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Conversations: Keyboard & Chamber Music by John Bilotta & David Gaines

6/29/2010, 31 Tracks, 1:01:51

Featuring

  • Robert Kozánek
  • Ivana Kozánková Hlavonová
  • Melanie Schattschneider Keller
  • Steve Sánchez
  • Miles Graber
  • Martha Stoddard
  • Patrick Francis
  • Annette Klein
  • Fumito Nunoya
  • E-Chen Hsu
  • Franz Zhao
  • Sarah Rathke
  • Kirk Trevor
  • James DeJoie
  • Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • David Gaines
  • John G. Bilotta

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Recording & Production

All of John G. Bilotta's works on this album were recorded under his supervision in collaboration with Mark Lemaire of Rubato Recording.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

David Gaines's "Suite of Changes" is a homage to John Cage, a musical giant who had died just before Gaines arrived at Peabody in 1992.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

David Gaines, the other composer featured, is known for his imaginative orchestrations and eclectic style, with his music performed across the United States and Europe.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

John G. Bilotta, one of the composers on this album, had his first chamber opera, Aria da Capo, become a finalist in a New York City Opera competition.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

David Gaines's "Jubilee" combines a neoclassical style with rhythms inspired by the 'weasel war dance' of ferrets, reflecting their energetic movements.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

David Gaines's piece "...and dispel the miseries of the world" was inspired by a verse from the 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar Shantideva, found in a book by the Dalai Lama.

Source: Booklet

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