Outstanding Classical Recording — 2002 Detroit Music Awards
The Dearing Concert Duo's second CD travels through South America with special stops in Argentina and Brazil. The album highlights two of the most important works of the twentieth century for the flute and classical guitar pairing — Astor Piazzolla's Histoire du Tango and Maximo Diego Pujol's Suite Buenos Aires — together with Brazilian and Peruvian folk and popular songs by Celso Machado.
Recorded at the Tempermill in Ferndale, Michigan in July 2001. The album has been played on radio across North America and the United Kingdom, and is regularly heard on the CBC and WRCJ.
Featured composers
- Astor Piazzolla — Histoire du Tango (four parts: Bordel 1900, Café 1930, Nightclub 1960, Concert d'aujourd'hui)
- Maximo Diego Pujol — Suite Buenos Aires
- Celso Machado — Brazilian folk and popular suites (samba and bossa nova-leaning)
- Heitor Villa-Lobos — selections
- Brazilian, Peruvian, and Argentine folk arrangements
Hear a sample
Heitor Villa-Lobos — Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)
Critical reviews
"The bittersweet lyricism of 'Continental Café 1930' will break your heart, while the modal harmony and prickly melody of 'Modern Day Concert' make a play for the concert hall while still wearing a whiff of nightlife perfume… What makes the music sing is the Dearings' lovely tonal blend, secure phrasing and the way Steven's clean articulation and steady rhythm lays the foundation for Abha's warm approach to melody."
"This jaunty trip south of the border…is technically assured and rhythmically sprightly…they dovetail nicely in their approaches to works by Piazzolla, Pujol, and Machado without subjugating their musical identities…polished…dynamic performances."
"Husband and wife Steven and Abha Dearing follow up their sterling debut with another enjoyable collection of guitar and flute music…the luscious tone and breath control of Abha's flute commands attention. The Dearings create rapturous, dreamy effects in each of these beautiful melodies — you can feel the warmth of the tropics emanating from the stereo speakers."
2002 Detroit Music Award — Outstanding Classical Recording.
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