Nicholas Cords — Touch Harmonious (Nov. 6, 2020)
■ “They are four classical musicians performing with the energy of young rock stars jamming on their guitars, a Beethoven~goes~indie foray into making classical music accessible but also celebrating why it was good in the first place.” — Pittsburgh Post~Gazette
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Album release: November 6, 2020
Record Label: In A Circle Records
Duration: 75:05
Tracks:
01. Carl Friedrich Abel (arranged by Nicholas Cords) ~ Prelude 3:41
02. Anna Clyne ~ Rest Your Hands 8:58
03. Dmitri Yanov~Yanovski - Short Epitaph (for two violas) 7:16
04. Benjamin Britten - Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ I. Introduzione (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 2:53
05. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ II. Marcia. Allegro (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:40
06. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ III. Canto. Con Moto (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:46
07. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ IV. Barcarola (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 2:28
08. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ V. Dialogo. Allegretto (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:44
09. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ VI. Fuga. Andante espressivo (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 3:08
10. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 - VII. Recitativo. Fantastico (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:28
11. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ VIII. Moto Perpetuo. Presto (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 0:52
12. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ IX. Passacaglia. Lento Solemne (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 9:36
13. Dana Lyn ~ endlessly i would have walked 7:42
14. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ I. Prelude 2:27
15. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ II. Allemande 3:39
16. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ III. Courante 2:27
17. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ IV. Sarabande 3:04
18. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ V. Menuet I & II 3:06
19. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ VI. Gigue 1:30
20. George Frideric Handel (arranged by Toshio Hosokawa) ~ Rinaldo, HWV 7 Lascia ch’io panga 5:42
Credits:
■ Produced by Nicholas Cords and Jody Elff
■ Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jody Elff
■ Recorded, mixed, and mastered in New Paltz, NY (December 2019 — July, 2020)
■ Art direction and design: Christopher Kornmann for Spit + Image
■ Artwork: Walead Beshty
■ Three Sided Picture (YRM), January 12, 2007, Santa Clarita, California, Fujicolor Crystal Archive 2013
■ Color photographic paper,11 x 14 inches
■ Photo credit: Brian Forrest
■ Viola: Patrick Robin — Angers, France 2019 (Pirastro Passione strings — Damian Dlugolecki A string for Bach)
■ Bow: Pierre Simon — Paris, France ca. 1860
■ “Rest These Hands” was arranged for viola by the composer and taken from a larger work called The Violin (2014).
■ “Short Epitaph” by Dmitri Yanov~Yanovsky (2017) was written for Nicholas Cords and generously commissioned by Nancy Grover.
■ “endlessly i would have walked” by Dana Lyn (2017) was written for Nicholas Cords and generously commissioned by Paul and Mela. Haklisch.
REVIEW
■Ξ Název nového alba violisty Nicholase Cordse vychází z epitafu z osmnáctého století, který napsal Samuel Johnson pro hudebníka Clauda Philipse, ale jeho proslulý „harmonický dotek“ by se stejně snadno dal použít i pro samotného Cordse. Dlouholetý člen Brooklyn Rider a Silkroad Ensemble může hrát tím nejsladším tónem, ale také se syrovým náskokem, pokud to hudební kus vyžaduje. Staletí trvající řada materiálu provedená v jeho pokračováních Recursions z roku 2013 umožňuje vyjádření mnoha stránek violisty, od lyrické rapsodie až po žalostnou touhu. Seznam sahá od Johanna Sebastiana Bacha a Benjamina Brittena po žijící skladatelky Annu Clyne, Dmitri Yanov~Yanovski a Danu Lyn. Seznam setů odráží angažovanost Cordsw s hudbou několika epoch. Přesto, jakkoli je ve hře časová rozloha, lze rozeznat kontinuum od raných děl k těm pozdějším, zvláště když tato čerpá inspiraci z období baroka.
