Peter Scott Lewis - Recordings: Beaming Contrasts

Beaming Contrasts

Composer: Peter Scott Lewis
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Cover Art: Clayton Lewis
Producer: New Albion Records: NA060 © & ℗ 1993

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TRACK	TITLE	DURATION	FLASH PLAYER	MP3
1.	I. Journey to Still Water Pond	5:34	MP3 Player	N/A
2.	II. Night Lights	9:25	MP3 Player
	III. Beaming Contrasts
3.	With Conviction	6:53	MP3 Player
4.	Floating; Aggressive	8:43	MP3 Player
5.	IV. Little Trio	5:11	MP3 Player	N/A
	V. Through The Mountain
6.	With Fire	7:25	MP3 Player
7.	Facing the Sea	7:10	MP3 Player
8.	Toccata	6:13	MP3 Player
		Total: 56:38

Performers:
Track 1: William Winant, vibraphone and marimba; Alexander String Quartet
Track 2: Alexander String Quartet
Track 3-4: David Tanenbaum, guitar; Alexander String Quartet
Track 5: Julie McKenzie, flute; Lawrence Granger, cello; Marc Shapiro, piano
Track 6-8: Lawrence Granger, cello; Marc Shapiro, piano

Reviews

**** PERFORMANCE: Excellent SOUND: Excellent

This CD is a real find. It is a great recording of what might best be described as post-modern chamber music by the California composer Peter Scott Lewis. Beaming Contrasts and Through The Mountain are the two highlights. They are both substantial new works that deserve to become staples of the contemporary chamber music repertoire. Yet the other three striking compositions are far from just filler. For anyone interested in contemporary chamber music, this well played and recorded CD is an essential acquisition.

Arnold van der Valk: Classical Express

Delightful... Shimmering...Skillful. Unmistakably the work of an alert young American. Recommended.

Scott Wheeler: Fanfare Magazine

San Francisco composer Peter Scott Lewis writes music marked by an appealing combination of intricacy and rhetorical straightforwardness, and the five pieces included here -- in excellent performances by San Francisco based musicians -- afford a good entree to his work. The most immediately accessible work is the opening “Journey To Still Water Pond,” a quietly colorful nature portrait for vibraphone, marimba, and string quartet. But there are other pleasures here, too -- particularly the far-ranging title piece, which gets a suitably protean rendition by guitarist David Tanenbaum and the Alexander String Quartet.

Joshua Kosman: San Francisco Sunday Chronicle

Peter Scott Lewis’ new CD on New Albion is something completely different. The piece that has held my attention (and garnered plenty of response from WPKN listeners) is “Journey To Still Water Pond.” Lewis develops a beautiful tension between strings and percussion that grips you tightly. Another exciting piece is “Little Trio,” a mix of aggressive exchanges and romantic phrases.

CMJ, Bridgeport, CT (WPKN FM Radio)

Peter Scott Lewis’ new CD of chamber music is passionate, yet lyrical. This is music making by a virtuoso composer.

Mitsuo Yamada: Esquire/Japan: Tokyo

The boldest essay was Peter Scott Lewis’ Beaming Contrasts (1989), dialectic of steel and catgut exploring both differences and similarities between string and guitar textures. The amplified guitar strident, biting nature seemed to slice air when the duo played in jazzy syncopation with the quartet.

Marion Jacobson: The Washington Post

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Publisher: Theodore Presser
Cover Art: Clayton Lewis
Producer: New Albion Records: NA060 © & ℗ 1993

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Lapis Island Records is distributed by Alliance Entertainment and City Hall Record Distribution for physical and Naxos of America for digital. Please see the LIR page for our mission statement and more information. Naxos Records, New Albion Records, and Theodore Presser Company publications are widely distributed throughout the world. Please refer to those companies for any additional information.

Recording Engineer: Robert Shumaker

Donations:

Please note that Lapis Island Records has non-profit status through the San Francisco Study Center, it’s fiscal sponsor. Therefore any funding assistance is welcomed and appreciated. Recent Grant: Argosy Foundation, for River Shining Through CD.

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