Chamber Works New Millennium Ensemble
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This Bridge Records release (catalogue BRIDGE9245) is a single-CD recording of chamber works by American composer Richard Festinger, performed by the New Millennium Ensemble. The disc collects pieces composed across several decades, including Triptych (solo flute), Variations for Piano, Peripeteia, Construction in Metal and Wood (piano–percussion duo) and After Blue.
This Bridge Records release (catalogue BRIDGE9245) is a single-CD recording of chamber works by American composer Richard Festinger, performed by the New Millennium Ensemble. The disc collects pieces composed across several decades, including Triptych (solo flute), Variations for Piano, Peripeteia, Construction in Metal and Wood (piano–percussion duo) and After Blue.
- Comprehensive single-disc presentation of several of Festinger’s chamber works, useful for listeners seeking a dedicated Festinger recording.
- Performed by the New Millennium Ensemble, an ensemble noted in coverage for precision and ensemble discipline.
- Comprehensive single-disc presentation of several of Festinger’s chamber works, useful for listeners seeking a dedicated Festinger recording.
- Performed by the New Millennium Ensemble, an ensemble noted in coverage for precision and ensemble discipline.
- Produced by Judith Sherman, indicating professional studio production values.
- Varied instrumentation across the program (solo flute, piano, percussion, mixed chamber ensemble) demonstrates the composer’s range.
- −The music is contemporary/classical in style with dense counterpoint and rhythmic intricacy; listeners expecting tonal or immediately accessible melodies may find it challenging.
- −Single-composer, single-disc release makes it a niche purchase primarily of interest to contemporary-classical listeners or Festinger specialists.
- −The music is contemporary/classical in style with dense counterpoint and rhythmic intricacy; listeners expecting tonal or immediately accessible melodies may find it challenging.
- −Single-composer, single-disc release makes it a niche purchase primarily of interest to contemporary-classical listeners or Festinger specialists.
- −As a specialist contemporary-classical title, public-facing reviews and mainstream coverage are limited compared with major catalogue releases.
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