Hemispheres (Lily Afshar album)

Hemispheres
Studio album by
Released2006
GenreContemporary classical music
Length55:08
LabelArcher Records
ProducerLily Afshar
Lily Afshar chronology
Possession Hemispheres

Hemispheres is the fourth studio album by the classical guitarist Lily Afshar, released in 2006 through Archer Records.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kara Toprak"Aşık Veysel, arr. by Ricardo Moyano 
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"Gerard Drozd 
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

  1. ^ Hemispheres at AllMusic
  2. ^ [1] Archived July 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ UHF Magazine No. 77 September 2006
  4. ^ Oakland Tribune: August 4, 2006 by Stephanie von Buchau