Gabriela Lena Frank - Compadrazgo (2013)
Gabriela Lena Frank - Compadrazgo (2013)
Contemporary Classical | Albany Records TROY1449 | 2013 | 76:05 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Full Scans | Various File Hosts | 248 MB
Ensemble Meme
Contemporary Classical | Albany Records TROY1449 | 2013 | 76:05 | EAC (FLAC, cue, log) | Full Scans | Various File Hosts | 248 MB
Ensemble Meme
This CD of music by Gabriela Lena Frank (b. 1972), titled Compadrazgo, is the type I like to call “out there.” It’s composed, one imagines, on the precipice of the composer’s mind and creative faculties, reaching both inward and outward towards models and inspirations that seem to gestate inside and come out in an almost spontaneous burst of creativity. ...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.
Lynn René Bayley - Fanfare - March/April 2014
Frank’s musical eclecticism sounds startling at first, particularly foreign to North American (and, I would imagine, to Anglo-Saxon) ears, unless one is descended from this ethnic ancestry, but allowing yourself to simply open up and soak the music in pays high dividends. Not to put too fine a point on it, but her music almost sounds as if it “fell together” on its own. In a way, it sounds like a South American fusion equivalent of the Eastern European/Klezmer-influenced music of flautist Abby Rabinowitz. This is especially evident in the last piece of this suite [Sueños de Chambi], “Marinera,” which has a motor rhythm and syncopation not very far from jazz!
Lynn René Bayley - Fanfare - March/April 2014
With ancestral ties to Perú, China, Lithuania and Judaism, you can bet that California-born composer-pianist Gabriela Lena Frank is going to draw on these cultures for inspiration. For her most recent album, "Compadrazgo," the Grammy Award winner and recipient of a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship focuses on her Latin side, with references to her travels throughout South America.
Curiously, what lingers most in the mind when the music is finished are not so much the brief, angular melodies but her beautiful and original use of harmony. Always delicately balanced, pulling one back to a tonal center even in the most bitonal or atonal moments, Frank’s use of harmony, like her use of space, is a constant feature of her style. It keeps one centered and exudes a feeling of calm even in the most excited moments.
Lynn René Bayley, Fanfare
Just like with Frank's other CD, it took me a while to apperciate it enough to share it here. Her composer's voice is very unique and one can unmistakably hear it in her piano compositions on this record, even though in my opinion strings (check also her previous CD Hilos) really make it shine.
Track List:
Gabriela Lena Frank: Sonata Andina
I. Allegro Aymara
II. Himno Inca
III. Adagio Illariy
IV. Finale Saqsampillo
Gabriela Lena Frank: Suenos de Chambi
I. Harawi de Quispe
II. Diablicos Punenos
III. Responsorio Lauramarqueno
IV. P'asna Marcha
V. Adoracion para Angelitos
VI. Harawi de Chambi
VII. Marinera
Gabriela Lena Frank: Canto de Harawi, "Amadeoso"
Gabriela Lena Frank: 3 Homenajes,"Compadrazgo"
No. 1. Scherzo para Sipan
No. 2. Adagio para Amantani
No. 3. T'inku
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Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
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Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
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Of related interest:
Gabriela Lena Frank - Hilos (Threads) (2011) Link
Gabriela Lena Frank - Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (2007) Link
More contemporary American and European music is available at my blog.