Miranda Cuckson & Blair McMillen
Release Date: 22 April 2016
Label: ECM New Series
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 028948117888
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Description
In recent years the New York-based violinist and violist Miranda Cuckson been one of the most sought-after performers of contemporary music, and is enthusiastic about the role of the performer-interpreter in the musical creative process.
She has released nine lauded solo/duo CDs, including music by Hersch, Shapey, Xenakis, Haas, Martino and concertos by Korngold and Ponce. Her recording of Luigi Nono's "La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura" for violin and electronics was named a Best Classical Recording of 2012 by the New York Times.
After appearing on Vijay Iyer's first album on ECM (Mutations), she now makes her own debut on ECM New Series with pianist Blair McMillen in pieces by Lutoslawski, Bartók, and Schnittke.
Tracklisting
Anna Gourari, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Markus Poschner
Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica & Vida Mikneviciute
Arvo Part
Thomas Larcher
John Holloway Ensemble
Heinz Holliger & Anton Kernjak
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tonu Kaljuste
Karlheinz Stockhausen Michaels Reise
Torleif Thedeen (cello) & Marianna Shirinyan (piano)
Magnus Boye Hansen (violin), Mathias Halvorsen (piano)
Rafael Catala, Musica Iberica
Carlotta Malquori, Andrea D'Amato
Ensemble La Francaise
Christoph Croise; Andrey Baranov; Alexander Panfilov
Trio Parnassus
Kilian Herold, Barbara Buntrock, Florian Donderer, Tanja Tetzlaff
