Kaleidoscope - Music from a Thousand Years

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Label
Affetto Records
Release Date
May 15, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Various
    • PERFORMER
      Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 15, 2026
    • UPC
      051497527235
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      AF2601
    • LABEL
      Affetto Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Sonata for 2 Violins, Op. 5, No. 5: Presto (arr. H. Wall for violin and horn)

      Composer: Louis-Gabriel Guillemain

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    2. 4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 4. Morgen (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    3. Baladă şi joc (Ballad and Dance) (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: György Ligeti

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    4. Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K. 423: III. Rondo: Allegro (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    5. Misty (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Erroll Garner

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    6. 8 Pieces, Op. 39: No. 4. Canzonetta (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Reinhold Glière

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    7. Ode to Genghis Khan (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Munkhbat Jamsranjav

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    8. Aer enim volat (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Hildegard von Bingen

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    9. Histoire du soldat Suite (The Soldier's Tale Suite), Part II: Tango (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    10. La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina: Scene 1: Chi nel fior di giovinezza (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Francesca Caccini

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    11. Polegnala e Todora - Gankino Horo (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    12. Elegy

      Composer: Douglas Hill

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    13. Black Beauty (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    14. English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte I-II (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    15. 2-Bit Contraptions: III. Gramophone (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Jan Bach

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    16. Salve Regina (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Hermann de Reichenau

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    17. 12 Canons melodieux, ou 6 sonates en duo: Sonata in G Major, TWV 40:118: III. Allegro (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    18. Faust, Act III: Salut! demeure chaste et pure (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Charles Gounod

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    19. Symphony No. 10, Op. 93: III. Allegretto (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    20. Thaïs, Act II: Meditation (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Jules Massenet

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    21. Etude (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    22. Libertango (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Astor Piazzolla

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    23. Sonata for 2 Violins in A Major, Op. 3, No. 2: III. Allegro (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    24. Grand Duo in E-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 3, Ben. 528: II. Andante (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Ignaz Joseph Pleyel

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    25. Fugue in D Minor (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Anna Amalia

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    26. The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act III: I attempt from love's sickness (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    27. 5 Old French Dances: No. 5. Le Basque (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Marin Marais

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    28. 2 Duos: No. 1. Meditation: Adagio

      Composer: Phillip Ramey

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    29. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major: IV. Presto (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    30. Hobo Blues (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Nick Homes

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    31. Krivo sadovsko horo (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    32. Life on Mars? (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: David Bowie

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    33. Douce dame jolie (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Guillaume de Machaut

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    34. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) (arr. I. Dobrinescu for horn and violin)

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    35. 5 Postcards: No. 3. Intense (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Errollyn Wallen

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    36. Merope, Act III: Sposa non mi conosci (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Geminiano Giacomelli

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    37. A Bird and a Hawthorn Tree

      Composer: Yui Kitamura

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    38. 9 Fantasie: No. 3. La rondinella (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Thomas Morley

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    39. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Duke Ellington

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    40. 2 Pieces: No. 2. Lullaby (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Rebecca Clarke

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    41. Apollon musagète, "Apollo": Variation d'Apollon (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    42. Hora mărțișorului (arr. H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Grigoraș Dinicu

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    43. Pieces de clavecin en concerts: Concert No. 6: IV. L'egyptienne (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Jean-Philippe Rameau

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    44. 4 Elements: No. 2. Earth

      Composer: Elizabeth Raum

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    45. Keyboard Suite No. 7 (Set I) in G Minor, HWV 432: III. Allegro (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    46. Fat Belly Blues (version for horn and violin)

      Composer: Richard Bissill

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    47. Habbi pietà di me (arr. E. Darvarova and H. Wall for horn and violin)

      Composer: Antonia Bembo

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    48. Blues Etude (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Jeremy Cohen

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    49. S.V.P. (S'il vous plaît) (arr. E. Darvarova for horn and violin)

      Composer: Astor Piazzolla

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    50. Kissed by the Rain (based on Raga Desh)

      Composer: Elmira Darvarova

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova

    51. Un Diario Español: Pagina 92 (arr. E. Darvarova for violin and horn)

      Composer: Bruce Thompson

      Performer: Howard Wall, Elmira Darvarova


Like gazing into a kaleidoscope, this double-CD album brings a treasure-trove of musical miniatures tracing the sweeping panorama and historic perspective of 10 centuries. A mirage-like journey through 1000 years - from the 11th Century until present day - introduces evanescent encounters with a dizzying array of epochs, genres and styles: from otherworldly chants half-whispered beyond ancient monastery walls, to the traditions of Indian Raga, Bulgarian folk tunes and Mongolian throat-singing, to rustic bagpipes and medieval troubadours, to the Baroque splendor of Bach, Handel and Rameau, to Mozart and Schubert, to Italian and French opera, flamenco and tango, jazz and blues, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Duke Ellington, Erroll Garner and David Bowie. This charismatic retrospective is a fascinating collection, brimming with world-premiere recordings (50 out of 51 tracks) and presenting a stunning variety of compositions - some original, some arranged by the performing artists - violinist Elmira Darvarova (first and to date still only ever, woman-concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) and hornist Howard Wall (a former long-time member of two of the world's greatest orchestras - the New York Philharmonic, and the Philadelphia Orchestra). 17 nations from 5 continents are represented, including by ten women composers (one of whom composed operas in the 17th C. and had her works performed for the likes of Galileo). The meticulous album notes cover the multi-dimensional, serendipitous and cross-pollinating nature of essential events and legacies, which endure and continue to fascinate and transport us.