Gianluca Littera – A Breath Between the Strings (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:58 minutes | 1,42 GB | Genre: Classical
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The three British composers in this programme all found very different ways to integrate the harmonica with that most aristocratic of ensembles, the string quartet. Gordon Jacob’s Divertimento is a delicious musical tableau, full of his characteristic melodic ease and playfulness. James Moody was devoted to the harmonica, for which he wrote a number of works, and his Quintet has a Classical structure that includes both highly virtuosic and deeply introspective episodes. Renowned as a jazz drummer, Tony Kinsey adopted a late-Romantic stance in his Quintet but also looked to Gershwin and Piazzolla, ending the work with the blues and an unforgettably catchy riff.
Tracklist:
1-1. Gianluca Littera – I. March (01:40)
1-2. Gianluca Littera – II. Romance (03:31)
1-3. Gianluca Littera – III. Siciliano (02:24)
1-4. Gianluca Littera – IV. Scherzetto (02:05)
1-5. Gianluca Littera – V. Sarabande (03:00)
1-6. Gianluca Littera – VI. Slavonic Dance (00:53)
1-7. Gianluca Littera – VII. Elegy (02:59)
1-8. Gianluca Littera – VIII. Jig (01:36)
1-9. Gianluca Littera – I. Allegretto con espressione (05:35)
1-10. Gianluca Littera – II. Allegro moderato (05:13)
1-11. Gianluca Littera – III. Lento (06:05)
1-12. Gianluca Littera – IV. Moderato con variazioni (08:02)
1-13. Gianluca Littera – I. Allegro (06:20)
1-14. Gianluca Littera – II. Larghetto (06:13)
1-15. Gianluca Littera – III. Presto (06:50)
1-16. Gianluca Littera – IV. Presto (06:22)
