This recording is a testament to Isabel Dobarro’s passionate commitment to the music of contemporary women composers and also to her promotion of their highly individual and richly varied perspectives. The composers heard on this album are ones she admires and they have all made outstanding contributions to the music world. Whether GRAMMY Award and Pulitzer Prize recipients, Guggenheim Award or Latin GRAMMY Award winners, the music here ranges across continents, cultures and traditions to inspire pianists and audiences alike, creating a new 21st-century lexicon.
Works:
•Dobrinka Tabakova: Nocturne
•Gabriela Ortiz: Estudio Nr. 3 aus "Estudios Entre Preludios"
•Nkeiru Okoye: Dusk aus "African Sketches"
•Suad Bushnaq: Improvisation
•Yoko Kanno: Hana Wa Saku
•Tania Leon: Tumbao
•Carolyn Morris: Blue Ocean
•Karen Tanaka: 3. Satz aus "Water Dance"
•Claudia Montero: Buenos Aires, Despierta Y Suena
•Julia Wolfe: Earring
•Caroline Shaw: Gustave Le Gray
•Carme Rodriguez: Alaia Das Paisaces Verticais