Hemispheres (Lily Afshar album)
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Hemispheres is the fourth studio album by the classical guitarist Lily Afshar, released in 2006 through Archer Records.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Kara Toprak" | Aşık Veysel | |
| 2. | "Schnee in Istanbul" | Carlo Domeniconi | |
| 3. | "Gozaar (Calligraphy No. 5)" | Reza Vali | |
| 4. | "Triptych, Op. 102: Prelude" | Gerard Drozd | |
| 5. | "Triptych, Op. 102: Eternal Song" | Gerard Drozd | |
| 6. | "Triptych, Op. 102: Dreams of a Clown" | Gerard Drozd | |
| 7. | "Prelude" | John Schneider | |
| 8. | "Fugato" | John Schneider | |
| 9. | "Adagio, Op. 44" | ||
| 10. | "Danza del Altiplano" | Leo Brouwer | |
| 11. | "Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song "Morgh-eh-Sahar" (Bird of Dawn)" | Garry Eister | |
| 12. | "Morgh-eh-Sahar (Bird of Dawn)" | Morteza Neydavoud | |
| 13. | "Misionera" | Fernando Bustamante |
Reception
The album was well received, called "A skillful combination of contemporary classical music with Persian traditional music".[2] A reviewer wrote of "The naturally warm, rich and resonating guitar sound",[3] and another described the album as "...melodic, with [...] ethnic rhythms".[4]
Personnel
References
- ^ Hemispheres at AllMusic
- ^ [1] Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UHF Magazine No. 77 September 2006
- ^ Oakland Tribune: August 4, 2006 by Stephanie von Buchau