Unexpected America
A Musical Journey Through the Works of America
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GEN 25917 EAN: 4260036259179
7.2.202518.90 €
With the energy of a jet engine, violinist Oscar Bohórquez and pianist Frank Braley dive into a whirlwind exploration of unknown and thrilling American repertoire. Duos by Paul Schoenfield, William Bolcom, Aaron Copland, Mike Mower, and Brazilian composer Mozart Camargo Guarnieri – blessed with a name as remarkable as his music – bring the rhythmic vitality of the Americas into your living room. From jungle and desert-infused melodies to the spirit of tango, samba, rumba, square dance, and New York jazz clubs, this album offers a wonderfully vibrant and captivating musical experience.
Fono Forum
"This brilliant album is unmistakably American in style. [...] The album as a whole is as compact as it is phenomenally successful." Review by Christoph Schlüren, issue 5-2025
Music for Several Instruments Blog
"[...] a well-chosen mix of South and North American music for violin and piano, from violinist Oscar Bohórquez and pianist Frank Braley." Review by Dean Frey, March 18, 2025
radio3rbb
"Unexpected America" is album of the week from 17.02.2025.
Oscar Bohórquez Violin
Frank Braley Piano
With the energy of a jet engine, violinist Oscar Bohórquez and pianist Frank Braley dive into a whirlwind exploration of unknown and thrilling American repertoire. Duos by Paul Schoenfield, William Bolcom, Aaron Copland, Mike Mower, and Brazilian composer Mozart Camargo Guarnieri – blessed with a name as remarkable as his music – bring the rhythmic vitality of the Americas into your living room. From jungle and desert-infused melodies to the spirit of tango, samba, rumba, square dance, and New York jazz clubs, this album offers a wonderfully vibrant and captivating musical experience.
Fono Forum
"This brilliant album is unmistakably American in style. [...] The album as a whole is as compact as it is phenomenally successful." Review by Christoph Schlüren, issue 5-2025
Music for Several Instruments Blog
"[...] a well-chosen mix of South and North American music for violin and piano, from violinist Oscar Bohórquez and pianist Frank Braley." Review by Dean Frey, March 18, 2025
radio3rbb
"Unexpected America" is album of the week from 17.02.2025.
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Tracklist
- Paul Schoenfield (1947–2024)
Four Souvenirs for Violin and Piano
Samba - Tango
- Tin Pan Alley
- Square Dance
- William Bolcom (*1938)
Graceful Ghost - Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (1907–1993)
Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano
Energico ma espressivo - Intimo
- Allegro appassionato
- Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Nocturne: Lento moderato - Mike Mower (*1958)
Sonata Latino for Flute and Piano
Bossa Merengova
With the energy of a jet engine, violinist Oscar Bohórquez and pianist Frank Braley dive into a whirlwind exploration of unknown and thrilling American repertoire. Duos by Paul Schoenfield, William Bolcom, Aaron Copland, Mike Mower, and Brazilian composer Mozart Camargo Guarnieri – blessed with a name as remarkable as his music – bring the rhythmic vitality of the Americas into your living room. From jungle and desert-infused melodies to the spirit of tango, samba, rumba, square dance, and New York jazz clubs, this album offers a wonderfully vibrant and captivating musical experience.
Fono Forum
"This brilliant album is unmistakably American in style. [...] The album as a whole is as compact as it is phenomenally successful." Review by Christoph Schlüren, issue 5-2025
Music for Several Instruments Blog
"[...] a well-chosen mix of South and North American music for violin and piano, from violinist Oscar Bohórquez and pianist Frank Braley." Review by Dean Frey, March 18, 2025
radio3rbb
"Unexpected America" is album of the week from 17.02.2025.