Gene Pritsker - Gene & the Strings (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

“Mischief-maker and cultural blender-in-chief, Pritsker is a serious artist, yet much of his work is witty and irreverent.” Anyone can draw a mustache on the Mona Lisa, but few musicians draw it as artistically and creatively as Gene Pritsker.” - Raymond Tuttle, Fanfare Magazine

"The shape-shifting Gene Pritsker is one of the only composers who continues to break down the barriers that still exist in the sometimes water-tight compartments that industry marketers revel in." - Raul d'Gama Rose, All About Jazz

“Composer Gene Pritsker writes here with all the colors of the musical history rainbow, and this is a very good cross-genre collection of work.”.."This is a wild, eclectic (obviously) mix of music." - Stephanie Boyd, American Record Guide

'Intending to make music dangerous again.” - Sequenza21

Composer Gene Pritsker has written over 950 compositions to date. Strings are a big part of his work, this album demonstrates some of Gene’s compsotions that explore the various sounds of string instruments. From solo violin compositions performed by Lara St. John and Machiko Ozawa to string quartets performed by the CompCord String Quartet and Kahlo String Quartet to music for multiple strings inducing compositions for 3 violin, 5 violins and 2 electric guitars. The album also combines various string sonorities including violin with classical guitar and violin with electric guitar. Two of the composition combine hip-hop with strings. The piece ‘Loss Occupied Part 2’ features an r&b voice, Gene as rapper, track and 5 violins and the composition ‘Loosing All Hope’ is for rapper, string quartet and track. The eclectic nature of Gene’s compositional style can be heard throughout the 16 track album, but the sound of string instruments makes it a cohesive whole.

"My music is extremely eclectic, for me music has no bounds - I view the world of music as one big genre. My motto for my art is 'ending the segregation of sound vibration.’" - Gene Pritsker

Tracklist:
01. Iguana
02. Ennui (Live)
03. Neat Suite: I. Fast
04. Neat Suite: II. Choral
05. Neat Suite: III. Finale
06. Tango in V: No. 1, Vivaldi
07. Refugee Blues: II. — (Live)
08. ReAbsorbed (Live)
09. Tango in V: No. 2, Vaughan Williams
10. Deal with the Devil (Live)
11. Loss Occupied: Pt. 1
12. Loss Occupied: Pt. 2
13. Tango in V: No. 3, Verdi
14. In Memory of Joseph Pehrson
15. Losing All Hope
16. In Memory of Sean Satin


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