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The Best Cuisine - Music of Carlos Simon

$15.99

Details

Composer
Carlos Simon
Artist
Chiarina Chamber Players, Carl DuPont, Domenic Salerni, Carrie Bean Stute, Efi Hackmey
Format
CD
Label
Azica Records
Released
Aug 22, 2025
Catalog #
ACD-71380
UPC
787867138021

About

This album portrait of Carlos Simon grew out of a commission, The Best Cuisine, which was funded by a grant from Chamber Music America and composed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The artists on this album presented the work's premiere in Washington, DC in 2022. At it's core is a spirit of collaboration - a coming together of art song and culinary flair, musical styles, and friendships - during a time that was otherwise quite solitary. It's text, written by baritone Carl DuPont, celebrates the craft of cooking that both he and Simon honed during the pandemic. With newfound inspiration drawn from the multifacetedness of Simon's compositional voice, DuPont and violinist Domenic Salerni, cellist Carrie Bean Stute, and pianist Efi Hackmey returned to Chiarina's longtime venue, the historic St. Mark's Church in Capitol Hill, to record The Best Cuisine and additional works for combinations of violin, cello, piano, and baritone. While Simon has more recently become known for his large-scale works, Chiarina seeks to highlight Simon's versatility and poignancy in works for more intimate performing forces.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Be Still and Know 06:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Be Still and Know
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  2. 2 Lickety Split 05:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Lickety Split
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  3. 3 I. Grace 02:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Grace
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  4. 4 Inscription (Salmon with Kale) 00:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    Inscription (Salmon with Kale)
    Duration
    00:09
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  5. 5 II. Salmon with Kale 01:33
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Salmon with Kale
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  6. 6 Inscription (Mac and Cheese) 00:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    Inscription (Mac and Cheese)
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  7. 7 III. Mac and Cheeze 02:53
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Mac and Cheeze
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  8. 8 Interlude I 01:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Interlude I
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  9. 9 IV. Roux 02:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Roux
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  10. 10 Interlude II 01:22
    Track
    10
    Title
    Interlude II
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  11. 11 V. Healthy Ramen 02:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Healthy Ramen
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont
    Ensemble
    Chiarina Chamber Players
  12. 12 Nightfall 05:04
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nightfall
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont, Efi Hackmey
  13. 13 Dead Fires 03:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    Dead Fires
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont, Efi Hackmey
  14. 14 Prayer (Gather Up) 02:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prayer (Gather Up)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carl Dupont, Efi Hackmey
  15. 15 Caro mio ben (arr. C. Simon) 03:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    Caro mio ben (arr. C. Simon)
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Giuseppe Giordani
    Performer
    Carl Dupont, Efi Hackmey
  16. 16 Between Worlds 04:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    Between Worlds
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Domenic Salerni
  17. 17 Between Worlds (version for cello) 04:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    Between Worlds (version for cello)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Carrie Bean Stute
  18. 18 Sleep Well 03:36
    Track
    18
    Title
    Sleep Well
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Carlos Simon
    Performer
    Efi Hackmey