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By Infodad
"In the conventional three movements, this is the most pleasantly melodic work on the CD, and inclusion of the piano produces a sound for the piece that differs substantially – and to the work’s benefit – from the sound of everything else on this disc." Read the full article: http://transcentury.blogspot.com/2022/12/rarities.html By Josep Bosch, Sonograma
Today's music - and we can be proud of it - embraces all kinds of styles, and only writing and performance could be separated into different categories. This is demonstrated by Andrew Lewinter, a horn scholar, who began his compositional career in 2016 cultivating a neoclassical and romantic style. His works include a sonata for horn and piano (2017), a woodwind quintet (2019), a nonet (2018), a sonata for tuba and piano (2018), and a waltz for flute and cello. This disc includes the Trio for oboe, horn and piano, the Quintet for oboe and string, and the Quintet for horn and string . There are sublime moments throughout the recording. We can emphasize that the movements of all the compositions are interconnected and thematically related to the initial intervals of the main theme of each first movement. In addition, it must be said that the string responds with nerve to the magnificent performances of John Dee on the oboe and Bernhard David Scully on the horn. The whole album contains special moments, some of more interest than others, both in the trios and the two quintets. Lewinter's music, performed impeccably by the Jupiter String Quartet, balances the lightness and gravity of evocative music. However, it is undeniable that this is a repertoire of tonal music that deserves the attention and enthusiasm of the performers. John Dee, Bernhard David Scully and pianist Casey Robards, three soloists gifted with great personality, are committed to offering respectful versions of trios and quintets. Andrew Lewinter's brilliant sonorities, full of lyricism, exude precision and neatness, and have been picked up with conviction by performers of great merit. Article Link: https://sonograma.org/suplement-de-discos/andrew-lewinter/ By Núria Serra, Sonograma
"With the work of the composer Andrew Lewinter, the Trio for Oboe, Horn and Piano, we enter a much more introverted world in which the intervals have an expressive weight; the fugue of the penultimate variation, in the subject, is an inversion of the initial intervals of the movement." Read the full article: https://sonograma.org/suplement-de-discos/figments-vol-3/ By Nagamag
“A very rich composition of the repertoire, with a powerful sound palette of a chamber, wind orchestra. A real treasure for connoisseurs of such music, in which instrumental textures decorate your inner world in bright colors.” Article Link: https://www.nagamag.com/the-latest/andrew-lewinter-x-new-london-chamber-ensemble-woodwind-quintet-no-1-ii-dumka-andante/ By Classical Music Indy
"The seven composers’ works on the album soar with modern flair, making use of various instrumental textures and irregular meters with jazz-driven influences sprouting from classical roots. Dynamic displays of dexterity and luscious interplay between performers burst with refined energy in this recording, uplifting listeners into a satisfying and equally enticing atmosphere." Read the full article: https://www.classicalmusicindy.org/cmi-streaming/#/post/280267 Andrew’s three-movement horn quartet, Sonatina for Horns is now available for purchase through Sheet Music Plus.
Andrew’s “Sonata for Low Brass and Piano” is now available for purchase through Sheet Music Plus. This piece is equally playable on tenor trombone, bass trombone or euphonium. Hence the title: Sonata for Low Brass and Piano (Trombone, Bass Trombone, or Euphonium).
Andrew Lewinter's Quintet for Horn and Strings is now available at SheetMusic Plus. The Quintet is scored for horn and string quartet. The style is very romantic. It is scheduled to be recorded by Bernhard Scully, for whom the piece was written, and the Jupiter String Quartet. The sheet music is available at SheetMusic Plus.
Andrew Lewinter's Four Miniatures for Horn and Violin is now available for purchase on SheetMusic Plus. This piece was written for, and at the suggestion of, David Jolley, a horn soloist who was one of my teachers when I was in high school. It’s a good piece to program on a concert with the Brahms Horn Trio, as the main theme of each of the short movements is based on an inversion of the intervals of the main theme in the corresponding movement of the Brahms. It’s in four movements, and scored for horn and violin (no piano).
Andrew Lewinter's Quintet for Oboe and String Quartet is now available for purchase on SheetMusic Plus. This quintet was written for oboe soloist John Dee.
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