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Ruth Lomon: Shadowing
Navona

Ruth Lomon: Shadowing

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Details

Composer
LOMON, RUTH
Artist
Hutchins, Winterstein, Woolweaver, Owen, Lomon
Format
CD
Label
Navona
Released
Mar 10, 2017
Catalog #
NV6080
UPC
896931003803

About

Navona Records proudly presents renowned composer Ruth Lomon's Shadowing, her debut album on the label. The release showcases her remarkable skill in writing for the piano, pushing the instrument's timbre and color to its limits to create animated sound worlds such as those of the title work, Shadowing. Lomon writes of the colors in the pieces: "'Shadowing' means to have such a light touch, such a light tread, that one can move freely through the forest, observing without being observed...It is the equivalent of manifesting and then becoming like smoke, and then manifesting again..." Lomon incorporates more radical colors - such as prepared piano - in Five Ceremonial Masks, which is inspired by masks used by the Navajo people in their Yeibichai Night Chant ceremonies. Native American imagery also appears in the second movement of Esquisses, "La Fête," in which the rhythmic and melodic properties of the music are inspired by the Turtle Dance as seen by Lomon at New Mexico's Taos Pueblo. The first movement of Esquisses, "Les Cloches," incorporates overtone partials and change-ringing patterns of European flared tower bells, creating a distinctive pianistic color, culminating in the introspective, balladic "Memoires de..." to conclude the piece.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Sunflower Variations 11:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sunflower Variations
    Duration
    11:03
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  2. 2 I. Canto Hondo (Deep Song) 05:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Canto Hondo (Deep Song)
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Katherine Winterstein, Scott Woolweaver, Patrick Owen, Eileen Hutchins
  3. 3 II. Los Ángelos Tímidos (The Shyest Angels) 05:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Los Ángelos Tímidos (The Shyest Angels)
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Katherine Winterstein, Scott Woolweaver, Patrick Owen, Eileen Hutchins
  4. 4 III. Running with the Wolves 02:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Running with the Wolves
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Katherine Winterstein, Scott Woolweaver, Patrick Owen, Eileen Hutchins
  5. 5 I. Les cloches (The Bells) 04:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Les cloches (The Bells)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  6. 6 II. La fête (The Holiday) 03:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. La fête (The Holiday)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  7. 7 III. Mémoires de... (Memories of...) 04:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Mémoires de... (Memories of...)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  8. 8 No. 1, Changing Woman 04:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1, Changing Woman
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  9. 9 No. 2, Dancer 01:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2, Dancer
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  10. 10 No. 3, Spirit 06:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3, Spirit
    Duration
    06:12
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  11. 11 No. 4, Clown 01:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4, Clown
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  12. 12 No. 5, Talking Power 02:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5, Talking Power
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Eileen Hutchins
  13. 13 No. 1, Changing Woman 03:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1, Changing Woman
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Ruth Lomon
  14. 14 No. 2, Dancer 01:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2, Dancer
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Ruth Lomon
  15. 15 No. 3, Spirit 05:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3, Spirit
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Ruth Lomon
  16. 16 No. 4, Clown 01:40
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4, Clown
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Ruth Lomon
  17. 17 No. 5, Talking Power 02:14
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 5, Talking Power
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Ruth Lomon
    Performer
    Ruth Lomon