Gabriela Lena Frank: Compadrazgo

Molly Morkoski (piano), Barry Crawford (flute), Michael Norsworthy (clarinet), Ensemble Meme

Catalog #: TROY1449
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Format: Digital
Chamber

Born in Berkeley to a mother of Peruvian/Chinese ancestry and a father of Lithuanian/Jewish descent, Gabriela Lena Frank explores her multicultural heritage most ardently through her compositions. Franks has traveled extensively throughout South American and her pieces reflect and refract her studies of Latin-American folklore, incorporating poetry, mythology and native musical styles into a western classical framework. Winner of a Latin Grammy and nominated for Grammys as both composer and pianist, Ms. Frank holds a Guggenheim Fellowship and a USA Artist Fellowship. This disc includes four works composed over a seven-year period and all feature the piano — one for solo piano; one for flute and piano; another for flute, clarinet and piano; and one for piano quintet, beautifully performed by Ensemble MEME and pianist Molly Morkoski.

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Title Composer Performer
Sonata Andina Gabriela Lena Frank Molly Morkoski, piano
Sueños de Chambi: Snapshots for an Andean Album Gabriela Lena Frank Barry Crawford, flute, Molly Morkoski, piano
Canto de Harawi: Amadeoso Gabriela Lena Frank Barry Crawford, flute, Michael Norsworthy, clarinet, Molly Morkoski, piano
Tres Homanajes: Compadrazgo Gabriela Lena Frank Harumi Rhodes, violin, Austin Hartman, violin, Liuh-Wen Ting, viola, Caroline Stinson, cello, Molly Morkoski, piano

Reviews

  • “There is no question that the music on Compadrazgo is strange and challenging to Western, non-South American ears, but if you are open to new experiences I think you’ll find it opens new doors to your mind.

    – Fanfare

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