed flute andpiano anthology Eight Visions (Naxos8.559629).
All rights in this sound recording, artw
ork, texts and translations reserved. U
nauthorised public performance,
broadcasting and copying of this compact disc prohibited.
�&
�2014 N
axos Rights U
S, Inc.
Made in the U
SA
.
1–7 Seven Deadly Sins* 20:22
8–$ Composers’ Reminiscences 14:37
%–( Sonata for Violin and Piano,‘Celtic Wedding’* 24:12
)–™ Holiday Suite* 6:07
Full track details will be found in the booklet
Jessica Mathaes, ViolinColette Valentine, Piano*
ALLWORLD PREMIÈRE
RECORDINGS
Recorded at KUHA Studios Public Radio, Houston, Texas, 27–30 July 2012Producer & Editor: Jessica MathaesEngineer: Todd HulslanderPublishers: Pacific Serenades Sheet Music (Celtic Wedding); others unpublishedBooklet notes: Paul RealeCover photo of Jessica Mathaes by Katherine O’BrienPhoto concept: Jonn ChericoAmerican flag, folk artist, 1880s
PaulREALE
(b.1943)
Works for Violin and Piano
9.70204
DDD
AMERICAN CLASSICS
www.naxos.com
Playing Time:
65:26
NA
XOS
9.70
204
PAU
L R
EA
LE
:Se
ven
Dea
dly
Sins
NA
XOS
9.70204PA
UL
RE
AL
E:
Seven Deadly Sins
K
Y
M
C
K
Y
M
C
Remove frame.
