Modern Chamber Music, Vol. 2 $1.65

About Modern Chamber Music, Vol. 2

Modern Chamber Music Vol 2 - by Darian Stavans.

Natalie Warnke - Clarinet. Monique Olivier - Flute. Gabriel Pereira - Cello. Darian Stavans - Piano.
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"Freedom is success, not success in any of it's tangible expressions ..."
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION


CD Modern Chamber Music Vol 2 is a second album that achieves the musical proposal of academic learning and the personal perspective of Darian Stavans of our newest modern times. We find in it, solo instrument music for piano, the "Sonatina" and the "Variations", duet instruments for clarinet and piano that gather six nocturnes for this combination of sound . The CD finishes with a trio for flute cello and piano bringing up a strong musical artwork with bright virtuosity and dialogs between instruments immerse in a natural fluent environment . It is another academic conception in it's own way and in listening to it, brings to modern times a reliable freshness in music.

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS


A native of USA, Natalie Warnke received her musical training in Boston from Samuel Gardner and Eleanor Bridges.
Living today in Arizona, she has held a professorship at Arizona State University at Phoenix since 1992, and since 1994 has served as Clarinet Player at the Tucson Music Ensemble. International recognition was established in 1992 when she won the Arizona First Chamber Music Festival, and has grown through a recording career with two recordings. Natalie Warnke performs frequently in major international halls and concert festivals. She conducts master clarinet classes at the Arizona State University.

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A native of Italy, Monique Olivier received her musical training in Italy from Roberto Tulip and Donato Spori.
Living today in Mexico City, she has held a professorship at Mexico City School of Music since 1988, and since 1999 has served as Flute Player at the Mexico City Symphony Orchestra. International recognition was established in 1992 when she won the Houston Second Flute Music Contest, and has grown through a recording career with three recordings. Monique Olivier performs frequently in major international halls and concert festivals. She conducts master clarinet classes at the Mexico City School of Music.

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A native of Brasil, Gabriel Pereira received his musical training in Dallas Texas from Roger Williams and Natasha Misky.
Living today in New Mexico USA, he has held a professorship at the New Mexico University at Santa Fe since 1998, and since 2002 has served as Cello and Bass Player at the Albuquerque Music Ensemble. International recognition was established in 2000 when he won the New Mexico State Festival for the Arts, and has grown through a recording career with two recordings. Gabriel Pereira performs frequently in major international halls and concert festivals. He conducts master violoncello classes at the New Mexico University at Santa Fe.

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Evocative is a word that has been used to describe, or better said, react to the music of Darian Stavans. Evocative? One would imagine that such a music would bring to the mind and heart shared memories, but one does not necessarily share memories with an artist; one shares feelings, reflections, dreams. These are the things one finds in the music of Darian Stavans— a passage of sorts to that special place we all have deep in our souls.

The apparent simplicity of works such as Interiors, Passion, and Poetic is powerfully touching and intensely beautiful. Captivating melodies hold our attention as their notes drop ever deeper into the soul of the listener, retrieving echoes of the human experience we all share. Our lives may be different, but our feelings are not. Stavans’ music glides us soothingly into currents of profoundly romantic reverie, pools of sunlit serenity, and occasionally into the depths of fleeting melancholy.

Stavans, the composer, imbues his music with texture: a guitar lends its sometimes earthy, sometimes airy quality to Els Segons Temps; whereas a lighter, more translucent harp is used to render Lullabies. In making his music come alive, Stavans has also become a producer (he produced all the works featured here) and a conductor. He conducted and recorded the St. Angelis Symphony Orchestra for his works Noir et Blanc and Prayer.

Nonetheless, Darian Stavans is first and foremost a gifted composer and pianist. His music speaks his soul and in so doing, speaks to our own. Perhaps listening to his works we might become acquainted with the artist, but it would be more accurate to say, we become reacquainted with ourselves.

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" Darian Stavans's music is calm and straight, but layered, rich and contemplative, too.
It is not egoistic or too demanding but enriching when you pay attention to it. Just like a strong poem. "
-- Erol Koroglu (Istambul - Turkey).


" Darian Stavans' music is surprisingly sweet, built with passages that are nostalgic, inspired, profound and, above all, evocative.
It is a magical architecture of sound, sensitive.. "
-- Lorena Zozaya (Mexico City - México).


" Darian Stavans is truly a talented composer in his own right. The music is very relaxing - providing a lovely stress-free environment no matter what has been going on in your life. Each album has it's own beauty and are works that you cannot help but enjoy. "
-- Roderick Ellem (Sydney - Australia).


" Darian Stavans is a poet of music. If I had to define the gender, these poems would be minimal, intense, and subtle, with brief chords that touch the depth of the essence of life. As a composer and musician, creates a crystalline timeless atmosphere, through his notes and silences. While heartened by listening, provokes powerful emotions in the soul. "
-- Rene Brun (Paris - France).


" Darian Stavans is a genius of introspective, though his work there’s always a very fine invitation to the most pure acts of contemplation and reflection. One of the most talented artist of the atmospheric and ambient music genre. Long live the Maestro! "
-- Rolando Carpinteyro (Santiago de Querétaro - México).