States of Play <br> BRIDGE 9564"States of Play", solos and duos by Robert Carl and John McDonald, features bassist Robert Black, violist Scott Woolweaver, and John McDonald, playing the keyboard parts of the solos and duos with the string players. The recording is a retrospective of joint projects undertaken over the past couple of decades by Carl and McDonald. McDonald writes that "as longtime creative friends and mutual admirers, it seemed natural to team up here with Robert,

Taylor's intensely joyful dialogue for violin and piano

from the Well-Tempered Clavier

There is the Chihara whose sensitivity to exquisite instrumental color has made him a favorite with such performers as conductor Seiji Ozawa and the Sequoia String Quartet

expressive and almost visceral level

2018 Critics Choice - American Record Guide

The three-CD set features highly regarded singers and pianists from Germany

Chuck Bergeron

” - Gramophone (Editor’s Choice)

The American Academy of Arts and Letters cited Sierra recently: "Arlene Sierra's music is

Six Suites for Cello

and then my training in a neo-classical tradition

packed with crisp