Grace Like A River - Christopher Parkening
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Composer: Carlo DomeniconiComposer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Isaac Albeniz
Composer: Francisco Tarrega
Composer: Joaquin Rodrigo
Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Composer: Anonymous
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Manuel Ponce
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Composer: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Conductor: Andrew Litton
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Kenneth Klein
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-05-02
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
- Moderato And Presto From Koyunbaba
- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
- Rumores De La Caleta
- Recuerdos De La Alhambra
- Concierto De Aranjuez - II. Adagio
- Etude
- Romance
- Empress Of The Pagodas
- Preambulo And Allegro Vivo
- Chaconne From Violin Partita No. 2
- Concerto For Guitar & Orchestra - II. Reflections
- Guitar Concerto No. 1 IN D - III. Ritmico E Cavalleresco
Music reviews of Grace Like A River - Christopher Parkening
Music Review: old stuff under new cover....
Rating: 3 Stars
Parkening was once among the top 5 guitarists in the world but that's when segovia was still alive. Parkening's last CD release was in 2000 (Christopher Parkening · Elmer Bernstein ~ Concerto for Guitar - E. Bernstein · Albeniz · Marshall). The reason why he has not produced any new album in 6 years is mysterious to me.
This so called "new" CD, contains only two new (and incomplete) piece of work "Moderato And Presto From Koyunbaba" and the first ever release of Christopher Parkening's live performance of the third movement of Tedesco's Guitar Concerto recorded when Chris was just fifteen years old. All the rest are old stuff and almost all can be found in his 25 year EMI celebration album (The Great Recordings ~ By America's Preeminent Guitar Virtuoso) which includes much more of his best (2 discs).
I usually consider it lame for publishers to make money out of old stuff (like what sony did with many of John Williams albums). The Koyunbaba is just a "preview" and the complete version is scheduled to be released on a next album (just to hook you up). In this new track of koyunbaba, Parkening put in many legatos so that the piece sounds very artificial and over-manipulated. It is intriguing at the begining, though.
On the other hand, i would recommend buying his autobiography of the same title. It is about 300 pages, hard cover and sells for about the same price as this CD. It even include a free sampler (3 tracks) of this CD.
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All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.A tie-in with Parkening?s similarly titled autobiography, this disc samples some of the guitarist?s "greatest hits" and includes two tracks of special interest: a preview of a forthcoming release and a rarity from his youth. Parkening?s fans will find the latter fascinating. Dating from 1963, it features the 15-year old soloist in his orchestral concert debut in a very respectable performance of a movement from Castelnuovo-Tedesco?s Guitar Concerto No. 1. The preview is a live excerpt from Carlo Domeniconi?s Koyunbaba that whets the appetite for more of this Italian composer?s Turkish-influenced music. The rest of the disc abounds in previously release, wonderfully executed virtuoso guitar pieces that are display pieces for the instrument at its most expressive. There are Bach arrangements, a generous selection of Spanish works, and the slow movement from Elmer Bernstein?s Guitar Concerto. This disc is a must for Parkening?s fans and an excellent introduction to classical guitar for the rest of us. -- Dan Davis
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