Sharon Isbin - Artistry: American Landscapes
List Price:
Our Price: $5.95
You Save: $5.03 (46%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $2.50 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Artist: Sharon IsbinEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-02-12
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
- Troubadours: Variations For Guitar And Orchestra
- From Afar: A Fantasy For Guitar And Orchestra
- American Landscapes For Guitar And Orchestra: Part I: Slow And Free; Andante - Allegro Vivace - Andante
- American Landscapes For Guitar And Orchestra: Part II: Variations On 'The Wayfaring Stranger'
- American Landscapes For Guitar And Orchestra: Part III: Allegro
Music reviews of Artistry: American Landscapes
Music Review: Sharon Isbin's Americana
Rating: 5 Stars
Without question, Sharon Isbin is one of the finest classical guitarists of all time, regardless of gender or nationality. Her mastering of many different styles and pieces from many different times marks her as one of the all-time best. And on this recording, made during 1993 and 1994, Ms. Isbin takes on three unique American guitar concertos that she herself commissioned to expand the guitar concerto repertoire.
With "Troubadours", a series of variations for guitar and orchestra composed by John Corigliano, Ms. Isbin explores the music of medieval troubadours from a uniquely 20th century perspective. In "From Afar", a fantasy for guitar and orchestra composed by Joseph Schwantner, she opts for a mesmerizing and dreamy approach to the form. And with Lukas Foss' "American Landscapes", Ms. Isbin goes for what might be called a Classical Americana approach. This last concerto borrows a few pages from traditional Appalachian bluegrass stand-bys like "Poor Wayfaring Stranger", "Stay A Little Longer", and "Cotton-Eyed Joe."
All three pieces are performed superbly by Ms. Isbin, and she is greatly aided by conductor Hugh Wolff and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. For anyone interested in guitar concertos, American classical music, or both, this is a can't-miss recording.
More Artistry: American Landscapes free music reviews:
1
1
Classical CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in Classical CDs
Winterscapesby London Philharmonic
Prophetic Voice; Published: 2000-07; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $2.75
Price in other shops:
The Queen, the Bear, & the Bumblebeeby Dini Petty
Children's Group; Published: 2001-03; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $13.38
Price in other shops:
Classical Kids - Beethoven Lives Upstairs CdrRelease date: 2000-04-05; Music CD
Best price: $24.98
Tchaikovsky (Life and Works (Naxos))by Malcolm Sinclair, Jeremy Siepmann
Naxos; Published: 2003-11; Audio CD; Book
Best price: $35.99
![Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS] Image](/images/Jose-Carreras-Jubileum-Concert-VHS-1584481471-X.jpg){kind=small}
Jose Carreras - Jose Carreras - Jubileum Concert [VHS]Sling Shot; Release date: 2000-04-18; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $5.86
Price in other shops:
![Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS] Image](/images/Tchaikovsky-The-Nutcracker-Nureyev-Park-Royal-Ballet-VHS-156127092X-X.jpg){kind=small}
Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker / Nureyev, Park, Royal Ballet [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-09-09; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.89
Price in other shops:
![Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS] Image](/images/Lonely-Town-Lonley-Street-Sergeant-Early-Dream-VHS-1561270857-X.jpg){kind=small}
Rambert Dance Company - Lonely Town Lonley Street / Sergeant's Early Dream [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1997-10-28; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $14.99
Price in other shops:
Winter Music: Composing the Northby John Luther Adams
Wesleyan; Published: 2004-11-10; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $21.91
Price in other shops:
![Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] Image](/images/Puccini-La-Fanciulla-del-West-Santi-Domingo-Neblett-Royal-Opera-Covent-Garden-VHS-0769720382-X.jpg){kind=small}
Puccini - La Fanciulla del West / Santi, Domingo, Neblett, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $6.38
Price in other shops:
![Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS] Image](/images/Verdi-Falstaff-Giulini-Bruson-Ricciarelli-Nucci-Royal-Opera-Covent-Garden-VHS-0769720358-X.jpg){kind=small}
Verdi - Falstaff / Giulini, Bruson, Ricciarelli, Nucci, Royal Opera Covent Garden [VHS]Kultur Video; Release date: 1999-05-25; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $12.95
Price in other shops: