P.O. Box 17563, Seattle, WA 98127
NOW AVAILABLE 5/17/05 - SHARD
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.
click on the thumbnails of each title below for more information and direct links to on-line retailers
SHARD PUSH Transit Bach, Britten, Martin
"SHARD" - Gale Recordings 05-004
*featuring the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Anthony Spain
"endlessly rewarding release from one of the contemporary guitar's most gifted stars"
-CLASSICAL GUITAR (U.K)
"an exciting textbook on how to honor classical tradition and kick it in the ass at the same time..."
-FRETS
Direct links to order SHARD on line at:
release date 2005
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1. Toccata and Fugue |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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*Guitar Concerto |
Michael Nicolella |
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2. I. Forceful and Driving |
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3. II. Pensive |
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4. III. Lilting (Passacaglia) |
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5. IV. Joyous and Driving |
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(classical guitar and orchestra) |
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6. Surfacing Through the Mire |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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Electric Counterpoint |
Steve Reich |
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7. I. Fast |
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8. II. Slow |
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9. III. Fast |
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(multi-tracked guitars and bass) |
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10. Shard |
Elliott Carter |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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11. GRAB IT! |
Jacob ter Veldhuis |
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(elecric guitar and boombox) |
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12. Ode Tounami |
Joshua Kohl |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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13. grey angel |
Christopher DeLaurenti |
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(electric guitar and pre-recorded sound) |
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14. Lullaby |
David Paul Mesler |
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(solo classical guitar) |
Pieces by Nicolella, Kohl, DeLaurenti and Mesler premier recordings
Cover image by Richard Kehl
"PUSH" - Gale Recordings 00-002
a display of stunning technical skill and unfailing musicality over a very broad spectrum
-GRAMOPHONE
remarkable...breathtaking...superb...a fully enlightened musician of our time.
- CLASSICAL GUITAR (U.K.)
Direct links to order "PUSH" online at :
release date 2000
with
Thomasa Eckert - voice, Alexis Odell - harp, Felix Skowronek- flute, Rob Tucker - percussion, Joan Woodard - violin
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1. Toccata y Lamento (1987) |
Roberto Sierra |
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2. Primavera Portena (1970) |
Astor Piazzolla |
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3. Open Up Your Ears (1997) |
Bryan Johanson |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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4. Push (1997) |
John Fitz Rogers |
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(solo electric guitar) |
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Tales of Velocity and Abandon (1995) |
Richard Kranjac |
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5. Prelude |
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6. Berceuse |
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7. Pagan Dance |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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8. Three Brief Episodes (1997) |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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9. Bridges (1990) |
Michael Nicolella |
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(flute, violin, guitar, percussion) |
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10. Equinox (1993) |
Toru Takemitsu |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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11. Black is the Color (1964) |
Trad/Luciano Berio |
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(voice, harp, guitar) |
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12. Sequenza XI (1988) |
Luciano Berio |
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(solo classical guitar) |
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13. Little Wing (1967) |
Jimi Hendrix |
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(solo electric guitar) |
Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 - premiere recordings
Tracks 11, 13 premiere recordings of these arrangements
cover image by Richard Kehl "Chart for Locating the Blind Spot"
"Transit" Gale Recordings 02-003
Composer John Fitz Rogers' epic CD length piece for electric guitar and computer-driven virtual ensemble featuring soloist Michael Nicolella
an impassioned, intense manifesto that used the guitar and a wide palette of electronic sounds to comment on,
it seemed, the whole of music history....expertly played by Michael Nicolella...[a] heartfelt journey
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Direct links to order "Transit" on-line at:
release date: 2002
"Bach, Britten, Martin" - Gale Recordings 92-001
High virtuosity. This is classical guitar at its best
-THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
Direct link to order "Bach, Britten, Martin" at:
release date 1993
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Prelude, Fugue and Allegro (BWV 998) |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
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1. Prelude |
(1685-1750) |
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2. Fugue |
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3. Allegro |
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Quatre Piéces Bréves (1933) |
Frank Martin |
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4. Prelude |
(1890-1974) |
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5. Air |
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6. Plainte |
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7. Comme une Gigue |
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8. Ciaccona |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
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(from Partita in d minor for solo violin BWV 1004) |
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Nocturnal, Op. 70 (1963) |
Benjamin Britten |
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9. Musingly |
(1913-1976) |
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10. Very agitated |
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11. Restless |
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12. Uneasy |
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13. March-like |
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14. Dreaming |
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15. Gently rocking |
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16. Passacaglia/Theme |