Hemispheres (Lily Afshar album)

Hemispheres
Studio album by Lily Afshar
Released 2006
Genre Contemporary classical music
Length 55:08
Label Archer Records
Producer Lily Afshar
Lily Afshar chronology

Possession Hemispheres

Hemispheres is the fourth studio album by the classical guitarist Lily Afshar, released in 2006 through Archer Records.[1]

Track listing

No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Kara Toprak"  Asik Veysel  
2. "Schnee in Istanbul"  Carlo Domeniconi  
3. "Gozaar (Calligraphy No. 5)"  Reza Vali  
4. "Triptych, Op. 102: Prelude"  Gerard Drozd  
5. "Triptych, Op. 102: Eternal Song"  Gerard Drozd  
6. "Triptych, Op. 102: Dreams of a Clown"  Gerard Drozd  
7. "Prelude"  John Schneider  
8. "Fugato"  John Schneider  
9. "Adagio, Op. 44"     
10. "Danza del Altiplano"  Leo Brouwer  
11. "Fantasia on a Traditional Persian Song "Morgh-eh-Sahar" (Bird of Dawn)"  Garry Eister  
12. "Morgh-eh-Sahar (Bird of Dawn)"  Morteza Neydavoud  
13. "Misionera"  Fernando Bustamante  

Reception

The album was well received, called "A skillful combination of contemporary classical music with Persian traditional music".[2] A reviewer wrote of "The naturally warm, rich and resonating guitar sound",[3] and another described the album as "...melodic, with [...] ethnic rhythms".[4]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Hemispheres (Lily Afshar album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ UHF Magazine No. 77 September 2006
  4. ↑ Oakland Tribune: August 4, 2006 by Stephanie von Buchau

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