SUMMER & WINTER SONGS
MIRA J. SPEKTOR
Maeve Höglund soprano
Jean-Paul Björlin piano & tenor

Hailed by the New York Times as "An interesting composer” and "attractive and tonal" with music described as "a passionate duet “ and "a sprightly songfest,” prolific contemporary composer Mira J. Spektor’s career spans decades, languages, and disciplines. With a compositional repertoire including chamber operas, musicals, film scores, art songs, and cabaret, Spektor has written English, French, and German songs and performed and recorded in the United States, Europe, and Israel. She is also a published poet and brings her wealth of knowledge, experience, and musical passion to her Navona Records debut SUMMER & WINTER SONGS.

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STRING QUARTETS 1, 2 & 3
ELEANOR ALBERGA

Ensemble Arcadiana
Thomas Bowes violin 1
Jacqueline Shave/Oscar Perks violin 2
Andres Kaljuste viola
Jonathan Swensen cello

Jamaican-born British composer Eleanor Alberga stuns listeners with her spellbinding Navona Records debut: ALBERGA STRING QUARTETS 1, 2 AND 3, a carefully thought out yet naturally flowing example of Alberga’s creative genius, performed by the unmatched Maggini Quartet.

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PARMA Recordings is delighted to announce the release of DIRECT CONTACT by renowned pianist Roberta Rust. In this Navona Records release, Rust pays homage to eight composers whom she has had the opportunity to work directly with in some capacity during her impressive career.

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On A PATH OF LIGHT, their debut release on Ansonica Records, Hevreh Ensemble offers up a set of music that highlights the unique blend of jazz, world music, and chamber music which critics call "a new sort of aesthetic that defies description."

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IN TANDEM is a Navona Records multi-composer release featuring five unique composers. Each track offers an intriguing experience from polyptych storytelling to experimenting with the composition of free jazz and a minimal exploration of violin and cello.

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ONE-ELEVEN HEAVY
A CHAMBER OPERA
MATT FREY
Hotel Elefant | David Bloom Conductor
Jenny Ribeiro soprano
Karim Sulayman tenor

On September 2, 1998, 229 passengers and crew members lost their lives when Swissair Flight 111 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Nova Scotia. Composer Matt Frey, who identified with the Swissair tragedy due to his own brush with a plane malfunction, explores the human relationship to air travel while also commemorating the lives lost in the chamber opera ONE-ELEVEN HEAVY.

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The story of the opera is based on the famous story of a king and sculptor, Pygmalion, originally taken from the tenth book of the Metamorphoses by Ovid. Pigmalione, dismayed that he may never find in real life the ideal of feminine beauty, creates a sculpture of it himself. Having fallen in love with his own creation, Pigmalione's prayer for the sculpture's (christened Galatea) animation is answered by Venus.

Conducted and Produced by Joana Filipe Martinez
CMD Grand Opera Company of Barcelona Spain

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Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40
Villa-Lobos: Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano No. 1
Murphy: Piano Trio No. 1
Brahms: String Sextet in G Major, Op. 36

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LINES & SPACES
THE MUSIC OF THAD ANDERSON

The 15 tracks on Thad Anderson’s LINES & SPACES are from his Lines series, based on his compositional technique called “duration lines” that create both structure and polyrhythmic interest. Anderson integrates traditional instruments with fixed media, live processing, and tuned metals to create pieces that are infinitely malleable.

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PRISMA vol 2
CONTEMPORARY CONCERTOS AND WORKS FOR ORCHESTRA
JAMES LENTINI
RAIN WORTHINGTON
JAN JÄRVLEPP
PETER CASTINE
BETH MEHOCIC

Navona Records proudly presents PRISMA VOL. 2, an epic journey into the world of the large ensemble with five of today’s top contemporary composers. This collection demonstrates the diversity of the orchestral and concerto composition, both in instrumentation and emotion.

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