NEW ALBUM !!! Ten Years Passed
album tracks can be sampled at CD Baby or iTunes
"Classical iconoclast Michael Nicolella continues to push the boundaries of the genre as both a composer and a player."
GUITAR PLAYER
NEW ALBUM !!! Ten Years Passed
album tracks can be sampled at CD Baby or iTunes
"Classical iconoclast Michael Nicolella continues to push the boundaries of the genre as both a composer and a player."
GUITAR PLAYER
Michael Nicolella's new CD of contemporary works for classical and electric guitar entitled "Ten Years Passed." This eclectic recording includes music by Hans Werner Henze, Jacob ter Veldhuis, Robert Beaser, Laurence Crane, Octavio Vazquez, Frank Wallace, Lennon/McCartney and Michael Nicolella. The album features guest performances by the Northwest Symphony Orchestra, on the title track for electric guitar and orchestra written by Nicolella and violinist Irene Mitri on Robert Beaser's setting of "Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant." Other highlights include Jacob ter Veldhuis's ground breaking, genre bending piece "Garden of Love" for electric guitar and boombox; Nicolella's solo electric guitar take on Toru Takemitsu's arrangement of the Beatles' "Yesterday," as well as Hans Werner Henze's 2oth century masterwork for classical guitar - "Drei Tentos."
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1.Prelude |
Michael Nicolella |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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2.Ten Years Passed |
Michael Nicolella |
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(electric guitar and orchestra - featuring the Northwest Symphony Orchestra) |
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3.Drei Tentos |
Hans Werner Henze |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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4. Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant |
Robert Beaser |
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(classic guitar and violin - featuring Irene Mitri)) |
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5. Shenandoah |
Robert Beaser |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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6. Garden of Love |
Jacob ter Veldhuis |
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(electric guitar and "boombox") |
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7. 8. Prelude and Fugue |
Octavio Vazquez |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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9. Bobby J |
Laurence Crane |
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(solo electric guitar) |
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10. Dreams on a Lullaby |
Frank Wallace |
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(solo classic guitar) |
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11. Yesterday |
Lennon/mcCarntney (arr. Toru Takemitsu) |
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(solo electric guitar) |
Pieces by Nicolella, Kohl, Vazquez and Wallace premier recordings
PREVIOUS RELEASES
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)
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 |
CDs are available from most major online retail outlets (click below for direct links) :
Shard links "Transit" links Push" links "Bach, Britten, Martin" links
CD Baby (which carries all the above CDs) is especially good for international orders.
The CDs Ten Years Passed, Shard, Push and Transit are also available for download on iTunes, CD Baby and Amazon as well as other download and streaming sites.
All CDs are distributed in the UK by Metronome and in Japan by ELMO
CDs can be ordered directly by printing out the order form and sending a check or money order in US $ to Gale Recordings.
If the order form is not used, be sure to include the information (CD choice, quantities, address, etc.) with your order.