In Winter Light: Music for Guitar & Flute By John Buckley
John Feeley & William Dowdall
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Release Date: 05-08-2004
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 13244-2
Barcode: 13711324426
Musical Style: Contemporary Classical
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guitar Sonata No.2 Adagio [05:41] | 9 | Guitar Sonata No. 1 Allegro con spirito [02:41] |
| 2 | Guitar Sonata No.2 Con brio [02:17] | 10 | Three Pieces for Solo Flute No 1 [03:13] |
| 3 | Guitar Sonata No.2 Adagio espressivo [04:07] | 11 | Three Pieces for Solo Flute No 2 [03:24] |
| 4 | Guitar Sonata No.2 Allegro energico e brillante [03:13] | 12 | Three Pieces for Solo Flute No 3 [02:48] |
| 5 | Fantasia No. 1 for Alto Flute Motto [02:50] | 13 | Lullaby for Deirdre (Solo Guitar) Floating gently [02:42] |
| 6 | Fantasia No. 2 for Alto Flute [04:40] | 14 | Airflow (Solo Flute) Presto [04:18] |
| 7 | Guitar Sonata No. 1 Maestoso [06:30] | 15 | In Winter Light (Alto Flute and Guitar) Adagio [07:33] |
| 8 | Guitar Sonata No. 1 Espressivo doke [04:20] | 16 | In Winter Light (Alto Flute and Guitar) Con moto [06:25] |
Description:
This recording comprises a selection of works for flute, alto flute and guitar dating from 1973 to 2004. The title is taken from an image in the epic poem Omeros by Derek Walcott, 1992 Nobel Prize of Literature recipient, and reflects the character of the music, much of which was written in the winter months over the past twenty years. Buckley's interest in writing for the flute goes back to student days when he was always attracted to its possibilities of both extreme lyricism and extreme agility and virtuosity. These are qualities, which he considers feature, in about equal measure, throughout his entire compositional output. The compositions for guitar have been more recent, starting with Guitar Sonata No. 1 written in 1989, followed by Guitar Sonata No. 2 in 1998. In these works and in the title piece In Winter Light he has attempted to capture something of the instrument’s unique, evocative and magical sound world.
The title piece In Winter Light, brings flute - this time alto flute - and guitar together and in a way is a culmination of these two separate compositional journeys. The two instruments, with their dark sonorities but otherwise contrasting character, provide a wonderful compliment to each other.
Biography:
Internationally acclaimed guitar virtuoso John Feeley was born in Ballinasloe, County Galway, and graduated in music from Trinity College, Dublin. He went to the United States to continue his education, studying with a number of guitarists including Oscar Ghiglia, Angel Romero and David Russel. After completing a masters degree at Queens College of the City University, New York, he taught at Memphis State University for a number of years. He returned to Ireland to take the post of Professor in Guitar at the Conservatory of Music, Dublin Institute of Technology.
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