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Intimate Impressions / Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
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Intimate Impressions / Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan

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Composer
DEBUSSY RAVEL TAILLEFERRE
Artist
Cicchillitti, Cowan
Format
CD
Label
Analekta
Released
Apr 16, 2021
Catalog #
AN28793
UPC
628588879322

About

The excellent new album Intimate Impressions for Two Guitars by the duo Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan consists of music originally written for piano, harp, or two guitars by leading 20th century composers who spent the bulk of their careers working in Paris, such as Ravel, Debussy, Mompou, Tailleferre, and Jolivet. The arrangements, the majority of which are by the Cicchillitti/Cowan duo, eloquently illustrate that the tone colors, intimacy, and pure lyricism of the composers’ styles are ideally suited to the guitar, and that the harmonic language translates beautifully to a guitar duo. Simply captivating!

REVIEW:

New additions to the guitar duo repertoire: 20th Century French works arranged for two guitars, artistically performed by Canadian guitarists who clearly have command of transcription skills, and also a unified delivery of the music in all its technical complexity and musical depth. Drew Henderson and Michael Kolk’s arrangement of the `Prelude’ from Ravel’s Tombeau de Couperin, the only arrangement in the program not by the duo, is nothing short of stellar in concept and execution. There follows the almost obligatory contemporary work on the program, Serenade by Andre Jolivet. Even though it was written for and premiered by Presti & Lagoya, an inspiring duo from the mid-1900s not known for avante-garde musical excursions, it disrupts the flow in this otherwise delightful program of warm and uplifting music. Liner notes by Richard Turp are well written and interesting, leaving the listener with a fairly complete picture of the music.

-- American Record Guide

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 I. Modéré 04:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Modéré
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  2. 2 II. Mouvement de Menuet 03:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Mouvement de Menuet
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  3. 3 III. Animé 04:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Animé
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  4. 4 I. Angelico 01:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Angelico
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Federico Mompou
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  5. 5 V. Quarter Note = 54 02:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Quarter Note = 54
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Federico Mompou
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  6. 6 XI. Allegretto 01:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    XI. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Federico Mompou
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  7. 7 XVI. Calme 02:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    XVI. Calme
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Federico Mompou
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  8. 8 Impresiones intimas: V. Secreto (Secret) (arr. A. Cicchillitti and S. Cowan for guitar duo) 02:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    Impresiones intimas: V. Secreto (Secret) (arr. A. Cicchillitti and S. Cowan for guitar duo)
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Federico Mompou
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  9. 9 I. Allegretto 02:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Allegretto
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Germaine Tailleferre
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  10. 10 II. Lento 04:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Germaine Tailleferre
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  11. 11 III. Perpetuum mobile 03:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Perpetuum mobile
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Germaine Tailleferre
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  12. 12 Préludes, Book 2: No. 5. Bruyères (arr. A. Cicchillitti and S. Cowan for guitar duo) 02:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    Préludes, Book 2: No. 5. Bruyères (arr. A. Cicchillitti and S. Cowan for guitar duo)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  13. 13 2 Arabesques: No. 1 in E Major (arr. E. Baranzano, A. Cicchillitti and R. Izquierdo for guitar) 05:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    2 Arabesques: No. 1 in E Major (arr. E. Baranzano, A. Cicchillitti and R. Izquierdo for guitar)
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti
  14. 14 Préludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (arr. L. Vereczkey for guitar duo) 02:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    Préludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (arr. L. Vereczkey for guitar duo)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  15. 15 I. Preludio e Canzona 03:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Preludio e Canzona
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    André Jolivet
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  16. 16 II. Allegro Trepidante 03:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Allegro Trepidante
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    André Jolivet
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  17. 17 III. Andante Malinconico 03:42
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Andante Malinconico
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    André Jolivet
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  18. 18 IV. Con allegria 02:37
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Con allegria
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    André Jolivet
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan
  19. 19 Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. T. Manoukian for guitar) 06:37
    Track
    19
    Title
    Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. T. Manoukian for guitar)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Steve Cowan
  20. 20 Le tombeau de Couperin: No. 1. Prélude (arr. D. Henderson and M. Kolk for guitar duo) 03:25
    Track
    20
    Title
    Le tombeau de Couperin: No. 1. Prélude (arr. D. Henderson and M. Kolk for guitar duo)
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Adam Cicchillitti, Steve Cowan