BC: https://nicholascords.bandcamp.com/album/touch-harmonious-icr018
■Ξ https://www.textura.org/archives/c/cords_touchharmonious.htm
■Ξ https://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2020/04/08/brooklyn-riders-nicholas-cords-on-beethoven-gratitude-and-the-power-of-creativity
Website: https://www.nicholascords.com/
INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/nicholascords/
■ “They are four classical musicians performing with the energy of young rock stars jamming on their guitars, a Beethoven~goes~indie foray into making classical music accessible but also celebrating why it was good in the first place.” — Pittsburgh Post~Gazette
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Album release: November 6, 2020
Record Label: In A Circle Records
Duration: 75:05
Tracks:
01. Carl Friedrich Abel (arranged by Nicholas Cords) ~ Prelude 3:41
02. Anna Clyne ~ Rest Your Hands 8:58
03. Dmitri Yanov~Yanovski - Short Epitaph (for two violas) 7:16
04. Benjamin Britten - Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ I. Introduzione (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 2:53
05. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ II. Marcia. Allegro (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:40
06. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ III. Canto. Con Moto (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:46
07. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ IV. Barcarola (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 2:28
08. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ V. Dialogo. Allegretto (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:44
09. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ VI. Fuga. Andante espressivo (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 3:08
10. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 - VII. Recitativo. Fantastico (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 1:28
11. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ VIII. Moto Perpetuo. Presto (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 0:52
12. Benjamin Britten ~ Cello Suite No.3, Opus 87 ~ IX. Passacaglia. Lento Solemne (arranged by Nobuko Imai) 9:36
13. Dana Lyn ~ endlessly i would have walked 7:42
14. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ I. Prelude 2:27
15. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ II. Allemande 3:39
16. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ III. Courante 2:27
17. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ IV. Sarabande 3:04
18. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ V. Menuet I & II 3:06
19. Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Cello Suite No.1 in G Major ~ VI. Gigue 1:30
20. George Frideric Handel (arranged by Toshio Hosokawa) ~ Rinaldo, HWV 7 Lascia ch’io panga 5:42
Credits:
■ Produced by Nicholas Cords and Jody Elff
■ Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jody Elff
■ Recorded, mixed, and mastered in New Paltz, NY (December 2019 — July, 2020)
■ Art direction and design: Christopher Kornmann for Spit + Image
■ Artwork: Walead Beshty
■ Three Sided Picture (YRM), January 12, 2007, Santa Clarita, California, Fujicolor Crystal Archive 2013
■ Color photographic paper,11 x 14 inches
■ Photo credit: Brian Forrest
■ Viola: Patrick Robin — Angers, France 2019 (Pirastro Passione strings — Damian Dlugolecki A string for Bach)
■ Bow: Pierre Simon — Paris, France ca. 1860
■ “Rest These Hands” was arranged for viola by the composer and taken from a larger work called The Violin (2014).
■ “Short Epitaph” by Dmitri Yanov~Yanovsky (2017) was written for Nicholas Cords and generously commissioned by Nancy Grover.
■ “endlessly i would have walked” by Dana Lyn (2017) was written for Nicholas Cords and generously commissioned by Paul and Mela. Haklisch.
REVIEW
■Ξ Název nového alba violisty Nicholase Cordse vychází z epitafu z osmnáctého století, který napsal Samuel Johnson pro hudebníka Clauda Philipse, ale jeho proslulý „harmonický dotek“ by se stejně snadno dal použít i pro samotného Cordse. Dlouholetý člen Brooklyn Rider a Silkroad Ensemble může hrát tím nejsladším tónem, ale také se syrovým náskokem, pokud to hudební kus vyžaduje. Staletí trvající řada materiálu provedená v jeho pokračováních Recursions z roku 2013 umožňuje vyjádření mnoha stránek violisty, od lyrické rapsodie až po žalostnou touhu. Seznam sahá od Johanna Sebastiana Bacha a Benjamina Brittena po žijící skladatelky Annu Clyne, Dmitri Yanov~Yanovski a Danu Lyn. Seznam setů odráží angažovanost Cordsw s hudbou několika epoch. Přesto, jakkoli je ve hře časová rozloha, lze rozeznat kontinuum od raných děl k těm pozdějším, zvláště když tato čerpá inspiraci z období baroka.
BC: https://nicholascords.bandcamp.com/album/touch-harmonious-icr018
■Ξ https://www.textura.org/archives/c/cords_touchharmonious.htm
■Ξ https://www.classicalmpr.org/story/2020/04/08/brooklyn-riders-nicholas-cords-on-beethoven-gratitude-and-the-power-of-creativity
Website: https://www.nicholascords.com/
INSTA: https://www.instagram.com/nicholascords/