Contemporary

warm country night
Chamber music by William Bland
BRIDGE 9013


$ 14.99

Bridge is pleased to release first recording of five works by American composer, William Bland. Not easily categorized, Mr. Bland’s work incorporates tonal and atonal elements, frequent microtonal inflections, and both strict and free rhythmic designs. He blends these into passionate rhapsodic structures of highly contrasting densities. Born in West Virginia in 1947, Bland’s work has been performed frequently in Europe.

 

Reviews:


The performances seethe with commitment. The recording is near-noiseless, balance excellent.” -Fanfare

“Bland has rounded up a dedicated and skillful batch of interpreters here. The performances seem excellent. Bridge Records has supplied its usual flawless sound.” - Musical America


Cover painting by P. Craig Russell

 


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William Bland

Warm Country Night (1985)
Quartet for Flute, Clarinet, Violin and Piano (1983)
Rhapsody on an Original Theme (1977)
Rhapsody for Cello and Piano (1985)
Second Trio - Elegy and Consolation 'above the clouds, midnight passes' (1987)

Harrie Starreveld, flute
Rene Eckhardt, piano
Alan Feinberg, piano
Margo Garrett, piano
Sharon Robinson, cello
Charles Neidich, clarinet
Daniel Phillips, violin
Steven Doane, cello

BRIDGE 9013

Related discs:

9260, 9223, Four Pieces for Piano, Three Dances for Solo Guitar

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