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Satoh: Birds in warped time II.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)

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Satoh: Birds in warped time II; Debussy: Sonata for violin and piano; Messiaen: Theme et Variations; Takemitsu: Distance de Fee; Ravel: Violin Sonata Anne Akiko Meyers, violin/Li Jian, piano (Avie Records AV 0024)

It's difficult to predict where you might this recording in the bins of your local multimegamedia store. Neither violinist Anne Akiko Meyers nor the first-listed composer, Somei Satoh, is exactly a household word. Although this CD might be difficult to find, the search is worth it.

This recital mixes the relatively familiar (the Ravel and Debussy pieces) with some more exotic offerings. The opening selection is Japanese composer Somie Satoh's (b. 1947) Birds in warped time II, which is spellbinding in its quiet intensity. There are some elements of minimalism, especially in the piano part, but the music never seems static. I'm not quite sure ...

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