Scorpion Tales

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Label
American Modern Recordings
Release Date
September 4, 2012
Format
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      ROBERT PATERSON STEPHEN ANDRE
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Duo Scorpio
    • PERFORMER
      DUO SCORPIO
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 04, 2012
    • UPC
      616895072628
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      B0086VT1DW
    • LABEL
      American Modern Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Le Jardin des Paons (The Garden of Peacocks)

      Composer: Bernard Andrès

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio

    2. I. Trinidad Scorpion

      Composer: Robert Paterson

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio

    3. II. Promenade a deux

      Composer: Robert Paterson

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio

    4. III. The Tale of Orion

      Composer: Robert Paterson

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio

    5. Raga, Op. 41

      Composer: Caroline Lizotte

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio

    6. Crossfade

      Composer: Sebastian Currier

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio

    7. Unfurl

      Composer: Stephen Andrew Taylor

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio

    8. Parvis

      Composer: Bernard Andrès

      Ensemble: Duo Scorpio


Scorpion Tales is Duo Scorpio's debut release. It contains a unique selection of modern masterpieces and new works for harp duo, including Le Jardin Des Paons and Parvis by Bernard Andres, Raga by Caroline Lizotte, and world premiere recordings of Crossfade by Sebastian Currier, Scorpion Tales by Robert Paterson (commissioned by Duo Scorpio and the American Harp Society) and Unfurl by Stephen Andrew Taylor. Each work explores the rich sound world created by two harps, and the entire album was produced by Grammy winning recording engineer Adam Abeshouse. The formation of Duo Scorpio is as fascinating as the album: harpists Kathryn Andrews and Kristi Shade were born on exactly the same day, November 5, 1982, making them both Scorpios; they both moved to New York City after undergraduate school, completed their Master's Degrees at The Manhattan School of Music and studied with harp legend Susan Jolles. Scorpios are known for their determination, hard work and love of a challenge, which is definitely exemplified in this stunning debut album.