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MP3 Michael Nicolella - Shard
14 MP3 Songs
CLASSICAL: Contemporary, CLASSICAL: Orchestral
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"endlessly rewarding release from one of the contemporary guitar''s most gifted stars"
-Paul Fowles, CLASSICAL GUITAR (U.K)
"If you want to push the envelope, challenge convention, and strike down stereotypes, the world of classical guitar isn''t the most likely place to start. The tradition is rather strictly adhered to and the rules that have been laid out aren''t meant to be bent or broken. Michael Nicolella seems intent on doing exactly that, however, and his latest release, Shard [Gale], is an exciting textbook on how to honor classical tradition and kick it in the ass at the same time."
-Matt Blackett, FRETS
" an innovative and superb CD"
-Francois Nicolas, GUITARE CLASSIQUE (France)
Classical guitarist Michael Nicolella''s new CD of contemporary cutting-edge works for classical and electric guitar entitled Shard. The CD features music by Steve Reich, Elliott Carter, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Joshua Kohl, Christopher DeLaurenti, David Mesler and Michael Nicolella. The recording alternates works for solo classical guitar with pieces for guitar and orchestra, multi-tracked guitars and electric guitar. Highlights include Nicolella''s own Guitar Concerto performed with the Northwest Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Anthony Spain; Jacob ter Veldhuis ground breaking, genre bending piece GRAB IT! for electric guitar and boombox; and Nicolella''s ''orchestration'' of Steve Reich''s modern masterwork Electric Counterpoint for a plethora of varied electric and acoustic guitars.
Shard is the stylistic follow-up to Nicolella''s critically acclaimed 2000 release Push, described as:
"a display of stunning technical skill and unfailing musicality over a very broad spectrum... others have ''crossed the track'' in one direction or the other but none has done so with the technical and/or musical success as Nicolella"
-John Duarte, GRAMOPHONE
"remarkable...breathtaking...superb...a fully enlightened musician of our time."
-Paul Fowles, CLASSICAL GUITAR
Michael Nicolella is recognized as one of America''s most innovative and eclectic classical guitar virtuosos. Known for his creative programming, he has introduced electric guitar into his "classical" programs and extended the repertoire and audience of his instrument not only with his own compositions and transcriptions but also by premiering and commissioning works by some of today''s most exciting emerging composers. Michael has performed throughout North America and Europe as solo recitalist, chamber musician and soloist with orchestra. His previous CD Transit, by composer John Fitz Rogers was described by the New York Times as: "an impassioned and intense manifesto... expertly performed by Michael Nicolella." As a composer and performer, he has received awards from: ASCAP, American Composers Forum, Washington State Arts Commission, 4Culture, Seattle Arts Commission, Wisconsin Arts Board and was first prize winner of both the Portland and Northwest solo classical guitar competitions.
"Since the passing of Andres Segovia the guitar world has needed an advocate... perhaps Michael Nicolella is that person. An artist with eclectic tastes and a contemplative bent ... powerful...extraordinary"
-Joan Reinthaler, WASHINGTON POST
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