Moravian Archive
RAIN WORTHINGTON: “Dream Vapors” = var. works – Navona
RAIN WORTHINGTON: “Dream Vapors” = Shredding Glass; Reversing Mirrors in the Quiet; Tracing a Dream; Fast Through Dark Winds; Within a Dance; Yet Still Night; Of Time Remembered – Czech Philharmonic Orch./Robert Ian Winstin/Moravian Philharmonic Orch./Petr Vronsky/Russian Philharmonic Orch./Ovidiu Marinescu – Navona NV6025 [Distr. by Parma], 52:58, (2/12/16) ***1/2: Very pleasant works from this emerging composer. Rain Worthington is a very talented and forthright composer who comes from a very unusual background as she doesn’t have any real formal training in composition and, therefore, does not hold any university position or the like. Her passion for music, especially that for orchestra, has allowed her to use what seems like a great deal of natural talent to produce some very fine work; including these pieces here. Rain’s music has been performed in venues from private lofts to concert halls in the United States and across Spain, India, Iceland, and Brazil. Worthington lives in upper New York state and serves as the Artistic Administrator/Composer Advocate for New York Women Composers, Inc., which advocates for the new music of woman composers. She previously was active in the Manhattan new music scene for more than 25 years promoting her music, while her own background […]
MICHAEL EVANS: “Eidola” = Karolina Rojahn, piano/Moravian Philharmonic/Vit Micka – Navona
Relaxing and beautiful sounds in a “light classical” vein would also make great film music.
GERHARD STABLER “Zeichen” = GERHARD STABLER: Zeichen (Gefahrliche Rander, Grauzonen, Auf Messers Schneide) – Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra/ Vit Micka – Navona Records
Kind of spooky stuff that is still somewhat interesting.
LEOS JANACEK: Piano Works Vol. 1 = Sonata 1.X.1905; On an overgrown path I & II; Reminiscence; In the Mist – Slavka Pechocova, piano – Praga Digitals
Janacek’s works exhibit much variety within his individual style, so even hearing the entire disc at one sitting does not seem repetitive.