Described by Classical Guitar Review as “nothing short of inspirational”, this début recording by Tracy Anne Smith and Rob MacDonald unveils a refreshing and innovative program of works by some of the most exciting living composers of our time. Stephen Goss’s contrasting miniatures in The Raw and the Cooked reference musical greats from Django Reinhardt to Astor Piazzolla, and Still the Sea is a homage to Toru Takemitsu. Christopher William Pierce’s mellifluous sound world explores the sensual, the ornate and the spectacular. Following his innovative and rhythmic Niterói, Roland Dyens brings us home with the succulently melodic Comme des Grands.

TRACKLIST:

Stephen Goss

The Raw And The Cooked (Le Cru Et Le Cuit) (2004)

1. I. Hot

2. II. The Cooked

3. III. Milonga

4. VI. Malabar Hill

5. VII. The Raw

6. IX. Alba

7. X. The Hotel Kempinski

8. XI. Tango Brawl

9. XII The Ajman

Still The Sea

10. I. The Black River

11. II. Silent Pool

12. III. Fire Water

Christopher William Pierce

Adagio And Fugue

13. Adagio

14. Fugue

Three Pieces For Two Guitars

15. I. Moderato

16. II. Allegro Ritmico

17 III. ... On An Arrangement Of Bach's Prelude In B Minor

Roland Dyens

18 Niterói ('Hidden Waters')

Comme Des Grands

19. I. Gloomy Light

20. II. Il Funghetto

21. III. Clown Blanc

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Released 07/2012
Recorded & mastered at St. John Crysostom Parish, Newmarket ON Canada

At St. John Crysostom Parish

Producer – Bonnie Silver

Producer, Engineer, Editor – Norbert Kraft