New Release

Here is the newly reissued cd of music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tadesco from Nancy Green and Frederick Moyer which features my painting, "The River Arno at Florence, Yellow,"on its cover.  It is available from JRI Recordings and the link above on the text of the composer's name will take you to the page where you can purchase the cd or the music via i-tunes.

Castelnuovo-Tadesco is a composer with whom I have a limited familiarity, so I've been enjoying getting more acquainted with it on this album: it is twentieth century, but quite melodic, quite enjoyable.  Of course Nancy Green and Frederick Moyer sound great.  The cd definitely gets my recommended stamp and comes with the bonus of not only my artwork on the cover, but that painting's companion piece, "The River Arno at Florence, Pink,"reproduced in the interior of the environmentally friendly cdbook.

The River Arno at Florence, Pink

And don't forget about Nancy Green's earlier cd, "Songs of the Birds," which features another one of my paintings, "Spanish Summer Painting," on its cover.

It is still available at Cello Classics.

Nice treats for upcoming holidays, yes?

VERY YES.

CD Release!

The new CD from Nancy Green, concert cellist, which features my painting, "Spanish Early Evening Painting," (seen below in the non-album edit) is out now! Check out the track samples on her website, www.nancygreencello.com, and hop over to Cello Classics to order a copy of the CD. The company is U.K. so the price will ring up in pounds, but with shipping, it comes out to just under $20... when last I checked on the rate of exchange.

Even without my work on the cover, the album is worth owning: the music is a pleasure to listen to and Ms. Green has a style and sound I particularly like. Of course the performance is great.

A few of you, of course, know that I played cello in the past and am particularly sensitive to how the instrument sounds. dilitante! Though hardly a precise comparison, in describing her sound (after listening to her Tovey and Kodaly recordings) to a friend, I imagined her playing as being a Cabernet as opposed to a Pinot Noir, which I likened to the sound of Yo-Yo Ma (although Mr. Ma is one of those good Pinot Noirs one - who doesn't like that varietal - comes across and actually enjoys). On this most recent album, I think Ms. Green leans appropriately towards Tempranillo: nicely bodied but with a pleasing crispness.

I also have copies of her Brahms sonatas for cello and piano and the Tovey/Kodaly recordings, both of which I recommend. The Kodaly sonata for unaccompanied cello is a favorite: you should definitely get that one... you must have it!

The painting, if you are wondering, is not available. It is a favorite from the 2nd phase of my Flower-Pattern paintings from 2007 and sold some time before Ms. Green contacted me about using the image for her CD. In truth, she first contacted my gallerist, Dawn Chapman of Libertine Gallery after she'd seen the painting on the gallery's website, so special thanks to Dawn for having the image there and representing my work.